Nazarbayev: KazNTU and KBTU to be merged

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Iskander Beysembetov, rector of the Kazakh-British Technical University, the press service of Akorda reported.

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During the meeting the Head of State voiced the decision to merge the Kazakh national research technical university named after K. Satpayev and Kazakh-British Technical University. In addition, he appointed I.Beysembetov rector of the new university. Kazakh President set a task to create the largest university-based research center.