Only vital research programs and centers can help the country’s science and economy develop, said Dos Sarbasov, a Professor of biology and head of the Astana National Laboratory. “Competitive science can be developed in a short period through strong and continuous funding associated with proper distribution according to scientific merit,” he believes.
According to Alima Bisenova, Associate Professor of anthropology at the NU SSH, “science must be linked to public demand and benefit the country.” Professor of physics at the NU SSH, director of Advanced Materials Research & Laser Technology Laboratory , Zhandos Utegulov, and Adviser to the NU President Kanat Baigarin also shared their views on how Kazakhstani science should develop. Read more in the Kazakhstanskaya Pravda article.
