2023 marked a decade since we set up the Shakhmardan Yessenov Science and Education Foundation to develop Kazakhstan’s intellectual potential. It’s a milestone I’m hugely proud to have reached, during which time the Foundation helped more than 27,000 young Kazakh scientists through over 50 projects.
Particular highlights have been our Scientific Internships program, in which we sponsor and support Kazakh scientists to undertake research and internships in some of the world’s leading scientific research institutes, including in the USA, and our successful English language programs.
Foundation Executive Director Aiganym Malisheva and I sat down with our colleagues from the Foundation for a conversation about the decade we’ve had, and our priorities looking to the future, which you can read here.