In response to national strategic demands and to train versatile international agricultural talents in support of the "Belt and Road" initiative, in late May 2024, the College of Agronomy selected 17 master students to participate in a three-month overseas academic mobility program to institutions such as the University of Northern Kazakhstan, Kostanay State University, S.Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University in Kazakhstan, as well as the Belarusian National Academy of Agriculture.
The aim of this academic mobility program is to enhance international academic exchange and cooperation while improving students' international perspectives and practical abilities. During their visit, the host institutions meticulously arranged diverse activities for our students, ranging from classroom teachings to field visits, from laboratory practices to agricultural fieldwork, ensuring that students gain comprehensive insights into the local agricultural education, research, and industrial development.
In the University of Northern Kazakhstan, Vice Professor Altyn, the Dean of the College of Agriculture, warmly welcomed the visiting group and engaged in detailed discussions with the students to plan the exchange activities. Under the guidance of Teacher Gulzat, students visited various places such as the plant tissue culture laboratory and the university's historical museum, deepening their understanding of the institution.
In Kostanay State University, students visited several teaching and research units including agricultural exhibition halls, insectariums, historical museums, and the College of Veterinary Medicine. They also participated in planting activities for sunflowers, flax, and soybeans at the overseas technology cooperation demonstration base jointly established by our university and Kostanay State University, experiencing the modern level of local agricultural production firsthand.
In S.Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, under the guidance of Professor Zottova, students engaged in various research activities such as pre-sowing preparations, planting trials in the field variety demonstration area, germination experiments in greenhouses, and plant tissue culture experiments. They not only planted crops such as chickpeas, soybeans, spring wheat, and buckwheat in the field demonstration area but also learned about local planting techniques and management experiences.
In the Belarusian National Academy of Agriculture, under the leadership of Professor Alexander, students participated in spring planting activities at the Belarus Agricultural Technology Demonstration Park established by our university. They not only engaged in planting practices at the overseas demonstration park, applying theoretical knowledge learned in the classroom to practical action, but also absorbed international-leading agricultural technology and management experiences in real overseas agricultural environments, achieving a dual enhancement of knowledge and skills.
Since 2019, relying on overseas agricultural technology demonstration parks jointly established with countries such as Kazakhstan, the College of Agriculture has started to recruit professional master's students in agricultural international cooperation for the Silk Road initiative and has successfully dispatched 47 students to Kazakhstan, Belarus, and other countries for overseas internships. This initiative not only reserves international agricultural technology talents for the "Belt and Road" agricultural development but also injects new vitality into the internationalization of the college's education level.
