Kazakhstan, Spain Boost Scientific Collaboration in High-Level Talks

Danat Mussayev, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Spain, has met with Isabel Díaz, Vice President of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), to discuss ways to strengthen scientific and educational collaboration between the two countries.

The meeting centered on boosting partnerships between Kazakhstan’s National Academy of Sciences (NAS RK) and CSIC, The Caspian Post reports via Kazakh media.

Mussayev outlined recent reforms in Kazakhstan’s science and technology sector, including the adoption of a new law on scientific and technological policy, increased funding for research, expanded support for young scientists, and enhanced international cooperation.

The Spanish side shared CSIC’s experience in fostering interdisciplinary research and invited Kazakh scientists to participate in the Plataformas Temáticas Interdisciplinares (PTI) - thematic platforms that bring together experts from various disciplines to address global challenges.

Both parties discussed potential involvement in international grant programs, such as Horizon Europe, as well as opportunities for joint research initiatives and academic exchanges.

They agreed to hold an initial online meeting to define priority areas for future cooperation.

This discussion comes shortly after Kazakhstan and Spain partnered to build a sanitaryware production facility in Kazakhstan’s Kyzylorda region, highlighting the growing multifaceted ties between the two nations.