{"id":42272,"date":"2026-01-15T10:48:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/?post_type=news&#038;p=42272"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T05:51:44","slug":"mnu-discusses-prospects-for-partnership-with-cardiff-university","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/en\/news\/mnu-discusses-prospects-for-partnership-with-cardiff-university\/","title":{"rendered":"MNU Discusses Prospects for Partnership with Cardiff University"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/15.01-vizit-universiteta-kardiff-71-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/15.01-vizit-universiteta-kardiff-71-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/15.01-vizit-universiteta-kardiff-71-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/15.01-vizit-universiteta-kardiff-71-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/15.01-vizit-universiteta-kardiff-71-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/15.01-vizit-universiteta-kardiff-71-2048x1366.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Maqsut Narikbayev University was visited by Phil Stevens, Provost of Cardiff University Kazakhstan. During the meeting, he discussed promising areas of cooperation with the university\u2019s leadership.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The parties exchanged views on strengthening academic ties between the two universities and agreed to actively maintain close contacts. <strong>Phil Stevens<\/strong>&nbsp;spoke about the launch of operations in Kazakhstan and the expansion of educational programs. In addition, the head of the British university\u2019s branch was thoroughly introduced to MNU\u2019s activities and its modern infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It is worth noting that in September last year, the first overseas campus of Cardiff University was opened in Astana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"42253\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/15.01-vizit-universiteta-kardiff-45-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/15.01-vizit-universiteta-kardiff-45-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/15.01-vizit-universiteta-kardiff-45-300x200.webp 300w, 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