KazNMU and Guangzhou Health Science College Discuss Prospects for Cooperation
On October 13, 2026, a meeting was held at Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University between the leadership and staff of KazNMU and a delegation from Guangzhou Health Science College, People’s Republic of China.
The Chinese delegation was headed by Yang Chong, Vice President of Guangzhou Health Science College. The delegation also included Luo Yu, Director of the International Exchange and Cooperation Centre; Yu Qinhua, Dean of the School of Rehabilitation and Health; and Song Wenjuan, Deputy Deans of the School of Nursing and Leong Zhen Hui, Project Coordinator of International Cultural Communication Center Malaysia (ICCCM).
KazNMU was represented by Dilyara Kaidarova, First Vice-Rector; Zhanat Kozhekenova, Dean of the H. Dosmukhamedov School of Public Health; Dinara Makhanbetkulova, Head of the Department of Nursing; and Meruert Yakupova, Acting Head of the Department of Strategic Development and International Cooperation.
The parties discussed promising areas of long-term cooperation in nursing, rehabilitation and medical education. Particular attention was given to developing academic mobility through the mutual exchange of faculty members and students, organising professional internships and providing joint education programmes for international students.
Among the prospective initiatives considered was the establishment of an overseas training centre for the “Chinese Language + Professional Skills” programme at KazNMU. The participants also discussed developing joint educational programmes, exchanging teaching and methodological materials, creating shared educational resources and promoting practice-oriented learning.
Special attention was paid to improving the training of specialists in nursing and rehabilitation through the application of traditional Chinese medicine methods, as well as developing applied research and exchanging experience in medical education reform.
An important outcome of the meeting was the signing of a Letter of Intent for Cooperation, which confirmed the parties’ mutual interest in further developing their partnership.
KazNMU and Guangzhou Health Science College agreed to continue working on specific joint projects and mechanisms for training specialists in accordance with the needs of the healthcare systems of Kazakhstan and China.
