By Madina Usmanova

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ASTANA, Kazakhstan, October 1. Kazakhstan plans
to collaborate with the world’s top universities to create a
specialized research university dedicated to artificial
intelligence (AI), President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced at the
inaugural meeting of the Council for Artificial Intelligence
Development, Trend
reports citing the presidential press service.

Highlighting the accelerating impact of automation on the
workforce, Tokayev stressed the strategic need for Kazakhstan to
build domestic capacity in AI research and education by leveraging
international expertise. The government has been tasked to prepare
concrete proposals by year-end on the establishment and special
status of the new institution.

“Why does Kazakhstan need a new university specializing in AI?
The answer is clear — to train highly qualified specialists capable
of integrating AI technologies across all economic sectors. This
university will act as a center for science, innovation, education,
and global collaboration,” Tokayev said.

He emphasized that the race for knowledge and tech talent is
heating up, and it’s high time Kazakhstan’s youth get a leg up with
top-notch education right at home, backed by strong ties with
leading foreign institutions.

“The future of Kazakhstan depends on cultivating talent at home
as well as connecting with the world,” the president added.

Kazakhstan currently educates over 63,000 students in IT-related
fields across 79 universities, with AI increasingly embedded in
curricula and research initiatives. Notably, domestic researchers
recently developed KazLLM, a unique Kazakh language model. Yet,
Tokayev underscored that these efforts are only the beginning.

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