Announcements

December 26, 2018

The Science committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan under Fostering Productive Innovation Project announces the contest for selection of Technology Transfer/Commercialization Offices at the universities of the Republic Kazakhstan.

The contest documentation is available on the websites of the Science Committee MOES RK (www.sc.edu.gov.kz) and the Project Management Unit of the Fostering Productive Innovation Project (www.fpip.kz). Consultations on clarification of the contest documentation and on preparation of applications may be obtained by telephone: 8(7172)74-24-85, 8 (778) 437-50-16, 8(701) 888-95-79.

Representatives of Operator responsible for consultations on the contest documentation and preparation of applications - Akshalova Asem, Utegulov Alan, Mambetov Karassay.

Applications can be submitted from December 26th 2018 to January 14th 2019 until 18:00 Astana time.

All applications must be sent in Russian or Kazakh in electronic format (PDF and Word-format) to email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., with mandatory submission on paper media to the SC MOES RK (in sealed envelopes) to the following address: Astana, 010000, Mangilik El Avenue, 8, Entrance 11, House of Ministries.

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December 25, 2018

Announcement

Dear applicants,

The Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, within the framework of the Project "Fostering Productive Innovation", announces a competition for the Grants Program for the PhD Research and Training Grant (Type A).

PhD Research and Training Grant Program is aimed at applying the potential of the world's leading educational, scientific and production organizations in the development of industrial and innovative potential of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of training, professional development and retraining, as well as joint scientific research, introduction of scientific developments to the industry.

The period of technology commercialization under this Grant Program should not exceed 12 (twelve) month.

The maximum amount of the grant will be 17 million tenge.

Acceptance of applications via the Portal (www.fpip.kz) begins on January 15 and ends on April 01  2019 at 6:00 pm Astana time.

Detailed information on the conditions and requirements for the competition will be available in the PhD Research and Training Grant Program Manual (Type A), which can be downloaded at www.fpip.kz in the "PhD" section.

Applicants should carefully read and comply with all the requirements for participation in the PhD Research and Training Grant Program Manual (Type A). All applications must be submitted in English, State and/or Russian via the Portal on www.fpip.kz. The applications in English will be considered as main document, since the examination of the projects will be carried out in English. Strict compliance with all requirements is required. Applications that do not comply with the rules of participation are subject to rejection and will not be accepted for consideration. Before starting the application, applicants should carefully read the environmental requirements for the subprojects, as well as with the prohibited activities under the Project.

On all questions you can contact PhD Research and Training Grant program manager Bektenov Daniyar by e-mail  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone +7 7172 27-71-21.

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December 25, 2018

Press announcement

Venue: Hotel Ibis Astana,Tauelsizdik avenue, 38, hall “Praga”

Time: 11:00

Tomorrow, December 26, at 11:00, a press conference dedicated to summarizing the results of the year on implementation of the joint project of the Government of Kazakhstan and World Bank "Fostering Productive Innovation" will be held. The press conference will be attended by Director of Project Management Unit Murat Sartbayev and Vice-Director of PMU, Senior Manager of Component 1 Ilyas Ospanov, Senior manager of Component 2 Seitkazin Darkhan, Manager of Component 3 Mambetov Karassay.

Fostering Productive Innovation is implemented within the framework of the Agreement between the World Bank and the Republic of Kazakhstan, project implementation period is from 2016 to 2020.

The main objective of the project is to support high-quality, relevant research for the country, as well as the effective use of global knowledge and practices to consolidate commercialization cycle, which will help to increase the innovative potential of our country.

The project includes five components. As a result of two rounds of the Senior Scientist and Junior Researcher Grant Program (2016-2017), 40 sub-projects are implemented. To date, 17 projects have been able to earn more than 200 million tenge.

December 14, 2018

Dear applicants,

The Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the scope of the Fostering Productive innovation Project announces the extension of the application deadline for Inclusive Innovation Consortia Grant Program.

The deadline for applications is extended until December 14th 2018, 00:00 Astana time.

For more information on the Inclusive Innovation Consortia Grant Program you can contact email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone + 7-7172-23-90-35, + 7-708-984-27-11.