Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University (Abai University) is a partner in the international project "The Network on International Education in South Caucasus and Central Asia at the Intersection of Educational Spaces" (NIE-SCCA-EdSp). The project is developed and coordinated by the Research and Teaching Unit Diversity Education and International Educational Research at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Partner universities in the region include Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University (ASPU), Fergana State University (FSU), and Kyrgyz National University (KNU).

The project is funded by the DAAD with support from the German Federal Foreign Office.

The project aims to promote university cooperation and intercultural dialogue between Germany and Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan in the field of international education. The project addresses the challenges and developments in international education, which result from the dynamic positioning of the South Caucasus and Central Asia within a field of tension shaped by diverse cultural, political, and economic influences.

The local coordination team at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University (KazNPU): Doctor of Pedagogical Science, Professor Ulzharkyn Abdigapbarova, PhD, Senior Lecturer Madina Moldagali.

Тel.: +7 775 188 8479.

Project activities and resutls

Call for participation in the project in 2025

For more information see the main website of the project: https://www.interedu.phil.fau.eu/research/projects/current-projects/nie-scca-edsp/