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SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION WITH QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
On September 6, 2026, the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology welcomed a delegation from the People’s Republic of China headed by Professor Zhang Yumei, Vice-Rector of Qingdao Agricultural University. The visit aimed to strengthen scientific ties, enhance mutual understanding, and lay the foundation for further cooperation and academic exchange between the institutions. The delegation included: Zhang Yumei — Vice-Rector,
ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE WITH QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
From August 3 to 28, 2026, Alma M. Kokhmetova, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding at the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (IPBB), visited Qingdao Agricultural University, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China, as a member of a Kazakhstani scientific delegation. The purpose of the visit was to promote academic and scientific
International Cooperation in Potato Biotechnology
On August 19, 2026, the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology welcomed a Chinese delegation of scientists and business representatives.The visit focused on cooperation in virus-free potato planting material. The guests presented approaches to virus-free potato production and technology implementation.The parties discussed promising areas and potential formats of cooperation, including the establishment of a joint laboratory, technology transfer, germplasm exchange,
International Scientific Cooperation: Visit of a Representative of MLU, CASIB and DFG to IPBB
On August 12, 2026, the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (IPBB) was visited by Dr. Peter Liebelt, Head of the Representative Office of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in Kazakhstan and Head of the Central Asian Sustainable Innovation Bureau (CASIB). Dr. Liebelt also serves as a representative of the German Research Foundation (DFG) for cooperation with the scientific community
Representatives of Kazakhstan’s Agricultural Science and Business Visit the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology
On July 30, the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology welcomed Kairat Serikbayevich Bisetayev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Agrarian Scientific and Educational Center (NASEC), and Tursynali Marlen Tursynaliuly, a Kazakh researcher, PhD, and entrepreneur. During the visit, the guests met with the Institute’s Director General, Kanat Abayevich Yermekbayev. They were introduced to the Institute’s key
Visit to IРBB by Professor Hiroshi Hisano (Japan)
Professor Hiroshi Hisano from Okayama University (Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan) visited the Molecular Genetics Laboratory, RSE «Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology» (the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (IPBB) for a two-day visit (July 24-25, 2026). Professor Hisano presented a paper on barley genomics, generating considerable interest among those attending the seminar. During the visit, the
On December 29, 2025, a general meeting of the staff of the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology was held, dedicated to celebrating the New Year and summing up the results of the Institute’s activities for 2025.
At the meeting, Director General Zhambakin Kabyl Zhaparovych summarized the results of 2025, congratulated the staff on the upcoming New Year, and thanked them for achieving high quantitative and qualitative scientific indicators. The heads of the laboratories also expressed their congratulations, noting the laboratory’s contribution to the Institute’s achievements. During the event, awards were presented to scientists who have made
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 annual «Best Scientist» competition of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan!
The results of the 2025 annual «Best Scientist» award have been announced. Following the competitive selection process, 50 scientists representing research institutes, higher education institutions, and research departments of various organizations were named laureates. The award was established in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 1, 2024, No. 103-VIII ZRK «On Science and Technology Policy»
STATE SCIENTIFIC SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
Staff from the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology actively participate in the State Scientific Scholarship Competition every year. This year, Dilyara Aleksandrovna Gritsenko, Head of the Molecular Biology Laboratory, PhD, and Associate Professor, was named the winner (Order of the Ministry of Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 596 dated December 29, 2025, «On the Awarding of
Results of the IBBR-2025 Young Scientists Conference December 22–23, 2025, Almaty
The Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology held a Young Scientists Conference, «Current State and Prospects of Plant Biotechnology,» dedicated to the Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Twenty-five young researchers from the Institute—PhD, doctoral, master’s, and young scientists under 40—participated in the event. Over the course of two days, participants presented the results of fundamental and applied research
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