• 09 November 2026
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REPRESENTATIVES OF KORKYT ATA UNIVERSITY TOOK PART IN THE EUROPEAN UNION ERASMUS+ CYBER4CA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR IN ITALY

Representatives of Korkyt Ata University took part in an international one-week training seminar at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa (Italian Republic) within the framework of the international Cyber4CA project of the Erasmus+ program on the topic “Cybersecurity Educational Programs and European Qualifications Architecture”.

This event became one of the important stages of the international project “Development of an Innovative Master's Educational Program in Cybersecurity for the Digital Labor Market of Central Asia”, implemented within the framework of the European Union Erasmus+ KA2 Capacity Building program. 

The week-long seminar was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Gul Zhusupova, Deputy Director of the Department of Digitalization and Public Services, and Ainur Myrzabekova, Director of the Department of Personnel Development and Management. At the same time, the event was attended by scientists, faculty members, and international project coordinators from higher education institutions in Italy, Spain, Belgium, Romania, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan.

Kyzylorda Korkyt Ata University was represented at the international event by the Cyber4CA project implementers: Nurbek Konyrbayev, Head of the Computer Science Educational Program and Associate Professor; Aigul Dautbayeva, Associate Professor of the Computer Science Educational Program; and Temirbolat Kenshinbay, Cybersecurity Project Coordinator and Head of the International Projects and Scholarship Programs Working Group.

One of the key areas of the international training program was the alignment of Master's educational programs in cybersecurity with European qualification systems. The features of systems such as EQF (European Qualifications Framework), ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), ECSF (European Cybersecurity Skills Framework), and ESCO (European Classification of Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations) were comprehensively reviewed, along with their role in the design of educational programs and their connection with learning outcomes.

During the seminar, participants familiarized themselves with the activities and modern laboratory infrastructure of the Sant’Anna School Research Institute, covering telecommunication networks, 5G/6G communication technologies, quantum cryptography, artificial intelligence, cyber-physical systems, optical communications, autonomous management, and information security.

As part of the international seminar, a meeting of the Cyber4CA project consortium was held, where the results of the work done and upcoming tasks of the consortium members were discussed. The meeting addressed issues of project management and coordination, analysis of cybersecurity educational programs, development of new curricula and disciplines, development of laboratory infrastructure, quality assurance, and dissemination of project results. T. Y. Kenshinbay delivered a presentation and presented the annual report on the work carried out by the university within the framework of the project.

In the final part of the seminar, the results of the work done were summarized, the experience of partner universities was discussed, and areas for future cooperation and joint tasks were determined. On the final day of the international seminar, participants were awarded special certificates.

The knowledge and experience gained during the seminar will be directed towards improving the innovative Master's educational program in cybersecurity at the university, developing new academic disciplines and practical laboratory works, enhancing the scientific and methodological potential of the faculty, and bringing the quality of education in line with international requirements. 

Participation in the European Union Erasmus+ Cyber4CA international project is one of the important steps aimed at strengthening the partnership of Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University in the international educational space, developing research potential, and training competitive, highly qualified specialists in the field of cybersecurity.