State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation pays official visit to Kazakhstan

Bern, 11. Between 6 and 8 September, the State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation, State Secretary Mauro Dell'Ambrogio, paid an official visit to Astana in Kazakhstan, where the Expo 2017 is being held. He was accompanied on the trip by Walter Steinlin, the President of the Commission for Technology and innovation (CTI). State Secretary Dell'Ambrogio held talks with Yerlan Sagadiyev, the Minister for Education and Science, after which they signed a joint declaration. Citing the friendly partnership that exists between the two countries, the signatories stated their desire to continue to facilitate and encourage relations and direct contacts between the scientific communities in their two countries. The delegation also visited a number of higher education institutions in Astana and held talks with leading figures from the Kazakh scientific community. Astana is the first city in central Asia to host a world exhibition.