Today, we are hosting the first day of the kick-off meeting to launch a new project aimed at developing nursing science in Kazakhstan – AccelEd – Accelerating Master and PhD level Nursing Education Development in the Higher Education System in Kazakhstan.

The meeting is attended by over 100 interested persons, including representatives of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the “Paryz” Nursing Association, healthcare organizations, medical universities of Kazakhstan and foreign countries.

According to the program of the first solemn day of the meeting, the guests of the event congratulated the partners on the start of the project and sincerely wished its successful implementation. A general overview of the project was also done, and now the partners are presenting their universities: the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (Lithuania), Abo Academy University (Finland), Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences (Finland), University Hospital in Utrecht (Netherlands) and Kazakhstani universities Kazakh National Medical University, Karaganda Medical University, Nazarbayev University, South Kazakhstan Medical Academy.

We wish all good luck and a successful meeting!