Announcement of Deadline for Project Proposals submission

28.01.2018

Please be aware that the next deadline for Project Proposals submission is March 15th, 2018

The ISTC Continuing Agreement enters into force on 14 December 2017, as Ambassador Dae-sik Kim of the Republic of Korea deposits the ratification documents at a visit to the ISTC Main Office

14.12.2017

In Memoriam of Natalya Petrovna Tomarovskaya, former ISTC Branch Office Manager in Almaty, Kazakhstan

27.11.2017

ISTC regrets to announce that Natalya Petrovna Tomarovskaya, 68, passed away on November 7, 2017 from complications related to surgery.

ISTC supports projects in Kurchatov / Semipalatinsk and welcomes the UNGA Resolution on the rehabilitation of the region

22.11.2017

The ISTC welcomes the news that the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly has approved on 20 November 2017 by consensus the Resolution on international cooperation and coordination of efforts aimed at the rehabilitation of the population, the environmental restoration, and economic development of the Semipalatinsk region in Kazakhstan

Mr. Pedro Jose Sanz, Ambassador of Spain to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan visits ISTC Head Office at Nazarbayev University in Astana

21.11.2017

On invitation by ISTC the Spanish Ambassador Pedro Jose Sanz visited on 20 November 2017 the organization’s HQ at Nazarbayev University in Astana.

Young African professionals, EU experts discuss how to communicate safety and security of nuclear technologies and uranium mining

21.11.2017

0 November 2017, Brussels/Astana. Representatives of the ISTC and the Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) of the European Commission co-hosted on 13-14 November in Brussels young African professionals in nuclear for an expert meeting on nuclear communication and advocacy.

Meeting with Chargé d’Affaires of Turkmenistan in Kazakhstan

06.11.2017

On 2 November 2017 representatives of the ISTC Secretariat (ISTC SPM and Diplomatic Adviser Kamen Velichkov) met with Mr. Annamyrat Yagmyrov, Chargé d’Affaires of Turkmenistan in Kazakhstan

Center for Emergency Situations & Risk Reduction (CESDRR)

04.11.2017

On 2nd November 2017, ISTC Executive Director Mr. David Cleave met with Valeriy Petrov, General Director of Center for Emergency Situations & Risk Reduction (CESDRR) at their Headquarters in Almaty.

ISTC and the European Commission’s Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development discuss with Kazakhstani counterparts future collaboration

30.10.2017

Astana, 17 October 2017. Representatives of the European Commission’s Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) and the International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC), together with members of the EU Delegation to Kazakhstan held recently in Astana a series of discussions with Kazakhstani counterparts from ministries, public institutions and civil society organizations on opportunities and needs to deepen bilateral cooperation and collaboration.

Central Asia a crucial partner in promoting nuclear safety, says leading expert

24.10.2017

ASTANA – Eddie Maier, deputy head of unit at the European Commission Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development’s Instrument for Stability and Nuclear Safety, discussed nuclear safety and the regional projects and activities of the International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC) in Central Asia in a recent interview with The Astana Times.

Pakistani officials express interest to deepen cooperation with ISTC

18.10.2017

October 13, 2017, Astana. Representatives of ISTC Secretariat and officials from Pakistan got together to discuss prospects for advanced partnership between Pakistan and ISTC.

ISTC visited the Atomic Energy Information Center

11.10.2017

ISTC Executive Director David Cleave and Kamen Velichkov, SPM and DA, visited on behalf of the Center the Atomic Energy Information Center on October 11

Memorandum of Understanding between ECOSF and ISTC

09.10.2017

ISTC Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Economic Cooperation Organization Science Foundation (ECOSF) based in the capital of Pakistan.

ISTC meets with University of Indonesia

19.09.2017

Meeting of ISTC ED David Cleave (DC) with Muhammad Anis, Rector of University of Indonesia, and group of Rectors of Indonesian universities of the prospects for cooperation between Indonesian research institutions and ISTC (Astana, 11 September 2017)

IX International Symposium on Combustion & Plasmochemistry

19.09.2017

Held on September 13-15, 2017 in Almaty, Kazakhstan

ISTC volunteers share their experiences

19.09.2017

As EXPO Astana-2017 has come to an end, ISTC volunteers share their experiences of working for ISTC

South African Delegation at ISTC's offices

11.09.2017

On Monday 11th September, 2017 ISTC's Executive Director met with a South African Delegation at ISTC's offices led by South African Ambassador Ms. Keitumetsi Mathews along with Mr. Francois Davel, Director of International Cooperation and Resources and Mr. Tebogo Makoma of the Department of Science and Technology for South Africa and Desk Officer for Kazakhstan.

ISTC Meets with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB)

07.09.2017

On Thursday 7th September the Executive Director David Cleave and Deputy Executive Director Aidyn Turebayev met with Mr. Sameh Hussein, Head of the Capacity Development Department of the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The representatives of the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore have visited the ISTC’s headquarters in Astana on 18 August 2017

29.08.2017

ISTC DED Mr. Aidyn Turebayev, SPM and Political Adviser Mr. Kamen Velichkov, SPM Mr. Akira Nakanishi met with the representatives of the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore Mr. Jasper Wong, Assistant Director of the Emerging Markets Division, and Mr. NG Ee Yen, Assistant Director of the Chongqing Connectivity Initiative Office.

Meeting of ISTC DED, Mr. Aidyn Turebayev, with the Defense Attaché of the Embassy of the Islamic republic of Pakistan in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Brigadier General Mr. Shakil Faridi

29.08.2017

The meeting was organized to discuss cooperation within ongoing ISTC TI projects and prospects for advanced partnership between Pakistan and ISTC (Astana, 17 August 2017).