1. Research in Kazakhstan: opportunities for international collaboration Sergey Mikhalovsky School of Engineering, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, UK "Master class on proposal preparation and explanation of the bidding documentation" 4-5 September 2014, Shymkent, Kazakhstan

2. International collaboration is the key to success in Research & Development (R&D) Science was globalised much earlier than business Kazakhstan is a very attractive partner for international R&D collaboration because it has: (i)Long-term strategy for educating young generation to the world leading standards; (ii)Ambitious R&D strategy to become one of the top 30 countries in the world; (iii)Rich natural resources

3. Opportunities for international collaboration Horizon 2020 – the main European Union (EU) research funding Erasmus+ - the main EU funding for education Funding by individual countries, such as the UK (the British Council, The Royal Society, Research Councils, The Wellcome Trust) World Bank Direct private investment

4. Funding targets different beneficiaries: Research institutions Universities Private companies Governmental organisations Individual researchers (human mobility)

5. We will discuss some of these opportunities in detail later today. Acknowledgments. Thanks to the National Centre for S&T Expertise for organising this event. Thank you for your attention! s.mikhalovsky@brighton.ac.uk smikhalovsky@nu.edu.kz