President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium visited the Alem.ai International Center for Artificial Intelligence in Astana.
During the visit, Magzhan Madiyev, CEO of Astana Hub, presented Alem.ai’s long-term development strategy, which focuses on advancing the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies, developing human capital, and supporting innovative projects. He also introduced the center’s educational ecosystem, which includes TUMO Astana and Tomorrow School. These programs cover various stages of education and training, from developing digital skills among teenagers to preparing future AI specialists and technology entrepreneurs.
Particular attention was given to scientific and educational cooperation between Kazakhstan and Belgium. Magzhan Madiyev presented the joint Kazakh-Belgian mirror laboratory for artificial intelligence and mathematics. Among the laboratory’s first initiatives under development are NeuroLearn, which combines research in AI, neuroscience, and adaptive learning, and ParkScreen, which focuses on developing AI-based methods for the early detection of Parkinson’s disease.
A symbolic highlight of the visit was the presentation of a telescope by Ghent University as a gift to talented Kazakhstani schoolchildren and university students. The telescope bears the signatures of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics François Englert, Gerard ’t Hooft, and Michel Mayor, as well as Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne.
The visit to Alem.ai also included the Kazakhstan–Belgium Rectors’ Forum, attended by the heads of state and representatives of universities from both countries. Participants discussed the prospects for applying artificial intelligence in education and scientific research, strengthening academic cooperation, and implementing joint initiatives. Following the forum, universities from Kazakhstan and Belgium signed several cooperation agreements and memoranda of understanding.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium visited the Alem.ai International Center for Artificial Intelligence in Astana.
During the visit, Magzhan Madiyev, CEO of Astana Hub, presented Alem.ai’s long-term development strategy, which focuses on advancing the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies, developing human capital, and supporting innovative projects. He also introduced the center’s educational ecosystem, which includes TUMO Astana and Tomorrow School. These programs cover various stages of education and training, from developing digital skills among teenagers to preparing future AI specialists and technology entrepreneurs.
Particular attention was given to scientific and educational cooperation between Kazakhstan and Belgium. Magzhan Madiyev presented the joint Kazakh-Belgian mirror laboratory for artificial intelligence and mathematics. Among the laboratory’s first initiatives under development are NeuroLearn, which combines research in AI, neuroscience, and adaptive learning, and ParkScreen, which focuses on developing AI-based methods for the early detection of Parkinson’s disease.
A symbolic highlight of the visit was the presentation of a telescope by Ghent University as a gift to talented Kazakhstani schoolchildren and university students. The telescope bears the signatures of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics François Englert, Gerard ’t Hooft, and Michel Mayor, as well as Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne.
The visit to Alem.ai also included the Kazakhstan–Belgium Rectors’ Forum, attended by the heads of state and representatives of universities from both countries. Participants discussed the prospects for applying artificial intelligence in education and scientific research, strengthening academic cooperation, and implementing joint initiatives. Following the forum, universities from Kazakhstan and Belgium signed several cooperation agreements and memoranda of understanding.
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