ALT University & Atyrau Oil and Gas University of Kazakhstan Sign Separate Strategic Cooperation Agreements with Ningbo University of Finance & Economics
New Breakthrough in Industry-Education Integration
Recently, ALT University and Atyrau Oil and Gas University from Kazakhstan have formally signed separate strategic cooperation agreements with Ningbo University of Finance & Economics. Long-term in-depth partnerships have been established covering international talent cultivation, cross-border industrial training base development, overseas university resource linkage, as well as industry-university-research collaborative innovation. FOTIMA GROUP has overseen and facilitated the full implementation of this cooperation.
Lu Yizhen, Director of the China Office for ALT University and Atyrau Oil and Gas University of Kazakhstan, and CEO of FOTIMA GROUP, paid a visit to Ningbo University of Finance & Economics. She held panel discussions on international educational collaboration, cross-border talent training and academic research exchanges, laying a solid foundation for the separate signing ceremonies between the two Kazakh universities and Ningbo University of Finance & Economics. Leveraging FOTIMA GROUP’s mature cross-border industrial platform and transnational resource operation capabilities, the Group successfully facilitated the strategic cooperation signings, marking a critical leap from preliminary exchanges to tangible project implementation.
As one of Zhejiang Province’s first batch of pilot universities for internationalized school-running, Ningbo University of Finance & Economics has long focused on cultivating application-oriented global talents. It boasts distinctive disciplinary strengths in bulk commodity trade, digital economy, financial management and cross-border business. Adhering to the educational philosophy of “Going Global with Enterprises, Integrating Industry and Education”, the university possesses abundant experience in international cooperation programs and a sophisticated talent training system, which can precisely meet the demands of export-oriented industries.
FOTIMA GROUP has years of deep engagement in Central Asian industries and global industry-education integration. It has built a comprehensive connection network with universities across Central Asia, alongside proven expertise in cross-border industrial operation and hands-on training program delivery. Through its exclusive channels, the Group maintains deep ties with premium educational resources at ALT University and Atyrau Oil and Gas University of Kazakhstan. Complemented by its physical industrial advantages including intelligent sensor R&D and manufacturing, cross-border supply chain services and overseas project supporting facilities, FOTIMA GROUP delivers systematic, standardized and actionable end-to-end international talent cultivation solutions to support this China-Kazakhstan cooperation.
Under the respective strategic cooperation agreements signed between the two Kazakh universities and Ningbo University of Finance & Economics, the three parties will jointly build an all-round, multi-tier collaborative talent development system, with four core cooperation pillars to be rolled out in the next phase:
- Co-build standardized industry-education integration training platforms. Drawing on real cross-border industrial projects, overseas business scenarios and technical resources to deliver practical transnational training programs;
- Co-develop specialized courses and talent training frameworks. Focusing on cross-border trade, Central Asian market operation, foreign-related compliance and intelligent industrial applications to cultivate versatile talents tailored to Central Asian markets;
- Establish standardized two-way overseas further education pathways. Relying on official cooperative resources to provide diverse, secure international study opportunities for students from both China and Kazakhstan;
- Boost industry-university-research collaborative innovation. Conduct joint research and project incubation targeting cross-border industrial growth, overseas project delivery in Central Asia and technological upgrading iterations.
The administration of Ningbo University of Finance & Economics stated that the separate strategic partnerships with ALT University and Atyrau Oil and Gas University represent a pivotal initiative to deepen industry-education integration, expand international school-running channels and upgrade the quality of cross-border application-oriented talent training. Supported by FOTIMA GROUP’s dual resource network spanning industries and overseas higher education institutions, the university can fill gaps in international practical teaching and create an integrated development platform for its students covering overseas internships, transnational employment and international further education.
Lu Yizhen, CEO of FOTIMA GROUP, noted that Ningbo University of Finance & Economics’ educational features and disciplinary layout align perfectly with the academic development directions of the two Kazakh universities. Facilitating parallel cooperation signings between the two Central Asian universities and Ningbo University of Finance & Economics marks a milestone for the Group to expand its China-Kazakhstan university cooperation layout, empower transnational education via industrial resources, and build a synergistic model of “Overseas Universities + Domestic Universities + Industrial Platform”. Moving forward, the Group will keep leveraging its strengths in industrial platforms and Central Asian overseas resources to drive resource connectivity, complementary advantages and shared outcomes. It will selectively cultivate high-caliber global versatile skilled talents suited to Central Asian markets, consolidating a solid talent foundation for the high-quality development of export-oriented industries in both China and Kazakhstan.
The successful launch of this multi-party cooperation stands as a landmark milestone for linking domestic universities with premium educational resources across Central Asia. In the years ahead, FOTIMA GROUP will continue to deepen China-Kazakhstan industry-education exchanges, expand the network of cooperative universities between China and Central Asian nations, connect education, talent pools and overseas markets through industrial forces, and continuously build interconnected bridges for international development. It will support more young people to unlock cross-border career paths, and inject sustained momentum into two-way economic, trade and educational exchanges between China and Central Asia.
