On June 29, 2018 in Geneva (Switzerland), within the framework of the visit of the Kazakh delegation, the signing of the Agreement on International Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) on scientific and technical cooperation was conducted.

On the Kazakh side, the document was signed by the Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev, on the side of CERN — the Director General Fabiola Dzhanotti. 

The international cooperation agreement was signed with the aim of strengthening existing cooperation and creating a basis for ensuring the participation of scientists, engineers, students and technical specialists from Kazakhstan in CERN research projects on a long-term basis.

It should be noted that the scientific cooperation of Kazakhstan within CERN is of great importance for maintaining a positive image of our country in the world community, which will affect the development of the scientific and innovative potential of the country.

In general, cooperation with CERN will make it possible to combine theory and experiment, and thereby improve the quality of fundamental and applied research.

An important point: Annual contributions of CERN member countries make up about $ 1.2 billion. The fixed annual membership fee of the member state is about $ 13-14 million. To date, Germany (over 200 million euros), France, Britain and Italy (over 100 million) are major donors. And associate members pay a reduced fee. A fixed annual contribution of $ 1.4 million).

Kazakhstan, in turn, without paying such huge sums, will have the opportunity to participate in conducting unique research at various CERN facilities, thereby providing advanced and up-to-date technologies in the field of nuclear physics.

After signing of the Agreement, young scientists and specialists of Kazakhstan will have an opportunity to undergo training at existing facilities and participate in joint experiments conducted at the Organization's facilities, the largest project of which is the large hadronic collider.

Annually more than 50 masters and doctors PhD of our country will conduct unique researches on various installations CERN, thereby providing advanced and newest technologies in the field of nuclear physics.

During the visit, the Kazakh delegation got acquainted with the largest experimental installation in the world - the large hadronic collider. In the construction and research of this installation, over 10,000 scientists and engineers take part from more than 100 countries.

"At present, fundamental and applied research in the field of nuclear science and technology is actively developing in Kazakhstan. Along with the Institute of Nuclear Physics, scientists from the Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi University, the Eurasian National University. L.N. Gumilev and the Physical and Technical Institute of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan are actively participating in the research. This agreement will have a great status and will enhance the level of cooperation in the field of fundamental nuclear physics, "said Kanat Bozumbayev, the Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

He also noted that the main areas of activity of scientists of Kazakhstan in the field of peaceful use of nuclear energy are fundamental research in nuclear physics; physics of elementary particles and high-energy physics; radiation physics of solids; applied research in nuclear physics; development and application of nuclear technologies in energy, industry, agriculture and medicine.

"The Institute of Nuclear Physics, since 2010, has been organizing joint CERN schools for young specialists of Kazakhstan and the CIS. Three schools were organized: in Astana, Dubna and CERN (more than 80 young scientists were trained in total). It is planned to hold the next 4th school in Kazakhstan. Discussions are underway on joint experiments to study the properties of exotic nuclei, as well as on the study of the effect of high doses of irradiation on the properties of structural elements of prospective nuclear reactors, "the minister concluded..  

For reference. The European Organization for Nuclear Research is the world's leading organization in the research of elementary particle physics. Its headquarters are in Geneva (Switzerland).

Postwar pioneers in physics Raul Dotry, Pierre Auger and Lev Kovarski in France, Edoardo Amaldi in Italy and Niels Bohr in Denmark stated the need to create a unified structure for physical experimental research. Louis de Broglie formally proposed the creation of a European laboratory at the European Cultural Conference (Lausanne, Switzerland, 1949). At the intergovernmental meeting of UNESCO in Paris in December 1951, it was decided to establish an European Council for Nuclear Research. The agreement on CERN education was signed in Paris on June 29 - July 1, 1953 by representatives of 12 European countries. The organization was formed on September 29, 1954.

Currently, 22 countries are members of CERN. In addition, some countries and international organizations have an observer status. At CERN, around 2400 people work constantly, more than 10 thousand physicists and engineers from 580 universities and institutes from 113 countries participate in international experiments CERN and work there temporarily.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/cerc/press/news/details/28813?lang=kk