Kazakhstan to Host Branch of India's Forensic University

• Kazakhstan and India to open NFSU branch in Astana
• Dual-degree programs to train law enforcement specialists
• Collaboration includes research, labs, and cybercrime training

Kazakhstan and India made an agreement recently, which allowed to open a branch of India's National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Astana, and this event was one of the most remarkable moves in the direction of education and research in forensic science, cyber security, and criminal investigation.

The agreement was reached at the trilateral meeting at the Academy of Management of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was attended by Minister of Science and Higher Education Sayasat Nurbek, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Aidar Saitbekov, and NFSU Executive Registrar Shree Jadeja.

Kazakhstan education will strengthen through the Forensic Sciences University branch in India, enhancing Kazakhstan ties and promoting forensic studies abroad via international university branch education cooperation.

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The branch, which will be located at the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, will provide dual-degree programs together with NFSU's main campus in Gandhinagar, India. It will also educate competent workers for Kazakhstan’s law enforcement and judicial systems in areas such as digital forensics, applied criminology, and IT security.

This collaboration anticipates developing together scientific and legal research projects, to raise academic capacity in Kazakhstan and to put the country on the map as the central place for forensic and technological education in Central Asia.

Among others, the construction of cutting-edge laboratories, the creation of the professional training programs, and organizing the expert exchange visits are all part of the plan aimed at improving the area’s skills in cybercrime fighting and digital forensics literacy.