NU professor appointed visiting professor to Kazakhstan

DIMAPUR — Nagaland University (NU), Lumami headquarters, announced that the extraordinary achievements of Prof. Ambrish Singh from Chemistry department in the fields of corrosion and electrochemistry has earned him the distinguished honour of being appointed as a visiting professor at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) in Kazakhstan.

An update from NU Lumami stated that the invitation letter has generated immense joy among his research scholars and colleagues, while the vice chancellor of Nagaland University has described as a moment of great pride for the university.

It stated that Prof. Singh will be visiting KazNU for one month, during which he will engage in teaching, workshops, seminars and hands-on training for students.

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University also known as KazNU or KazGU is a national research university located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Named after the renowned philosopher and scholar al-Farabi, it is one of the largest universities in the country.

Established on November 13, 1933, by a resolution from the Soviet Communist Party’s Kazakh Regional Committee, KazNU is the oldest classical university in Kazakhstan.

In 2023, KazNU was ranked 150th in the world by the QS World University Rankings. The university has a strong academic community with 20,000 students and 2,500 faculty members.