Incheon National University (INU, Songdo, Republic of Korea) is stay on artificially reclaimed bank of Yellow sea. Nowadays is one of the leading University all over the world, the scientific and technical potential of which recognized by worldwide scientific commute; and quality of educational program is undoubtedly considering as advanced.

So that, from 15 to 26 July 2016, in the scopes of scientific program GPIIR-2 the second group of architectural and construction faculty stuff had been delegated together with master students to INU. Totally the group concludes 29 persons. The scientific and educational program, which had been developed by Korean colleagues by the supervision of Prof. EunChul Shin (Dean of the College of Urban Science), includes both scientific and research work, as well as row of cultural events.

Gathering of ENU stuff with organizer of trip, Prof. Eun Chul  Shin

(Sit, left to the right: Iskakov К.А., Abdushkurov Ph.B., Shin Е.Ch.,Sabitov Y.Y., Ospanova Zh.N.

Stay, left to the right: Bazarbayev D.О., Ж.,Ч., Lukpanov R.E.)

The purposes of the trip are acquaintance with a construction experience of Korean colleagues, studying of scientific research organization and conduction, interaction between academics and practice, as well as the other topical questions of educational,scientific and researching issue in construction field.

Prof. EunChul Shin (INU) and delegated group of ENU

The faculty and maser student were acquainted with a librarian facilities of INU, daily life of campus in whole, as well as with high-technological and advanced laboratories and research centers. By the way INU has a large number os laboratories and research centers.

The courses had been presented by unique lecture materials by leading specialists in construction and geotechnics field, who have worthy experience in research, design and construction all over the world.  

Theauditoriumcourseshad been strengthening by the practice. Moreover ENU master students had a great opportunity to take part in testing of construction materials, as well as face participation in discussion with a students and young researchers of INU.

Participation of master students in testing

The trip also had been accompanied by the constant excurses to the construction sites of young as Astana – Songdo city. Delegated has a permission to the subway station construction site, strategist project for the storing of natural liquefied gas and the other unique sites of Seoul and Incheon.

The hospitability of Korean colleagues, its respectable behavior and sensitive attention to the guests very impressed our group. We sincerely believe that this is a first brick in a great wall of future collaboration between Korean and Kazakhstan engineers.