Name of the project: Geoinformation Technology for Sustainable Development in Kazakhstan
Duration: 2007-2009
Founding source: TEMPUS JEP

Aims:
The development of the Kazakh higher education on the area of the geodesy and geoinformatics
The launch of a new university master programme in surveying and geoinformatics at the Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
The founding and setting up of a geoinformation technology laboratory.

Partners:

• Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH), Stockholm (SE)
• Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering (KazGASA), Almaty (KZ)
• University of West Hungary, Faculty of Geoinformatics (GEO), Székesfehérvár (HU)

Outcomes:

• Equipments (hardware and software for GIS and surveying)
• GIS and surveying laboratory
• Curriculum and learning materials
• 6 trainings courses for teachers