New approaches to science financing, based on: principles of ensuring state strategic interests, sustainable development of scientific schools and research organizations, combination of competitive and non-competitive funding methods, full transparency of funding distribution at all stages of competitive procedures, create a window of opportunities.
The main goal of the Science and Commercialization Management is to ensure the connection of science, education, and production based on the coordination of research and development (R&D) of faculty, staff, doctoral students, master's students, and undergraduates; ensuring the attraction of investments for the development of the university's research resource potential (personnel, R&D, information) from the state budget, private companies (SMEs), as well as editorial and publishing activities to ensure the publication activity of faculty, staff, and students at all levels of training.
The main tasks of the Science and Commercialization Management within the framework of forming the university's scientific ecosystem:
- Organization and coordination of research at departments and research units in relevant areas of socio-economic development of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the mission and vision of the university;
- Ensuring the transition of effective scientific-theoretical and exploratory research to the applied stage for implementation and commercialization in the real sector of the country's economy and region through funding from the state budget for grant, program-targeted, and basic projects;
- Creating conditions for integrating scientific and production activities, including promoting the practical application and implementation of research results in education, industry, agriculture, and other areas through the conclusion of commercial contracts;
- Scientific-methodical, normative-informational, and organizational-consultative support and accompaniment of R&D in master's and doctoral programs;
- Organization and coordination of R&D of faculty, staff, doctoral students, master's students, and undergraduates of A. Baytursynuly Kostanay Regional University;
- Organization and support of scientific internships (domestic and foreign) for master's and doctoral students on a regular basis;
- Preparation and holding of the international scientific-practical conference "Baytursynov Readings," assistance in organizing conferences at the institute and departmental levels, scientific-practical seminars, and other events.