[2] KBTU’s research is focused in the main sectors of the Kazakhstani economy – oil and gas, information technologies, banking and finance, management and telecommunications.
The idea of creating Kazakh-British Technical University was conceived by the former President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Further discussions on the establishment of the University were held during President Nazarbayev’s official visit to the United Kingdom in November 2000.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the officials of the two countries on enhancing cooperation in education, science and technology fields.
However, in 2018, a Public Foundation “Education Fund of Nursultan Nazarbayev” purchased shares of the Kazakh-British Technical University.