From November 22 to 23, 2022 in Turkestan at the VI Assembly of the Association of Turkic Universities of the Turkic Council under the chairmanship of the International Kazakh–Turkish University named after Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, S.Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University became a full member of the Association of Turkic Universities of the Turkic Council.

It is noted that this assembly has been successfully working for several years with the organization of Turkic States (Turkic Council), having created an association of universities of Turkic-speaking countries. In an effort to integrate the higher education system of the Turkic-speaking countries, the association annually systematically holds a general assembly with the composition of the member universities of the organization to evaluate the activities carried out and plan subsequent stages.

ORHUN Academic Mobility Program within the framework of the Union of Turkic Universities under the Council of Turkic States

Membership in the organization provides an opportunity for academic exchange of students between member universities of the Organization of Turkic Universities from 2023 under the ORHUN program. The coordinator of the program is the Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University. This is an opportunity to study for 1 semester or 1 year at universities in Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Hungary.

Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan State University of Economics, Azerbaijan University of Languages, Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku State University;

Kazakhstan: Ahmet Yesevi International Kazakh Turkish University, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Atyrau State University, Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University, Semey Medical University, L.N Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nazarbayev University;

Kyrgyzstan: B. Sydykov Kyrgyz-Uzbek International University, International University of Kyrgyzstan, K. Karasaev Bishkek Humanities University, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Osh State University, Yusuf Balasaguni Kyrgyz National University; Hungary: University of Szeged;

Uzbekistan: Alisher Navoi Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature, University of World Economy and Politics, Kokand University, Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies;

Turkey: Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Alanya Keykubat University, Anadolu University, Ankara University, Atatürk University, Beykent University, Bahçeşehir University, Bitlis Eren University, Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, Cappadocia University, Ege University, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Gazi University, Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul University, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Marmara University, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Uludağ University.

The Orhun exchange program was successfully launched in 2017 with the support of participating universities. To date, 368 students and 146 teachers from different countries have participated in the mobility.