Astana – The University of Udine exports in Kazakhstan its excellent medical-surgical know-how, particularly in the area of organ transplant. The Friuli University has started a cooperation with the Asian country that will materialize in a memorandum of cooperation for the training of specialists in medicine, surgery, orthopedics and for specialized medical care. The skills and experience of the Friuli University Medical School have been used as a model by Kazakh partners, the National Scientific Medical Research Center of the capital Astana, and the department of surgery at the Hospital of Emergency Care in Shymkent, the third largest city the Asian country, two of the main medical facilities in Kazakhstan. (9Colonne)