# Are universities necessary in the era of AI? To be honest with the rector of AITU

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**Published:** September 19, 2026
**Author:** ARMETA KZ
**Source:** YouTube — Armeta Kazakhstan
**Language:** ru-RU
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/nuzhny-li-universitety-v-epokhu-ii-na-chistotu-s-rektorom-aitu

In this issue we talk about what a university should be like in the era of artificial intelligence. To be honest with the rector of Astana IT University Altair Akhmetov: how higher education is changing, why universities need AI and how soon the classical model of education will cease...

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**Tags:** #Робототехника #Digital Qazaqstan #Nazarbayev University #Armeta #YouTube #Дата-центры & ЦОД

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