With the aim of effective cooperation in the sphere of culture, security and investigation of the historical and cultural heritages of Sak and Turkic periods, the «Berel» historical and cultural reserve-museum and the Shakarim State University of Semey city (East Kazkahstan region) have signed a Memorandum on Cooperation on 9 October 2015.

The Memorandum provides mutual performance of archeological excavations of the earliest Iron Age in Sak burial mounds of Berel valley in Katon-Karagay region with the purpose of sharing experiences and knowledge, participation in scientific meetings, workshops, conferences, as well as performance of mutual archeological excavations of burial mounds.