The overall project goal of ACeSYRI (Advanced Centre for PhD students and young researchers in informatics) is to improve research conditions of young researchers and PhD students in informatics (computer science) from Kazakhstan universities based on development of international cooperation with EU universities. Therefore we plan to develop a virtual portal and center in Kazakhstan in order to promote the collaboration between the target groups: PhD students, young researchers, academic teachers. In general, ACeSYRI allows participants to form research groups, collaborate with international research partners and to share information and project results. Using ACeSYRI to collaborate is free of charge and is available to students and young researchers from PC universities and enterprises. The project is scheduled for 3 years and is conducted by 4 EU and 9 Kazakh institutes, including 7 universities (private and public) . The implementation of ACeSYRI provides a valuable contribution towards the modernization of higher education in Kazakhstan. Both, promoting the research conditions of young researchers and involving them into actual research problems are expected to raise the level of higher education PC.ACeSYRI has a long-lasting impact on the higher education of PC. First pilot collaborations between PhD students/young researchers and professors from Kazakhstan and teaching staff from EU universities are conducted during the project and are expected to spill over to other young researchers .