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Kazakhstan vows to send Gulen-linked 'terror' suspects to Turkey
Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev vowed to send anyone linked to US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen back to Turkey.
08 August 2016
Turkey warns Kazakhstan over Gulen-linked schools
Turkey's ambassador to Kazakhstan warned Kazakhstan over its schools linked to US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen.
02 August 2016
Lessons in love: Chinese university teaches seduction
Chinese university tutor Xie Shu's core subject is Communist ideology, but he has diversified from the dry annals of political doctrine for a more hands-on subject: seduction.
14 July 2016
Hungarian teachers stage nationwide walkout
Hundreds of Hungarian teachers held a nationwide walkout in a growing revolt against the government's tight grip on education
30 March 2016
13 million pupils in OECD nations 'failing at 15'
13 million pupils in OECD countries fail to attain a sufficient level of proficiency in either reading, maths or science by the age of 15.
10 February 2016
Central Asian countries sign Joint Declaration of Partnership and Cooperation with USA
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the USA have issued the Joint Declaration of Partnership and Cooperation.
23 November 2015
'Disappointed' Michelle Obama calls off Jordan trip
Michelle Obama has called off plans to travel to Jordan on her Middle East tour after bad weather left her stranded in Qatar for 36 hours.
06 November 2015
Michelle Obama arrives in Qatar for education trip
Michelle Obama arrived in Qatar on the opening stage of her first solo Middle East tour, where she is expected to call for addressing "cultural beliefs" obstructing girl's education.
03 November 2015
Ditch English for Urdu, Pakistan court orders government
Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the government to implement Urdu as the country's official language, replacing English in all communications.
09 September 2015
Teachers to get 50% salary raise in 2016: Kazakhstan Minister of Education and Science
Teachers’ salaries will be increased by 20-50% depending on the qualifications.
08 September 2015
Kazakh government confirms wages raise for teachers
Kazakhstan is increasing the salary of teachers from January 1, 2016.
27 August 2015
Dutch lecturer accuses Kazakhstan of sacking him under Russian pressure
A Dutch lecturer accused a top university in Kazakhstan of sacking him after he tried to hold a talk on the "Russian-Ukrainian conflict", a claim denied by the university.
27 August 2015
Almaty among Top 100 liveable cities: Economist Intelligence Unit
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) rated 140 cities by livability. Kazakhstan's Almaty got the 100th place.
20 August 2015
Why we need to dispel myths about suicide in Kazakhstan?
Teenage suicide remains a pressing problem in Kazakhstan that is not addressed with due seriousness.
14 August 2015
Kazakh student wins International Chemistry Olympiad
A student from Kazakhstan's Pavlodar has won the International Chemistry Olympiad held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
31 July 2015
Hundreds protest in Taipei after student suicide
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Taipei early calling for the education minister to resign after a student committed suicide.
31 July 2015
Hard lives of China's 'left behind' children
Deep in the Chinese countryside, the lives of Liang Yuxiu and her brother Zhaolu epitomise the cost of decades of breakneck economic growth.
24 July 2015
Turkish court annuls controversial Erdogan education law
Turkey's constitutional court has annulled a controversial law closing private tutoring centres, many of which are run by the movement of US-exiled imam Fethullah Gulen, the nemesis of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
14 July 2015
Malala turns 18, says world failing Syrian children
Malala Yousafzai told world leaders they were failing Syria's children, as the Nobel Peace Prize winner spent her 18th birthday on the Syrian border.
13 July 2015
Major educational reforms to change everything: Sagadiev
Vice Minister of Investments and Development Yerlan Sagadiev suggested an aggressive transfer to education in English at higher educational institutions of Kazakhstan.
07 July 2015