News about Education

Aktobe Education Department preparing a list of school students wearing hijabs In my view, it is important for parents and students to know the threat imposed by non-traditional Islam: deputy head of Education Department.

15 September 2011

Educational loans system to be developed in Kazakhstan It is important to create legal conditions for development of the system of guaranteed educational loans: Nursultan Nazarbayev.

01 September 2011

Kazakhstan announces education and healthcare budgets for 2012-2014 2012 social security budget is to grow 12.5% against 2011.

29 August 2011

Almost $1 billion allocated for e-learning in Kazakhstan This is the most developing area of education and Kazakhstan is not planning to stay behind: Education and Science Minister.

25 August 2011

522 schools to be built in Kazakhstan within 5 years We plan to build 522 new schools in the coming 5 years. This is a very good pace: Education and Science Minister.

25 August 2011

State Secretary suggests tougher requirements to Bolashak Scholarship Program applicants According to him, it’s not big numbers of students that matter.

18 August 2011

Nazarbayev University to offer Master degree programs in 2012 The school is working closely to develop its programs of study with elite foreign universities.

15 August 2011

Yerlan Sadykov appointed rector of Eurasian National University Former rector of Semipalatinsk State University, known for initiation of a referendum, appointed rector of Gumilyov Eurasian National University.

26 July 2011

Nazarbayev instructed Education Minister to improve education quality Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev instructed to improve the quality of education at all levels.

26 July 2011

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University tagged the best university of the year Independent Kazakhstan Agency for Education Quality made a list of the best universities of Kazakhstan.

19 July 2011

New schools to open in Nazarbayev University in fall Three new schools will open in Nazarbayev University this autumn.

22 June 2011

Kazakhstan youth does not trust educational deposits Kazakhstan youth organizations do not trust educational deposits system and keep collecting signatures against the innovation.

04 June 2011

Number of PhD educational grants to make 1,000 in Kazakhstan Education Minister talked about new opportunities for Kazakhstan students.

28 May 2011

Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov meets Board of Directors of Nazarbayev University When speaking at the sitting of the Foreign Investors Council May 18, President Nazarbayev called the Council’s members to invest into the University’s development.

27 May 2011

Massimov in Twitter: True education reform starts with good teachers Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Karim Massimov turned his attention to education in his Twitter blog.

24 May 2011

Applying starts for Bolashak bursaries From 1994 to 2010, 7611 students have successfully completed their studies at the most prestigious universities of the world in 33 countries under the Bolashak Scholarsip Programme.

24 May 2011

6 billion tenge to be allocated for seismic reinforcement of education facilities 6 billion tenge to be allocated for seismic reinforcement of education facilities: Bakytzhan Zhumagulov.

24 May 2011

Kazakh citizens will no longer get Bachelor degrees abroad under Bolashak program Bolashak program will stop educating Bachelors abroad and will concentrate on Master's and PhD degrees: Kanat Saudabayev.

12 May 2011

Kazakhstan young people against educational deposits Kazakhstan youth organizations disagree with the Education Ministry's decision to introduce educational deposits.

02 May 2011

75 Almaty schools to transit to 12-year education cycle in 2015 Preparation for transition to the 12-year education cycle is a priority for Almaty education system.

28 April 2011

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