News about Education

UNICEF research denies connection between of Unified National Testing and suicide rates among Kazakhstani teens The UNICEF research of suicide among teens in Kazakhstan refutes negative effect of the Unified National Testing.
26 September 2014 15:58
Kazakhstani village youth more prone to suicide than city teens The Prosecutor General’s Office reported higher level of suicides among village teens in comparison to their city peers.
26 September 2014 15:49
Teachers union calls for boycott of Nigeria school restart The head of Nigeria's main teachers union called for a boycott of next week's re-opening of schools.
17 September 2014 13:30
Final exams for $60: Corruption at Kazakhstani Universities Kazakh anti-corruption project STOPKylmys (StopCorruption) initiated by the youth wings of Zhas Otan and Nur Otan political parties reported the results of an anonymous survey among Kazakhstani students.
15 September 2014 23:00
Australia world's most expensive for international students Australia is the most expensive place for an international student to attend university, ahead of Singapore and the United States, with India the cheapest.
11 September 2014 15:48
Bilingual schools tackle Spain's language shortfall Spanish regions began responding by launching intensive English "bilingual colleges".
10 September 2014 19:23
Sweden school 'crisis' looms large over election Swedish schools have become a political battleground September 14 elections as a debate intensifies over falling school results.
09 September 2014 15:52
Gabon education minister resigns over exam row Gabon's education minister has resigned due to a scandal after hundreds of students failed the country's high-school exams.
02 September 2014 10:34
Astana experiences shortage of high school and pre-school teachers Astana's Education Department is alarmed with a shortage of teachers that could become worse in the capital city in the nearest future.
30 August 2014 14:17
'Swagger' Kazakh-style A recently opened restaurant in Almaty has caused quite a controversy: not because of its cuisine, but because of its parking.
28 August 2014 13:04
Nigeria delays start of school year over Ebola virus Nigeria said that resumption of classes in all public and private schools will be delayed by a month to put in place "preventive measures".
27 August 2014 11:24
Kazakh mayor accuses international media of 'promoting' homosexuality Astana mayor Tasmagambetov spoke about the importance of education and called the Kazakhstan citizens to safeguard their children from the "brainwashing" coming from abroad.
26 August 2014 20:51
Speaking in tongues: China divided over the common language Throughout China, Mandarin -- known as Putonghua, the "common language", with its roots in Beijing's northern dialect -- is the medium of government.
25 August 2014 11:51
What is wrong with Kazakhstani education? Serik Irsaliev of the MInistry of Education shared the findings of an international study that looked into the Kazakh education system.
24 August 2014 20:15
British Council Kazakhstan to partner on Bolashak language training The British Council will partner with Kazakh Bolashak scholarship in the English language training of future students.
24 August 2014 11:52
Publications in pseudoscientific journals damage reputation of Kazakhstani scholars The Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan has acknowledged that a significant part of the articles of Kazakhstani scientists published abroad in the past two years appeared in psedoscientific journals.
17 August 2014 11:59
US dominates Chinese world university rankings US universities dominated the top 20 in an annual ranking of global educational institutions released by a Chinese organisation.
15 August 2014 12:43
Bookcrossing bird houses in Almaty parks: borrow your escape to wonderland Bird houses for bookcrossing have been installed in parks of Almaty, a large southern city of Kazakhstan.
13 August 2014 10:57
Most popular university majors named in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan's Ministry of Education and Science has named most popular university majors in Kazakhstan.
07 August 2014 19:13
2 applicants per university scholarship in Kazakhstan: Ministry of Education For the upcoming 2014-2015 school year, there are a little over 2 applicants per a scholarship.
07 August 2014 16:49
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