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.
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.
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.
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.
Most popular university majors named in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Education and Science has named most popular university majors in Kazakhstan.
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.
Over 45,000 Kazakhstanis study abroad
More than 45 thousand Kazakhstani students are studying abroad.
34,000 education grants up for taking in Kazakhstan in 2014
Kazakhstan government is providing 34,165 education grants in 2014.
Chinese billionaires criticised for giving Harvard $15m
A Chinese billionaire couple have faced a deluge of criticism for donating $15 million to one of the richest and most prestigious universities in the US, with Internet users saying it would be better spent on students in China.
Kazakhstan ranked 8th out of 85 countries at 45th International Physics Olympiad
Kazakhstan students won 3 gold and 2 silver medals at the 45th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in Astana.
Instructor to appear in India court over alleged child rape
A roller-skating instructor was due in court Monday over the alleged rape of a six-year-old student which sparked protests from outraged parents, an official in the Indian city of Bangalore said.
Corruption in Kazakhstan's education system
Corruption in the education system of Kazakhstan has been increasing lately in spite of all the measures taken to harness it.
Canadian teacher arrested in Indonesian child sex scandal
A Canadian teacher has been arrested in Indonesia for alleged child sex abuse, police said Tuesday, in a scandal that has rocked one of the country's most prestigious international schools.
Quarter of high school students fail National Testing in Kazakhstan
More than twenty thousand graduates have failed the Unified National Testing (UNT) in Kazakhstan in 2014.
Central Asia's biggest Choreography Academy to open in Astana
Kazakhstan National Academy of Choreography will open in April 2016 in Astana.
Mother stabs French teacher to death in front of pupils
A primary school in southern France was in shock after a teacher was stabbed to death in front of her young pupils by a student's mother described as having "psychiatric problems".
Millions on aparments for foreigners teaching at Gumilyov University in Astana
Expenditures per every apartment rented for foreign professors coming to lecture at the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University exceed the average salary of an Astana resident.
Every 10th work is plagiarized in Kazakhstan: Downfall of Academia?
National Center of Science and Technical Information of Kazakhstan has drawn rather a dreary picture of the country’s academia: every 10th research work is plagiarized.
No more memorizing: Kazakhstan Ministry of Education
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Education is introducing major changes into the education system.
Kazakhstan to spend $1.7 million to train doctors abroad in 2014
In 2014 Kazakhstan is planning to spend $1.7 million on training of its doctors abroad to improve their qualification.
