The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Higher Education in KazakhstanHigher Education in KazakhstanChallenges and solutions

Vice-Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Aidar Zhakupov

March 2010

The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The Republic of Kazakhstan joined the The Republic of Kazakhstan joined the European Cultural Convention on 5 March 2European Cultural Convention on 5 March 2010010

Kazakhstan joined the Bologna Declaration at Kazakhstan joined the Bologna Declaration at the II Bologna Ministerial Forum on the II Bologna Ministerial Forum on 1111 March March

2010 2010 in Budapest (Hungary)in Budapest (Hungary)

The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan

National priorities in the development of higher and postgraduate National priorities in the development of higher and postgraduate education:education:1. High quality development of the three-cycle model of specialists’ 1. High quality development of the three-cycle model of specialists’ training;training;2. Organization of the academic process of the universities on the basis of 2. Organization of the academic process of the universities on the basis of credit technology;credit technology;3. Development of the Kazakhstani credit transfer system in line with the 3. Development of the Kazakhstani credit transfer system in line with the ECTS;ECTS;4. Development of academic mobility;4. Development of academic mobility;5. Development of the system of education quality assurance – specialized 5. Development of the system of education quality assurance – specialized and institutional accreditation;and institutional accreditation;6. Introduction of principles of the corporate management at the higher 6. Introduction of principles of the corporate management at the higher educational institutions;educational institutions;7. Active participation of the Kazakhstani higher educational institutions in 7. Active participation of the Kazakhstani higher educational institutions in various national and international ratings.various national and international ratings.

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The Index of Development of the Education for All (IDE) The Index of Development of the Education for All (IDE) On data of the World Report of UNESCO on Education for All

monitoring for 2009 «Overcoming an inequality: Important role of management»

Raiting

States IDECoverage of Elementary Education

Level of Literacy of

Adults

Gender Index

Part of children completed 4

grades

1.1. KazakhstanKazakhstan 0,9950,995 0,9900,990 0,9960,996 0,9930,993 1,0001,000

2. Japan 0,994 0,998 0,992 0,998 0,990

3. Germany 0,994 0,996 1,000 0,992 0,989

4. Norway 0,994 0,981 1,000 0,996 0,999

5. Great Britain 0,993 0,996 0,998 0,989 0,990

6. Italy 0,992 0,994 0,988 0,991 0,995

20. South Korea 0,984 0,985 0,991 0,967 0,993

41. Belarus 0,969 0,899 0,997 0,987 0,992

45. Malaysia 0,965 0,999 0,915 0,952 0,993

78. Turkey 0,909 0,914 0,881 0,873 0,969

129. Chad 0,408 0,604 0,257 0,440 0,332

KAZAKHSTAN IN THE WORLD EDUCATIONAL SPACEKAZAKHSTAN IN THE WORLD EDUCATIONAL SPACE

For the first time in the history in 2009 Kazakhstan entered the List of countries with the high level of the Human Development Index (UNDP Report, 2009 «Overcoming the barrier: humans mobility and development»)

Very high level of IHD High level of IHD

Middle level of IHD

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Global Index of competitive abilityGlobal Index of competitive ability, 2009 , 2009 (GIC)(GIC)

According to 7 educative measures of GIC Kazakhstan amended its position in the rating.

- 2008- 2009

- Improvement- stability

Quality of elementary education

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Availability of scientists and engineers

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Forms of property of higher educational institutions

141455

higher educational institutions higher educational institutions

state state

higher educational higher educational

institutions institutions

of special status of special status

(national) – 9(national) – 9

state state

higher educational higher educational

institutions – institutions –

3333

non-civilian non-civilian

higher educational higher educational

institutions institutions

– – 1313

private private

higher educational higher educational

institutions – institutions –

9090

Number of students – Number of students – 422,5422,5 (per 10,000 population) (per 10,000 population)

Number of professors – 3Number of professors – 399 205205

CURRENT STATE OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Undergraduate students – 6Undergraduate students – 61010 212144

study on the state scholarship basis - study on the state scholarship basis -

114141 852852study on the tuition paid basis – study on the tuition paid basis –

468 362468 362

Expenditures on educationExpenditures on education

Expenditures on education as a % of GDP

Total as a % of GDP

The National Education Quality The National Education Quality Assessment SystemAssessment System

National Education

Quality Assessment

Center

National Education

Quality Assessment

Center

RepublicanScientific-

Methodological Center

for Vocational and Technical

Education Development

and Qualification

Awards

RepublicanScientific-

Methodological Center

for Vocational and Technical

Education Development

and Qualification

Awards

NATIONAL TESTING CENTER

NATIONAL TESTINGCENTER

Infrastructure of National Education

Quality Assessment

System (NEQAS)

Infrastructure of National Education

Quality Assessment

System(NEQAS)National

Accreditation Center

National Accreditation

Center

The National ReportsThe National Reports 2007 - 2007 - 20092009

  On On 1 1 JanuaryJanuary

20102010

Quantity of universities, realizing a two-diploma educational programs

37

Quantity of universities, teaching under credit technology

132

Quantity of universities, realizing distance learning programs

20

Quantity of universities that signed the Magna Charta Unviersitatum (Bologna Process)

30

Quantity of universities that passed the International accreditation

6

Higher EducationHigher Education

Nazarbayev’s University

Signed the Agreement with the University College London (UCL) on opening of the preparatory school of the Nazarbayev’s University Concluded Memorandums with the Duke University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh

Academical mobilityAcademical mobility

More than 25 000 of Kazakhstanis 25 000 of Kazakhstanis study abroad on their own expensesstudy abroad on their own expenses

STUDYING

STUDYING 10 500 foreign students from 45 countries of the world study in the Republic of Kazakhstan

China USA

Russia Pakistan

Turkey Germany

India Cuba

Poland Uzbekistan

Syria Tadjikistan

Mongolia Turkmenistan Iraq South

Korea, and etc.

3000 Kazakhstanis study in 27 countries of the

world under the Bolashak International Program

Harvard University

Yale University

Cambridge University

Oxford University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Imperial College London

University College London

Chicago University

Columbian University

California Institute of Technology, and etc.

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FranceFrance

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Malasia

Malasia

16.10.08 15

Economy and management

11,3%

Social science11,3%

Art 3,4%

Medicine16%

Agriculture and agrotechnology

5%

Engineering sciences (space sciences,

the petrochemical industry) 37%

Exact and natural sciences (biotechnology,

nano-technology, chemistry) - 16%

Priority specialities

The Bolashak International Scholarship of the President The Bolashak International Scholarship of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the Republic of Kazakhstan

• 200 annual grants are awarded at the expense of the republican budget for research and professional development abroad

• USD 18 000 worth grant awarded on a competitive basis

• data on 253 best professors is available on the web-site of the Ministry

SUPPORT OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS

The following types of accreditation have been developed in the Republic of Kazakhstan:

- Institutional accreditation

- Specialized accreditation

9 higher educational institutions have passed the national institutional accreditation

The national model of accreditation has been developed

The number of elective disciplines has been increased in order to expand the academic freedom of the higher educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The HEIs have a right to choose 60-70% of content of the educational programs

The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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