BOLASHAK NEWS

Aday Nygmanov, an employee of the Agency for Protection and Development of Competition of the Republic of Kazakhstan, shared his story about studying at the University of Oxford under the Bolashak program. At Oxford's Centre for Competition Law & Policy, he is studying competition law, a key area that ensures sustainable growth and economic development.

President K. Tokayev of Kazakhstan has always emphasized the importance of fostering healthy competition in his Addresses to the Nation. Fair competition is one of the fundamental principles on which the country's new economic course should be ...

Six researchers from Kazakhstan have completed their ten-month scientific internships under the «500 visiting scholars» program in the United Kingdom. They focused on biotechnological research. The «500 visiting scholars» scientific internships were organized by the Sustainable Biotechnology Group and the Genomic Engineering Laboratory of the School of Life Sciences at the University of Westminster in London.

Kazakh researchers Aknur Turgumbayeva, Asem Kalikova, Elmira Kartbayeva, Gulnaz Seitimova, Gulzira Vasilina, and Serzhan Mombekov, recipients of the «500 visiting scholars» scientific int...

The list of scholarship recipients for bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs in Kazakhstan's higher education institutions has been approved for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Link to the list

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan announces the results of the competitive selection for the «Study in Kazakhstan» scholarship program for foreign citizens and individuals of Kazakh nationality who are not citizens of Kazakhstan. The program, held annually since 2019, provided 550 scholarship places for study at leading higher education institutions in Kazakhstan in 2024.

The scholarship program aims to support and strengthen educational ties between Kazakhstan and other countries. In 2024, 11,293 applications were received from 83 countries, reflecting...

A meeting with a delegation of the scientific and medical company Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) was held at the office of the Center for International Programs. The delegation included Pavel Natalin (Business Development Manager), Evgeny Falchuk (Regional Sales Manager), and Zhong Yuming (Project Manager).

Aliya Ospanova, Chairwoman of the Board, welcomed the guests and highlighted their existing programs: Bolashak International Scholarship, "500 visiting scholars" scientific internships, intergovernmental grants, and the Study in KZ program.

Representatives of BGI also spoke in detail abou...

Within the framework of the Agreement between the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan on cooperation in the field of education, the Azerbaijani Government offers citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan 10 educational grants for the 2024-2025 academic year according to the following programs:

• Bachelor's degree (5 spots)
• Master's degree (5 spots)

Language of instruction: Azerbaijani or English. Preparatory courses are available for students who need to improve their language skills. Course duration is...

Today, the Center for International Programs JSC hosted a meeting with a delegation from the World Bank, led by Project Group Head Hussein Abdul-Hamid and Senior Education Specialist Laura McDonald.

The meeting focused on the successful completion of the World Bank’s «Modernization of Secondary Education» project and explored opportunities for strengthening the partnership with the Center for International Programs. The Center’s representatives welcomed the guests and expressed their enthusiasm for continued productive collaboration across various fields.

Key topics of discussion included the ...

Akerke Toleugazykyzy, a lecturer at Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University named after S. Seifullin, a PhD holder, and a 2024 scholarship recipient of the «500 visiting scholars» program. She is currently interning at the Center for Science and Education on Anaerobic Fermentation (ADREC) at Michigan State University (MSU), USA. ADREC is renowned for its pioneering work in producing high-value products through advanced organic waste processing.

What is the duration of your internship and what tasks are you working on?

My internship spans 8 months. During this time, I plan to master the necess...