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16/04/2024

Kazakh Culture Day at the University of Illinois

Kazakh Culture Day was celebrated extensively at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, one of the prestigious higher education institutions in the USA. In the QS ranking, the university holds the 64th position, and in the THE ranking, it is 42nd. The event was organized by scholars of the «Bolashak» program and the «500 visiting scholars» scientific internships studying at this university.

The event was attended by faculty and students from twenty countries around the world. Daulat Tursynbay, a master's student of the Economics faculty, and Nurila Kambar, a doctoral student of the Ma...

11/04/2024

ZHANNA IZTILEUOVA: «THE ROLE AND APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MODERN TRANSLATION»

Zhanna Iztilieuova is a young scientist and a lecturer at Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University. She holds a Master’s degree in Humanities and completed an internship in the UK as part of the «500 visiting scholars» project. She studies international experience and implements new methods in the educational process.

- What were the outcomes of the experience exchange within the «500 visiting scholars» scientific internships? What was the topic of your research?

During the 3-month internship at the University of Warwick in the UK, I not only engaged in research but also familiarized myself with the sp...

10/04/2024

INTERNSHIPS AT WABTEC

Representatives of the Center for International Programs met with Yogesh Kumar, Vice President and Head of the Technology and Engineering Center in India at Wabtec Corporation, and Ruslan Unaybekov, Regional HR Business Partner for the CIS, Turkey, and Pakistan.

Deputy Chairman of the Board Arman Ashkin discussed the Bolashak program and the «500 visiting scholars» scientific internships, highlighting the number of scholars being trained in engineering and technical specialties. Following the directive of the Head of State, special attention is given to training engineering personnel at leadin...

09/04/2024

HUMANITARIAN AID FOR FLOOD VICTIMS

In this challenging time for the country, the unity and solidarity of Kazakh society are more important than ever. The team of the Center for International Programs has sent humanitarian aid to the residents of the Kostanay region affected by the floods. Food, clothing, and essential items have been collected.

Financial assistance has also been provided to the flood victims. The Center's employees have donated a day's salary to the "Kushimiz Birlikte" Fund.

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05/04/2024

ASSOCIATION OF LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY GRADUATES

A meeting of graduates from Lithuanian universities who studied under the Bolashak program took place at the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Astana. The meeting was also attended by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania, Egidijus Navikas, the embassy's economic affairs attaché, Julius Mite, the Consul of Lithuania in Astana, representatives of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, and the Chairwoman of the Board of the Center for International Programs, Aliya Ospanova.

Opening the event, Ambassador Egidijus Navikas noted that currently, 1...

05/04/2024

ONLINE MEETING WITH THE "EL-YURT UMIDI" FUND

An online meeting was held between Aliya Ospanova, Chairwoman of the Board of the Center for International Programs, and the state fund of Uzbekistan «El-Yurt Umidi». This meeting was the first in the 30-year history of the Bolashak international program.

The meeting was attended by Adham Bekmurodov, Executive Director of the «El-Yurt Umidi» Fund, Javokhir Akhmedov, Deputy Director for Training Specialists Abroad and Dialogue with Compatriots, Aliya Ospanova, Chairwoman of the Board of the Center for International Programs, as well as heads of divisions of the Fund and the Center.

During the o...

04/04/2024

MEETING WITH THE CONSULAR SECTION OF THE U.S. EMBASSY

Today, a meeting took place between Arman Ashkin, Deputy Chairman of the Board of JSC «Center for International Programs», and representatives of the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan.

Deputy Chairman Ashkin acquainted the American colleagues with the ongoing transformation of the international scholarship, the development of the Bolashak Development Strategy for 2024-2026, the work on expanding the list of partner universities, the competitive selection process, the requirements for candidates, the contractual obligations, and the employment of graduates. It was specifically ...

04/04/2024

«VAZHANYA TEMA LIVE»: MAIN CHANGES IN THE «BOLASHAK» PROGRAM

The guest of the «Vazhnaya Tema LIVE» program, Aliya Ospanova, Chairwoman of the Board of JSC «Center for International Programs», will explain why the «Bolashak» program needed a new Development Strategy. How much will the scholarships increase? Will the quotas change? How will the selection process for candidates be conducted? And how much money has been returned to the state treasury by students who did not fulfill the program's conditions? Watch the interview with the BaigeNews.kz correspondent.