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All winners of the research internships under the «500 visiting scholars» program have now signed their contracts online. Previously, the contract signing process took up to 90 days and required scholarship recipients and their guarantors to appear in person at the Center for International Programs office in Astana.

Contracts are now signed through the TrustContract service, using the electronic digital signatures (EDS) of the recipients and their guarantors. Each signatory receives notifications about the contract status via SMS. TrustMe has quickly gained popularity, with over 1,000 companie...

Today, the Center for International Programs hosted a delegation from Michigan State University (USA). The delegation included Sinyu Wu, Director of International Professional Programs; Julia Sinclair, Deputy Director of the Office of International Education Research at the College of Education; and Saqil Malik, Senior Advisor for Global Education Engagement at the College of Education»

The parties discussed expanding cooperation in the areas of the «500 visiting scholars» scientific internships and the «Bolashak» scholarship internships. Currently, the university has 3 students enrolled in ma...

The Embassy of Romania is pleased to announce the launch of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Scholarship Program for the 2024-2025 academic year for international students.

Application Period: Candidates must submit their unique online application for the scholarship from January 16, 2024, to March 16, 2024.

Application Platform: Candidates can access the online platform at https://studyinromania.gov.ro by clicking the «Apply for MFA Scholarship» button, or directly at https://scholarships.studyinromania.gov.ro. The platform is available in both English and French.

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The Lane Kirkland Scholarship Program has been supporting the individual development of young, ambitious, and active citizens from Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia for 24 years. Since 2000, more than 1,000 graduates have participated in the program. Among the alumni are current government officials, parliamentarians, managers of major multinational corporations, local government leaders, and well-known public figures. The program was established by the Polish-American Freedom Foundation, and is also supported financially by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (...

Journalist Duisenali Alimakyn, who is studying «Journalism. Public Relations. Communication Management» in Washington, D.C., through the Bolashak program, has made a significant discovery. While gathering historical data about Kazakhstan in Washington's libraries and archives, he found more than 20 old books and paintings over the course of a month. One particularly valuable artifact was recently discovered in the library of George Washington University. This artifact is a book titled «Councils in Central Asia», published in 1951 in New York by British researchers Zelda Coates and William Coat...

«Kazakh Mozart» Rahat-Bi Abdysagin wrote an opera in honor of the 750th anniversary of one of the most famous kings of Scotland

On Saturday, February 17, 2024, the world premiere of the opera «The Bruce», composed by Rahat-Bi Abdyssagin, a doctoral candidate in the «Bolashak» program and talented composer-pianist, took place at Glasgow Cathedral. The performance featured soloists, a choir, and conductors from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. The opera opened with a ten-minute organ overture played by Rahat-Bi himself, accompanied by a live reading of poetry by Alan Riach, Professor of Scot...

Erzhan Bitniev, a graduate of the University of Warwick in Coventry (UK), has returned to his hometown of Kairat and has been serving as the Akim of the Kairat rural district in the Ualikhanov district of North Kazakhstan for seven years. In the 2021 akim elections, he received 90% of the vote.

Born in 1982 in Kairat, Erzhan completed his secondary education there before entering Eurasian National University to study history. After graduating in 2004, he returned to Kairat and worked as a teacher for three years. In 2007, he transitioned to public service at the akimat and four years later, th...

On February 17, 2024, the world premiere of the opera «The Bruce» by composer Rakhatt-Bi Abdyssagin will take place, celebrating the 750th anniversary of the birth of Scottish King Robert I Bruce.

For the first time in history, the opera by the Kazakh composer will feature opera singers and conductors from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, with Rakhatt-Bi performing on the organ at every scene. The premiere will be held in four cities across the United Kingdom.

Rakhatt-Bi Abdyssagin is currently studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland under the Bolashak program.