Below you can find a list of rules and requirements for submitting documents.
Engineering and technical workers (including employees of the agro-industrial complex);
Teachers of secondary, technical and vocational education organizations;
Medical workers;
Civil servants;
Cultural and tourism industry workers;
Employees of mass media, physical culture and sports organizations.
Competitive selection for the international Bolashaq scholarship is held online in real time. A personal account will be created for you on the online platform. There you will be able to track all notifications about the program and the selection procedure, as well as be able to go through the planned selection rounds and find out your results.
At this stage, applicants will pass:
• tests for the analysis of verbal and numerical information, aimed at determining the level of ability to analyze new information in a short time; • a personal questionnaire that allows you to structuredly collect information about the applicant's personal and business qualities and the applicant's psychological readiness to study abroad. The focus is on the potential for the manifestation of competencies that allow you to effectively communicate and adapt in a new environment, successfully cope with difficulties emotionally, make decisions and implement your plans.
Before taking the test, you will have the opportunity to answer sample questions, excluding time.
It is prohibited to interrupt during testing. You can schedule a break between these tests, but not during the test itself.
It is recommended that you start complex testing by taking numerical or verbal tests as they require more focus and data analysis.
You can use a standard calculator, a pen and paper. Please note that using the calculator on smartphones, gadgets and other communication devices is prohibited. Repeated testing is not provided.
Preparation and conditions for passage:
Preparation for passing tests and a questionnaire is not required, this is not a test of knowledge in any area. Allocate enough time, prepare the room, and eliminate distractions (other people, noise, gadgets, TV). At this stage, there is no screening / selection based on results. This is an opportunity to receive structured information about the personal resources and potential of applicants, which will be taken into account by the Independent Expert Commission.
• Comprehensive testing is accompanied by audio and video recording. • In case of closing the browser window (site), the results of the selection stage are automatically canceled. • In case of closing the site tabs, the results of the selection stage are automatically canceled, the site tabs must be open. • Having started passing one of the types of test, you must complete the test to the end. In case of violation of this clause, the results of the selection stage are automatically canceled.
At this stage, the level of the applicant's professional training, theoretical knowledge and the presence of professional competencies in the chosen area of specialization are determined.
An applicant can be asked questions in the state, Russian or in the intended language of instruction in 4 blocks to determine:
• the level of professional training of the applicant (practical skills); • the level of basic knowledge in the chosen specialty of training (theoretical skills); • the level of awareness of the choice of specialty, argumentation; • skills for solving situational problems.
How do I prepare for an interview?
After passing the comprehensive testing, in the applicant's personal account you will have the opportunity to choose the date and time of the interview in accordance with your specialty area (you can determine the specialty direction according to the List of specialties).
Please note that the number of seats per day is limited, there is no right to revise the set time. It is also worth considering the time difference. The time of the interview will be indicated according to the time in Nur-Sultan.
To complete this tour, you need to pay attention to the following:
• you need to log into the system for a round interview and be ready 20 minutes before the time you have chosen for the interview, which will be indicated in your personal account; • the interview is conducted online and is accompanied by audio and video recording; • repeated passage of this stage of selection is not allowed; • if violations are detected, the selection results are canceled.
Pay attention to your appearance. When dressing for an interview, it's best to stay within the boundaries of your business style.
Mobile etiquette requires that your phone and other devices do not interfere with those around you. Calling at an inopportune moment during an interview can interfere with your interlocutor or you from expressing your thoughts.
You can prepare for the questions in this block. The training will allow you to profitably present your knowledge, skills, abilities and abilities to the members of the NEC.
It is IMPORTANT to prepare for questions about the proposed study program, foreign university and country of study also for applicants participating in the competition as an applicant for a magistracy from rural areas. Demonstrating your own study of the proposed study program during the interview will show that you are really thorough about your education.
Collect as much objective information as possible about the country of study, the university you plan to enroll in or have entered. The official websites of foreign universities provide all information on the training program, on the requirements for candidates, and may also contain information on the research and teaching staff of the selected faculty / school. It will not be superfluous to get acquainted with the international rankings of universities in academic, subject or regional areas.
It is impossible to fully predict the questions that will be asked at the interview. But any person is quite capable of predicting the questions that will almost certainly be asked, and prepare in advance to answer them. With your answers to the questions, you must convince NEC that you are the one who deserves to become the owner of the Bolashaq international scholarship.
After an interview with members of the Independent Expert Commission, the materials of applicants are submitted for the third round for consideration by the Republican Commission for Training Abroad, which makes the final decision.
Within 10 days, the Minutes of the meeting of the Republican Commission is sent to the Company, and after 1 day the list of the winners of the competition is posted on the official website of the Company.
If you are on the list of Bolashaq scholarship holders, you need to contact the Center for International Programs JSC for advice on further actions. We also recommend that you think about and decide in advance about obtaining a visa to travel to the country of study.
If you are not on this List, do not take a failure as a disaster. Treat the situation positively, as an opportunity for further self-improvement and re-participation in the competitive selection next year. It should be noted that there were cases of successful completion of the competitive selection by applicants for the Bolashaq scholarship after several attempts.