According to a survey by the insurance company Standard Life*, the majority of schoolchildren are interested in US universities (29.8% of votes). Turkey comes in second (11.8%), followed by Kazakhstan in third (10.2%). Next come South Korea (8.7%), Russia (5.3%), Japan (5.3%), France (5%), Italy (4.7%), Germany (2.8%), Britain (2.2%), Canada (1.6%), Czech Republic (1.2%), etc.
Meanwhile, according to the ministry, in 2023, as part of the academic mobility program**, 4.4 thousand students studied at foreign universities, which is 22.5% more than a year earlier. In just 13 years, 29.5 thousand people took part in this project.
By region, last year 2.1 thousand people traveled to 31 European countries, 1.9 thousand people to six CIS countries, 326 people to 11 countries of Southeast Asia, 13 people to four countries of the Middle East, two people to one African country, 40 people to the USA.
The top five most popular countries included Poland (668 people), Turkey (619 people), Germany (177 people), France (117 people), Lithuania (93 people).
In addition, within the framework of international agreements in the field of education for the current academic year, 178 people were accepted for study in Hungary, 33 people in China, two people in Kyrgyzstan, six people in Azerbaijan, 14 people in Tajikistan, and 14 people in Poland. 11 people.
946 Kazakhstanis are enrolled in the Bolashak scholarship in the 2023-2024 academic year. Including in the USA – 488, Great Britain – 256, Australia – 30, Turkey – 27, Russia – 26, Germany – 21, Switzerland – 13, France – 12, Poland – 10, Japan – six.
Over five years, the number of graduates of this program amounted to 12.6 thousand people. They studied in countries such as Great Britain – 1 thousand people; USA – 801 people; Russia – 101 people; Australia – 67 people; Türkiye – 52 people; Germany – 26 people; Israel – 44 people; Canada – 29 people; Lithuania – 19 people; Netherlands – 16 people; France – 15 people; Poland – 14 people; Italy – 13 people; Belgium – 10 people; Japan – 10 people; Switzerland – nine people; Sweden – nine people; Belarus – eight people; China – eight people; Ireland – six people; South Korea – five people; Hungary – four people; Spain – four people; Estonia – four people; Czech Republic – three people; Bulgaria – two people; Singapore – two people; Croatia – two people; Denmark – one person; Latvia – one person; Portugal – one person. The largest number of people were trained in the Master’s program – 1.6 thousand people; “Internship” – 650 people; “Doctoral studies” – 71 people; “Bachelor” – four people.
The ministry explained that students studying abroad need to undergo consular registration in the host country, so that in the event of force majeure situations, natural disasters, etc., they are provided with timely assistance. Representative offices also protect the rights and interests of Kazakhstanis and provide all possible assistance during their stay abroad.
*322 Kazakh schoolchildren took part in the survey.
**According to Article 1 of the Law “On Education”, citizens of the country studying at Kazakhstani universities can study at foreign universities as part of the academic mobility program.
According to paragraph 37 of the Rules for Referral to Study Abroad, including within the framework of academic mobility, the country of destination is selected in accordance with existing international agreements of universities, as well as the areas of educational programs.
