President N. Nazarbayev in his Message to the people of Kazakhstan "The Third Modernization of Kazakhstan: Global Competitiveness". Cause the quality of higher education of the citizens of Kazakhstan determines the country's long-term competitiveness in a globalized world.
According to OECD data for 2009, half of all foreign students studied in 5 countries. USA, which accepts 18% of all foreign students in the world. Great Britain (10%) Australia (7%) Germany (7%) France (7%) At the moment, these countries accept half of all foreign students from around the world, but other countries also seek to take certain positions in the world market of educational services. Among these countries should be highlighted: Canada (5%) Russia (4%) Spain (2%)
For Kazakhstan, the appearance of foreign students was mainly due to joining the Bologna Process. In March 2010, Kazakhstan officially joined the Bologna Declaration and became the 47th member of the European Higher Education Area and the first Central Asian state recognized as a full member of the European educational space.
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UNESCO predicts that by 2025 the number of students studying abroad will reach seven million people.
The most popular European Union's training program is Erasmus Mundus. This program was established in It created conditions for the establishment of consortia of EU universities responsible for the mobility of staff and students and the provision of joint European master's qualifications. During the period , 4.4 million euros were allocated for the Central Asian region, of which 1.3 million euros were allocated to Kazakhstan and 3.1 million euros to the other countries of Central Asia.
More than 35% of the total number of kazakh students prefer to study abroad. At present, the number of Kazakhstans students studying abroad has exceeded 49,000. Thus, every year 5000 Kazakhstans students enter the European significant countries.
Facts about the Bolashak program: 74% of Bolashak citizens express a desire to work in state bodies For the entire history of the "Bolashak" program, 68 people were dismissed for poor progress. 47 scholars decided not to return home (2013)
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