BOLASHAK INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
November 5, 1993 Bolashak International Scholarship marks its 20 th anniversary Bolashak Scholarship established 1994-2004 785 scholars in 13 countries of the world February 2005 Number of scholars increased up to 3,000 per annum 2005 JSC Center for International Programs established 2008 Quotas for public servants, rural youth, scientists and teaching staff introduced 2012 Non-degree Fellowship program
География Geography обучения of study Russia 9,1 % U.S.A. Canada 29,5 % Great Britain Germany France Spain Italy Austria Switzerland The Netherlands Ireland Finland Norway Sweden Czech Republic Poland Ukraine Turkey Israel 53,7 % China Japan Korea Malaysia Singapore India Australia New Zealand 7,7 %
Number of scholarships awarded for graduate and post- graduate programs
Number of Bolashak Program alumni (by years of gradua[on) 787 1256 1066 983 28 69 237 385 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Mechanism of Priority Majors List crea[on Supervised organiza[ons Central execu[ve agencies Local authori[es Target applica[ons JSC Center for International Programs List of Priority Majors
Criteria for selec[on of foreign higher educa[on ins[tu[ons List of Priority Majors, target need Interna[onal, na[onal academic rankings (QS, Times Higher educa[on, etc) Intergovernmental Agreement, commission of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan List of Recommended Educa[on Ins[tu[ons
Programs of study and types of special[es of the Bolashak Interna[onal Scholarship Master s program, PhD, Internships Economics and Management Exact and Natural Sciences Healthcare and Medicine Social Sciences Agriculture and Agro- Technology Engineering Sciences Art
Mechanism of the Bolashak Scholarship implementa[on Informa[on- agita[on campaign Receipt of documents, compe[[ve selec[on of applicants Sending scholars for training Monitoring scholars academic performance and their return to Kazakhstan Employment assistance and monitoring fulfillment of 5- year work obliga[ons by Bolashak Program alumni
Compe[[ve selec[on of applicants Scholarship award State language test Personal interview with the Na[onal Expert Commission members Psychological tes[ng Session of the Republican Commission for Overseas Staff Training Foreign language test/ subject tests
FELLOWSHIP ONE OF THE MAIN PRIORITIES Starting from 2012 we offer the Fellowship Program for Kazakhstani citizens in order to conduct a non-degree research for a period of up to 12 months.
Who can apply for Fellowship? Faculty and teaching staff Engineers Scientists Medical professionals
Conditions for scientific fellowships OFFER LETTER from host organization (should specify) major according to the List of priority majors; cost of training (with detailed breakdown); terms of the training; program of training; if necessary, the requirements for passing intensive language course. Language proficiency requirements Minimum threshold scores: IELTS: 3.0 of 9.0; TOEFL:ITP**/PBT 400 of 677; IBT 30 of 120; 6 months of intensive language courses in 13 countries at 96 language schools.
Informa[on support of Bolashak Scholarship Bolashak Informa[on and Analy[cal Magazine CIP website Magazine Internet Briefings Interac[on with mass media Annual briefings in all regions of Kazakhstan Ac[ve informa[on campaign in mass media
Bolashak Informa[on and Analy[cal Magazine The magazine has been issued since 2006. Frequency once in a quarter. Circula[on 5,000 copies. Focuses on educa[on- related issues. Distributed throughout the country.
Bolashak in Internet www.bolashak.gov.kz website func[oning since 2006 4 mln visitors direct contact with applicants and scholars ac[ve exchange of views on the blog pos[ng universi[es adver[sements
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