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Bolashak:Innovative Education for the
Future
Prague, Czech Republic, 2006
Analysing the pastAnalysing the past
• Fourteen years of independence as the first life cycle for the country.
• GDP for 2005 - US$ 41 bln.• Annual average GDP growth for the period
of 1999 - 2005 is 10,2%.• Annual average growth of industry for the
same period is 10,6 %.• Annual average growth of investments in
capital is 19,3%.
Strategic planning systemStrategic planning system
• In 1997 - Kazakhstan 2030 Development Strategy.
• In 2000 - Strategic plan up to year 2010, the main task of which was:– doubling the GDP in 2010
(from 2000).– this task will be done already
in 2008.• In 2006 – Kazakhstan’s Strategy
to be in the list of top 50 competitive countries
Strategy for Strategy for IndustrialIndustrial and I and Innovational nnovational DDevelopmentevelopment
Annual investment is planned to be US$ 1,5 bln. (including annual state investment of US$ 460 mln.).
Aggregate capital of development institutes for 2006 is forecasted to US$ 1,3 bl.:– Development bank, – Investment fund, – Innovation fund, – Export insurance corporation, – Marketing reasearch center,– Technology transfer and engineering center.
Identifying prioritiesIdentifying priorities
• Development of heavy industry.• Investment into strategic infrastructure.• Development of non raw material
production sector (finished good production).
• Development of technology based service sector.
• Development of petro-chemical industry. • Development of new and information
technologies.
One of the main priorities is EDUCATIONOne of the main priorities is EDUCATION
In order to maintain Kazakhstan economic leadership, we must ensure a continuous supply of highly trained and educated specialists and numerically literate population. And ensure that that population work for the development of Kazakhstan.
In the course of transition to market economy and international relations development Kazakhstan faces an exigency in specialists with [advanced western] education. Therefore, there is a need to send talented young people for study in the leading educational institutions abroad.
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Nazarbayev N.A., November 1993
««BolashakBolashak» » Scholarship InitiativeScholarship Initiative
Established in 1993 by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the purpose of educating the best students in elite universities overseas. For the first time citizens of Kazakhstan are granted the opportunity to receive education fully funded by the government in the world’s top-level outstanding institutions of higher education.
GoalsGoals
• Training of highly educated specialists in priority fields;
• Intellectual elite development and new generation of technocrats, capable of bringing the country to a completely new level of development.
• Put global expertise and innovation to work for Kazakhstan, including introducing new areas of expertise
The scholarship is awarded for purpose ofThe scholarship is awarded for purpose of
• Receiving higher education • Receiving Bachelor’s degrees (as of 2005)
- successful high school graduates or university students of Kazakh and foreign higher educational institutions
• Receiving Master’s degrees-successful Kazakh and foreign higher educational institution graduates
• Receiving PhD Degrees-young talented scientists
• Residency training and Master and PhD studies in medical specialties
General Requirements for Candidates - 2006General Requirements for Candidates - 2006 • Citizen of Kazakhstan, aged 18 – 35 years old
• Appropriate level of education completed
• National University Test of at least 90 (out of 120) points
• GPA of no less than 4.5 (out of 5.0)
• Excellent competence in language of study (determined by standardized testing and interview)
• Psychological preparation for study abroad
• Commitment to development of Kazakhstan, patriotism
Total Number of Bolashak Fellows - 2556Total Number of Bolashak Fellows - 2556
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CoverageCoverage
• University Tuition (in Czech Republic ~3500 – 5000€)• Housing (~230€ per month)• Living stipend (~360 € per month)• Textbook allowance (~170 € per semester)• Registration fees• Visa fees• Medical insurance• Travel to and from place of study every year (during holidays)
Which specialists are in Which specialists are in demand?demand?
• Engineers and health care professionals• Professional civil servants and administration specialists• New generation of scientists• Innovation economy clusters managers • Specialists in the new high-tech industrial and agricultural
sectors
Public Administration
Cluster Initiative
Aerospaceand
AeronauticsEngineering
Petroleum Industry
Biotechnology
Information and Telecommunications
Technology
Priority Fields of Study
Where do Fellows go?Where do Fellows go?
• USA: 2062 candidates—639 Fellows accepted– 17 PhDs, 211 Masters, 411 Bachelors
• UK: 1678 candidates—518 Fellows accepted– 4 PhDs, 115 Masters, 399 Bachelors
• Russia: 1236 candidates—240 Fellows accepted– 42 PhDs, 31 Masters, 167 Bachelors
• China, Germany, Canada, France also popular• This year Bolashak has expanded dramatically to include much of the
Asia/Pacific region, most of Europe, and even one candidate to Costa Rica
The Head of Protocol of the Administration of the President
Associate Chairman of the Agency for the Civil Service
The Vice-Minister of Education and Science
Advisors to the Prime Minister
Director of Kazakhstan Foreign Investors’ Council Association
Professors and researchers
KazMunai Gas and the Center for International Programs
Successful Alumni Include:Successful Alumni Include:
Contract between student and Contract between student and BolashakBolashakEducation Contract
Student agrees to study in approved field of study, in approved universityIn specified period of time
Mortgage Contract
Piece of property pledged on behalf of studentPeriod of education plus 5 years, during which student must
work in KazakhstanValue of property must be proportional to proposed education plan
Scientific potentialScientific potential
№ Priority 2004 2005
1. Oil, chemistry and new materials 84 117
2. Metallurgy and mining 45 71
3. Biotechnology 26 76
4. New technologies 52 107
5. Information technologies and space research
35 61
6. Material development 10 19
7. Scientific provision of socio-economic and cultural development of the society
12 75
Total 264 526
Dynamics of applications submitted to the Science Fund’s grants in 2004-2005
Research personnelResearch personnel
Type of research
Quantity of specialists engaged in:All research / financed by the Ministry of Education and Science
2003 2004
Total
With high
education
PhDs
Doctors of
science
Total
With high
education
PhDsDoctor
s of science
State programs
5856/1312
3628/904
598/138
183/54
2943/998
1813/811
297/177
102/70
Fundamental research
5815/5815
4769/4769
1658/1658
884/884
5881/5881
4948/4948
1708/1708
899/899
Field research
1614/113
1245/112
444/34
256/9
2543/335
1861/315
616/98
316/39
Innovation research
65/65
61/61
26/26
22/22
- - - -
TOTAL 13350/
7305
9703/5846
2726/1856
1345/969
11367/7214
8622/6074
2621/1983
1317/1008
Financing of the fundamental and applied researchFinancing of the fundamental and applied research
Resume: Increase of research financing from the year 2000 for more that six times
MoES
Other ministries
SWOT ANALYSIS OF KAZAKHSTAN’S SWOT ANALYSIS OF KAZAKHSTAN’S R&D:R&D:
• A small domestic market area and population
• Fragmented research activities: Resources allocated to a large number of small units
• A small number of foreign students and researchers
• The inflow of FDI is relativly low
SOME BASIC CONCLUSIONSSOME BASIC CONCLUSIONS
Innovation policy is an essential part of government’s strategies to attain macroeconomic stability, economic renewal and full employment
New structures and competencies are needed in the government to facilitate effective innovation policy
Evaluation is an intrinsic element of innovation policy
Innovation policy is to an increasing extent based on public/private partnership
Scientific excellence and social and economic relevance are not conflicting but complementary goals
Innovation/science/technological policy should cover the whole system from knowledge generation through diffusion to knowledge utilization
New policies need to be complemented by structural reforms in the system
CONCLUSINS IICONCLUSINS II Translating skills needed in Kazakhstan into university fields of study can be difficult, requires extensive knowledge of education systems in different nations
Likewise need to be to date with admission requirements, needed documents, in different nations and universities.
Evaluation of students far from home is difficult
Every student has special, personal circumstances which need to be dealt with
Thus Bolashak requires educated researchers and large staff to handle numbers of students. Need to be a learning, self-evaluating organization
Also need a careful combination of flexibility to accomodate variety of universities and education systems, and rigidity to ensure Kazakhstan benefits
Bolashak working to integrate its expertise and connections with other education projects
THANK YOU!
YERBOL SULEIMENOV, PHD
E-mail: nauka@inti.kz
NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION OF THE
REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
PRAGUE, 2006
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