Developing education from kindergarten to universities by 2026
ASTANA- KAZINFORM: Cabinet has approved Kazakhstan’s Education Development Concept for 2022-2026. As Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov said, the document aims at ensuring availability of quality education at all its levels – from kindergartens to universities.
«The document contains sufficiently ambitious target indicators. By 2026, almost all preschool organizations will implement the international tools of assessment of the quality of education and teaching. Parents will be allowed to choose any kindergarten for their children based on per capita financing. An interactive map of children’s wellbeing will be implemented “, Smailov said.
By 2026, schools for 840,000 children wil be built across the country as per new construction standards.
«Special attention shall be given to the implementation of recognized tools of assessment of students’ results», the Prime Minister emphasized.
The Prime Minister reminded that the leading universities of the country are transforming into the research centers. The number of branches of foreign universities will be increased in Kazakhstan. Student bursaries will be raised more than 1.5 times by 2026. The implementation of the Concept is aimed at the improvement of the quality of education and raising Kazakhstan’s positions in international educational rankings.
Alikhan Smailov commissioned the Ministry of Enlightenment, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education together with governmental structures and local akimats to ensure timely performance of the activities outlined in the Concept.
«The Concept must be synchronized with Educated Nation and Comfortable School national projects», he said.
The Ministry of Digital Development was commissioned to provide educational organizations with access to internet.
11 special educational needs
In the same time, 11 special educational needs and medical consultations, 4 special educational needs study rooms and a rehabilitation centre will open in Kazakhstan in 2023. They will open in the regions lacking social medical and special educational need support, the press service of the Kazakh Enlightenment Ministry reports.
As of today, there are 89 special educational needs and medical consultations, 208 special educational needs study rooms and 13 rehabilitation centres in Kazakhstan.
The Ministry plans to expand the network of special educational needs and medical consultations up to 125 by 2025. The consultations opened their doors in the cities of Karaganda, Aktau, Shymkent, as well as Mangistau and Almaty regions. For the past two years 13 special educational needs study rooms were unveiled countrywide. Besides, centers for support children with autism were opened in Taraz, Uralsk and Karaganda in the Year of Children.
