Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan into Global Educational Scenario : from Reforms in Education to Quality Assurance Enhancement and World Ranking Participation

• Autorzy: Natalya Pak
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper deals with the important changes that are currently taking place in the system of education of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In order to integrate into the world educational community it strives to create its national competitive model which should correspond to the international standards. The paper highlights the educational reforms in the country which mainly include: Kazakhstan's joining the Bologna process and changes coming out of it, emergence of new universities, international cooperation, development of quality management system, auditing and accreditation processes. It provides and shares the information on one of the leading Universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Kazakh-British Technical University, regarding its policy in the internationalization of higher education and accreditation. The author also analyses the world higher educational rankings and the possibilities of national universities to enter them. This paper could be of interest to a wide range of academics, graduate and post-graduate students and all those who want to know about the further educational strategies and policies of the post-Soviet states and do the research on the issues related to the developing countries of Central Asia which are in the socio-economic transition from a fundamentally resourced-based to a service-based knowledge economies. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Educational system reforms; Higher education; Quality management; Accreditation

PL

Reforma oświaty; Szkolnictwo wyższe; Zarządzanie jakością; Akredytacja

• Czasopismo: Global Management Journal
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: 2
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 43--55

Twórcy

autor

Natalya Pak

• Kazakh-British Technical University

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