HSE of KAZGUU UNIversity has signed memorandUM of cooperation with three foreign universities on the III International Bolashak program conference

On October 7, 2016 there was the largest in Central Asia III International Conference of Bolashak program – Bolashak Alumni Reunion Conference and Education Fair – 2016 (BARCEF-2016) in Astana.

The event served as a platform for the signing of Memorandum of cooperation between the Higher School of Economics of KAZGUU University and Riga Technical University (RTU), Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) and JAMK University of Applied Sciences.

The conference’s aim was to create a professional platform for effective recruitment process, empowerment in training specialists, strengthening international partnership between Kazakh and foreign universities on academic mobility, educational projects and exchange programs.

The BARCEF-2016 Conference was attended by the Chairman of the Committee for Socio-Cultural Development and Science of the Senate of the Parliament of RK Byrganym Aitimova, the Member of the Committee for Socio-Cultural Development of the Majilis of the Parliament of RK Jamilya Nurmanbetova, the President of IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence Jan Sadlak, an expert in the field of oil and natural gas, the Vice-Rector for global programs at the University of Pennsylvania Professor Michael Adevumi, Bolashak partners (British Council, Campus France, Alliance française, DAAD and others.), representatives of scholarship programs, “Global Education” (Skolkovo) and “Algarysh” (Tatarstan), more than 60 foreign and Kazakh universities, as well as alumni of Bolashak program.

During the conference were raised topical questions about the possibility of reducing the period of mandatory work repayment of Bolashak fellows, the provision of social assistance to pupils in rural schools, documents submission procedure to the scholarship Bolashak, and etc.

After the conference there was held the International Education Fair, foreign partners – educational institutions gave presentations, and the signing ceremony between Kazakh and foreign universities. Among the universities of Kazakhstan there were the Higher School of Economics of KAZGUU University, KIMEP University and JSC Center for International Programs.