Education is one of the priority areas for the long-term development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
During the 30 years of independence, the higher education system of the Republic of Kazakhstan has gone through several stages of reform:
Stage 1 - from 1991-1999. the beginning of the formation of a new structure of higher education (the emergence of non-state universities, the creation of a regulatory, legislative framework);
Stage 2 from 2000-2004 - modernization of the higher education system and updating the forms of the educational process;
Stage 3 - from 2005-2010 a gradual transition to a multi-level system of personnel training (bachelor - master doctor PhD) and updating the content of education.
Since 2011, a new classification of higher education institutions has been introduced: national research university, national higher education institution, research university, university, academy, institute (only higher education programs) and equivalent ones (conservatory, higher school, higher school).
In Kazakhstan, with a population of 19 million people, as a result of a series of optimizations in comparison with 2001, out of 185 universities, 128 operate in 2021, of which 29 are state universities, 55 are private, 11 national, 1 international university, 1 autonomous organization (Nazarbayev University ), 17 joint-stock companies and 14 non-civil universities.
Higher Education in Kazakhstan. Implementation of the principles of the Bologna process
