| 02/18/2018 00:40 | Entrepreneur inspires Kazakh teenagers ( Astana Times )
ASTANA â Askhat Abzhanov, an entrepreneur from Stepnogorsk, is the founder of Zhana Urpak (ânew generationâ in Kazakh) Leadership School in Almaty. The school conducts various trainings for teenagers, but its most important feature is the seven-day camping programme outside the city, where ... |
| 02/14/2018 06:45 | IPC's education campaign visits Kazakhstan ( Insidethegames.biz )
NPC Kazakhstan has already been implementing the I'mPOSSIBLE programme and recently received a grant from the Agitos Foundation - the development arm of the IPC which launched the initiative. This was used to translate the materials into Russian while they will be translated into Kazakh later. |
| 02/09/2018 12:40 | Colorado woman excited to soar over Brattleboro ( Brattleboro Reformer )
"My favorite memory is competing in my first World Juniors in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Everything was so new and exciting," mentioned Sankey. Her unique way of preparing resulted in a personal record jump of 115 meters. "Training can be very intense but I like to keep it fun, even when I'm working hard," ... |
| 02/08/2018 12:50 | Mandatory Indoctrination Classes For Unemployed Uyghurs in Xinjiang ( Radio Free Asia )
During a press conference on Wednesday, Zhang Wei, the consul general of China in neighboring Kazakhstan's largest city Almaty, denied the existence of political re-education camps for Uyghurs in Xinjiang, according to a report by Sputnik Kazakhstan. âWe don't have such a concept,â he said. |
| 02/07/2018 19:05 | Year of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi as part of UNESCO ( http://www.kazakh-tv.kz/ )
Istanbul summed up the "Year of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi". The program was implemented as part of UNESCO projects. Over the past two years, about 400 scientific and practical conferences, seminars and meetings devoted to the life and work of the great thinker have been held in 8 countries and 14 ... |
| 02/07/2018 19:05 | Kazakh medical organisation should incorporate corporate governance policies, says health minister ( Astana Times )
âWe see that Astana, Almaty, West Kazakhstan and Karaganda regions have a high level,â said Birtanov. He added the question of training professional healthcare managers remains urgent. The industry employs about 3,000 top managers, yet 60 percent of organisation heads have higher medical ... |
| 02/04/2018 04:50 | Information Minister holds meetings with counterparts in Almaty ( http://www.inform.kz/sitemap_en.xml (press release) )
ASTANA. KAZINFORM Within the framework of the Digital Agenda in the Era of Globalization, Minister of Information and Communications of Kazakhstan Dauren Abayev held a number of bilateral meetings with his counterparts, the Ministry's press service reports. In particular, the meeting with the ... |
| 02/03/2018 00:55 | Kazakhstan aiming for 50k int'l students ( The PIE News )
According to Kazakhstani media reports, annual international education fairs are attracting more students from abroad to studying in Kazakhstan, with agreements already in place to implementing double degree programs, student exchange programs and partnerships with universities across central ... |
| 02/02/2018 23:15 | Paediatric heart surgeon among nation's 100 New Faces ( Astana Times )
ASTANA â Gulzhan Sarsenbayeva, one of Kazakhstan's 100 New Faces, is among those who conducted pioneer research in paediatric heart surgery. ... Knowledge that I got thanks to the teachers at the medical university in Almaty now helps me in determining the diagnosis, understanding the disease ... |
| 02/02/2018 20:55 | In the XXIII Winter Olympic Games on the short-track Kazakhstan will be presented by Anastasia ... ( http://www.kazakh-tv.kz/ )
A very few days remain until the start of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games. The Kazakh short track speed skaters, Anastasiya Krestova and Aliya Kim, have been training in one of Seoul's ice palaces since May 2017. Experienced coach from South Korea, Yun Syn Nam, prepare them for a large-scale ... |
| 01/31/2018 18:45 | Denison Global Studies seminars for spring announced ( The Newark Advocate )
â˘March 26, at 7:30 p.m.: âInterplay of Ethnic Nationalism and Islam within the Nation â Building of Kazakhstanâ by Damira Sikhimbayeva, research fellow at the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies in Almaty, Kazakhstan. This talk is presented in collaboration with the ... |
| 01/31/2018 04:50 | The Sorrows of Kazakhstan's Generation Z ( The Diplomat )
... the past decade in Kazakhstan has showed high hopes for modernization accompanied by strong traditional values, a recent sociological survey has revealed. A research team at Narxoz University interviewed around 1,500 minors (14-17 years of age) in six major cities, excluding Almaty and Astana, ... |
| 01/26/2018 09:45 | Kazakhstan: Morality Mavens Monitoring Women ( EurasiaNet )
âUyat in Kazakhstan comes in different shapes â it can be creative and destructive. In the first instance, it is to educate children. In the latter, it is about harassment and aggression,â Dilmanov told Eurasianet. Asel Bayandarova, a doctor from Almaty, is the poster girl for everything that uyatmen despises. |
| 01/17/2018 18:50 | Top UN official outlines expectations for Kazakhstan's UNSC Presidency ( Astana Times )
He recalled his experience of giving lectures at Almaty universities to students from Afghanistan during his term at the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) and pointed to the Kazakh practice of giving scholarships to Afghan youth as a concrete example ... |
| 01/16/2018 01:00 | Kazakhstan Chess Federation: playing chess results in better brain function ( Astana Times )
In an exclusive interview with The Astana Times, Kazakhstan Chess Federation (KCF) Executive Director Irina Grishchenko talked about 2017's key activities, ... Beginning in September, the Chess in School pilot project was introduced in 19 schools in Almaty, Kyzylorda, Pavlodar and Pavlodar region ... |
| 01/15/2018 20:50 | Kazakhstan is reforming its vocational education system ( http://www.kazakh-tv.kz/ )
The Almaty region's representatives of education proposed to open a center for teachers in Taldykorgan. Leading teachers of schools, colleges and universities of the regional center took part in the meeting dedicated to the implementation of the Modernization of Public Consciousness program. Today ... |
| 01/10/2018 07:35 | Explosive Fusion GPS testimony details Trump's alleged ties to international money laundering ... ( Raw Story )
âSo there was a civil case, at least one civil case in New York involving â filed by the city of Almaty⌠against some alleged Kazakh money launderers,â Simpson testified. âI don't remember exactly how, but we learned that â it wasn't from Chris. We learned that Felix Sater had some connections with ... |
| 01/06/2018 05:40 | Beijing 2022 vow to use Games to improve disability standards in China ( Insidethegames.biz )
Ensuring an accessible environment for the Games is a part of the Host City Contract signed by Beijing when they were awarded the events, after defeating Kazakhstan rival Almaty in 2015. Organisers have already asked research and development institutions to compile "barrier-free guidelines for the ... |
| 01/03/2018 12:35 | Bringing world experiences to South Fayette: Kenneth Lockette ( Observer-Reporter )
I did that for two years, and then I had an opportunity to go back to Kazakhstan, not through the Peace Corps, but working at the international school, which was in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the capital at the time. So I went back and ended up staying for four years. It was a wonderful experience. We worked ... |
| 12/30/2017 23:50 | Kazakhstan Prizes Its Cowboys, but Few Want to Saddle Up for Harsh Life ( New York Times )
Erlan Kozhakov, 63, a herder on the sandy scrubland between Kazakhstan's biggest city, Almaty, and the Chinese border, has three sons and three daughters, and all but one followed his advice not to be taken in by the romantic notions about herding cattle spread by schoolbooks that extol the glories of ... |
