From Reading Culture to Reading Competence: What PISA 2025 Tells Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has set itself an ambitious goal: to become a reading nation. In May, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree placing the development of reading culture among the country’s national priorities. The policy includes new libraries, a national digital library platform and a Reading Nation concept for 2027–2031. These are welcome developments. The latest international…
Ethics of AI in Writing: Plagiarism, Bias, and Future of Academic Integrity
In universities all over Kazakhstan, there lies a revolution under way—one that is driven not by politics or by economic transformation, but by artificial intelligence. In writing centres, classrooms, and dorms, students are increasingly employing AI resources like ChatGPT, Grammarly, and QuillBot to help with writing. Whilst some use them for basic editing or idea…
