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Kazakhstan’s 30-Year Education Drive: From Flagship Excellence to Nationwide Reach

By Saqib Raza   on 27 July 2026

Less than two years after independence, Kazakhstan made a bet that education could not wait for the economy and institutions to catch up, it would have to lead them. On Nov. 5, 1993, the government established the Bolashak International Scholarship, sending promising young citizens to top universities abroad to...