Becoming Bologna Capable: Strategic Cooperation and Capacity Building in International Offices in Kazakhstani HEIs

Sparks, Jason; Ashirbekov, Adil; Li, Aisi; Parmenter, Lynne; Jumakulov, Zakir; Sagintayeva, Aida

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-20877-0_8

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“…Kazakhstan policy reform efforts have taken two major forms. First, 2010 saw Kazakhstan take major steps in reorienting higher education policy toward Europe in joining the Bologna Process and the European Higher Education Area (EHEA; Dufaux, 2013; Sparks et al, 2015). Key among these reforms is improving the quality of academic research within institutions (Bologna Process, 2015).…”

Section: Background: the Kazakhstan University And Research In Changimentioning

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Internationalizing Research in Kazakhstan Higher Education: A Case Study of Kazakhstan’s State Program of Industrial Innovative Development 2015 to 2019

Jumakulov

Ashirbekov

Sparks

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Journal of Studies in International Education

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This article describes the nature and impact of a major recent education policy aimed to transform higher education in Kazakhstan, the State Program of Industrial Innovative Development 2015 to 2019 (SPIID-2). This inquiry sought to understand and describe the role of internationalization of higher education in SPIID-2, and more specifically its role for developing university research. Kazakhstan’s industrial innovative development program promotes university–industry collaboration and universities’ international partnerships to enhance the role of the university in the economic development of the country, consistent with the imperatives and opportunities of the knowledge-based economy. The role of internationalization, particularly, involving international partner institutions, in this policy, contributes to quality assurance and informed decision making. Findings are based on content analysis of policy texts and interviews with university representatives.

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Section: Background: the Kazakhstan University And Research In Changimentioning

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Internationalizing Research in Kazakhstan Higher Education: A Case Study of Kazakhstan’s State Program of Industrial Innovative Development 2015 to 2019

Jumakulov

Ashirbekov

Sparks

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“…While some of the patterns of internationalization have been the subject of discussion (Kerimkulova and Kuzhabekova 2017), the IoHE in Kazakhstan has generally been studied by researchers with a narrow interpretation: student mobility and staff mobility (Lee and Kuzhabekova 2018;Seidahmetov et al 2014), push and pull factors among Kazakh students (Serikkaliyeva et al 2019), the strategic cooperation of Kazakhstani universities to implement national and institutional missions for internationalization (Sparks et al 2015), internationalization by modeling a state-initiated elite university (Koch 2014), the adoption of the European credit system (Ilyassova-Schoenfeld 2019), partnership with foreign universities, joint programs, the internationalization of curricula, and the adoption of English for teaching and research (Zenkova and Khamitova 2018;Prilipko 2017).…”

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The Academic Mobility of Students from Kazakhstan to Japan: Problems and Prospects

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Background: Despite the internationalization of higher education (IoHE) in Kazakhstan and it being among the top 15 countries sending students abroad, the level of student mobility between Kazakhstan and Japan and factors influencing it have not been well analyzed. Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore outgoing student mobility from Kazakhstan to Japan and the reasons underlining this situation. Methods: A descriptive study, involving a literature review and an analysis of data from the two largest universities in Kazakhstan together with those from the Bolashak international scholarship scheme, was performed. Results: The analysis suggested that outgoing student mobility from Kazakhstan to Japan remains at a stable but low level. The mobility of students is mainly a matter of the initiative of universities or the students themselves. The main reasons are the dependence of the policy of the IoHE on the foreign policy of Kazakhstan; the low level of pull factors for students such as affordability, recommendations from acquaintances, or lack of awareness about the country; and absence of a supportive legislative basis for the development of cooperation on higher education between the two countries. Conclusion: Given the areas of common interest economically and politically between Kazakhstan and Japan, there is potential for significantly more student mobility than there is at present.

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“…Although it is not clear how international accreditation influences the internationalization of higher education, it was perceived as the most important internationalization priority in a survey conducted by international office representatives employed at Kazakhstani universities (Sparks et al, 2015). One third of respondents ranked accreditation as the first priority in internationalization efforts (Sparks et al, 2015).…”

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“…One third of respondents ranked accreditation as the first priority in internationalization efforts (Sparks et al, 2015). The Ministry will be further incentivising universities to go through international accreditation, for example new provisions in Law on Education, it states that those universities who obtained international accreditation will be allowed to issue their own diploma.…”

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“…It provides guidelines for universities on the implementation of Bologna compliance reforms and activities, monitors and analyzes their implementation, and interacts with the ministry and the Bologna Process Follow-Up Group. Most universities have a person or unit responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Bologna Process and reporting to the CBPAM (Sparks et al, 2015). At least some institutional stakeholders perceive the Bologna principles as having a guiding role in internationalization, as evidenced by a statement from a university representative who likened the Bologna process to a lighthouse (Sparks et al, 2015).…”

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Higher Education Internationalization: Insights from Kazakhstan

Jumakulov

Ashirbekov

2016

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This paper sheds light on the approaches, forms, goals and influencing factors of internationalization of higher education in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan's education system is regulated centrally by the Ministry of Education and Science, and most internationalization initiatives are set by the Ministry. The Ministry sees the role of internationalization of higher education in advancing Kazakhstan's education system, increasing the attractiveness of higher education, and developing a multicultural society. The government promotes higher education internationalization by: sponsoring degree and non-degree student and faculty mobility programs; signing intergovernmental agreements on educational exchange; incentivizing the internationalization of curriculum by setting accreditation regulations; creating an international university; and signing the Bologna Process which requires universities to make deeper structural reforms. These governmental initiatives were the main drivers for Kazakhstani universities to internationalize. Although most universities adopted strategies on internationalization, their approaches could be characterized as an activity approach rather than a comprehensive approach to internationalization.

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Becoming Bologna Capable: Strategic Cooperation and Capacity Building in International Offices in Kazakhstani HEIs

Cited by 12 publications

References 11 publications

Internationalizing Research in Kazakhstan Higher Education: A Case Study of Kazakhstan’s State Program of Industrial Innovative Development 2015 to 2019

Internationalizing Research in Kazakhstan Higher Education: A Case Study of Kazakhstan’s State Program of Industrial Innovative Development 2015 to 2019

The Academic Mobility of Students from Kazakhstan to Japan: Problems and Prospects

Higher Education Internationalization: Insights from Kazakhstan

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