Kazakh universities need to update their strategies, Nazarbayev says

On Saturday, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev participated in a meeting of the Supreme Board of Trustees of Nazarbayev University, Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools and Nazarbayev Fund, Kazinform reported citing Akorda press service. 

The meeting discussed a number of important issues such as the prospects of development of the university and intellectual schools, increasing the number of applicants, organizational aspects and electing new members of the boards of trustees.

The Head of State stressed the importance of conducting scientific-research activity at the educational institutions and expansion of international cooperation in NU. He emphasized also effective functioning of all the 20 intellectual schools across the country.

"All the graduates of the intellectual schools continue their studies both at domestic and foreign universities. More than 90% of them are the recipients of governmental and university grants. In order to give a new impetus to our educational facilities, we need to update the strategies of their further activity," Nursultan Nazarbayev said.