Foreign students choose Kazakhstan for higher education

Foreign students choose Kazakhstan for higher education

A growing number of foreign students are choosing Kazakhstan for higher education, according to data from the Bureau of National Statistics. This academic year, 28,500 foreign students are studying at Kazakh universities, marking an increase of nearly 13% compared to the previous year. The majority of students seeking a Kazakh diploma come from India, Mongolia, and China. Additionally, non-resident students arrive from CIS countries, including Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Russia.  Overall, out of the 624,000 students enrolled in universities and institutes across the country, almost a third choose to study in Almaty. As the country’s largest metropolis, Almaty has become Kazakhstan’s main educational hub, with over 200,000 young people pursuing their studies there.