Hostname: page-component-669899f699-tpknm Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2025-04-26T16:44:22.877Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

The EU and the Common Central Asian Higher Education Area: The Kazakh Dimension

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 August 2023

Aigerim M. Zhakyanova  and
Kulipa Ch. Baisultanova
Aigerim M. Zhakyanova*
Affiliation:
Department of International Relations, Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
Kulipa Ch. Baisultanova
Affiliation:
Department of Oriental Studies, Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
*
Email: [email protected]
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

This study topic is highly relevant as it explores the geopolitical dynamics of Kazakhstan, which serves as a hub where the interests of major world powers intersect with regional significance. The purpose of this article is to examine and analyse the state of Kazakhstan within the Central Asian region, considering its characteristics, such as high levels of socio-political and economic development, political stability, and its ability to conduct independent policies. The study utilized a range of research methods including deductive and inductive approaches, historical research, content analysis and event analysis. These methods were employed to analyse the current higher education system in Kazakhstan and explore the potential for its transformation, while also examining the impact of the Declaration on the creation of the Central Asian Higher Educational Area (Turkestan Declaration). The study reveals that Kazakhstan plays a significant role as a geopolitical actor in Central Asia, with stable socio-political and economic development. Kazakhstan aims to elevate the ‘Turkic world’ on the international stage and build strong foreign-policy relations. The findings have implications for specialists, policymakers, and readers interested in the region. The study emphasizes the importance of a ‘Knowledge Society’ and research capacity in forming a Common Central Asian Higher Education Area.

Type
Article
Information
European Review , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , April 2024 , pp. 99 - 110
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Academia Europaea Ltd

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Article purchase

Temporarily unavailable

References

Agreement on partnership and cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan, on the one hand, and the European Communities and their member states, on the other hand (1995) https://online.zakon.kz/Document/?doc_id=1007871 Google Scholar
Avatkov, VA (2019a) Идейно-ценностный фактор в тюркских государствах постсоветского пространства [Ideological and value factor in the Turkic states of the post-Soviet space]. Global Politics 4, 28–36.Google Scholar
Avatkov, VA (2019b) Идейно-ценностный фактор во внешней политике Турции [Ideological and value factor in Turkish foreign policy]. MGIMO Review of International Relations 67, 29–41.Google Scholar
Avetisyan, PS and Gevorkyan, NM (2016) Человеческий капитал – ключевой фактор в контексте развития евразийских интеграционных процессов [Human capital is a key factor in the context of the development of integration processes]. Economics and Management 1, 22–36.Google Scholar
Baisultanova, K, Kagazbaeva, E, Dauen, D and Yesserkepova, Z (2020) Issues in formation and functioning of political culture in post-soviet Kazakhstan 2020. Central Asia & the Caucasus 21(1), 80–89.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Bodnar, TO (2021) Motivational components of a blended learning system for teachers and students. Scientific Bulletin of Mukachevo State University. Series ‘Pedagogy and Psychology’ 7(1), 36–43. https://doi.org/10.52534/msu-pp.7(1).2021.36-43 Google Scholar
Bogatyryeva, ON and Shukusheva, EV (2020) Реализация европейских образовательных программ в контексте политики Казахстана в сфере высшего образования (1995–2018) [Implementation of European educational programs in the context of Kazakhstan policy in the sphere of higher education (1995–2018)]. Scientific Dialogue 5, 65–79.Google Scholar
Chavykina, MA (2017) Академическая мобильность в странах ЕАЭС: современное состояние и перспективы развития [Academic mobility in the EAEU countries: Current state and prospects for development]. Journal of Creative Economy 11(9), 931–942.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Chugrina, MA (2019) Формирование единого образовательного пространства как фактор экономической интеграции смран ЕАЭС [Formation of a Single Educational Space as a Factor of Economic Integration of the EAEU Countries]. Moscow: Moscow State University.Google Scholar
de Wit, H (2016) The future of the internationalization of higher education in Europe. International Education 83, 42–61.Google Scholar
Declaration on the creation of the Central Asian Higher Educational Area (The Turkestan Declaration) (2021) https://rm.coe.int/turkestan-declaration/1680a2eac7 Google Scholar
Frolova, ED (2016) Мировая экономика и международные экономические отношения: современное состояние, проблемы и основные тенденции развития [World Economy and International Economic Relations: Current State, Problems and Main Development Trends]. Yekaterinburg: Ural Federal University.Google Scholar
Glazyev, SY (2016) Евразийская экономическая интеграция: расширение рубежей [Eurasian economic integration: Expanding frontiers]. Bulletin of Economics, Law and Sociology 2, 8–22.Google Scholar
Grozin, AV (2021) Политика Турции в постсоветской Азии: Подходы, институты, перспективы [Turkish policy in post-soviet Asia: Approaches, institutions, prospects]. Post-Soviet Mainland 2, 30–45.Google Scholar
Hudzik, J (2016) Integrating 21st century internationalization into institutional governance and university leadership. International Education 83, 82–99.Google Scholar
Karstina, SG and Tsehiel, ON (2021) Вклад казахстанско-немецкого сотрудничества в создание инструментария оценки программ профессионального образования [Contribution of Kazakhstan-German cooperation to the creation of a toolkit for evaluation of professional education programs]. Higher Education in Russia 8, 99–111.Google Scholar
Kuramayeva, GN (2020) Cultural-humanitarian cooperation as a tool of soft power: Case of Kazakhstan. https://repository.apa.kz/handle/123456789/358 Google Scholar
Laping, X (2018) Высшее образование как инструмент ‘мягкой силы’ России и Китая [Higher Education as an Instrument of ‘Soft Power’ in Russia and China]. Moscow: Moscow State University.Google Scholar
Marx, K and Engels, F (1955) Манифест Коммунистической партии [Manifesto of the Communist Party]. Moscow: Institute of Marxism-Leninism.Google Scholar
Mizintseva, MF and Chavykina, MA (2017) Динамика расходов на образование в государствах-членах ЕАЭС [Dynamics of spending on education in the EAEU member states]. Bulletin of the Saratov University 17, 247–256.Google Scholar
Nepop, L and Lukachuk, I (2021) Cultural diplomacy as an instrument of soft power. Foreign Affairs 31(6), 58–61. https://doi.org/10.46493/2663-2675.31(6).2021.58-61 Google Scholar
Pavlova, ON, Kazin, FA and Butakov, NA (2017) Профильность трудоустройства выпускников вузов: анализ данных социальных сетей [Employment profile of university graduates: analysis of social media data]. University Management: Practice and Analysis 3(10-29), 38–56.Google Scholar
Ruditsa, NB (2016) Тенденции формирования и развития высшего образования Казахстана [Trends of formation and development of higher education in Kazakhstan]. Proceedings of Universities. Sociology. Economy. Politics 1, 42–85.Google Scholar
Rusakova, OF (2015) Soft power: теория, ресурсы, дискурс [Soft Power: Theory, Resources, Discourse]. Yekaterinburg: Diskurs-Pi.Google Scholar
Shumilov, MM (2021) Турецкий фактор в отношениях России и Казахстана в контексте евразийской интеграции [Turkish factor in relations with Russia and Kazakhstan in the context of Eurasian integration]. Management Consulting 4, 14–31.Google Scholar
Syzdykova, MB (2020) Employment Strategies for Graduates of Kazakhstani Universities in the Context of Regional Specifics. Kazan: Kazan State Pedagogical Institute.Google Scholar
The European Union and Kazakhstan (2021) https://www.eeas.europa.eu/kazakhstan/european-union-and-kazakhstan_en?s=222 Google Scholar
Voyvoda, E (2022) Contextual analysis of European integration sentiments in post-communist countries: Trends, changing rhetoric, and sequence of practical steps (1991–2021). European Chronicle 7(1), 23–29.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Wallerstein, IM (2001) Analysis of World Systems and the Situation in the Modern World: Collection of Scientific Papers. St. Petersburg: Saint-Petersburg University.Google Scholar
Zvyageskaya, IG (2019) Ближний Восток и Центральная Азия: глобальные тренды в региональном исполнении [Middle East and Central Asia: Regional Global Challenges]. Moscow: Aspect-Press.Google Scholar
Закон Республики Казахстан №2110-III ‘О высшем образовании’ [Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 2110-III ‘On higher education’] (1993) https://online.zakon.kz/Document/?doc_id=1001895 Google Scholar
Закон Республики Казахстан №319- III ‘Об образовании’ [Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 319-III ‘On Education’] (2007, July) https://online.zakon.kz/Document/?doc_id=30118747 Google Scholar
Казахстан. Болонский процесс. Ключевые показатели. 2010-2020 [Kazakhstan. The Bologna Process. Key indicators. 2010-2020] (2020) https://enic-kazakhstan.edu.kz/ru/analitika/otchety-1 Google Scholar
О переводе алфавита казахского языка с кириллицы на латинскую графику [On the translation of the Kazakh alphabet from the Cyrillic alphabet to the Latin script] (2017) https://www.akorda.kz/ru/legal_acts/decrees/o-perevode-alfavita-kazahskogo-yazyka-s-kirillicy-na-latinskuyu-grafiku Google Scholar