Kazakhstan aims to attract 150,000 international students by 2029 — what’s driving the push?

By&nbspBotagoz Marabai

Published connected 01/07/2025 - 15:00 GMT+2•Updated 17:38

With complete a cardinal group nether 25 crossed Central Asia and Eurasia, Kazakhstan is positioning itself arsenic a location world hub to meet increasing request for higher education. It intends to pull 150,000 world students by 2029 — astir 5 times much than today. 

Most travel from India for its aesculapian programs, followed by students from China, Russia, Pakistan, Turkey, Germany, and nan U.S. 

Kazakhstan is partnering pinch Western universities, opening their campuses and launching associated investigation centres focused connected captious minerals. The authorities is besides backing AI invention — backing student-led startups from early learning done incubation and acceleration.