Teachers at Heart of President’s Vision: NU Researchers on Kazakhstan’s Education Future
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- Kazakhstan has invested in new schools, higher teacher salaries and measures to strengthen the teaching profession.
- President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said education funding had tripled over five years and teachers’ salaries had doubled.
- Nazarbayev University researchers are examining how investment can translate into better learning and support the country’s education goals.
Kazakhstan has put teachers at the center of its education ambitions, combining new schools and higher salaries with efforts to strengthen the profession.
Speaking at a Republic Day event in October 2025, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said education funding had tripled over the previous five years. He also said teachers’ salaries had doubled.
The investment has expanded the resources available to the education system, but funding alone does not automatically transform learning. Researchers at Nazarbayev University are examining Kazakhstan’s education future and the role teachers will play in delivering the country’s goals.
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