Bolashak scholarship keeps getting more exciting: new opportunities arrive

President of "Center for International Programs" JSC Gani Nygymetov said mass media and art workers may apply for the Bolashak scholarship starting this year. He told a weekly press conference on Thursday that the scholarship program regulations had already been amended accordingly. "A brand new category for professional journalists and art workers has been created," he noted. In addition, those planning to major in journalism and art and get a Master's degree abroad will be able to brush up on their English in Great Britain or in the U.S. as part of the program. In addition, Mr. Nygymetov announced that nearly 3,500 engineers will be trained overseas within the framework of the Bolashak program. "Currently, more than 800 Bolashak scholarship recipients pursue their academic degrees in technical majors in 30 countries of the world. Nearly 3,500 trained engineers are expected to return to Kazakhstan by 2017," he said. "Center for International Programs" JSC together with "National Welfare Fund "Samruk-Kazyna" are set to develop a project within which 100 IT specialists from Kazakhstan will be trained in California, the U.S.