2022-1-5

Author: SHUKUSHEVA E.V. Senior lecturer, Republic of Kazakhstan.

THE BOLOGNA PROCESS IN KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIFICS AND DIFFICULTIES OF IMPLEMENTATION

Kazakhstan's entry into the Bologna Club in 2010 was the most important factor contributing
to the integration of the national higher education system into the European higher education area. Participation
Kazakhstan in the Bologna process is considered as a catalyst for modernization and reform of Kazakhstan
's education, increasing its export potential. In general, cooperation with European universities within the framework of a single
the educational space contributed to the realization of the potential of scientific and educational development
Kazakhstan. The article considers Kazakhstan's experience in implementing the parameters of the Bologna system. In addition, the
paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the degree of implementation and promotion of the Bologna process reforms in
the Kazakh higher education system. Attention is paid to the results and achievements of Kazakhstan in the Bologna
process, a country that is the only state in Central Asia that has signed the Bologna Declaration.
declaration and having a national strategy for the internationalization of all universities of the republic.
Keywords: Bologna Process, European Higher Education Area, European
Diploma Supplement, National Higher Education Qualifications Framework, academic credits
ECTS, Academic mobility, Accreditation Agencies.

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