the Number of foreign students will increase by three by the year 2020

According to some estimates, by 2020, Kazakhstan will learn about fifty thousand foreigners,which is almost three times more than now. Currently in Kazakhstan, is trained about 14 thousand foreign residents according to the JSC 'Center for international programs'.

'So how many people are interested in education in our country, we pay considerable attention to the development of tourism and to attract foreign students' - reported the press service of the centre.

Kazakhstan becomes Central Asia step by step educational hub. Center for international programs, attracting international students at exhibitions, 'Days of Kazakhstan education' in the countries of Central Asia. Every year all countries Asia exhibitions, which reviewed twenty-five higher educational institutions of Kazakhstan. According to the same centre, the majority of foreign citizens from Uzbekistan and India, then there are the citizens of Turkmenistan, China and Kyrgyzstan.

'The contribution of students to our country's economy is 10 times the cost of the state to welcome them at home' - said the Center.

In addition to monetary benefits there are other advantages. To attract foreign students, universities carry out a special program of exchange of students and send their students abroad.