Doctor of
Economic Sciences, Professor Aubakirova
Zh.Y.
PhD Kondybaeva S.K.
Master Abdilkhakova Zh.A.
Al-Farabi
Kazakh National University
Innovations in the
system of science and education of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The advent of globalization of the educational system
of most developed countries are in a constant state of modernization and
reform. The pace of innovation in the field of education of Kazakhstan is among
the best. This process goes on continuously and it accelerated every year in
the country set ambitious goals to improve the quality of education. The main
goal of educational reforms in Kazakhstan is adaptation of educational system
to new socio-economic environment. The President of Kazakhstan also revealed
the task about entry of the Republic into number of thirty most competitive
countries in the world. Improving the system of education plays an important
role in achieving this goal.
Industrial-innovative development of
Kazakhstan's economy requires accelerated development of engineering centers,
national laboratories, technology parks within the framework of the research
universities. A significant contribution to the implementation of programs and
projects of innovation and technological development and the training of
qualified personnel contributes Kazakh National University. The project "Innovative cluster of KazNU
named after al-Farabi" was included in the State program of innovation
development for 2010-2014. Its implementation has been allocated 11 billion
tenge. According to the Asian development Bank, the share of Treasury accounts
for more than 50% of all scientific research conducted in universities. The
University successfully operates unique scientific research infrastructure
consisting of 7 Research Institutes, 15 research centers also science and
technology Park. Here developed and realized in practice, many scientific
ideas. Actively there are several dissertation councils. Every year the
University runs more than 300 scientific-technical projects, a large amount of
work is done on international grants. Among the first of the 15 national
laboratories of open type created in Kazakhstan on the initiative of the head
of state, one created in the Treasury — nanotechnology. In the ranking of
universities and research institutes of Kazakhstan in the number of
publications in journals included in Scopus database, Kazakh National
University named after al-Farabi he takes the leading position [1].
In 2015, scientists of KazNU
received 181 grant international foundations and organizations, including joint
international projects 58, of which 30 are in the field of Humanities and
social Sciences, 28 – in the field of natural and technical Sciences.
In 2015, scientists of the University have won 53 of
the grant, 191 people have been training in the leading universities and
research institutions of near and far abroad. Research internships are due to
receive financial support from foreign organizations and foundations and in the
framework of implementation of grant projects of the Ministry of education and
science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The geography of the countries of the
internship is expanding – Germany, USA, France, Turkey, Korea, China, Japan,
Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary [2].
In 2015, the University staff published 6613
scientific publications, of which: – 147 monographs, 23 of them – published
abroad, 124 – in the Republic of Kazakhstan; – 3476 scientific articles, of
which 393 students in highly ranked international peer-reviewed journals, 612
in other international editions, 1877 – in journals, 594 – in other editions of
the RK; – 2545 proceedings of conferences, of which 1003 –
Republican, 917 – international in the Republic of Kazakhstan, 351 and the near
abroad, 274 – abroad.
Also the staff and faculty of the University have
published 64 books, 262 textbooks, 103 dictionaries, reference books and
collections.
Scientific-research work of students is required, organically
integral part of training specialists at University and enters into number of
the main tasks of the KazNU solved on the basis of unity of educational and
scientific processes. All students and young scientists of the University
published 8 500 articles and abstracts in various scientific journals and
collections. Of them published by the students of 4 110, abroad – 285;
undergraduates – 2 400, abroad – 454; doctoral – 1 990, abroad – 652 articles
and abstracts [2].
Student business-incubator is an infrastructure
platform for the creation and development of youth innovation projects of the
various branches of science and business and is intended to improve the quality
of education and competitiveness of graduates.
At the University the tradition of the contest of
innovative projects of student's business incubators. This year the competition
was attended by 84 innovative projects, 32 of them are focused on the
development of green economy.
Innovation market in Kazakhstan is at the initial way
of its development. Today it is formed through the transfer of technology, the
state development institutions, participating businesses, research centres and
universities in innovation projects. If the state and society focused on
innovative way of development, other sources of innovation in addition to the
interaction and support of science, education and business in tackling these
challenges, unless, of course, not to become completely dependent on the import
of ideas, concepts and technologies. In solving problems on the way of
innovative development of the companies main goal is the desire to create an
economy based on the system interaction and integration of science, education
and production, and entrepreneurial activity of business structures. It is
crucial and also reasonable to use the current public support to innovation has
become a powerful factor for economic recovery.
Literature:
1. The state program of education development of the
Republic of Kazakhstan for 2011-2020. 07.12.2010 ¹1118
2. Official page of Al-Farabi KazNU [Electronic resource] Link: http://www.kaznu.kz/ru/15120/page