During the meeting the Head of State was presented a report on the results of the Ministry of Education and Science for 2016.
Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed the importance of education and science in implementing the forthcoming reforms, and the Address to Kazakhstan’s nation "Third Modernization: Global Competitiveness."
- We have made major efforts on personnel training both within the country and within the walls of foreign educational institutions. We are making transition to the trilingual education and digital learning. There are big challenges before the Ministry of Education and Science concerning further development of the sphere. Solution of the problems formulated in the Address, including fulfilment of technological modernization and actualization of "Digital Kazakhstan" state program, would be impossible without good human resources, the President of Kazakhstan said.
E.Sagadiev read a report to the President about the Ministry’s ongoing reforms as related to introduction of the modernized format of the education content, transition to a five-day school week, and elaboration of basic textbooks.
In conclusion, Nursultan Nazarbayev noted the ongoing reforms results in the education system, placing greater focus on the issues of securing their information support, as well as the implementation of tasks.
Following the meeting the Head of State has given some instructions.
