Education in the UK remains in high demand amongst Kazakhstani students. With this in mind, the British Council organised a two-day exhibition in Almaty and Astana in September 2012. The main aim of this, the first-ever Education UK Exhibition in Kazakhstan, was to increase the profile of the UK education sector and to engage with prospective students wishing to study in the UK at school, FE college and university levels.

The exhibition was designed so that participating institutions could present their programmes at their stands and during tailored seminar sessions. Visitors also had access to information about the British Council’s examinations and other educational services available in Kazakhstan. The exhibition was held within the framework of the UK Government’s Knowledge is GREAT campaign.

This first exhibition attracted about 1,000 visitors in Almaty and Astana. 42 UK institutions took part in the event, considerably higher than the 30 initially planned.

The UK institutions who attended noted the high quality of the event and the keen interest shown from both parents and potential students.

The 2013 Education UK exhibition in Kazakhstan will again consist of fairs in Astana and Almaty, complemented by outreach visits to regional university cities. The exhibition is being organised by the British Council in exclusive partnership with the Government of Kazakhstan’s Centre for International Programmes (CIP), managers of the Bolashak Scholarship Programme. This will be the only UK education fair supported and endorsed by CIP in Kazakhstan in 2013.