Employment of graduates of different specialties at the level below 50% have 68 universities. Olzhas Ordabaev, the deputy chairman of the board of NPP Atameken, told about this during the press conference in the CCS.
“The National Chamber of Entrepreneurs Atameken together with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan summed up the third stage of the Rating of educational programs in higher educational institutions of Kazakhstan. During the third stage, 535 educational programs were evaluated, 1,632 conclusions were received from 198 experts, ”said O. Ordabayev.
According to the speaker, in the course of the rating, it was revealed that 35.4% of graduates do not work in their specialty, and 40% of graduates did not work for 12 months.
“430 educational programs do not have accreditation, only 31 universities have foreign accreditation of educational programs. Employment of graduates of different specialties at the level below 50% have 68 universities. The average percentage of employment in 92 specialties is 67.4%, while the minimum level is fixed in the specialty "Customs" 41%. The study also showed the lack of opportunities for most students to choose disciplines and teachers, as it should be in the Bologna system, ”O. Ordabayev informed.
Recall that in total this year the Rating covered 92 specialties, more than 2 thousand educational programs were evaluated, more than 700 experts from all regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan were involved. As a result, 6 thousand expert opinions were received from 109 higher educational institutions.
