Not oil & gas but educated population should develop Kazakhstan - Deputy Prime Minister

ALMATY. October 31. KAZINFORM - Not oil and gas but educated population should develop Kazakhstan, this has been voiced by Yerbol Orynbaev, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, in Almaty at the international conference "Entrepreneurship and Business Education in a Changing World" dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the International Academy of Business (IAB).

Deputy Prime Minister noted that the IAB is one of the first which introduced in Kazakhstan training on Business Administration (MBA since 1996 and DBA since 2005) programs. In 2012 the Academy has entered top three universities that educate specialists in the field of marketing.

By 2050 Kazakhstan is planning to enter top 30 developed countries of the world. Moreover, the focus is done on the development of human capital and institutional enhancement of the country.

Yerbol Orynbaev said that the IAB makes great contribution to the development of education through the implementation of integrated disciplined approach to business education.