Kazakstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan is one of the 15 countries that where created when the U.S.S.R. divided in 1991. As of 1995 Kazakhstan had an estimated population of 17,377,000, Kazakhstan is 1,050,000 sq. miles and is located in central Asia. It borders Russia in the north, China in the east, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan in the south, and the Caspian Sea and European Russia in the west. Astana is the capital and Almaty is the largest city. The national religion is Muslim. The Kazakhstanian government is lead by an executive president, who is elected by popular vote.…
Chechnya is a region in southern Russia that, like many other regions in Russia, is home to a non-Caucasian ethnic group. As in many other ethnic struggles, the Chechens want freedom from Russia. The main reason the Russian government is reluctant to give up the land in Chechnya is because of a very valuable natural resource that is located in the region. That resource is oil, which is rapidly becoming one of the world's most valuable substances, due to the fear that the world could run out of it in the near future. There are numerous pipelines that run through Chechnya and if the Chechens were granted autonomy Russia fears that it would lose the control over those pipelines. In fact Chechens have already started refining the oil and selling it on the street. Russia occupied Chechnya under the guise of fighting terrorism and human rights violations. The war is even losing the support of native Russians, who are beginning to notice the various cruel tactics performed by the…
An education is a fundamental part of ones live development. There are many factors of why I felt the need to return to education . Working as well as studying with dedication and commitment is an extremely self motivated and difficult decision to make. I will discus, also analyze the factors that brought me to my current situation. This includes my background, also discussing my past, present, finally my plans for the future relating to education thus the progression on to further education.…
Studying abroad is the act of a student pursuing educational opportunities in a foreign country (Brown University, 2010). This method of education offers many benefits that are very important for students in the 21st century. By engaging oneself in another culture, one can get to know that culture first hand and understand the perceptions, beliefs and values that make that culture unique, as well as providing the opportunity to learn or enhance language skills through immersion. Study abroad also provides an awareness of one’s place in that country as well as that country’s place in the world, which is of the utmost importance with the prevalence of globalization.…
The Western style of education has gained popularity over the last decade. Many Turkish students come to countries like the US, Canada and Australia to study at an university and improve their employment prospects. As I am one of them, I gained 13 years experience in Turkey and also currently living in America, I had a chance to see the similarities and differences between United States and Turkey. In this essay, I will briefly compare and contrast study, homesickness and culture in US and Turkey.…
Education: we know in England that education is free up to certain age, but is still free. But in some of the countries education is not free, so that mean you have to pay for it, and if you don’t have the money to for it you will not be able to study or receive education from school. So when you are young and want to study, but you can’t, not because you don’t want to, but because you don’t have the money to pay for it, this will going to affect your personal development and self concept.…
Russian culture has a long history. “In fact early Russia was not exactly ‘Russia,’ but a collection of cities that gradually coalesced into an empire. In the early part of the ninth century, a Scandanavian people known as the Varangians and their leader Rurik invested in one of these first cities, Novgorod. Rurik’s successor, Oleg extended the power of the city southward and established Kievan Rus, which is now Ukraine” (Ancient). Russians are known to be very proud of their country and traditions. Russia is a large and extremely culturally diverse country, with dozens of ethnic groups, each with their own forms of folk music, languages and religions. This contributes to a country of great cultural diversity, a country where there is always something to be learned or discovered. “Moscow with the Tretyakov Gallery that features some of the most famous Russian icons, Saint Petersburg on the river of Neva with it’s famous ‘white nights’, art collections of the Heritage Museum and the Russian Museum, and the countryside with it’s many little towns, each with its own old cloisters and castles-all rich in culture” (Discover). Russians consider themselves a well educated nation with an appreciation for the finer things in life. They read often (more than any other country,) they are fond of live operas, musicals, ballets and drama performances at theatres.…
What kind of place is it? What do you think of when you imagine China? Japan? Russia? Saudi Arabia?…
Russia is the largest country in the world. It exhibits a great diversity in geography and ethnicities. Though the geography has great diversity the factors of it along with the climate factors limits Russias’ agricultural activities.Theses factors limit the activity to about 10 percent of the countrys’ total land area. Which 60 percent of that amount is used for crops.Grains are among Russias’ most important crop it takes up 50 percent of the 60 percent crop area.…
Becoming a foreign student is a very important and arduous experience in a person’s life. At the same time it is an experience that will change a person's lifestyle and personality forever. When I became a foreign student, many things changed or had to change. Being a foreign student you are going to miss your country so much, you have to get acquainted with the new environment, and you must be independent. The purpose of this essay is to discuss this three main effects of being a foreign student.…
I appeal to you, the people of Kazakhstan, to share my vision of the future of our society and the mission of our state. I want to present to you a strategy which I am sure will help us in gaining this future and accomplishing our mission.…
Russian culture is associated with the country of Russia and, sometimes, specifically with ethnic Russians. It has a rich history and can boast a long tradition of excellence in every aspect of the arts, especially when it comes to literature and philosophy, classical music and ballet, architecture and painting, cinema and animation, which all had considerable influence on the world culture. The country also has a rich material culture and a strong tradition in technology. Among its various cultures, the most surprising one to me is Russian food. Russian cuisine is diverse, as Russia is the largest country in the world (by area). Russian cuisine derives its varied character from the vast and multi-cultural expanse of Russia.…
The late 20th century (aka “dashing 1990s”) period is remarkable for significant structural changes in political, economic and social spheres of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). In 1991 the USSR collapses and new 15 independent republics are formed. The political system is totally destroyed, new governments being established lack stability; previously interdependent industries established in various republics of the USSR lose connections and production mostly stops resulting in extremely poor industrial development of states; economy experiences degradation resulting in the deterioration of general living conditions of citizens. As a consequence, society experiences feeling of uncertainty in the future, the anxiety grows among the population.…
Usually becoming a foreign student in order to study in another a different city can change your life in many aspects. Living in another city far away from home can bring arise many consequences and experiences, which almost always changes a student’s way of life. When you become a foreign student, many things change or have to change. For example, you do not live with your family anymore any longer, so usually then, you have to learn how to live and get along with others, how to do things by yourself, how to move to other places, etc among other things. Being a foreigner makes you learn a lot of things, but at the beginning it can be somewhat somehow difficult, as it happened to me. That is why In this manner, the purpose of this paper is to discuss the three main characteristics of being a foreign student.…
Due to the transition of Kazakhstan to market economy and new paradigm of education the Republic of Kazakhstan has faced many problems in restructuring and changing the system of education. A lot of changes have been introduced including the system of higher education since 1992. Some of them have brought excellent outcomes, some of them have not.Thus, the most serious problem of higher education in Kazakhstan consists not only in the lack of qualified and skilled specialists and unsufficient orientation of educational institutions in the practical training of future specialists but also it consists in misconception of credit system.…