Acronyms and abbreviations
Bolashak Alumni Relations Office
Country Background Report
Central Intelligence Agency
Commonwealth of Independent States
Complex Test
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Agency
External Assessment of Students Achievement
Early Childhood Education and Care
European Credit Transfer System
European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
Global Competitive Index
Gross Domestic Product
Independent Agency for Accreditation Rating
JSC Information-Analytic Center
Information and Communications Technology
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
Intelligence Economist Unit
Independent Kazakh Agency for Quality Assurance in Education
International Monetary Fund
International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education
International Student Barometer
Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
National Accreditation Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Innovation Agency
National Qualifications Framework
Nazarbayev University School of Graduation
National Center for Educational Statistics and Evaluation
Non-Governmental Organisation
Not in Education or Training
Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools
National Survey of Student Engagement
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
National Center for Professional Development
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
Quality Beyond Boundaries Group
Quacquarelli Symonds
Republic of Kazakhstan
Systems Approach for Better Educational Results
The State Educational Accumulation Scheme
Socio-Economic Status
State Higher Education Executive Officers
State Program for Education Development in the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2011-2020
State Program for Education and Science Development in the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2016-2019
Targeted Development Transfer
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
Unified Higher Education Management System
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
United Nations Children’s Fund
Unified National Test
Vocational Education and Training
External test of Academic Achievement
Web of Science