Key issues of development of business education in Kazakhstan

The article examines the stages of development of business education in Kazakhstan and discusses key issues in this area. Along with the achievements in the sphere of business education in Kazakhstan, there are key problems that hinder the development of business schools and affect the results of training and the quality of business education in general. Existing communication of business schools with the real economy and businesses is fragmented; there is no systematic approach to joint work, resulting in a gap between the students’ level, particularly undergraduate students and the requirements of the labor market, there is a gap between education and business. The quality of curricula and programs of business schools need special attention, with the emphasis on learning outcomes and managerial competences of the graduates. Case studies of Kazakh companies are not widely used in the programs in business schools. A major problem of Kazakhstan’s business schools is the lack of qualified practitioners among faculty. The article discusses a number of systematic measures to strengthen the potential of business education in Kazakhstan. This is an idea to strengthen the integration of education, science and industry. It is also reasonable to strengthen the contribution of business education to the industrial and innovative development of the country, to work more intensively with the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan, i.e. it is necessary to look for new forms of organization and management of modern business education.

business education, business school, programs, problems, management, integration, knowledge, requirements, бизнес-образование, бизнес-школа, программы, проблемы, управление, интеграция, знания, требования, бизнес-білім, бизнес-мектеп, бағдарламалар, проблемалар, басқару, интеграция, білім, талаптар

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