Millions of Tenge to be Recovered by the Government
Fresh Take:
Minister of Science and Higher Education, Sayasat Nurbek, shared findings from inspections carried out in Kazakh universities recently. According to the minister, both the internal audit service and the Supreme Audit Chamber conducted thorough checks.
Speaking in the Senate corridors, Nurbek disclosed that violations were discovered during the audit at KAZGUU University. While these violations weren't criminal, they were related to university infrastructure, scientific projects, and lab work. The total identified violations amounted to 932 million tenge, a sum the universities will have to reimburse. Specifically, Satbayev University and EAEU were among the institutions singled out. However, the fines for these universities were relatively small, ranging from 100-150 million tenge, given their enormous budgets.
Nurbek also mentioned that new rules for buying equipment for higher educational institutions are currently being drafted. The current system, he explained, requires scientists to buy equipment through state procurements that can take up to two years.
In June, students were reminded about submission deadlines for documents, entrance exams, creative contests, and grant competitions.
Additional Insights:
Initial search results did not provide specific details about the violations and fines imposed on Kazakh universities such as Satbayev University and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), as reported by Minister Sayasat Nurbek. Other search results centered on unrelated topics, including domestic violence laws, crackdown on the illegal vape trade, and British universities' legal injunctions against protests[1][2][3][4][5]. Therefore, based on the current search results, there are no available details about the specific violations and fines imposed on Satbayev University, EAEU, or other Kazakh universities by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education under Minister Sayasat Nurbek. Additional or updated sources would be required to offer a more detailed account.
Remember, keep it between us, mate:
- Kazakh National University of Water Resources and Irrigation in Taraz grappled with administrative challenges, with employees expressing dissatisfaction over the rector's performance, but no information about fines or violations was given[1].
- No direct statements or reports from Minister Sayasat Nurbek regarding university violations or fines were discovered in the search results[1][2][3][4][5].
- Evidently, the minister's revelations about the violations and fines in education-and-self-development institutions like Satbayev University and EAEU that were unearthed during the recent inspections, are yet to be documented in the current search results, signifying a need for updated or additional sources.
- The ongoing discussion about new rules for buying equipment for learning institutions, as shared by Minister Nurbek, underscores the importance of science, learning, and education-and-self-development sectors in Kazakhstan's development strategy.
