Nur-Sultan, formerly known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, and Astana, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city acquired its present name on March 23, 2019, following an unanimous vote in Kazakhstan's parliament. It was named after former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Almaty, or Alma-Ata, and formerly Verniy (1854–1921), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1997, when the government relocated the capital to Akmola.
Haileybury is an independent school near Hertford in England. It is a member of the Rugby Group and though originally a major boys' public school in the Victorian era, it is now co-educational, enrolling pupils at 11+, 13+ and 16+ stages of education. Over 880 pupils attend Haileybury, of whom more than 550 board.
Kodaikanal International School (KIS) is a co-educational independent residential school offering education for grades P-12. It is located on 43 acres (0.17 km2) in Kodaikanal, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India. Kodaikanal is a hill station at 2,133 m (6,998 ft) in the Palani Hills, 121 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Madurai.
Air Astana is the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, based in Almaty. It operates scheduled, domestic and international services on 64 routes from its main hub, Almaty International Airport, and from its secondary hub, Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport. It is a joint venture between Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna (51%), and BAE Systems PLC (49%). It was incorporated in October 2001 and started commercial flights on 15 May 2002.
Almaty International School (AIS) is a private school in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Kyiv International School (KIS) is a private international school located in Kyiv, Ukraine. It was founded in September 1992, and is part of the Quality Schools International group of schools, as well as a member of CEESA, Central and Eastern European Schools Association. The school offers a K-12 education in the English language, including a DP International Baccalaureate program as well as Advanced Placement courses.
Following independence from the Soviet Union, a major economic depression cut "public financing" for education in Kazakhstan, "which dropped from 6% of gross domestic product in 1991 to about 3% in 1994, before rising to 4% in 1999. Elementary- and secondary-school teachers remain badly underpaid; in 1993 more than 30,000 teachers left education, many of them to seek more lucrative employment.
KIMEP University is an institution of higher education in Almaty, Kazakhstan. KIMEP is a private, non-profit university offering credit-based, North American-style bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree curricula. Most classes are taught in English.
Kyoto International School (KIS), formerly known as Kyoto Christian Day School, is an international school in Kyoto, Japan, which was founded in 1957. It serves students from 3 to 16 years old. The school has been accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) since 1992 and authorised by the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) since 2006.
KIS International School is an International Baccalaureate world school in Bangkok, Thailand. KIS stands for 'Knowledge Inspiration Spirit'. It is located in Huai Khwang District, Bangkok, Thailand.
Narxoz University is a higher education institution in Kazakhstan providing training in economics, business, finance, and law, located in the city of Almaty. Founded in 1963, the current name since 2016. The university includes 3 schools in the areas of training, research centers, scientific and educational departments, 5 representative offices in the regions of Kazakhstan, and an economic college.
Mont'Kiara International School is an American international school located in Mont Kiara, in the constituency of Segambut, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The first students enrolled in M'KIS in 1994, and its first senior class graduated in 2001. The school offers IB courses and the full IB Diploma Programbut does not offer the AP program. Mont'Kiara International School was authorized as an IB Primary Years Programmes (PYP) school in 2019 and an IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) school in 2020. Located in the suburban Mont Kiara on 6-acre (2.4 ha) of land.
Haileybury Astana is a British independent school in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. It was founded in 2011 as an offshoot of Haileybury, an independent school in England, and follows the creation of Haileybury Almaty in 2008. Haileybury Astana is a British curriculum private school in Nur-Sultan, where education is built in the best traditions of a British education. In senior school pupils are prepared for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, which allows graduates to enrol in the best universities in the world.
Almaty Management University (AlmaU) is a higher educational institution in Almaty, Kazakhstan, providing preparation of specialists of economic fields under bachelor's degree programs, MBA and DBA.
Haileybury Almaty is a British curriculum private school in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where education is built in the best traditions of a British education. In senior school pupils are prepared for Advanced Levels. The program allows graduates to enrol in the best universities in the world.
The Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) is a network of schools for exceptional students of age 5 to 18 throughout Kazakhstan. The schools are named after Nursultan Nazarbayev, former president of Kazakhstan, who has promoted the idea as a means of developing the intellectual life of the country. Previously, each school focused primarily on a specific set of subjects: either physical sciences and mathematics, or chemical and biological sciences, as well as foreign languages. Although this division is still represented in the names of schools, most schools share the same curriculum based on Cambridge O Level and A Level, except for NIS IB in Nur-Sultan. Instruction is trilingual, in Kazakh, Russian and English, shifting to exclusively English by the junior year.
The International School of Almaty (ISA) in Kazakhstan is a branch of the "Education Fund of Nursultan Nazarbayev". The school provides education on integrated programs of the state educational standard of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the International Baccalaureate of primary and basic schools from the 1st to the 11th grade.
