The Kcell company and Taiburyl Public Association have announced about start of the cooperative educational Project — Master’s degree for talented. Its implementation provides bachelors of the Kazakhstan universities with possibility of free receiving of master’s degree in the British Kingston University.
At first, the Project is directed at support of students from low-income families or who remained without care of one or both parents. Selection of program participants will be started on March 30 and will be held in four cities of Kazakhstan — in universities of Kyzylorda, Karaganda, Ust-Kamenogorsk and Pavlodar.
«Master’s degree for talented is another one project, which is implemented by our company within program — Education for everybody. Last year, the Open University of Kazakhstan — free educational platform OpenU.kz with lectures of teachers of the best universities of our country was launched by us jointly with partners. At the end of the last year, the CAMP Project started, and which gives possibility to build up practical experience in web-programming based on the real projects of the large companies on-the-study and with receiving of scholarship by students of IT-specialties of Almaty. The Digital Life Project on increasing of public mobile literacy has been implemented by us for three years. Free master-classes were attended by more than 6.5 thousand people in 17 cities of Kazakhstan for this time. And today, we are glad to provide possibility to talented bachelors from low-income families to receive education in one of the best technical universities of Great Britain», said Natalya Eskova, Leader of the Communication Division of the Kcell JSC.
Students, being studied on such specialties, as Radiotechnics, Electronics and Telecommunications, IT Systems, Computing Hardware and Software, Automation and Control, can participate in competition. Applicants for grant shall have high progress in studies and good skills of oral and written English.
Two students will be selected among them, and they will receive educational grants. All expenses upon payment of study in the Kingston University, as well as payment of travel, accommodation, feeding, books, medical insurance, visa and other overhead expenses of scholars will be covered by the Kcell company. Period of studies in the Kingston University will last from September, 2018 to June, 2019.
Taiburyl Public Association is a partner of the Project, which has implemented a program of support of orphan students and students from low-income families across the whole Kazakhstan for many years.
«Our fond has cooperated with different state and business entities, which provide support to talented young people for many years, including support to young Kazakh people to continue studying abroad. Business social responsibility is not just beautiful words. It is a contribution to the development of intelligent potential of our country, our general future. We are glad to become a partner of the Kcell company in implementation of this educational project. Our fund is ready to supply a maximum transparent procedure of selection for that the worthiest graduates of domestic universities will become owners of master’s programs», noted Olzhas Khudaibergenov, Chairman of the Management Board of the Taiburyl Public Association.
Besides that, the Kcell JSC and Taiburyl Public Association have informed about opening of the short number «5929», on which Kazakh people can send their chjaritable gifts for participation in program of support of talented students from low-income or incomplete families by scholarships, as well as orphans, who study in domestic universirties. Cost of sending of one SMS is equal to 250 tenge.
