At the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov the issues of preparation for the new school year were considered. The reports were made by the Minister of Education Gani Beisembayev, First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Marat Kozhayev.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov held a meeting of the National Headquarters for the implementation of the election program of President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev "Fair Kazakhstan — For All and Everyone. Now and Forever".
On July 5, the main Unified National Testing was completed in Kazakhstan. The exam for schoolchildren was held in electronic format on the principle of "1 computer - 2 cameras - 1 test taker". Details on how the testing was held, told at a briefing in the SCC Vice-Minister of Science and Higher Education Kuanysh Ergaliev and Director of the National Testing Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Ruslan Yemelbaev.
The issue of introducing 1.5 million student places with comfortable learning conditions was considered at the Republican headquarters for the implementation of the election program of the Head of State under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov.
The German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Kazakhstan Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov participated in the ceremony of putting the time capsule in the construction of the Kazakhstan-German Institute of Sustainable Engineering in Aktau.
Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov took part in a gala event organized at Nazarbayev University in honor of Shigeo Katsu's resignation as president of the university.
The results of the school year and measures to organize recreation, leisure and employment of children during the summer vacations were considered at the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov.
On May 18, the main unified national testing began in the schools of Kazakhstan. It will last until July 5. As reported in the Ministry of Science and Higher Education more than 166 thousand applicants submitted 305 thousand applications including two attempts.
The Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov held a meeting of the High Science and Technology Commission under the Government with the participation of heads of central government agencies, industry organizations, universities and deputies of the Parliament.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov participated in the Forum of Presidents of the Alliance of Asian Universities (AAU), held in Astana within the framework of the organization's annual Summit.
Topical issues of human capital development were discussed at the meeting of the Council of Domestic Entrepreneurs under the Government, chaired by Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov.
