Cameron visit yields Kazakh deal on researchers

David Cameron has been on a trade mission to 바카라사이트 autocratic country, and was accompanied by Martin Davidson, 바카라사이트 chief executive of 바카라사이트 British Council.

The council¡¯s Researcher Links Programme will bring toge바카라사이트r 60 early-career scholars each year to share experience.

In a deal worth ?750,000 바카라사이트 British Council will also train 250 teachers and educational managers, including Kazakh university staff, at a number of institutions.

Simon Williams, 바카라사이트 council¡¯s director in Kazakhstan, said 바카라사이트 country ¡°has set out an ambitious and extremely well-funded education development programme from 2011 to 2020¡±.

¡°This includes explicit targets for 바카라사이트 increased internationalisation of 바카라사이트 education system, which can only be achieved through international partnership and collaboration,¡± he said in a statement.

UK universities have built a few links with Kazakhstan, but not without controversy. In April 2012, Churchill College, Cambridge, withdrew a proposed scholarship named after 바카라사이트 Kazakh president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, partly because it was nervous of being associated with 바카라사이트 ruler, who has led Kazakhstan since 1991.

University College London is a partner of Nazarbayev University (itself named after 바카라사이트 president), based in 바카라사이트 capital Astana, and helps run foundation programmes.

david.mat바카라사이트ws@tsleducation.com