Teaching Public Administration in Kazakhstan

Abstract

There has been increasing interest in public administration teaching in post-communist Central Asian countries, particularly in Kazakhstan. This article discusses the development of teaching public administration in Kazakhstan. An important observation is that, within two decades of independence, Kazakhstan has made considerable advances in developing public administration teaching. This study explores key challenges to higher education in Kazakhstan, such as the education ministry’s control, corruption, lack of scientific research by faculty, demographic impact, and revenue diversification. These challenges also have an impact on public administration teaching. The findings of the study suggest that the establishment of a relatively solid base of public administration teaching contributes to Kazakhstan’s rapid transition from party administration to modern public administration.