On October 10, 2018,Advisor on Strategic Development of the IAAR Gulnar Iskakova as a graduate of the Bolashak Program took part in the “Adami Capital - Zhangyru Negizi” Forum, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Bolashak Scholarship. The Secretary of State of the RK Gulshara Abdykalikova read to the forum participants the welcoming speech of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N.A. Nazarbayev. The Head of State stressed that the Bolashak Scholarship has become a recognized Kazakhstani educational brand in the world. For 25 years, thanks to the Bolashak Scholarship, over 10,000 people have been educated at the best universities in the world and successfully work in various sectors of the economy and social sphere of the country. In 2014, Bolashak was recognized as the best scholarship program among 11 similar in the world. Its strengths are marked by accessibility for wide sections of the population, accuracy of training and post-maintenance, i.e. work with graduates.

The Forum was attended by the Minister of Education and Science E. Sagadiyev, the Governor of the Astana International Financial Center K. Kelimbetov, the World Bank Country Manager for Kazakhstan A. Brown, the Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan T. Suleimenov, heads of state bodies, representatives of the diplomatic corps, domestic and foreign universities, graduates of the Bolashak Program. As part of the forum, the International Education Fair was organized, in which about 190 leading foreign universities from 33 countries took part.