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Kazakh PM Presents International Centre of Green Technologies +14° / +9°C WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2018 No 10 (148) www.astanatimes.com Almost 150,000 graduate Kazakh PM presents from secondary schools International Centre of Green Technologies The central function of the new en- By Raushan Shamsharkhan deavour is to build a culture of green societies and address environmental ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s new issues through the development of International Centre for Green green technologies in Kazakhstan, Technologies and Investment with the idea that they will then be Projects was presented during the promoted and replicated in other Astana Economic Forum called Central Asian states. The centre is Global Challenges Summit during called upon to solve the tasks of a panel discussion by high officials transforming the energy sector, sup- and experts on the project. porting the transition to green busi- Included on the “Green economy: ness, and applying green technology New model of sustainable develop- best practices. President of Kazakh- ment” panel were Kazakh Prime stan Nursultan Nazarbayev initiated Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev, the project, and it is hoped that it will Kazakh Energy Minister Kanat serve as an ideological continuation Bozumbayev, Environmental Or- of the legacy of EXPO 2017. ganisation Association Presidium One pioneer, the Solar Resourc- Chair Aliya Nazarbayeva, Global es Atlas of Kazakhstan, has begun Green Growth Institute Chair Ban work and had positive results. Ki-moon and other experts. The transition to a green econ- “Kazakhstan, as a country with omy in Kazakhstan has enabled huge natural resources, understands more sustainable water policies and its responsibility for ensuring the helped bring access to the central sustainable development of world water supply up to 94 percent in energy security. The [UN sustaina- urban areas and 57 percent in rural ble development] agenda until 2030 areas, respectively. Labour produc- and the Paris Climate Agreement tivity in agriculture has doubled due By Meruyert Abugaliyeva Students went out and celebrated college or university will also sit and 65 points are required to enter demonstrate that the world com- to resource-saving clean technolo- the last bell, filling the city streets for the Unified National Testing national universities. munity as a whole is ready for the gies, the use of recycling and waste ASTANA – The last bell sound- and parks, singing songs and tak- (UNT). Approximately 7,000 students united effort to curb climate change. management has reached 31 per- ed May 25 in Kazakhstan second- ing photographs. However, gradu- This year, 102,442 students or are expected to win the Altyn Bel- Today, we are honoured to present cent, and through the launch of an ary schools, marking the end of ating students must still take final 70 percent of all school graduates gi (Golden Badge) award for out- the International Centre for Green advanced energy-saving system, by required education and the start of exams. will answer 120 UNT questions standing academic performance. Technologies and Investment Pro- the end of this year, the volume of adult life for more than 147,000 Final exams on five subjects, in 167 locations June 20 – July 1. In Astana, 5,870 students will jects as our contribution to the in- renewable energy sources will ap- students across the country. including the Kazakh and Rus- Three quarters of all exam takers graduate from school this year, ternational community,” Sagintayev proach 460 megawatts. The ceremonies, which have sian languages, algebra, history will take the exam in the Kazakh 90 percent of them plan to take said to begin the discussion. Continued on Page A4 become a tradition in post-Soviet of Kazakhstan and an addition- language, the other quarter in Rus- UNT. countries, included words of grati- al fifth subject, will take place sian. The ceremonies awarding school tude to teachers, good luck wishes May 29 – June 9. Students hop- The maximum UNT score is diplomas will take place June 15 in and farewell speeches. ing to continue their studies in 140, while the passing score is 50 all schools across the country. FIC to discuss accelerated Political turbulence, role of journalism modernisation Ministry for Investments and De- By Meruyert Abugaliyeva velopment, in an exclusive inter- view for this story. reviewed at Eurasian Media Forum ASTANA – Accelerated mod- The investment committee is today’s rapidly changing political – all issues tackled in panel ses- for responsibility in reporting in- ernisation will be the topic of the primarily responsible for support- By Yerbolat Uatkhanov climate. sions by prominent international ternational affairs and the impor- 31st plenary session of the Foreign ing the council’s activities. Political positions seem to be politicians, economists, journalists tant role of the media in providing Investors Council (FIC) under Established in 1998, FIC brings ASTANA – Some 800 partici- shifting with the weather with the and public and political figures, as correct, reliable and objective in- Kazakh President Nursultan Naz- together top executives from 35 pants from 70 countries gathered return of cold war rhetoric between well as representatives of political formation, as well as in identifying arbayev in June 2018. The council, transnational companies, finan- at the 15th Eurasian Media Forum world leaders, economic and po- and expert associations. “fake news.” which marks its 20th anniversary cial institutions and major con- in Almaty on May 23-25 to dis- litical sanctions, obstruction of di- Kazakh President Nursultan this year, serves as a platform for sulting companies including Ar- cuss their work in the context of plomacy and restrictions on media Nazarbayev emphasised the need Continued on Page A3 dialogue between the Kazakh gov- celorMittal, Asian Development ernment and foreign investors, Bank (ADB), Chevron, Citibank, aiming to address challenges faced Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, Ernst & by investors and further improve Young (EY), Eurasian Resource the investment climate. Group (ERG), European Bank for “The Foreign Investors Coun- Reconstruction and Development Kazakhstan’s Samal Yeslyamova cil is a unique platform which al- (EBRD), ExxonMobil, Lukoil, lows foreign investors to directly Total, Polpharma among others. refer to President Nursultan Naz- To join the council, companies arbayev and put forward their working in the mining industry wins Cannes Best Actress award suggestions. Investors appreciate must invest at least $500 mil- and only then I developed the film such an opportunity to interact lion and entities belonging to By Assel Satubaldina and did not know how it will end. with the main decision makers,” processing industry at least $125 The film grows like tree and the said Yerlan Khairov, Chairman of million. ASTANA – Kazakh actress Sa- end was still unclear. My actors the Investment Committee of the Continued on Page A4 mal Yeslyamova won the prestig- and I had the same feeling, we did ious Best Female Actress award at not know what we would face,” the 71st Cannes Film Festival for said Dvortsevoy. her role in “Ayka” directed by Ser- “Ayka” becomes the second pro- gey Dvortsevoy. ject for Dvortsevoy and Yeslyam- The 34-year-old actress walked ova, as a Kazakh actress starred in Astana Economic Forum on the stage as Cate Blanchett, Dvortsevoy’s film “Tulip” in 2008 heading the jury of this year’s that received the Un Certain Re- Cannes, announced the winner. gard Award at the Cannes festival. Born in 1984 in Petropavlovsk in Dvortsevoy noted Yeslyamova focuses on global challenges northern Kazakhstan, Yeslyamova is a “brilliant that he discovered in my, investment and innovation.” Photo credit: informburo.kz Photo credit: Petropavlovsk.” graduated from the Russian Insti- Samal Yeslyamova By Assel Satubaldina He indicated five global trends and tute of Theatre Arts (GITIS), a lead- “The only thing I had to do is to reiterated the need to establish G- ing theatre arts university in Europe shape this brilliant, because she is ASTANA – The eleventh Astana Global platform under the aegis of and the largest in Russia, in 2011. lenge. “I do not have children years, I know Central Asia very really a great actress. Sometimes I Economic Forum kicked off in the UN. yet, but I had to know the feeling well. And I know how warmly wonder where such people come “It is a big history in my career. the Kazakh capital May 17, wel- The five global trends include of what it is like to be a woman children are treated there. I was from in provincial areas. She is Ulken rakhmet (Thank you in Ka- coming 5,000 participants from digitisation of all aspects of human that had just given birth to a child, surprised at how people can aban- from a rural area. She has a strong 111 countries and more than 500 activity, energy revolution, rapid zakh)! Thank you! Merci beau- but is forced to go to work,” said don their children like that,” said personality and talent,” said the di- speakers, including former United global population growth, change coup,” said Yeslyamova with tears Yeslyamova, as quoted by Sput- Dvortsevoy who was born in Shy- rector during his visit to Kazakh- Nations Secretary-General Ban in the pace and nature of urbani- on her face. niknews. mkent and moved to Moscow in stan after the festival. Ki-moon, former French President sation, and transformation of the “Ayka” is a drama story of a The migrant life has become the 1990s. “I am happy to be here, because Francois Hollande and Apple co- global labour market. young Kyrgyz woman, living a centre of the plot, after Dvort- “I realised how little we know firstly my mom lives here and founder Steve Wozniak. Organised “Since last year’s forum, we and working illegally in Moscow, sevoy came across statistics in the about this kind of life living in secondly I am entirely from Shy- in Astana since 2008, this year’s witnessed huge transformations forced to abandon her new-born media stating that Kyrgyz women Moscow, basic human norms and mkent.
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