Cultural and humanitarian cooperation

Under the "Bolashak" program, more than 5,700 Kazakhstan students have completed their studies in the United Kingdom. As of December 2024, 297 scholarship holders are studying in the UK (123 master's degrees, 64 doctoral candidates, 21 in internships, 89 in research fellowships).

Since 2001, the Kazakh-British Technical University (KBTU) has been operating in Almaty, who partners with are leading UK universities.

Nazarbayev University, with the support of University College London, is implementing a university preparatory program.

On 27April 2021the De Montfort University’s campus was opened in Almaty.

Since September 2023 a branch of Heriot-Watt University is functioning on the basis of the Aktobe Regional University named after K. Zhubanov. It has three educational programs – «Oil and Gas Engineering», «Electrical Power Engineering», «Computer Engineering».

On 11 September 2022 a conference on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the statesman, educator, founder of Kazakh linguistics and literature Akhmet Baitursyuly was organized in London with the support of the Eurasian Creative Guild.

On 30 January – 2 February 2023 the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan Sayasat Nurbek visited the UK.

On 18 March 2023 on the instruction of the Head of State, a park square named after Queen Elizabeth II was opened in the Astana. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley took part in the opening ceremony.

On 24 – 26 January 2024 delegations led by the Minister of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan Sayasat Nurbek and the Minister of Secondary Education of Kazakhstan Gani Beisembayev visited the UK as part of their participation in the international educational exhibition «Bett UK 2024». Heads of higher and secondary educational institutions of Kazakhstan were part of the delegation. During the visit, the first Kazakh-English dictionary was presented at Oxford University.

In September 2024, a branch of Coventry University was opened in Astana.

As a result of the visit by the Kazakh delegation led by the Minister of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan S.Nurbek and the Minister of Education of Kazakhstan G.Beisembaev to the United Kingdom (January 24–26, 2024), as well as the visit of the UK Foreign Secretary D.Cameron to Kazakhstan (April 24–25, 2024), a number of important agreements in the field of education were signed. These included agreements on launching Kazakh language courses at the University of Oxford (first quarter of 2025).

From March 6 to 15, 2024, a delegation from the National Center for Rare Books and Manuscripts of the Ministry of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan visited the UK to conduct research on archival documents related to the history of Kazakhstan.

Since March 2024, the Kazakh Cultural Center has been operating in the United Kingdom.

In September 2025, a campus of Cardiff University is scheduled to open in Astana, offering programs at all three levels of education (bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate). The campus will focus on high-demand fields such as education, engineering disciplines, IT, geology, renewable energy, and the mining industry.

In Kazakhstan, British private schools Haileybury (located in Astana and Almaty) and Ardingly College (in Astana) are already operational. Additionally, the opening of Charterhouse School is planned for 2026 in Almaty.