Regional workshop “The prevention of corruption in education”

On August 27, 2022, Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region, jointly with the Department of the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan of East Kazakhstan Region (Anti-Corruption Service), held a regional workshop called “The prevention of corruption in education” for headmasters.

The goal of the workshop is to increase the professional competence of managers in the prevention of corruption offenses, as well as identifying corruption risks in educational institutions.

The workshop was attended by 100 headmasters of schools of the region.

Deputy Head of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region Dinara T. Shaukhina introduced the participants of the workshop to the major directions of the anti-corruption policy in education and briefed on the features of the educational process in secondary educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the 2022-2023 school year.

During the workshop, the First Deputy Head of the Department of the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan of East Kazakhstan region Talgat Bashev detailed the goals and objectives of the Concept of the Anti-Corruption Policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2022-2026, as well as informed of the work to prevent corruption offenses in education. In particular, he clarified the personal responsibility of top managers for corruption crimes committed by their subordinate employees, a differentiated rewarding system of citizens for reporting of corruption facts, a complete ban on receiving gifts for civil servants and their families, expanding the list of corruption subjects, and liability for giving bribes and mediation in bribery, as well as for illegal interference in business activities.   

The workshop was followed by question-and-answer feedback.