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The guest of the new episode of The MNU EdCast podcast, dedicated to current issues of higher education and professional growth, was Nurmukhammed Dosybayev, CEO of Bekakhmet, Dossybay & Partners Education and founder of Hyperion School. In the conversation, our guest shared his extensive experience in the field of education, as well as his views on the current state of higher education and the school system, suggesting ways to improve them. The main topics of the podcast: • The importance of selecting personnel in the education system and high requirements for their professionalism. • Recognition and support of the work of talented teachers • Adaptation of the Kazakhstani education system to world standards and its entry into the international arena. • Improving the educational system to increase the quality of human capital as a strategic resource of the state. Timestamp: 00:00–00:55 — Greeting. Nurmukhammed Dosybayev — founder of Astana Garden School and Hyperion School. 00:56–02:48 — Speaker biography. 02:49–05:48 — Working as a teacher at BIL. 05:49–09:35 — Flexibility of the system and thinking in the southern regions of Kazakhstan. 09:36–13:12 — School years, the model of an ideal teacher and the importance of primary education. 13:13–16:11 — Advice to parents on choosing schools and teachers. 16:12–18:50 — The status of a teacher in society. 18:51–22:28 — State regulation of education. 22:29–24:10 — Transfer of experience of private schools to state ones. 24:11–31:00 — Studying at Cambridge: differences from Kazakhstani universities. 31:01–32:32 — What is needed for a leap in the development of Kazakhstan. 32:33–36:08 — Investments in education: primary or higher? 36:09–40:49 — The admissions system to British universities and risks in education. 40:50–44:00 — Talent search in schools. 44:01–46:26 — The militant and intellectual spirit of the Kazakhs. 46:27–48:46 — Oral transmission of knowledge and development of auditory perception. 48:47–50:35 — Why Kazakhs succeed in boxing: the concept of zhekpe-zhek. 50:36–52:42 — Developing human capital for a breakthrough for the country. 52:43–57:00 — Supporting local brands in education. 57:01–1:02:20 — Different approaches to remunerating local and foreign specialists. 1:02:21–1:06:46 — The speaker’s path to his specialization. 1:06:47–1:11:04 — The Hyperion School project and the separation of a child in education. 1:11:05–1:13:20 — Low cost of labor in the CIS countries. 1:13:21–1:21:00 — Management and training policy at Hyperion School. 1:21:01–1:22:32 — The role of partners in the development of the country. 1:22:33–1:23:18 — Conclusion.