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Kazakhstan launched the international distance education project Budbeed, the goal of which is to provide equal access to world-class education for children, regardless of their place of residence and level of wealth, Kursiv.kz reports, citing Interfax Kazakhstan.

According to the executive director of the project, Manish Wahie, this platform allows children to receive additional education in Kazakh, Russian and English.

“The platform is based on advanced technologies, everything is gathered in one place. This is a challenge that faces us all how to make learning attractive, ”said Manish Wahie at a press conference on Tuesday.

“We started with Kazakhstan, because the very idea of ​​the project was born in Kazakhstan, and we want to provide access to modern education, first of all, for Kazakhstani youth. Then we plan to implement the project in neighboring countries, ”he added.

The Budbeed online platform is a learning network that covers school subjects. Content presented in accessible formats can be used by students from grades 1 through 9, parents and teachers.

While the program is running in test mode for 40 days, it can be used for free. In the future, the cost of using the platform will not exceed 1.1 thousand tenge per month.

The project operator is the educational company Budbeed (offices in Almaty and Delhi).

The project partners are Encyclopedia Britannica, media corporations CNN and BBC, publisher of dictionaries Merriam-Webster, Rosen Publishing Group, Boclips, Teacher Created Materials and other companies from the USA and Great Britain.

Refer News: https://factum.kz/2018/73826/

September 18, Almaty hosted the presentation of the international educational project Budbeed. Its goal is to provide students with access to world-class education, regardless of where they live. The project partners were leading international media corporations and publishing houses. Among them are Encyclopedia Britannica, BBC, CNN, Rosen Publishing Group, Boclips, Teacher Created Materials, as well as the publisher of Merriam-Webster dictionaries.

“Our goal is to provide all children in the country with the opportunity to receive additional education in Kazakh, Russian and English. Our online platform is based on advanced technologies and allows you to receive knowledge in an attractive and accessible format for children. Video tutorials, games, quizzes, social networks should motivate children to get new knowledge, ”said Manish Wahie, the founder and CEO of the project.

Courtesy: Profit Kazakhstan

When creating the platform, the experience of world famous educational and popular science channels was taken into account. Access to Budbeed is possible from any device - smartphones, tablets and PC.

“The problem of equal access to education is one of the key for Kazakhstan. According to the World Bank, the level of spending on education in Kazakhstan corresponds to the average level of OECD countries. But at the same time, in Kazakhstan, as in other Central Asian countries, there is a problem with the teaching staff, which leads to a deterioration in the level of training of students. There is a large gap between leading schools and universities in large cities and educational institutions in rural areas. Our project aims to ensure that all children have equal opportunities for learning, ”said Michael Ross, general manager of Budbeed.

The company’s representatives did not disclose the source of investment, as well as the amount of expenses, however, they mentioned “several large investors”. Kazakhstan became the first country where Budbeed was launched. After passing the test period and debugging all the processes, the authors intend to adapt the project for other countries.

“We started with Kazakhstan, because the very idea of ​​the project was born in Kazakhstan, and we want to provide access to modern education primarily for Kazakhstani youth. Then we plan to implement the project in neighboring countries - Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Ukraine, the Middle East, India and China, ”explained Manish Wahie.

Courtesy: Profit Kazakhstan

At the first stage, access to Budbeed is open to all Kazakhstani users - within the next 40 days the platform will be free. In the future, the cost of using the platform will be about 1,100 tenge per month. There are two types of accounts - for teachers and for students. The authors of the project expressed their intention to leave free access for teachers. The situation will clear up after working out all the details with the state bodies with which Budbeed plans to actively cooperate.

Refer News: https://profit.kz/news/48618/V-Kazahstane-zapustili-platformu-onlajn-obrazovaniya-Budbeed/

Courtesy: Kursiv Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan launched the international distance education project Budbeed, the goal of which is to ensure equal access to world-class education for children, regardless of their place of residence and level of wealth, Interfax Kazakhstan reports .

According to the executive director of the project, Manish Wahie , this platform allows children to receive additional education in Kazakh, Russian and English.

“The platform is based on advanced technologies, everything is gathered in one place. This is a challenge that faces us all how to make learning attractive, ”said Manish Wahie at a press conference on Tuesday.

“We started with Kazakhstan, because the very idea of ​​the project was born in Kazakhstan, and we want to provide access to modern education, first of all, for Kazakhstani youth. Then we plan to implement the project in neighboring countries, ”he added.

The Budbeed online platform is a learning network that covers school subjects. Content presented in accessible formats can be used by students from grades 1 through 9, parents and teachers.

While the program is running in test mode for 40 days, it can be used for free. In the future, the cost of using the platform will not exceed 1.1 thousand tenge per month.

The project operator is the educational company Budbeed (offices in Almaty and Delhi).

The project partners are Encyclopedia Britannica, media corporations CNN and BBC, publisher of dictionaries Merriam-Webster, Rosen Publishing Group, Boclips, Teacher Created Materials and other companies from the USA and Great Britain.

Refer News: https://kursiv.kz/news/obrazovanie/2018-09/kazakhstanskie-shkolniki-smogut-poluchit-sovremennye-znaniya-blagodarya

The American company Budbeed, in collaboration with the global publisher of Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Britannica, media corporations CNN and BBC, has developed a platform for distance education of a full cycle of Knowledge Partners. In Kazakhstan, training materials are available in three languages ​​- Kazakh, Russian and English.

Courtesy: Forbes Kazakhstan

According to Forbes.kz, Manish Wahie, co-founder and CEO of Knowledge Partners Kazakhstan office. The development of the platform took about two years, a year out of which went into negotiations with content partners. One of the labor-intensive points is the reliable and correct translation of the material into the Kazakh language.

At what cost the project, the speaker did not report, citing a commercial secret.

Courtesy: Forbes Kazakhstan

The Knowledge Partners platform is a social network where the user must specify the class or course, as well as the educational institution. In accordance with the entered data, materials corresponding to the subjects will be available to the Knowledge Partners participant. Moreover, the content is presented in simple and accessible formats - video, graphics.

The user can share on his page passed material, commenting on it. In addition, the incentive system is provided - for the activity coins are credited, which can be spent on the purchase of gift stickers, virtual gifts, design your page. You can also make notes and bookmarks, which is convenient when preparing for exams. There is a rating system - the more you have mastered the educational material, the higher the rating. In addition, parents can monitor the time of their child’s stay on the site - how much time was spent on studying a particular subject.

- The platform is ready for use . But for the time being, we are dependent on a user database for updating content, ”Mr. Wahie said.

The first three weeks Knowledge Partners is available for free, after - by subscription in the amount of 1,100 tenge per month . Payment is made through Internet banking.

- The project is international. For a start, we will launch it in Central Asia and the CIS. Kazakhstan is the first from where the project starts. The idea of ​​creating a project came here in Kazakhstan, where I lived and worked for more than 10 years. Inspiration came here, said Manish Wahie.

At the presentation of the project were businessmen, representatives of educational institutions and the Ministry of Education. One of the guests noted that the project is similar to the Bilimland Kazakhstan e-learning platform.

Answering a question from Forbes.kz about competition and analogs of the Knowledge Partners project, Manish Wahie answered that their product is unique in that it provides a full range of educational material in various forms.

- These giants (partners - F. ) agreed to participate in our project because of a product that is not yet on the market. We are first. And I am happy that it starts with Kazakhstan, ”he said.

Refer News: https://forbes.kz/process/education/v_kazahstane_zapustili_sotsset_distantsionnogo_obrazovaniya_proekt_mejdunarodnyiy/