127 Экономика: стратегия и практика. Т. 17, № 1, 2022 / Economics: the Strategy and Practice. Vol. 17. No 1, 2022 ДЕМОГРАФИЯ, ЧЕЛОВЕЧЕСКИЕ РЕСУРСЫ И РЫНОК ТРУДА Research paper/Оригинальная статья https://doi.org/10.51176/1997-9967-2022-1-127-143 МРНТИ 06.01.05 JEL: O150, I230, A200 The Current State and Prospects for the Development of Academic Mobility in the Universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan Sholpan A. Yessimova 1 *, Laura A. Khassenova 2 1 Karaganda Industrial University, 30 Republic ave., 101400, Temirtau, Kazakhstan 2 M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University, 5 Tauke Khan ave., 160012, Shymkent, Kazakhstan Abstract The main purpose of the article is to study the state and development prospects of academic mobility in Kazakhstani universities. Since the launch of mobility, the status of universities has changed signifcantly for the better, namely the quality of education has begun to increase, allowing to build up the capacity of graduates by studying foreign models, professional environment approaches competencies that will undoubtedly be in demand on the labor market. The current employers’ requirements for university graduates are very high, and only the presence of a systemic policy in universities for the development of various models of mobility will make it possible to comply with modern global trends. In the paper, the authors present the data of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2019–2020, refecting the activities of universities in the feld of mobility, the data of the Auezov South Kazakhstan University. In 2020–2022 the conditions for mobility have been changed under the infuence of economic and political factors and COVID-19. Overall, universities in most countries have switched to hybrid forms of study. The results of feld research are presented to identify the role of mobility and efciency of competencies, as well as the development skills of students on the example of the Auezov University. According to the study, it was concluded that mobility is an important factor in the preparation of competitive specialists for the economy of Kazakhstan. Undoubtedly, it impacts and plays an important role in the formation of the University 4.0. Keywords: Economics, University 4.0, Academic Mobility, Funding, Practice For citation: Yessimova, Sh. A., & Khassenova. L. A. (2022). The current state and prospects for the development of academic mobility in the universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Economics: the Strategy and Practice, 17(1), 127-143, https://doi.org/10.51176/1997-9967-2022-1 -127-143 *Corresponding author: Yessimova Sh.A. – Doctor of Economics, Karaganda Industrial University, 101400, 30 Republic ave., Temirtau, Kazakhstan, 87015210410, e-mail: sh.yessimova@gmail.com Confict of Interests: the authors declare that there is no confict of interests. Financial support: The study was not sponsored (own resources). The article received: 28.02.2022 The article is approved for publication: 19.03.2022 Date of publication: 30.03.2022