Astana Zhas Ulan Republican School
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| name = Astana Zhas Ulan Republican School
| image = Республиканская школа Жас Улан.jpg
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| caption = The Corps of Drums of the school on parade
| address = Korgalzhyn Highway
| city = Astana
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| country = Kazakhstan
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| schooltype = Military preparatory school
| established =
| opened = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1999}}
| head_label = Commandant
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| gender = All male
| enrollment = 1,801
| enrollment_as_of = since its establishment
| colors = {{color box|#007AA5}} Light blue
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| founder = President Nursultan Nazarbayev
| affiliation = Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
| accreditation = 23px Ministry of Defense
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| website = {{url|1=http://zhasulan.mil.kz/index.php?do=cat&category=main}}
| sports = {{hlist|Boxing|wrestling|basketball|volleyball}}
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The Zhas Ulan Republican School named after Sagadat Nurmagambetov ({{langx|kk|Армия генералы Сағадат Қожахметұлы Нұрмағамбетов атындағы Жас ұлан республикалық мектебі}}, Armia generally Sağadat Qojahmetūly Nurmaǵambetov atyndağy Jas ūlan respublikalyq mektebi; {{langx|ru|Республиканская школа Жас Улан имени Генерала Армии Сагадата Кожахметовича Нурмагамбе́това}}) also known as the Astana Zhas Ulan Republican School is a military boarding school in Kazakhstan's Armed Forces which specializes in the training of Kazakh youth who want to join the military. It came into existence in 1999, and is named after Army General Sagadat Nurmagambetov, the first Defence Minister of Kazakhstan and one of the most notable Kazakh soldiers who took part in the Battle of Berlin.
Description
On 27 March 1999, the Government of Kazakhstan passed a resolution on the creation of a republican school in Astana. The school was considered to be a way to educate future members of the Kazakh Armed Forces. The school was officially opened on 4 November 1999 in the presence of president Nursultan Nazarbayev and Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/amp/1343532.html|title = Kazakh Report: November 5, 1999}} In December 2011, the school expanded into a new building.{{cite web|url=http://zhasulan.mil.kz/index.php?do=static&page=istoricheskaya_spravka-en|title=Historical information » Республиканская школа "Жас улан"|website=zhasulan.mil.kz}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ruscadet.ru/kktoday/kk-sng/kazahstan/school.htm|title=Военная школа Республики Казахстан|website=www.ruscadet.ru}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mod.gov.kz/rus/obrazovanie/srednee_obrazovanie/uch_zavedeniya/?cid=0&rid=384|title=Министерство обороны Республики Казахстан (МО РК)|last=ir.kz|publisher=}}
Leadership Structure
The following people make up the leadership structure of the school:{{cite web|url=http://zhasulan.mil.kz/index.php?do=static&page=komandnyy-sostav-en|title=Command of the school » Республиканская школа "Жас улан"|website=zhasulan.mil.kz}}
- Director - Colonel of Justice Tleukhan Bashozhaev
- Assistant director of the school - Lieutenant Colonel Gabit Zhusupaliev
- Head of the educational studies - Lieutenant Colonel Amantai Zharbosynov
School life
= Purpose =
The school was founded as a secondary educational institution with in-depth study of the Kazakh language and foreign languages, with enhanced military and physical discipline.{{cite web|title=Astana celebrates 15th anniversary of Zhas Ulan school|url=http://test.strategy2050.kz/en/news/14765|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624092906/http://test.strategy2050.kz/en/news/14765|archive-date=2018-06-24|access-date=2018-06-24|publisher=}} Many of the graduates of the school have come to higher military educational institutions of Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Germany, Turkey and other countries.{{cite web|last=INFORM.KZ|title=Russian Defense Minister visited Zhas Ulan republican school|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/russian-defense-minister-visited-zhas-ulan-republican-school_a2530660|website=www.inform.kz|date=30 January 2013}}{{cite web|title=The pathway of Sagadat Nurmagambetov · Publications · "Kazakhstan History" portal|url=http://e-history.kz/en/publications/view/3135|publisher=}}{{cite web|title=Level of training in Zhas Ulan military school improved (PHOTO)|url=https://strategy2050.kz/en/news/33499|publisher=}}
= Requirements =
In order be a cadet at the school, young men must be at least 15 years old at the year of admission. Cadets must also go through a 10-day competition in which they meet the physical requirements of the school.{{cite web|url=http://m.egov.kz/cms/en/articles/2Fschool_zhasulan|title=How to enter the "Republican school "Zhas- Ulan" - Electronic government of the Republic of Kazakhstan|website=m.egov.kz}} Cadets are also administered a psychological test.{{cite web|url=https://strategy2050.kz/en/news/38413|title=About 500 people entered "Zhas Ulan" military school|publisher=}}
= Events =
Since 2010, eighty pupils of the school have taken part in every Constitution Day and every Defender of the Fatherland Day parade in Kazakhstan as part of the Corps of Drums.{{Cite news|url=http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Astana-hosts-biggest-ever-military-parade.html|title=March of the pedestrian columns was opened by a consolidated company of drummers, which included the best representatives of the republican schools "Zhas Ulan".|date=2017-05-07|access-date=2018-06-23|language=en}} 80 pupils (pupils of 9-10 form) march behind the color guards during the whole parade.{{cite web|url=https://strategy2050.kz/en/news/19081|title=Drums of "Zhas Ulan" school to open parade of troops on 70th anniversary of Victory|publisher=}}
= Building =
In 2012, the Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense was relocated from the city of Almaty to Astana, with many of the remaining members of the band were housed in the dorms of the Republican School on a temporary basis.{{cite web|title=Главный военный оркестр распался после приказа переехать в Астану|url=https://rus.azattyq.org/a/kazakhstan_voennyi_orkestr_military_band/24572657.html|accessdate=2018-09-25|website=rus.azattyq.org}}
See also
Links
- [http://zhasulan.mil.kz/index.php?do=cat&category=main Official Website]
References
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1999