http://astana-astana.net Astana Information Blog for foreigners Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:43:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Being a young capital of Kazakhstan Astana provides a wide choice of higher education insitutions. Young people who strive for success want to get a good education so they come to Astana. In Astana there are 7 leading state universities. One of the newest is Nazarbayev University that was opened ... http://astana-astana.net/?p=81 Last week I worked with the poeple from Spain who came to Astana to sign a contract with the Ministry of Agriculture. There were several surprises awaiting them, one of which is the service in a restaurant in Astana Surprise #1 Menu is either in Russian or in Kazakh, but rarely ... http://astana-astana.net/?p=50 Kazakhstan is a unique country as far as its people are concerned. There are more than 120 nationalitites living in the country who preach more than 40 religions. Just like the USA, Kazakhstan can be called a melting pot, because all the people live together in peace and learn ... http://astana-astana.net/?p=28 If you happen to be in Kazakhstan (or in any CIS country for that matter) on the 8th of March, you should not forget to wish a Happy Women's Day to all the women you know. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Women's day"][/caption] This day is a big day on every woman's calendar, ... http://astana-astana.net/?p=21 I feel very sorry for you if you have to come to Astana in winter! Today the temperature in Astana was as low as -32  and this is not the only day when it's so cold. Astana is known as the second coldest capital in the world and I believe ... http://astana-astana.net/?p=18 Happy New Year my dear readers! If you come from a non-CIS country, you are probably experiencing something new while celebrating New Year in Kazakhstan. This is really the most favourite and most desirable holiday in the year. People start to plan it a month in advance: what they are going ... http://astana-astana.net/?p=13 Astana [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="536" caption="Astana"][/caption] http://astana-astana.net/?p=5