Analysis of investments in the expansion of social university infrastructure facilities and student dormitories in Kazakhstan

Abstract

Relevance. Providing comfortable living conditions for its population is the main purpose of any state. Students are one of the most vulnerable social groups since they are limited in financial opportunities to provide themselves with housing while studying at universities and other educational institutions. Student dormitories are designed to solve this issue and provide all students with places for comfortable living. Purpose. The purpose of the study was to analyze the development system of social university infrastructure facilities and student dormitories in Kazakhstan within the framework of investment activities, as well as state policy in this area. Methodology. General logical and statistical methods were applied to conduct the research. In the course of the study, the mechanism of public-private partnership in the field of education was characterized, namely, the issues related to the shortage of dormitory places and the basic concepts associated with this relationship form between the state and private entrepreneurship were considered. Results. The data on the required number of places in dormitories for the regions of Kazakhstan were also studied. Thus, it was discovered that the leader in this indicator is Almaty city, which requires 36% new beds for students (85 thousand places). It was concluded that today the scheme of cooperation between the state and the business sector does not meet expectations. During the three years of the public-private partnership program, not even half of the required places for accommodation were provided, since the project has low investment attractiveness for numerous reasons. Conclusions. The practical value of the study lies in the fact that recommendations were developed to improve the current program.