Abstract
Simultaneous interpretation, more than ever, demonstrates its relevance as one of the most important means of communication in the world of globalization, the development of international cooperation, intercultural relations, as well as the usage of digitalization and innovations. Kazakhstan, located at the center of Eurasia, plays a significant role in international cooperation, where simultaneous interpretation is widely used. One of the strategic partners of Kazakhstan, which consistently boosts its investments every year, expands its business representation and implements successful projects is South Korea. The dynamic cooperation between Kazakhstan and Korea fosters the growth of the school of simultaneous interpreters from Korean into Kazakh language pair. This paper reveals the stages of development of simultaneous interpretation in Kazakhstan, and discloses the current state of professional training of simultaneous interpreters at the legislative, institutional and educational levels, with an emphasis on the professional training of simultaneous interpreters from Korean to Kazakh. To achieve this goal, this research analyses significant stages in the development of interpretation since the pre-revolutionary period, and identifies the current state of the school of simultaneous interpreters in Kazakhstan through a literature review, and conducts a comparative analysis of the training system of simultaneous interpreters in Kazakhstan and Korea to identify strengths and weaknesses and proposes strategies for training professionals in the field of translation studies.