Abstract
International student migration is a current trend in modern migration processes. Educational migration of Kazakhstani youth is one of the vectors of the country's external migration, which has certain effects in the socio-economic and political development of the country. This study is intended to study the main channels and some of the mechanisms of international educational migration of Kazakhstani youth. The article provides an overview of the most used methods of admission to study abroad for young people from Kazakhstan. On the basis of the research, the main channels and types of mechanisms for educational emigration from Kazakhstan were established, including within the framework of the Bolashak program, within the framework of bilateral international agreements and independent admission to both paid and free education. The mechanisms of educational migration over the past two decades have already been stable, but still need to be improved. Educational migration from Kazakhstan is not only a current trend in the context of reflecting the migratory moods of young people, but in order to increase the competitiveness of specialists and form communities of professionals from various industries. The study of the main channels and mechanisms of educational emigration in the Kazakh context also affects the long-term effects of this phenomenon, including return, reintegration and involvement in the national labor market and its sustainable development