Economic contributions of university students in rural areas (on the example of the city of Kentau)

Abstract

Universities have economic, social and cultural effect on cities where they are located.
Particularly, expenditures of university students provide significant contribution to the economy
of its city. This study focuses on Akhmet Yassawi University students’ contribution to Kentau
city’s economy in special and other fields in general. Overall, 925 university students have been
examined through a questionnaire that has 32 questions, in the context of the study. Students’
demographic characteristics, income and spending habits have been searched in the survey.
The findings suggest that, each student spends 30 thousand tenge a month in average, which
contributes 27,750 million tenge a month in total to Kentau city’s economy.