The discussion on the topic "Education system. Peculiarities of education system in the USA and Kazakhstan" was held on February 16, 2018 at the faculty of philology and world languages. The discussion was organized by the Department of Russian philology and World literature. The students from the faculty of philology and world languages, physico-technical faculty, biology and biotechnology faculty, Higher school of economy and business, American students who are studying Russian at the faculty of philology and world languages within the program: “Flagman” took part in this discussion. The participants discussed educational systems in both countries: advantages and disadvantages.