Relevance. In modern Kazakhstan, the issue of multilingual education is more relevant than ever before in the educational system. Effective training of future teachers who are able to work with diverse linguistic and cultural groups of students is a key task to ensure quality education.Purpose. The purpose of the study is to find out the current level of motivation of students to acquire multilingual competencies, and to identify problems that hinder the development of the integration of the regional component into the multilingual training programme for future biology teachers in Kazakhstan.Methodology. For this purpose, a survey was conducted among second-year students of the Faculty of Biology of A. Baitursynov Kostanay Regional University in the academic year 2023-2024.Results. According to the results of a survey conducted among second-year students, it was possible to see that, in general, students assess their multilingual competence at an average level and are motivated to develop it. Comparative analysis showed that the level of motivation of students in this matter has not changed since the previous academic year. In order to achieve positive dynamics, it is worth considering the successful experience of Serbia in the issue of teacher training, and emphasising the more urgent problems that remain unresolved, in particular access to methodological materials in different languages and insufficient funding of projects in this area.Conclusions. The study will help in the future to build successful methods and strategies that can be adapted for use in Kazakhstan. The recommendations can be used to improve teaching methods and enrich educational programmes. This contributes to the creation of a more inclusive and adapted educational environment that considers the diversity of languages and cultures in Kazakhstan, which will contribute to improving the quality of education and preserving multilingual heritage.