Universities of Kazakhstan. List of higher educational institutions in Kazakhstan

Modern higher education in Kazakhstan is at a new, higher level of development and is noted by several universities in world university rankings. If ten to fifteen years ago, the eyes of applicants were fixed on foreign alma maters, today, of course, they go to study in England, Germany, France, Russia, but not in such a general flow. Who do Kazakh universities prepare, what specializations and what educational institution is the most prestigious diploma? Recognized by the portal “ZagraNitsa”

Kazakhstani universities are divided into specialized areas. These are universal universities, technical, medical, humanities, economics, pedagogy, and aesthetics. According to many ratings, 60 institutes and universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan can be called the best of the best. Based on the findings of the Independent Kazakhstan Agency for Quality Assurance in Education, the following can be included in the TOP-10:

Eurasian National University named after. L. N. Gumileva (Astana)

Founded in 1996. Bears the name of the Russian scientist, ethnologist Lev Gumilyov. Consists of more than 25 research institutions. Three levels of education, 12 faculties, trains specialists in more than 60 specialties (bachelor's, master's, doctorate). The teaching staff is about 1,700 people, of which more than 60% are doctors of science, academicians, laureates of state prizes, candidates of science, etc. More than 11 thousand students. Since 2000, a branch of Moscow State University has been operating on the basis of the university. Lomonosov. In 2014, it was included in the list of “Best Universities in Kazakhstan” (rating by the Expert RA agency). Leader among higher educational institutions in Kazakhstan and Central Asia (Cybermetrics Lab rating, Spain).

Kazakh National University named after. al-Farabi (Almaty)

Founded in 1934 on the basis of the faculties of physics, mathematics and biology (consisting of 54 students and 25 teachers). Today the university has 14 faculties, about 10 institutes, 25 specialized councils for defending doctoral dissertations, 11 research centers, etc. The education system is multi-level (bachelor's, higher vocational, master's, postgraduate, doctoral). Prepares students in 180 specialties. More than 16 thousand students.

Among the famous graduates are Olzhas Suleimenov (world-class writer), Yuri Loza (Russian performer), Alexander Popov (Hero of the Soviet Union), Zeinulla Kabdullov (Kazakh writer).

Kazakh National Technical University named after. K. I. Satpayeva (Almaty)

It was founded in 1933 as a mining and metallurgical institute with the aim of providing the industry with personnel. Since 1960, a polytechnic institute, since 1994 - a university. Consists of more than 10 institutes (oil and gas, geological exploration, mining, metallurgy and printing, information technology, mechanical engineering, etc.). Education is multi-level. The university is also known for its scientific and technical library - the largest in Kazakhstan, the book fund consists of 1,500,000 copies.

Karaganda State Technical University

Founded in 1953 as a university training highly qualified technical personnel. Included in the rating of "Leading Universities of Kazakhstan". Training in technical and humanitarian areas. More than 20 departments. The university has 9 institutes, children's educational institutions (Byte computer school, Sunday engineering school for 11th grade students, Murager boarding school for gifted children), several colleges (information technology and computing, electromechanical, construction business college ). The university is the winner of the Millennium Award “For Services to Humanity” (2009, Bologna, Italy). There are 12 thousand students.

Kazakh State Medical Academy (Astana)

Founded in 1964 as Tselinograd State Medical Institute (TSMMI); university since 2009. There are 9 faculties and 37 departments. Trains specialists in the following areas: general medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, pediatrics, oriental medicine, etc. The total number of students is more than 3 thousand. The teaching staff is 450 people (of which 60 are doctors and about 180 candidates of science). The education system is multi-level (including doctoral studies, postgraduate studies, clinical residency), 4 dissertation councils. Includes a research institute of traumatology and orthopedics, a clinical hospital, medical and preventive institutions. Publishing work is underway.

Karaganda State Medical University

It was founded in 1950 with 23 teachers in 11 departments (the first intake consisted of 228 students, 69 of whom came from Kazan). In 1952, postgraduate and residency courses were opened. Since 2001, there has been an English department for foreign students. Multi-level training system. There are 39 clinical departments in the following areas: therapy, surgery, pediatrics and dentistry; 5 buildings. The teaching staff is 292 people (including 70 professors, 38 doctors and more than 90 candidates of medical sciences). Has 46 clinical sites. The university cooperates with 60 universities, centers and clinics from 22 countries. Participant and winner of many international rankings, in addition, for many years in a row it has taken prizes in the ranking of universities in Kazakhstan.

Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after. Abay (Almaty)

Founded in 1928 as an institute. The first higher educational institution in Kazakhstan. It consisted of one faculty and three departments (natural sciences, physics and mathematics, linguistics), which were taught by 9 teachers (professors). Since 1939, a postgraduate course was opened at the university. University since 1990. There are faculties: philology, physics and mathematics, physiological, legal, historical, psychological and pedagogical, etc. Among the famous graduates are the Kazakh historian Zhulduzbek Abylkhozhin, the writer and leader of Moscow actionism Alexander Brener.

Kazakh State Women's Pedagogical Institute (Almaty)

Founded in 1944. It trains specialists in the following areas: history, pedagogy, psychology, chemistry and technology, sociology. Specialties: botany, organic chemistry, social philosophy, folklore, Kazakh literature, ethnopedagogy, etc. The teaching staff is more than 700 specialists. The university has a vocal and instrumental ensemble “Aigul”, a folklore and ethnographic ensemble “Ular”, a vocal and dance group “Erkenaz”, etc. The university is considered the second best pedagogical university in the country.

Kazakh National Academy of Music (Astana)

Founded in 1998 with the support of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. Provides primary (grades 1-8), secondary (grades 9-12), higher (grades 1-4) music education, as well as postgraduate (graduate, assistant) education. Representatives of the academy are repeated participants and winners of music festivals in the USA, Italy, Austria, and Russia. Since 2000, the academy has been hosting the international competition Shabyt-Inspiration. Faculties: piano, orchestral, traditional musical arts, vocal and choral, musicology and composition.

Departments: social and humanitarian disciplines, languages ​​and literature.

Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after. T. K. Zhurgenova (Almaty)

It began in 1955 (founded by People's Artist of the KazSSR A. Tokpanov as a theater department at the Kurmangazy Conservatory). Since 1977 - theater and art institute. It was transformed into the Institute of Theater and Film in 1993, and in 1994 the Higher School of Choreography was opened under it. As a result of the merger with the Kazakh State Art Academy in 2000, the State Academy of Arts named after Zhurgenov was created. Faculties: theater, painting and sculpture, cinema and television, decorative arts and design, choreography, etc. By decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan it has a special status of a national university.

This rating of universities in Kazakhstan includes those educational institutions that are distinguished by the highest performance indicators of teaching staff, the academic level of students’ preparation (their academic performance and personnel demand in the employer market), as well as the scientific and technical base, working and training conditions.

After graduating from school, graduates always face the question: where to go, to which university, to go? This theme of choice is no exception for the youth of Kazakhstan. It should be noted that previously young people were very willing to travel to other countries to obtain diplomas; the current situation is pleasing that universities in Kazakhstan are filled with national applicants.

Which educational institution to choose

Taking a look at the rating, we will see that the choice for training is very wide. You can acquire professions in the country in the humanities, musical arts, technical fields, and agricultural sciences. That is, there are no restrictions in mastering and obtaining almost any profession in the country.

In order to enter universities in Kazakhstan and acquire a profession, you need to decide on your inclinations and interests, so that subsequently the work brings joy and satisfaction, and does not be some kind of yoke and weigh you down.

The choice for training young people is not small. Here are just some universities in Kazakhstan:

• national universities (Eurasian National named after L. N. Gumilyov, Kazakh Academy of Arts T. K. Zhurgenov, Kazakh Conservatory Kurmangazy, Kazakh Academy of Choreography);
• education can be obtained at international universities (H. A. Yassawi International University, IT);
• state universities (Arkalyk Pedagogical Institute named after I. Altynsarin, Institute of Oil and Gas, West Kazakhstan Zhangir Khan University);
• security and fiscal universities (Kostanay Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Military Engineering Institute of the Ministry of Defense, Karaganda Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of B. Beisenov).

The list could go on for a very long time.

University ranking

1. Evaluation of the academic activities of the university. Information is requested from several sources.
2. Reputational assessment of the educational institution by experts.
3. Determining the prestige of the university among employers, including regional and state bodies.

As of 2017, the places were divided as follows:

1. Kazakh Al-Farabi University. The university, by the way, was included in the international ranking of the best universities. There are a lot of specialties: economics, technical professions, humanitarian areas.
2. Eurasian National named after L.N. Gumilyov. About 12 thousand talented students both from Kazakhstan and abroad study at the university.
3. South Kazakhstan University named after. M. O. Auezova. Students can study agricultural sciences, textile and food engineering, information technology, energy, mechanics, oil and gas engineering, construction and transport, pedagogy and culture.
4. Karaganda University named after. E. A. Buketova. You can study at the faculty of biology, foreign languages, history, mathematics and information technology, pedagogy, philosophy and some others.
5. Pavlodar University named after. S. Toraigyrova.

All listed educational institutions are multidisciplinary universities.

How to enter a higher education institution

Admission to universities in Kazakhstan follows certain rules.

Both those who live in the country and foreign citizens can apply.

It is possible to master professions on a paid or free basis.

Foreign applicants are admitted to universities in Kazakhstan through an interview.

For people with disabilities, there are benefits for admission to the best universities in Kazakhstan.

If any misunderstandings arise, there are special commissions to resolve and resolve certain issues.

Documents upon admission

Each applicant requires the necessary package of papers for admission to universities in Kazakhstan. The list below:

• an application addressed to the responsible person of the university for admission to a course of study;
• existing certificates, diplomas about your current education;
• documents proving that you are healthy and able to study;
• KTA, UNT certificate;
• photographs to fill out the personal file of an already enrolled student.

The list is relatively small and meets the usual requirements.

What is KTA

Before you are accepted into universities in Kazakhstan, you must undergo a comprehensive applicant testing procedure. This testing is mandatory, it is approved at the level of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Note that this form of testing is intended for those people who graduated from school this year or several years ago.

For this procedure, you provide an application, passport, certificate or diplomas of your education, medical certificate, photo, receipt of payment of the fee.

All this is submitted to the commission at the required time.

Then you take the test in Russian or Kazakh language of your choice. You take compulsory subjects: Russian (Kazakh) language, history of Kazakhstan, mathematics, a subject of your choice.

The test takes two and a half hours, answer sheets are collected, checked, and later the results are published within the walls of the educational institution. If the results are unacceptable to you, you can file an appeal.

Benefits of Higher Education

As in many other countries, university graduates will have priority in hiring. You will be more likely to be employed by a company than a person without a higher education. And the wages in this case will be slightly higher. To improve your qualifications, you will be among the first to be nominated for training.

But after graduation, you will have to find a job yourself: universities and the state leave the choice in this regard to you. Sometimes graduates fail to get a job immediately after graduation.

Two forms of training

Knowledge at universities in Kazakhstan is obtained in traditional forms: full-time and part-time.

Preference, of course, is given to full-time education. Deep, expanded knowledge can be obtained through constant and systematic studies at faculties under the supervision of teachers and lecturers. Moreover, the entire educational process is structured and dosed for students, which, of course, facilitates the learning process and sets the student up to gain more knowledge.

The correspondence course has a number of advantages: free time for studying, the use of additional experience. But there are also negative aspects: not everyone can force themselves to study systematically and every day. Moreover, medical universities in Kazakhstan do not practice this form of education. This is understandable, the most precious thing a person has is his health, and how can one entrust such a treasure to a specialist who has not fully mastered the program, but only superficially?

Innovations in training

Now there is an opportunity to receive education in a new way - remotely. To do this, you need to have a computer, laptop, and Internet connection at hand. Modern technologies make it possible to transfer knowledge and monitor student learning results in required subjects. For a student, this form is good because there is no time connection, the student finds the necessary educational materials much easier on the Internet, and is able to retake any material without running after a teacher. And teachers can conduct lectures both online (live) and in a more convenient form offline (recorded).

True, state exams, theses and their defenses are conducted at the university.

Anyone can achieve success, regardless of having a higher education. But it can be a good start for a career. And the list of specialties that require a diploma for employment is quite long. For many, the reckless student years become the best memories of their entire lives. So that this fun time doesn’t go in vain, and when applying for a job you don’t have to hear: “Now forget everything you were taught!” You should choose a university carefully. We present to your attention the ranking of the TOP 10 Best Universities in Russia in 2016. It is compiled based on the rating of the Expert RA agency. 10th Place UrFU - Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin This is the largest university in the Urals, teaching more than 50,000 students. This is one of the best universities in Russia in 2016. It consists of 17 institutes and other units offering training in a large number of specialties. He collaborates with large enterprises, conducting internships for students at their base. This university has its own observatory, botanical garden and many laboratories. It constantly carries out scientific work in various directions: physics, energy, communications, philosophy, biology, etc. According to the Expert RA agency, it ranks fourth in terms of the demand for graduates among employers in 2016. 9th Place NSU - Novosibirsk National Research State University The development of this educational institution is inextricably linked with the Novosibirsk Scientific Center, and its main goal is to train good specialists. The university has created all the conditions for teaching people with disabilities; in addition, it offers a huge amount of materials to everyone on the global network. Most of its teachers are members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and students study in real laboratories from the very beginning of their studies. The motto of NSU is the phrase: “We won’t make you smarter, we will teach you to think!” 8th Place TPU - National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University People trained here played a decisive role in the development of the Asian part of Russia. For a long time TPU was the only technical university outside the Urals. Mendeleev himself actively participated in its creation. This university today does not rest on the laurels of the past, but continues to train qualified specialists in various fields. More than 90% of graduates of this university find work in their field in the first year after graduation. 7th Place MGIMO - Moscow State Institute of International Relations Initially, MGIMO was created to train diplomats, but today it offers 16 areas of training: economics, political science, journalism, trade, etc. Many foreign citizens study there. It is even listed in the Guinness Book of Records as a university that teaches the largest number of foreign languages, the study of two of which is mandatory for any student. It is also known for the high cost of paid education. Annual training in some specialties costs more than 500,000 rubles. 6th Place NRU HSE - National Research University Higher School of Economics It cannot boast of a rich history, but has already managed to train more than 20,000 people and become one of the most sought-after in Russia. Mostly socio-economic and humanities are taught here, but there are also specialties related to mathematics, mechanics and computer science. He is known to the general public for his “University Open to the City” campaign, which consists of delivering public lectures in Gorky Park. The quality of education received here is noted by many international ratings. The competition for the most popular specialties is more than 7 people per place. 5th Place St. Petersburg State University - St. Petersburg State University This is the oldest university in the country and, of course, one of the best institutions in Russia in 2016, its history goes back more than 290 years. While working here as head of the department of general chemistry, Mendeleev created the periodic table of elements. This university has been given a status that allows it to issue its own diplomas and have its own educational standards. It ranks among many world rankings as a university with quality education. What distinguishes it from other universities is the presence of resource centers, the equipment of which is available to all students and representatives of other educational institutions. He actively cooperates with global educational institutions, being the only member of the Coimbra Group from Russia. 4th Place MSTU im. N.E. Bauman - Moscow State Technical University named after N.E. Bauman "Baumanka", as it is usually called, prepares students in many educational programs. They are mostly technical, but there are also humanitarian ones among them. The quality of education received here is valued throughout the world. MSTU actively cooperates with more than 70 educational institutions, conducting joint scientific research, seminars and conferences. His diploma can be used in 11 European countries. In addition to Moscow, it has branches located in Kaluga and Dmitrov. There, students have the opportunity to do internships at Samsung and Volkswagen factories. All this allows us to call it one of the best universities in Russia in 2016. 3rd Place NRNU MEPhI - National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI" "MEPhI" is interesting because of the presence of a training nuclear reactor on its territory and the recent opening of the department of theology. This event caused many to talk about a possible decline in the quality of education, but the fears were not justified. "MEPhI" still occupies high positions in international and Russian rankings, continuing the tradition of transmitting quality training established in 1942 by the Moscow Mechanical Institute of Ammunition. This university publishes a large number of educational materials and even organized its own “Network School”. Among Russian universities, it ranks 6th in terms of the demand for graduates among employers. Such an educational institution certainly deserves to be ranked with the best Russian universities in 2016. 2nd Place MIPT - Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Phystech stands out from other universities with its unusual education system, in which students are carefully selected and actively participate in scientific work. Winners of some competitions and olympiads receive benefits upon admission to it. The main areas of training at Physics and Technology are economics, physics and computer technology. In 2009, it was awarded the status of “National Research Institute”. There are legends about Phystech, which often do not correspond to reality. This relates to claims that 65% of its classes end after sunset and its student expulsion rate is higher than other universities. 1st Place MSU named after M.V. Lomonosov - Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov is the best university in Russia in 2016. This university has the right to issue diplomas of its own type and use its own educational standards, as the holder of a special status. Its rector is appointed by the President of the Russian Federation. In 2014, the Expert RA agency awarded Moscow State University the status of “exceptionally high” level of graduate training, unique among Russian universities. It also stands out for its approach to teaching; a specialty has been preserved here. It trains more than 35,000 people, and in addition to Russia, it has branches in five CIS countries. It is this agency that Expert RA considers the best institute in Russia for 2016 based on the combination of all indicators. If you want to get acquainted with the full ranking of the best universities in Russia in 2016, I recommend that you visit the website of the Expert RA agency using the link that is in the description of this video. (http://raexpert.ru/rankings/vuz/vuz_2016/) If you liked the video, put “Like”, and if not, “Dislike” and write a comment - this is very important for the development of our channel. And don't forget to subscribe to our channel if you haven't already! That's all! Bye!