Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

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http://www.kaznu.kz

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al-Farabi Kazakh National University (al-Farabi KazNU) is one of the oldest and most established universities in Central Asia. Yet, it is young and dynamic, and it is gaining sustainable leadership in providing education services in the region.

Kazakh National University was found in 1934. The university got a new large campus territory (100 h.a.) in 1970. The university started to accept foreign students from different countries in 1985.

The university has more than 19.000 students who study at 14 schools in Science, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences.The university maintains close relations with leading universities from around the world. al-Farabi Kazakh National University joined the Indo-US Collaboration for Engineering Education. The MDP/Global Classroom was launched by the support of ColumbiaUniversity in 2011. Hewlett-Packard opened its first training and research center in the Central Asia Region at the university campus in 2012.

The university is a member of the following international organizations: the International Association of Universities, European Society for Engineering Education, the international Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience and International Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence.

Every year world-leading scholars including Nobel Prize winners such as John Forbes Nash, Finn E. Kydland, Roger D. Kornberg, Christopher Pissarides and Murray Gell-Mann deliver lectures before al-Farabi KazNU students. More than 500 international professors from 20 different countries teach at the university.

The university offers programs taught exclusively in English, at the same time, it provides opportunity to international students to study Kazakh and Russian.

It has the biggest campus and sport facilities in the Central Asia. 11 students from al-Farabi Kazakh National University were members of national team and participated in the 2012 London Olympic Games. Svetlana Podobedova became the gold medal winner of weight lifting.

Tuition Range

Tuition fees for the Bachelor Degree 2012-13 session – 750 000 kzt (5,000$) Tuition fees for the Master Degree 2012-13 session – 765 000 kzt (5,200$) Please note that provided fees are only for foreign students and charged by year of entry to the University, not year of study.

Accommodation

There are 13 dormitories in KazNU Campus with 1732 rooms with 4904 beds. It provides free access to the internet. A student apartment has a double room and WC. Blankets and pillows are provided. A common kitchen and computer rooms are in each corridor. International students have priority for rooms in Dormitory # 14 with 205 rooms for 720 persons. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University has the most beautiful campus location in Kazakhstan.. The campus is surrounded by the mountain river Essentay, and the biggest Botanical garden with area of 108 hectares. Besides the studying corpuses and dormitories al-Farabi Kazakh National University provides several food cafeterias, laundry and sport complex in the territory of the campus. The university has Paleolithic Museums, Museum of KazNU, Zholdasbekov Students’ Palace and mini-cinema “Kazgugrad”. The International students can be member of different students clubs.

English Language Support

English Language support Al-Farabi Kazakh National University offers the following Master and PhD programs taught in English: • Mechanics • Mathematics • Information Systems • Mathematical and Computer Modeling • Physics • Nuclear Physics • Chemistry • Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies • Biology • Foreign Philology • History • International Relations • Economics • International Journalism • Law • Cultural Anthropology In order to support language excellence of students whose education language is Kazakh or Russian Al-Farabi Kazakh National University offers courses in English. Total number of courses that are taught in English – 415 Bachelor courses – 176 Master courses – 156 PhD courses – 83 Master and PhD programs in English:

Non English Language Requirements

The main studying languages of al-Farabi Kazakh National University are Kazakh and Russian. The university has the langauge learning center offering intensive full-time language courses for beginnners and advanced learners. More than 4000 international students from 80 countries studied at the center. There were students from the USA, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Iran, Poland, Taiwan, People's Republic of China, South Korea, Mongolia, Sweden, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kirgizstan. The center provides great learning experience and offers for you to learn kazakh and Russian at the same time. At the end of course, students can be accepted to the university based on interview. One course of Kazakh/Russian is 630 academic hours. Study week is 36 academic hours. Everyday students study 6 academic hours. Duration of one class is 80 minutes. 1. 8.30 – 9.50. 2. 10.00 – 11.20. 3. 11.40 – 13.00. The list of the courses: • Beginner level of Russian: • Beginner level of Kazakh: • Advanced level of Russian: • Advanced level of Kazakh: • Advanced level of Kazakh: • For students who are applying to university: TUTION FEE In 2012-2013 academic year, the tution fee is 465000 kzt (3100$) REQUIRED DOCUMENTS 1. Notarized copy of the passport 2. A photo - 6 pieces (3х4) 3. Medical certificate (form 086) 4. A notarized copy of the certificate about the termination of high school or the diploma about receiving the higher education 5. Receipt on payment for training

Accommodation Price Range

Accommodation fees for those who registered to one academic year : For Language course students - 19430 kzt (130 $) For Students – 22850 kzt (150 $) For Undergraduates – 58400 kzt (390 $) For PhD program studentsf – 119270 kzt (800 $)

Excellence

Academic excellence of al-Frabi Kazakh National University al-Farabi Kazakh National University Leadership in the International Higher Education Enviroment • Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is the only university among Central Asian Countries, that awarded 3 stars of excellence at QS World University Ranking (Great Britain) • al-Farabi Kazakh National University was accepted as a partner of the Global Initiative, Academic Impact of the United Nations in 2011 by the initiative of Secretary-General of UN Ban Ki-moon • Al-Farabi Kazakh National University was the only university among Central Asian Countries, that got the opportunity to conduct its own section at the UN Conference on Sustainable development RIO +20 and represented a platform called “Green Bridge through Generations”. al-Farabi Kazakh National University Membership in the International Organizations • IREG – International Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence • Magna Charta Universitatum Eurasian Association of Universities • International Association of Universities • European Society for Engineering Education • IAESTE –International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Education • Eurasia – Pacific UNINET • Eurasian Association of Universities The international research centers of al-Farabi Kazakh National University • Chinese Language Center; • Kazakh-Indian IT center; • The center of the European documents; • The American and NATO center; • al-Farabi-Carnegie Project; • Kazakh-France Center “GEOECOLOGY” • UN Center • Hewlett-Packard Research Training Center Partnership for the Joint Research • Kazakh-Indo- American Project KIUCEE • International American-Poland-Kazakhstan Research –Technology Project Dual degree programs with: – EM Strasburg Business School (France) – Institute National Polytechnique de Lorraine and Geo Energy Center (France) – Pierre-Mendès-France University (France) – Hokkaido University (Japan) – Lyon University of Catalysis and Environment – The Universitdad Politecnica de Valencia (Spain)

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Campus Locations

Prospekt Al-Farabi 71

050038 Almaty

Kazakhstan

Phone:

7 727 3773343

Departments

Department of Logistics

Preparatory Faculty

Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/351/page

Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/349/

Faculty of History, Archeology and Ethnology

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/354/

Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/334/page

Physico-Technical Faculty

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/353/page

Faculty of Geography and Nature Management

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/352/page

Faculty of Law

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/357/page

Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/355/page

Faculty of Journalism

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/257/page

Faculty of Philology, Literary Studies and World Languages

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/356/page

School of Economics and Business

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/358/page

Faculty of International Relations

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/326/page

Faculty of Oriental Studies

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/325/page

Faculty for Pre-College Education

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/350/page

Department of Mathematical and Computer Modeling

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/4311/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Mechanics_and_Mathematics_DepartmentsDepartment_of_Mathematical_and_C

Department of Information Systems

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/4339/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Mechanics_and_Mathematics_DepartmentsDepartment_of_Information_System

Department of Computer Science

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/4388/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Mechanics_and_Mathematics_DepartmentsDepartment_of_Computer_Science

Department of Mechanics

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/4371/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Mechanics_and_Mathematics_DepartmentsDepartment_of_Mechanics

Department of Differential Equations and Control Theory

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/4347/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Mechanics_and_Mathematics_DepartmentsDepartment_of_differential_equat

Department of Fundamenal Mathematics

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/4320/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Mechanics_and_Mathematics_DepartmentsDepartment_of_Fundamenal_mathema

Department of Thermal Physics and Tecnical Physics

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/3382/page/Departments/Physico-Technical_FacultyChairs_Departament_of_thermal_physics_and_tecnical_phys

Department of the Devision of Solid State Physics and Nolinean Physics Science

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/808/page/Departments/Physico-Technical_FacultyChairs_The_Division_of_Solid_State_Physics_and_Nolinean_

Department of Plasma Physics, Spectroscopy and Computer Methods in Physics

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/3029/page/Departments/Physico-Technical_FacultyChairs_Chair_of_plasma_physics_2c_spectroscopy_2c_and_c

Department of Theoretical and Nuclear Physics

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/11633/page/Departments/Physico-Technical_FacultyChairs_Theoretical_and_Nuclear_Physics_department

Department of Biotechnology

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/1177/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Biology_and_BiotechnologyChairsChair_of_Biotechnology

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/1331/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Biology_and_BiotechnologyChairsChair_of_Molecular_Biology_and_Genetic

Department of Biophysics and Biomedicine

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/1508/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Biology_and_BiotechnologyChairsChair_of_Biophysics_and_Biomedicine

Department of Biodiversity and Bioresources

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/1336/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Biology_and_BiotechnologyChairsChair_of_biodiversity_and_bioresources

Department of Physical Training and Sport

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/7706/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Biology_and_BiotechnologyChairsChair_of_Physical_Training_and_Sport

Department of Publishing Industry and Media Design

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/1210/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Journalism__d0_a1hairsChair_of_Publishing_Industry_and_Media_Design_

Department of UNESCO chair, International Journalism and Mass Communication

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/8169/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Journalism_/%D0%A1hairs/UNESCO_chair%2c_international_journalism_and_

Department of Print and Internet Journalism

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/1213/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Journalism__d0_a1hairsChair_of_Print_2c__and_Internet_Journalism_

Department of Energoecology

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/7387/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Geography_and_Nature_ManagementChairsDepartment_of_Energoecology

Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/7129/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Geography_and_Nature_ManagementChairsDepartment_of_Cartography_and_Ge

Department of Geography, Planning and Cadastre

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/7350/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Geography_and_Nature_ManagementChairsDepartment_of_Geography_2c_Plann

Department of Recreation Geography and Tourism

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/7415/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Geography_and_Nature_ManagementChairsDepartment_of_Recreation_Geograp

Department of Meteorology and Hydrology

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/7416/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Geography_and_Nature_ManagementChairsDepartment_of_Meteorology_and_Hy

Department of Sate and Law Theory and History, Constitutional and Admistrative Law

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/6482/page/Departments/Faculty_of_LawChairs_Chair_of_Sate_and_Law_Theory_and_History_2c_Constitutional_

Department of Civil Law and Civil Procedure, Labour and Law

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/6483/page/Departments/Faculty_of_LawChairs_Chair_of_Civil_Law_and_Civil_Procedure_2c_Labour_and_Law_

Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Trial and Criminalistics

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/6479/page/Departments/Faculty_of_LawChairs_Criminal_law_2c_criminal_trial_and_criminalistics

Department of Custom and Finance and Ecology Law

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/6484/page/Departments/Faculty_of_LawChairs_Custom_and_Finance_and_Ecology_Law_

Department of General and Inorganic chemistry

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/6357/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Chemistry_and_Chemical_TechnologyChairs_Chair_of_general_and_inorgani

Department of Analytical, Colloid Chemistry and Technology of Rare Elements

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/6358/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Chemistry_and_Chemical_TechnologyChairs__Chair_of_analytical_2c_collo

Department of Physical Chemistry, Catalysis and Petrochemistry

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/6363/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Chemistry_and_Chemical_TechnologyChairs_Chair_of_physical_chemistry_2

Department of Chemistry and Technology of Organic Matters, Natural Compounds and Polymers

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/6365/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Chemistry_and_Chemical_TechnologyChairs_Chair_of_chemistry_and_techno

Department of Chemical Physics and Material Sciences

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/6366/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Chemistry_and_Chemical_TechnologyChairs_Chair_of_Chemical_Physics_and

Department of Philosophy

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/1800/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Philosophy_and_Political_ScienceChairs_Chair_of_philosophy

Department of Cultural Science and Religion

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/10844/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Philosophy_and_Political_ScienceChairs_Chair_of_cultural_science_and

Department of Sociological Science and Social Work

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/1807/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Philosophy_and_Political_ScienceChairs_Chair_of_sociological_science_

Department of General and Ethnic Psychology

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/1806/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Philosophy_and_Political_ScienceChairs_Chair_of_general_and_ethnic_ps

Department of General and Ethnic Pedagogy

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/1799/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Philosophy_and_Political_ScienceChairs_General_and_ethnic_pedagogical

Department of Political Science

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/1808/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Philosophy_and_Political_ScienceChairs_Chair_of_political_science

Department of World History

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/359/page/Departments/Faculty_of_History%2c_Archeology_and_EthnologyChairsThe_chair_of_World_history

Department of Archaeology and Ethnology

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/1611/page/Departments/Faculty_of_History%2c_Archeology_and_EthnologyChairsChair_of_Archaeology_and_Eth

Department of New, Modern and Contemporary History of Kazakhstan

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/1584/page/Departments/Faculty_of_History%2c_Archeology_and_EthnologyChairsChair_of_new_2c_modern_and_C

Department of the State Language

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/8583/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Philology%2c_Literary_Studies_and_World_LanguagesChairsDepartment_of_

Department of the Kazakh Literature and Literature Theory

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/8734/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Philology%2c_Literary_Studies_and_World_Languages/Chairs/Department_o

Department of the Kazakh Philology

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/8585/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Philology%2c_Literary_Studies_and_World_LanguagesChairsDepartment_of_

Department of Foreign Languages for Humanities

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/11091/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Philology%2c_Literary_Studies_and_World_LanguagesChairsDepartment_of

Department of Foreign Languages for Natural Sciences

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/11090/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Philology%2c_Literary_Studies_and_World_LanguagesChairsDepartment_of

Department of Foreign Languages and General Linguistics

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/8588/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Philology%2c_Literary_Studies_and_World_LanguagesChairsDepartment_of_

Department of Russian Philology, Russian and World Literature

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/8590/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Philology%2c_Literary_Studies_and_World_LanguagesChairsDepartment_of_

Department of Translation Theory and Methodology

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/8589/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Philology%2c_Literary_Studies_and_World_LanguagesChairsDepartment_of_

Deparment of Accounting and Audit

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/5307/page/Departments/High_school_of_economics_and_businessChairs_Accounting_and_audit_chair

Department of Economics

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/10706/page/Departments/High_school_of_economics_and_businessChairs_Department_of_economics

Department of Finance

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/5308/page/Departments/High_school_of_economics_and_businessChairs_Chair_of_finance

Department of International Law

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/5606/page/Departments/International_Relations_DepartmentChairs_Chair_of_International_Law_

Department of International Relations and World Economy

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/6142/page/Departments/International_Relations_DepartmentChairs_Chair_of_International_Relations_and_Wo

Department of Diplomatic Translation

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/10672/page/Departments/International_Relations_DepartmentChairs_Chair_of_Diplomatic_Translation

Department of Arabic and Indology Studies

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/10827/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Oriental_Studies_DepartmentsDepartment_of_arabic_and_indology_studie

Department of Chinese Studies

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/4064/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Oriental_Studies_DepartmentsDepartment_of_chinese_studies_

Department of Korean and Japanese Studies

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/4032/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Oriental_Studies_DepartmentsDepartment_of_korean_and_japanese_studies

Department of Turkology and Indology Studies

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/10828/page/Departments/Faculty_of_Oriental_Studies_DepartmentsDepartment_of_turkology_and_indology_stu

Department of Language Training and General Education for Foreign students

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/8037/page/Departments/Faculty_for_Pre-College_EducationDepartment_of_International_EducationChairs_

Department of Pre-University Training

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/8037/page/Departments/Faculty_for_Pre-College_EducationDepartment_of_International_EducationChairs_

Department of Military

http://www.kaznu.kz/en/7915/page

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