Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University

Student life

The university provides teaching and learning for 406 international students, 3.9 percent of the total number of students. 33 nationalities are represented at Abai University.

The university has a system of student self-government: The Youth Affairs Committee, the student administration, the student self-government Council, and other university youth organizations have been established.

Abai University launched the music studio “Zhastar” and O. Dosbosynov’s Centre for young singing improvisers which both help students develop singing and public speaking skills.

The Smart Students (Instagram page) coworking center hosted more than 31 events in 2019. The center has dombyra, chess, book clubs. Traditionally, the center organizes intellectual games, meetings with famous personalities Star Friday, Charity fairs.

The following events are particularly popular among students:

•The Rector Cup (football)

•Nauryz Holiday

•New Year's masquerade ball

•Start Project contest

•Young singing improvisers competition “My angel - Suyinbay”

•The Rector’s Cup debate tournament

•Student Week

•Kazakh Wrestling Championship among universities of Almaty “Tuye paluan”;

Students live on campus and off. 

Students who live in halls actively participate in the social life of the university and city:

•In charity and social events

•On the welfare and landscaping of the city

Various competitions, the Miss KazNPU contest, the annual student spring festival, and the Autumn ball are held each year as well as team building, trekking, hiking in the mountains. As part of the historical and educational excursion "by the great Silk Road", students visited historical sites, Issyk Kurgan, lake Kolsay, Butakovsky gorge. The “Medeo” high-altitude sports complex is also organized annually for mass skating.

4,900 students received tickets to 56 cultural events during the 2019/20 academic year.