Universities of Kazakhstan
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A. Myrzakhmetov Kokshetau University
Abay Myrzakhmetov Kokshetau University (AMKU) is a leading private higher education institution located in Kokshetau, Kazakhstan. Established as a modern, multi-profile university, AMKU harmoniously combines classic academic traditions with cutting-edge infrastructure and digital…
Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University
Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University (Abai KazNPU), founded on September 1, 1928, is Kazakhstan's oldest and most prestigious teacher-training institution, ranked #1 among pedagogical universities in the country and #=628 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. With over…
Almaty Humanitarian and Economic University
Almaty Humanitarian and Economic University (AHEU) is a multidisciplinary higher education institution in Kazakhstan. The university trains in-demand specialists in pedagogy, law, business, IT, design, and logistics. It offers modern Bachelor's and Master's degree programs focuse…
Almaty Management University
Almaty Management University (AlmaU) is one of the leading private universities in Kazakhstan and the first business school in the CIS, founded in 1988 in Almaty. Holding prestigious accreditations including AMBA, FIBAA, and CEEMAN IQA, AlmaU offers undergraduate programs across…
Almaty University of Energy and Communications named after G. Daukeev
Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications (AUPET), also known as Energo University, is a leading research university in Central Asia specializing in energy, telecommunications, information technology, and aerospace technologies. Established in 1975 as the Alma…
Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
Anhalt International University is a Kazakhstan branch of Anhalt University of Applied Sciences in Germany, based at Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications (AUPET). The university offers English-taught, practice-oriented bachelor’s programs in engineering a…
Astana IT University
Astana IT University (AITU) is a leading educational and scientific institution in Central Asia, specializing in information technology, digital transformation, and the training of highly qualified specialists for the digital economy. Founded by the Nursultan Nazarbayev Education…
Astana Medical University
Astana Medical University (AMU) is one of the leading medical universities in Kazakhstan. Founded in 1964, the university offers educational programs in medicine, dentistry, pediatrics, pharmacy, nursing, and public health. AMU provides bachelor’s, internship, residency, master’s…
Atyrau Oil and Gas University
Atyrau University of Oil and Gas named after Safi Utebayev (AOGU) is a specialized state university focused on the oil and gas industry in Kazakhstan. Its origins date back to 1959, when an educational center of the All-Union Correspondence Polytechnic Institute was established i…
Buketov Karaganda University
Buketov Karaganda University is a national research university focused on maintaining leadership in classical education, introducing innovations in training highly qualified specialists, and strengthening research capacity. The university offers bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD prog…
D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University
D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University (EKTU) is a public technical university located in Oskemen, Kazakhstan. Founded in 1958, it is one of the leading technical universities in the country. EKTU offers more than 80 educational programs at the Bachelor’s, Master’s, a…
Esil University
Esil University is the capital's modern, leading university and a leading university of Central and Northern Kazakhstan, possessing high intellectual potential, a strong reputation, and its own distinctive working style shaped over more than twenty years of development.
Innotech Powered by Arizona State University
Innotech is a next-generation university in Almaty, Kazakhstan, dedicated to preparing future leaders, innovators, and problem-solvers for a rapidly changing world. Combining academic excellence with practical experience, the university focuses on high-demand fields such as busin…
Innovative Eurasian University
Innovative University of Eurasia (InEU) is a private multidisciplinary university located in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. The university offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, MBA/EMBA, and PhD programs in business, law, education, engineering, information technologies, and natural sciences. InEU…
K. Zhubanov Aktobe Regional University
Aktobe Regional University named after Kudaibergen Zhubanov is a classical multidisciplinary educational institution located in the city of Aktobe, Aktobe region, Kazakhstan. The University was founded in 1935 and for more than 90 years of its history has established itself as on…
Karaganda Medical University
Karaganda Medical University is a leading medical higher education institution in Kazakhstan, offering quality education, scientific research, and medical practice across all levels of professional training
Kazakh Academy of Transport and Communications named after M. Tynyshpayev
Mukhametzhan Tynyshbayev ALT University is a leading transport and engineering university in Kazakhstan, located in Almaty. The university specializes in training professionals for the railway, road transport, logistics, IT, communications, engineering, business and management se…
Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
The Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering (KazGASA) is a leading private higher education institution in Kazakhstan, specializing in architecture, design, construction, and engineering. Founded in 1980 as the Almaty Architectural and Construction Institute…
Kazakh National Sports University
Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University
The only higher education institution in Kazakhstan and the CIS exclusively for women. As a leading center for teacher education, the university is committed to improving the quality of education and advancing research potential, making it one of the leading pedagogical universit…
Kazakh-British Technical University
Kazakh-British Technical University (KBTU) is a leading research and educational institution located in Almaty, Kazakhstan, founded in 2001 by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan in partnership with the British Council. The university focuses its research and education o…
Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University
Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University is one of the leading public universities in western Kazakhstan, founded on June 14, 1950, as a teachers’ institute. Named after the prominent Kazakh educator and scientist Khalel Dosmukhamedov, the university is the only state university in th…
Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University
Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University is a multidisciplinary international university located in Turkestan, Kazakhstan. Established in 1991 and reorganized under an intergovernmental agreement between Kazakhstan and Türkiye, the university was the first hig…
KIMEP University
KIMEP University is Central Asia's leading English-language university, founded in 1992 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Offering 17 internationally accredited programs across business, law, economics, international relations, and journalism, KIMEP prepares students for careers on a global…
Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University
Founded in 1937, Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University (formerly Kyzylorda Pedagogical Institute) is a leading multidisciplinary higher education and research institution in the Pre-Aral Sea region of Kazakhstan. It provides bachelor's, master's, and PhD programs to over 10,000 student…
L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Founded in 1996 in the heart of Astana, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU) is a premier, top-ranked research institution ranked #317 globally (QS 2025) and recognized among the world's top young universities. ENU offers over 170 Bachelor, Master, and PhD programs ac…
M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University
M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University (Auezov University / SKU, formerly South Kazakhstan State University) is one of the oldest and largest multidisciplinary universities in Kazakhstan, founded in 1943 in Shymkent and named after the renowned Kazakh writer Mukhtar Omarkhanuli Au…
M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University
North Kazakhstan University named after Manash Kozybayev is the largest higher educational institution in the region, playing a key role in the training of qualified personnel in the field of education, science and economics.
M.Kh. Dulaty Taraz Regional University
Taraz Regional University named after M.Kh. Dulati is a leading educational center in South Kazakhstan, providing training of specialists in the field of humanitarian, social, technical and natural sciences. The university offers programs in the following areas: philology, histo…
Maqsut Narikbayev University
Maqsut Narikbayev University (MNU), formerly known as KAZGUU University, is one of Kazakhstan's leading private higher education institutions, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. The university is named after Maqsut Narikbayev, a prominent Kaza…