Accredited universities in Kazakhstan

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1939 (chartered as Kostanay Pedagogical Institute; renamed after AKHMET BAITURSYNOV 1995 — Kazakh poet/linguist who created Kazakh Latin alphabet and was executed in Stalin Great Purge 1937). Northern Kazakhstan regional university in Kostanay. Founded 1939. Renamed 1995 after AKHMET BAITURSYNOV (1872-1937) — Kazakh poet, linguist, who created the FIRST KAZAKH ARABIC-SCRIPT ALPHABET (1912) and later the KAZAKH LATIN ALPHABET; founding figure of modern Kazakh linguistics. EXECUTED IN STALIN GREAT PURGE 1937. ~10,000+ students.

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Email

admissions@kaznpu.kz

Phone

+7 727 291 2450

Founded 1928 (chartered as Kazakh Pedagogical Institute; renamed after ABAI QUNANBAIULY 1935 — 19th century Kazakh poet/philosopher considered FATHER of modern Kazakh literature; KAZAKHSTAN'S OLDEST HE institution overall by founding). KAZAKHSTAN'S OLDEST HE INSTITUTION by founding. Chartered 1928 as Kazakh Pedagogical Institute (PRE-DATES Al-Farabi KazNU 1934 by 6 years). Renamed 1935 after ABAI QUNANBAIULY (Abai Kunanbayev, 1845-1904) — 19th century Kazakh poet, philosopher, composer, considered the FATHER OF MODERN KAZAKH LITERATURE. Abai's 'Words of Edification' (Qara Sözder) is foundational Kazakh literary text. ~13,000+ students. Premier teacher-training institution for Kazakhstan — most active Kazakh teachers are graduates.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences · Mathematics & Statistics · Mining & Geology

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1953 (chartered as Karaganda Mining Institute serving Karaganda coal-mining basin). Major regional technical university serving Karaganda coal-mining basin. Founded 1953. Renamed 2022 after Abylkas Saginov. ~10,000+ students.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1972 (chartered as Karaganda State University; renamed after EVNEY BUKETOV 2018 — Kazakh academician). Major regional university in Karaganda (industrial centre, coal-mining heritage). Founded 1972 as Karaganda State University. Renamed 2018 after Evney Buketov. ~14,000+ students. Karaganda has historical Soviet GULAG context — KARLAG (Karaganda Corrective Labour Camp) was one of largest Soviet gulag complexes 1931-1959.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Medicine & Health Sciences · Pharmacy · Languages & Linguistics · International Relations

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Email

admissions@kaznu.kz

Phone

+7 727 377 3333

Founded 1934 (chartered as Kazakh State University by Soviet authorities; renamed Al-Farabi Kazakh National University 1991 post-independence after AL-FARABI — 10th century Islamic polymath born in Farab/Otrar in present-day Kazakhstan; KAZAKHSTAN'S OLDEST and PREMIER university). KAZAKHSTAN'S OLDEST and PREMIER university by modern founding. Chartered 1934 by Soviet authorities as Kazakh State University. Renamed AL-FARABI Kazakh National University 1991 immediately after independence. EXTRAORDINARY HERITAGE NAMING: AL-FARABI (al-Fārābī, c. 872-950 CE) — born in FARAB/OTRAR in present-day southern Kazakhstan, ETHNICALLY-KAZAKH Islamic POLYMATH known as the SECOND TEACHER (after Aristotle); wrote on philosophy, logic, music theory, political science, ethics; major influence on Avicenna, Averroes, and medieval European scholasticism. ~20,000+ students. 16 faculties. National university status. Located in Almaty (former Soviet-era capital, current business + academic capital). Russian-Kazakh-English trilingual instruction. Major destination for Pakistani medical students.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Social Sciences · International Relations

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1988 (founded as Almaty Higher Commercial School; renamed multiple times; AlmaU 2014). Major private business university in Almaty. Founded 1988 as Almaty Higher Commercial School. Renamed Almaty Management University 2014. ~3,000+ students. Premier business + management programmes.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy · Pharmacy

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1930 (chartered as Kazakh State Medical Institute; renamed after SANJAR ASFENDIYAROV — Kazakh statesman + founder of Kazakh State Medical Institute; KAZAKHSTAN'S OLDEST and PREMIER medical school). KAZAKHSTAN'S OLDEST AND PREMIER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY. Founded 1930 as Kazakh State Medical Institute. Renamed after SANJAR ASFENDIYAROV (1889-1938) — Kazakh statesman, historian, founder of Kazakh State Medical Institute; HE WAS EXECUTED IN STALIN'S GREAT PURGE 1938 (same purge as Saken Seifullin — among many Kazakh intellectual elite killed). ~15,000+ students. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT DESTINATION including significant Pakistani MBBS cohort (Pakistan Medical Commission recognition status varies — students should verify current status).

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1964 (chartered as Tselinograd State Medical Institute when Astana was named Tselinograd; renamed Astana Medical Academy 1997; current name 2008). Astana's major medical university. Founded 1964 as Tselinograd State Medical Institute (when Astana was named TSELINOGRAD during Soviet-era Virgin Lands Campaign 1953-1965). Renamed Astana Medical Academy 1997; Astana Medical University 2008. ~5,000+ students. Major Pakistani medical-student destination (MBBS programmes recognised by Pakistan Medical Council).

SubjectsTheology & Religious Studies · Languages & Linguistics

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2001 (founded by Kazakh-Egyptian intergovernmental agreement between President Nazarbayev and Egyptian President Mubarak; "Nur-Mubarak" = "Mubarak's Light"). Major Islamic university in Almaty. Founded 2001 by KAZAKH-EGYPTIAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT between President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Named "Nur-Mubarak" (Nur = Light + Mubarak's name; also "Blessed Light" interpretation). ARABIC-MEDIUM Islamic studies + Sharia + Arabic language programmes. Affiliated with Al-Azhar University Cairo curriculum standards. ~1,500 students.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1950 (chartered as Atyrau Pedagogical Institute; renamed after KHALEL DOSMUKHAMEDOV — Kazakh physician + Alash Orda political leader executed in Stalin Great Purge). Western Kazakhstan regional university in Atyrau (Caspian-coast oil-gas hub). Founded 1950. Named after KHALEL DOSMUKHAMEDOV (1883-1939) — Kazakh physician, founder of Kazakh medical terminology, and ALASH ORDA political leader (Kazakh autonomous government 1917-1920); EXECUTED IN STALIN GREAT PURGE 1939. ~5,000+ students.

SubjectsComputer Science & IT · Engineering & Technology · Business & Management

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2009 (chartered as Kazakhstan's IT-specialised private university). Kazakhstan's IT-specialised private university. Founded 2009. ~2,000+ students. ENGLISH-medium prominent. Strong industry partnerships with Kazakhstani tech sector.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1950 (chartered as Karaganda State Medical Institute). Major regional medical university in Karaganda. Founded 1950. ~6,000+ students. MAJOR PAKISTANI MBBS DESTINATION — significant Pakistani student cohort.

SubjectsAgriculture & Environmental Studies · Veterinary Medicine · Natural Sciences

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1929 (chartered as Kazakh Agricultural Institute; reorganised as national research university). Kazakhstan's national agricultural research university. Founded 1929 (one of OLDEST Kazakhstani HE institutions, pre-dates Abai 1928 by similar order). ~8,000+ students. Agricultural + veterinary + forestry specialty for Kazakhstan's vast steppe agriculture.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences · Mathematics & Statistics · Business & Management · Oil & Gas Engineering

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2001 (founded under intergovernmental agreement between Kazakhstan and United Kingdom; British curricula and English-medium instruction). Major Kazakh-UK joint private university. Founded 2001 under intergovernmental agreement between Kazakhstan and UK. ENGLISH-MEDIUM, British curricula. ~5,000+ students. Distinctive oil-and-gas engineering programmes for Kazakhstan's resource economy.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Theology & Religious Studies · Languages & Linguistics · International Relations

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1991 (founded by Kazakh-Turkish intergovernmental agreement; named after KHOJA AHMED YASAWI 12th c Sufi master from Turkistan; LOCATION at KAZAKHSTAN'S SPIRITUAL CAPITAL near UNESCO World Heritage Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Mausoleum). EXTRAORDINARY HISTORICAL-SPIRITUAL UNIVERSITY in Turkistan — KAZAKHSTAN'S SPIRITUAL CAPITAL. Founded 1991 by Kazakh-Turkish intergovernmental agreement (one of FIRST joint Turkic-world universities post-USSR). NAMED AFTER KHOJA AHMED YASAWI (Khwaja Ahmad Yasawi, c. 1093-1166 CE) — 12th century Sufi master, FOUNDER OF THE YASAWIYYA SUFI ORDER, considered SECOND ONLY TO PROPHET MUHAMMAD ﷺ as spiritual master in Central Asia by Turkic Muslim tradition. CRITICAL PAKISTAN CONNECTION: The Yasawiyya order DEEPLY INFLUENCED SOUTH ASIAN SUFISM — Yasawi disciples spread Sufi Islam throughout Central Asia and into the Subcontinent; influence visible in Allama Iqbal's Central Asia poetry and reverence for Turkistan. The KHOJA AHMED YASAWI MAUSOLEUM in Turkistan (built 1389-1405 by Timur Lang / Tamerlane) is UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2003; considered the FIRST MASTERPIECE of Timurid architecture. ~13,000+ students. Trilingual instruction Kazakh-Turkish-English.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · International Relations · Social Sciences · Law

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1992 (founded as Kazakhstan Institute of Management Economics and Strategic Research; KAZAKHSTAN'S FIRST American-curriculum private university; founded with US Indiana University support). KAZAKHSTAN'S FIRST American-curriculum private university. Founded 1992 just after independence as Kazakhstan Institute of Management Economics and Strategic Research (KIMEP). Founded with INDIANA UNIVERSITY support. ENGLISH-MEDIUM, American liberal-arts + business curricula. ~4,500+ students. Most international student community in Kazakhstan. Distinguished business + economics + international relations.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1937 (chartered as Kyzylorda Pedagogical Institute; renamed after KORKYT ATA — legendary 8th-9th century Turkic Oghuz sage). Southwestern Kazakhstan regional university in Kyzylorda. Founded 1937. Named after KORKYT ATA (Dede Korkut, 8th-9th century CE) — legendary Turkic Oghuz sage, considered the legendary inventor of the qobyz (Kazakh stringed musical instrument); his Book of Dede Korkut is UNESCO Intangible Heritage. ~7,000+ students. Korkyt Ata's mausoleum is nearby in Kyzylorda region.

SubjectsArts & Humanities

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1944 (chartered as Alma-Ata State Conservatory during WW2 when many Soviet artists evacuated to Kazakhstan; named after KURMANGAZY SAGYRBAYULY — 19th c Kazakh composer). KAZAKHSTAN'S PREMIER MUSIC CONSERVATORY. Founded 1944 during WW2 when many Soviet artists and intellectuals were EVACUATED to Kazakhstan (away from German front). Named after KURMANGAZY SAGYRBAYULY (1818-1889) — 19th century Kazakh composer and dombra (traditional Kazakh stringed instrument) master, considered FATHER OF KAZAKH MUSIC. ~1,500 students. Premier Kazakh classical music + traditional Kazakh music training.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Medicine & Health Sciences · International Relations · Languages & Linguistics

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1996 (chartered by President Nazarbayev as Astana's flagship national university; named after LEV GUMILYOV 1912-1992 — Russian-Soviet historian-ethnologist who pioneered EURASIANIST theory). Astana's flagship national university. Founded 23 May 1996 by Presidential Decree as Kazakhstan moved capital from Almaty to Astana. NAMED AFTER LEV GUMILYOV (1912-1992) — Russian-Soviet historian-ethnologist who pioneered EURASIANIST THEORY (concept of distinct Turkic-Slavic civilizational identity). Gumilyov spent 14 years in Soviet gulag prisons; later academic giant. ~17,000+ students. 13 faculties. Major Astana-area pipeline.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1943 (chartered as Chymkent Technological Institute during WW2; renamed after MUKHTAR AUEZOV — 20th c Kazakh novelist, author of "The Path of Abai" tetralogy). Southern Kazakhstan regional flagship in Shymkent (Kazakhstan's 3rd largest city). Founded 1943 during WW2 evacuation. Named after MUKHTAR AUEZOV (1897-1961) — 20th century Kazakh novelist, author of the four-volume "PATH OF ABAI" (Abay Joly) — the most acclaimed Kazakh-language novel of 20th century, biographical novel about Abai Qunanbaiuly. ~16,000+ students.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1967 (chartered as Dzhambul Hydromeliorative-Construction Institute; renamed after MUHAMMAD HAYDAR DULATI 1996 — 16th c Mughal-era historian who wrote Tarikh-i-Rashidi). Southern Kazakhstan regional university in Taraz (former Dzhambul). Founded 1967. Renamed 1996 after MUHAMMAD HAYDAR DULATI (1499-1551) — 16th century Mughal-era historian and Chagatai noble; wrote the TARIKH-I-RASHIDI — major primary source on Central Asian + Mughal history. ~8,000+ students.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1937 (chartered as Petropavlovsk Pedagogical Institute; named after MANASH KOZYBAYEV — Kazakh historian). Northern Kazakhstan regional university in Petropavl. Founded 1937. Named after Manash Kozybayev. ~6,000+ students. Northernmost major Kazakh university near Russian border.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · International Relations

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1994 (chartered as Kazakh State Law Academy; renamed KAZGUU 2002; named after Maksut Narikbayev 2020 — Chief Justice of Kazakhstan). Major Astana public university specialising in humanities, law, international relations. Founded 1994. Renamed 2020 after MAKSUT NARIKBAYEV (1940-2015) — Chief Justice of Kazakhstan Supreme Court (1996-2000). ~6,000+ students. Premier legal + IR programmes.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Social Sciences

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1963 (chartered as Alma-Ata Institute of National Economy; renamed Narxoz 2014 — "Narxoz" combines Kazakh words meaning "national-economic"). Major private business university in Almaty. Heritage to Alma-Ata Institute of National Economy 1963 (one of OLDEST business institutions in Soviet Central Asia). Renamed Narxoz 2014. ~4,000+ students. Premier economics + business.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Medicine & Health Sciences · International Relations

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Email

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+7 7172 709000

Founded 2010 (chartered by Presidential Decree of First President Nursultan Nazarbayev; designed as KAZAKHSTAN'S FLAGSHIP ENGLISH-MEDIUM RESEARCH UNIVERSITY on Western model; partnerships with UCL, Cambridge, Wisconsin-Madison). KAZAKHSTAN'S FLAGSHIP ENGLISH-MEDIUM RESEARCH UNIVERSITY. Founded 2010 by Presidential Decree of FIRST PRESIDENT NURSULTAN NAZARBAYEV (in power 1991-2019; after 2022 Qandy Qantar protests his influence dramatically reduced — Astana was briefly renamed Nur-Sultan 2019-2022 in his honour then REVERTED to Astana). Located in Astana (current Kazakh capital, was Nur-Sultan 2019-2022). Designed as Kazakhstan's research-university model on Western lines. ~6,000+ students. 8 schools including School of Engineering & Digital Sciences. ALL-ENGLISH-MEDIUM instruction. PARTNERSHIPS with University College London (UCL), University of Cambridge, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Duke, etc. Highly selective. Premier modern Kazakhstani institution.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1952 (chartered as Ust-Kamenogorsk Pedagogical Institute; renamed after SARSEN AMANZHOLOV — Kazakh linguist). Eastern Kazakhstan regional university in Oskemen (formerly Ust-Kamenogorsk). Founded 1952. ~10,000+ students.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Veterinary Medicine

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1957 (chartered during Virgin Lands Campaign as Tselinograd Agricultural Institute; renamed after Saken Seifullin — Kazakh Soviet poet and political leader, founding figure of Kazakh Soviet literature). Major Kazakh agricultural-technical national university in Astana. Founded 1957 during Soviet VIRGIN LANDS CAMPAIGN (Tselinograd Agricultural Institute). Named after SAKEN SEIFULLIN (1894-1938) — Kazakh Soviet poet, political leader, founding figure of Kazakh Soviet literature; HE WAS EXECUTED IN STALIN'S GREAT PURGE 1938. ~10,000+ students. Strong agricultural + veterinary sciences.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences · Mathematics & Statistics · Mining & Geology · Oil & Gas Engineering

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Email

admissions@satbayev.university

Phone

+7 727 257 7111

Founded 1934 (chartered as Kazakh Mining and Metallurgical Institute; renamed Satbayev University 2017 honouring KANYSH SATBAYEV — first ethnic-Kazakh President of Kazakh Academy of Sciences; KAZAKHSTAN'S PREMIER technical and mining university). KAZAKHSTAN'S PREMIER TECHNICAL university. Chartered 1934 as Kazakh Mining and Metallurgical Institute. Renamed SATBAYEV UNIVERSITY 2017 honouring KANYSH IMANTAYULY SATBAYEV (1899-1964) — ethnic-Kazakh geologist, founder of Kazakh national geology, FIRST ethnic-Kazakh President of Kazakh Academy of Sciences (1946). Notable for discovering major mineral deposits including Zhezkazgan copper. Kazakhstan honours Satbayev on currency. ~12,000+ students. 7 institutes. Strong mining, metallurgy, oil-gas, geology — critical for Kazakhstan's resource-extractive economy.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy · Natural Sciences

Accreditation

Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1953 (chartered as Semipalatinsk State Medical Institute during Soviet era; renamed Semey Medical University after city renamed Semey from Semipalatinsk 2007). Major regional medical university in Semey (formerly SEMIPALATINSK — renamed 2007). EXTRAORDINARY HONEST CONTEXT: Semipalatinsk was the city closest to the SEMIPALATINSK NUCLEAR TEST SITE (Semipalatinsk Polygon) — Soviet primary nuclear weapons testing ground 1949-1989 where ~456 NUCLEAR TESTS were conducted, including the first Soviet atomic bomb (RDS-1) on 29 August 1949 and the first Soviet hydrogen bomb (RDS-6s) on 12 August 1953. ~1.5 MILLION local residents were exposed to radiation; cancer rates and birth defects in the region remain elevated decades later. Semey Medical University TODAY HOSTS MAJOR RADIATION MEDICINE + ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH research — globally significant. Kazakhstan voluntarily CLOSED the test site upon 1991 independence and voluntarily relinquished its inherited Soviet nuclear arsenal — globally significant non-proliferation example. ~3,000+ students.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences · Mathematics & Statistics · Oil & Gas Engineering · Maritime Sciences

Accreditation

Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1976 (chartered as Aktau Branch of Kazakh Polytechnic Institute; serves Caspian-coast oil-gas region). Caspian-coast regional university in Aktau. Founded 1976. Serves Mangistau oil-gas region. ~5,000+ students. Strong oil-gas + maritime engineering.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Arts & Humanities

Accreditation

Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1934 (chartered as Semipalatinsk State University; renamed after SHAKARIM QUDAIBERDIULY 1995 — Kazakh poet/philosopher and student of Abai who was killed by Soviet OGPU in 1931). Major regional university in Semey. Founded 1934 as Semipalatinsk State University. Renamed 1995 after SHAKARIM QUDAIBERDIULY (1858-1931) — Kazakh poet, philosopher, historian, STUDENT OF ABAI QUNANBAIULY, considered second-most-important Kazakh Islamic thinker after Abai. CRITICAL CONTEXT: Shakarim was KILLED BY SOVIET OGPU (secret police) IN 1931 during forced collectivisation and the early Asharshylyk famine period; rehabilitated 1988. ~8,000+ students.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

Accreditation

Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1979 (chartered as Chymkent State Medical Institute serving southern Kazakhstan). Southern Kazakhstan medical academy in Shymkent. Founded 1979. ~5,000+ students. Major Pakistani MBBS destination.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation

Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1996 (founded by Turkish-Kazakh educational cooperation; named after Süleyman Demirel — 7-time Turkish Prime Minister and 9th President of Turkey). Major Turkish-Kazakh private university near Almaty. Founded 1996. Named after SÜLEYMAN DEMİREL (1924-2015) — seven-time Prime Minister of Turkey and 9th President of Turkey (1993-2000), engineer-turned-politician; strong advocate of Turkic-world cooperation. Originally affiliated with Gülen-movement educational network (Sebat Foundation); restructured after 2016 Turkish political tensions. ~4,000+ students. ENGLISH-MEDIUM with Turkish + Kazakh.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

Accreditation

Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1962 (chartered as Pavlodar Industrial Institute; named after SULTANMAKHMUT TORAIGHYROV — Kazakh poet). Northern Kazakhstan regional university in Pavlodar. Founded 1962. Named after SULTANMAKHMUT TORAIGHYROV (1893-1920) — Kazakh poet who died young. ~8,000+ students.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

Accreditation

Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MSHE-KZ / Қазақстан Республикасының Ғылым және жоғары білім министрлігі / Министерство науки и высшего образования Республики Казахстан) — established 2022 (split from former Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan / MES-KZ) following ministerial reorganisation. Apex regulator for Kazakhstani HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation, foreign-student visa frameworks. Kazakhstan HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (Ұлттық университеттер) — highest tier, includes Al-Farabi KazNU, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, Abai KazNPU, Nazarbayev University, etc.; (2) STATE UNIVERSITIES (мемлекеттік университеттер) — regional public; (3) NON-STATE / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES (жеке университеттер) — including international and religious. Plus specialised: medical academies under joint MSHE + Ministry of Health regulation. Quality assurance via two MSHE-recognised agencies: IAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan) + IQAA (Independent Quality Assurance Agency). Post-Soviet transition continues: Russian-language instruction gradually being replaced by Kazakh-language and English-language instruction (trilingual policy since 2007). Cyrillic-to-Latin script transition for Kazakh language ongoing per Tokayev plan (originally 2025 target).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1957 (chartered as Aktyubinsk State Medical Institute). Western Kazakhstan regional medical university in Aktobe. Founded 1957. ~4,000+ students. Pakistani MBBS destination.