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From July 22 to 27, 2024, the long-awaited ENACTUS Summer Camp took place on the basis of the «Prostor» recreation area in the East Kazakhstan region. For six days, the team of the Astana International University ENACTUS AIU with other students of Kazakhstan plunged into the world of social projects and entrepreneurship, being charged with inspiration and new knowledge.

ENACTUS is an international non—profit organization that unites students and business leaders to implement social projects aimed at improving the quality of life and sustainable development. ENACTUS members develop and implement initiatives that contribute to solving social, economic and environmental problems in communities around the world.

"Prostor" has become an ideal place to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of entrepreneurship and collaboration. Our students, participants of the business incubator Sayran Karim Aidarkhanuly, Turlubekova Diana Zhantasovna, Mukambayev Timur Dauletovich, Sapash Aizhan Alibekkyzy passed various trainings, master classes, shared their ideas on the development of startup projects and achieving the goals of sustainable development of society. The guys came inspired and determined to implement ambitious projects in the field of entrepreneurship.

✈️ Astana International University does not just teach, but opens the world to its students! Our international academic mobility program allows you to immerse yourself in the culture and lifestyle of other countries, enriching your knowledge and experience.

🎓 Our students have already had the opportunity to visit partner universities in different parts of the world:

☑️ Czech Republic, Ostrava - University of Ostrava (UO)

☑️ Turkey, Rize - Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University (RTEU)

☑️ Russian Federation, Moscow - National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)

☑️ Poland, Poznan - Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU)

☑️ South Korea, Daejeon - SolBridge International School of Business

☑️Turkey, Karabuk - Karabuk University-KU

🌟 Our students not only study, but also immerse themselves in the local culture, make new friends and expand their international horizons.

 Join Astana International University and discover the world with us!

Astana International University trains professionals of different profiles and consists of 7 schools:

1) Pedagogical Institute

2) Higher School of Law

3) Higher School of Information Technologies and Engineering

4) Higher School of Economics

5) Higher School of Social and Humanitarian Sciences

6) Higher School of Natural Sciences

7) Higher School of Art and Design

The university has 7525 current students taught by 385 professors. The university's professors and lecturers include PhD and Masters graduates from 30 world universities:

- Cambridge, UCL, Warwick, Brunel, Sheffield, Norwich (UK)

- Michigan, Chicago (USA)

- Montreux Business School (Switzerland)

- Beijing, Zhejiang, UIBE, BLCU, Nanjing University of Technology, BFS (PRC),

- Basque (Spain)

- Cologne (Germany)

- Ankara, Haceteppe (Turkey)

- Karlov, European Institute of Applied Sciences and Management (Czech Republic)

- Upper Silesian (Poland), Amsterdam (Netherlands)

- Bologna (Italy) 

Orientalist scholar, Doctor of Historical Sciences Klara Shaisultanovna Khafizova joined the faculty of the Branch Campus of BLCU at Astana International University.

Professor Khafizova is a recognized expert on the history of international relations and Chinese foreign policy in Central Asia, Kazakh-Chinese relations and Chinese sources on Kazakhs and Dzungars.

Klara Shaisultanovna is also the author of many scientific articles and monographs, including “Chinese Diplomacy in Central Asia. XIV-XIX centuries“, ‘Kazakh’ strategy of the Qing Empire”, “Dialogue of civilizations of Central and East Asia”, “Dialogue of civilizations on the Silk Road”, “Steppe rulers and their diplomacy in XVIII-XIX centuries”.

The cooperation between Astana International University and Klara Shaisultanovna Khafizova will make a significant contribution to the teaching of Chinese history and foreign policy, as well as help students delve deeper into the richness of Chinese culture and language.

The mission of Astana International University is not limited to simple education - the university strives to create highly qualified specialists, ready for the challenges of the modern world.

              Astana International University is in search of talented and dedicated teachers who are ready to inspire and shape the future of our students.

Astana International University offers unique opportunities for teachers:

🔹 Participation in shaping the future of leaders through cutting-edge educational methodologies.

🔹 Opportunity to conduct fundamental and applied research in modern branches of science and economy.

🔹 International environment with academic exchange and dual degree education.

🔹 Support for quality faculty and access to state-of-the-art educational technologies.

Join the team of Astana International University and become a part of the university that generates knowledge and innovations for the Eurasian space and beyond!

Today, July 17, 2024, representatives of the World Bank familiarized themselves with the infrastructure of the university, as well as new subject classrooms equipped with modern technology and equipment.

The participants of the meeting discussed the historical path of development of world universities, as well as the recommendations of the World Bank on the development of higher education in Kazakhstan.

Reference: The World Bank Group, which includes 189 member countries and has offices in more than 130 countries, is a unique global partnership of five organizations working on solutions aimed at reducing poverty and ensuring shared prosperity in developing countries.

Astana International University actively cooperates with more than 30 international universities and organizations to share experiences and improve the quality of education.

Students and teachers of Astana International University have successfully completed online courses from leading universities in Europe and America through the global education platform Coursera, thanks to the provision of 500 free licenses from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
The demanded areas of online courses are:
1) Successful Career Project - 191
2) "Mansaptik Damu" Zhobasy - 76
3) Python data structures - 131.
This factor confirms the fact that students from the 1st year think about building a career and make additional efforts to acquire "Soft Skills" from online courses, along with the basic knowledge within the walls of the university.
Astana International University prepares highly qualified and demanded in the labor market competitive specialists, having fundamental knowledge also from foreign universities, which are able to analyze, apply in various sectors of industry and economy.

According to Coursera's Global Skills Report 2024, Kazakhstan is among the top 20 countries where employees are actively learning on Coursera and are interested in investing in affordable education that meets their professional needs and contributes to economic growth and competitiveness.
Coursera reports that there is currently a global demand for professionals with the following skills and knowledge:
1) Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT;
2) Introduction to Generative AI.
3) Generative AI with Large Language Models;
4) Information Technology Fundamentals;
5) Google IT Support Professional Certification;
6) Data Analysis (Google Data Analysis Professional Certification).
Astana International University Graduate School of Information Technology and Engineering trains specialists in modern and in-demand specialties according to Coursera report:
1) 6B06102 Information Systems and Technologies
2) 6B06107 Data Science
3) 6B06101 Computer Science and Software Engineering
Upon graduation, the applicant is awarded a Bachelor's degree in Information and Communication Technologies, which will help for successful employment in IT-companies.

A group of students and two teachers from Astana International University arrived at the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE, China) on July 11. The arrival of students and teaching staff is associated with participation in the Summer School in Lianyungang from July 15 to July 24, 2024. The first four days in Beijing were very active, the delegation of our university met with Ms. Liu Jinlan - Dean of the Institute of International Education, Mr. Yang - Deputy Dean of the Institute of International Economics and Trade, Ms. Huo Yuan - Deputy Head of the Department of International Cooperation. The meeting was dedicated to discussing further prospects for the development of the double-diploma program «International Business», academic mobility of students and teachers, opportunities for creating a double- diploma master’s program, etc. Students were given a tour of the university buildings and presented with introductory lectures on the topic «Socio-economic development of modern China».

Astana International University - TOP-8 in Kazkhastan

The National Rating of the leading universities of Kazakhstan-2024 has been published, where Astana International University took the 8th place among multidisciplinary educational institutions.

 This rating, conducted by an independent agency IQAA-Ranking, is based on a comprehensive assessment of the quality of educational programs and institutional indicators.

The results of the ranking reflect the high standards of teaching and research work maintained by our university.

Details and methodology of the ranking are available on the IQAA-Ranking website: https://iqaa-ranking.kz

Acceptance of documents for admission for the 2024-2025 academic year has been announced!

Admission of documents began on July 13 and will last until July 20, 2024. For applicants from the regions affected by flooding (Akmola, Aktobe, Atyrau, West-Kazakhstan, Kostanay, North-Kazakhstan regions), the admission of documents will last until July 24.

Astana International University is actively working on creating favorable conditions for each applicant. Submit your documents in due time and start your way to a successful future!

Required documents for submission :

- ID card;

- UNT certificate;

- 3x4 photo;

- Certificate of secondary education (or diploma for college graduates);

- Supporting documents for participation in the competition for the preferential category;

- Medical certificate in the form of 075/u, fluorography picture;

- Vaccination passport in form 063;

- Military registration certificate (for boys);

- Extract from the statement: special examination (for those entering pedagogical specialties) or creative examination (for those entering creative specialties).

Submit your documents offline through our university admissions offices or use the convenience of AIU's virtual admissions office.

Dear applicants and parents!

Astana International University is pleased to announce the beginning of the application process for the grant competition! This unique chance to discover the world of opportunities and get quality education is waiting for you from July 13 to July 20. For applicants from Akmola, Aktobe, Atyrau, West-Kazakhstan, Kostanay and North-Kazakhstan regions the admission will last until July 24.

The application process is as convenient as possible: you can do it offline through our university's admissions offices or through AIU's virtual admissions office.

To apply for the grant competition, don't forget to prepare the following documents:

- 🎓 ID card

- 🎓 UNT certificate

- 🎓 3x4 photo

- 🎓 Certificate of secondary education (or diploma for college graduates)

- 🎓 Supporting documents for participation in the competition under the preferential category

- 🎓 Medical certificate in the form 075/u, fluorography picture

- 🎓 Vaccination passport in form 063

- 🎓 Military registration certificate (for boys)

- 🎓 Extract from the statement of: special examination (for those entering pedagogical specialties) or creative examination (for those entering creative specialties).

Astana International University is committed to providing its students with the best education and development opportunities. Join us and take the first step towards a brilliant future!