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Saule Koshanova has a master's degree from the University of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (BLCU and Gumilyov Eurasian National University) on speciality «Regional Studies: China», MBA (Prague, Czech Republic), Consulting Psychologist  (Moscow, Russia), Bachelor of Economics and Business on speciality «Finance», Bachelor in Social Sciences on speciality ««Regional Studies: China». 

Doctor Koshanova collaborated on projects for the UN, World Bank, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. She was the director of the first Confucius Institute in Kazakhstan, headed the International Educational Programs Department at Gumilyov Eurasian National University. She was the Director of the Research Institute of the Asia-Europe land-sea transport corridor. 

Saule Koshanova is a member of the International Confucian Association, graduate of the School of Analytics of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, member of the Board of Directors of the SCO Institute of Public Diplomacy. Doctor Koshanova was awarded a medal for her contribution to the development and establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.  

More than 20 years of experience of Koshanova S.E. in the Kazakh-Chinese educational/ cultural sphere, as well as, a well-coordinated team provides a solid base for the courses offered at the BLCU Kazakhstan.

The first intake of students for the programs: Foundation (17-25 years old), Language courses (no age limit) and Bachelor's degree is currently underway. Bachelor's graduates will receive AIU and BLCU diplomas in the specialities: «Chinese Language Teacher» and «Translation Studies: Chinese and English».

Dear friends, we invite you to the BLCU Kazakhstan!

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Admissions Office: Astana city, 8 Kabanbay Batyr Ave, www.aiu.kz

AIU students, as participants in the International Summer School, visited the port city of Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province (China). The Summer School program began at UIBE (Beijing City) and continued at Jiangsu Ocean University. Today, Lianyungang is a center of foreign trade and tourism on the Yellow Sea coast. The province produces and processes phosphates, quartz, and natural crystals.

The program was bright and eventful, including educational sessions, cultural events, and visits to enterprises. For two weeks, students studied the Chinese language, got acquainted with the culture, way of life and traditions of the Chinese people. The students enjoyed master classes on making fans, learning to row on dragon boats and competitions, visiting the International Logistics Park and Huagoshan Mountain with the kingdom of monkeys.

A visit to the China-Kazakhstan International Logistics Company in the city of Lianyungang was educational for students majoring in International Business. The students also visited a pharmaceutical company where scientific research is carried out.

All participants of the summer school, and these are students from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Ghana, Egypt, became one big friendly team, jointly held a concert and a feast of treats, where each country presented its dishes and concert performances. At the end, all participants received certificates.

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».