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Best Universities for Programs in Kazakhstan 2025

Number of institutions: 32
    • Astana, Kazakhstan

    Located in Astana, Kazakhstan, in Central Asia, Nazarbayev University is a research university with growing international renown combining education and innovation on a state-of-the-art 21st-century campus. NU scholars conduct research in a variety of fields and bring the most ambitious projects to life. Research is supported by internal and external funds each year and carried out in modern laboratories. English is the language of instruction and research at Nazarbayev University, and admission and progression systems are entirely merit-based.

    • Almaty, Kazakhstan

    Satbayev University is the oldest and one of the most prestigious technical universities in Kazakhstan, known for mining and oil business developments. Although technical specialties dominate Satbayev University’s business card, it is an interdisciplinary university where architecture and management are taught.

    • Atyrau, Kazakhstan

    Khalel Dosmukhamedov Atyrau State University is a modern educational institution. OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION is the only state University in Atyrau region that provides an opportunity to get high-quality education in natural Sciences, Humanities, Economics, law, fine arts and music, pedagogical and agricultural specialties.

    • Almaty, Kazakhstan

    The International University of Information Technology (IITU) is the only University in Kazakhstan to receive ASIIN institutional international accreditation. The university trains a new generation of specialists in ICT with knowledge of industry technologies, advanced management, economics, and communication skills.

    • Almaty, Kazakhstan

    The Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications, named after Gumarbek Daukeyev, is one of the leading technical universities in Central Asia. It provides studies in energy, Telecommunications, IT technologies, Space Engineering, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence.

    • Astana, Kazakhstan
    • Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

    Astana Medical University is one of the leaders in medical education, training competitive specialists in the field of healthcare under the principle “Education for all as long as life endures,” carrying out its activities under national and international quality standards for the benefit of individuals, society, and state.

    • Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan

    Zhetysu University, named after Ilyas Zhansugurov, is a large regional university that combines classical principles with modern educational programs. The university is developing as a multidisciplinary innovation-oriented Smart-university in education, science, and upbringing.

    • Astana, Kazakhstan

    The key function of the university is teaching. Astana University teaches according to its educational standards, prepares graduates in demand in the modern labor market in leading companies in various industries. Among the graduates of the Astana University, there are many working in the civil service.

    • Almaty, Kazakhstan

    Kainar University, Kainar Academy's successor, is one of the first higher education institutions of new formation based on commercial principles in independent Kazakhstan. It is the first private university as a multidisciplinary higher educational institution of social and humanitarian orientation.

    • Turkistan, Kazakhstan

    Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University was established based on the Intergovernmental Agreement between Kazakhstan and Turkey to prepare modern, highly qualified specialists from the youth of Turkic-speaking countries and is located in the spiritual center of the Turkic world - Turkestan.

    • Kokshetau, Kazakhstan

    The Abay Myrzakhmetov Kokshetau University – is a higher educational institution with highly skilled staff and pedagogical potential, good material and technical resources. It is one of the leading higher education institutions in Kazakhstan, providing licensed educational services conforming to modern requirements of the labor market.

    • Aktau, Kazakhstan

    Educational policy is actively implemented in one of the leading universities in Kazakhstan – the Caspian University of Technology and Engineering named after Sh. Yessenov. Today, our university is the largest modern university that has passed state certification and accreditation.

    • Karagandy, Kazakhstan

    The Karaganda Technical University is one of the leading technical higher schools in Kazakhstan. The establishment of the Mining Institute was a significant event not only for Karaganda but also for Central Kazakhstan. Nowadays, the University has nine faculties. University trains specialists in more than 46 specialties.

    • Astana, Kazakhstan

    The Kazakh National University of Arts (KazUniArt) is a public higher education institution in Kazakhstan. The Kazakh National University of Arts is one of the most prestigious universities of Kazakhstan, sitting comfortably among the top 90 universities of the country.

    • Almaty, Kazakhstan

    The Almaty branch of the "St. Petersburg Humanitarian University of Trade Unions" can get Russian education in Kazakhstan. The Almaty branch is one of the largest, reputable centers for training professionals of the highest level. It has rightfully become one of the leading higher educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan.