At the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, sent to an international research university, the focus is on the quality training of scientific personnel. Every year the university comes out ahead in the most prestigious international rankings, such as QS, THE, ARES, clearly demonstrating its enormous scientific potential and high competitiveness.
Here, students are taught and supervised by world-renowned scientists. The university cooperates with almost 500 leading universities in the world, attracting the best foreign scientists to educational activities. In addition, academic mobility, double diplomas, international programs Erasmus +, Fulbright, DAAD, Mevlana, Bolashak allow young scientists to master experience in advanced countries of the world. Large-scale research projects are being implemented in 8 research institutes and 29 research centers.
KazNU is the first national university to open a postdoctoral program at its own expense. In 2020, 35 postdoctoral students worked at the university in priority scientific areas: IT and artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, plasma physics, astrophysics, mathematics, ecology, biotechnology, water resources, psychophysiology, political science, etc. The postdoctoral program has proven its effectiveness. During the period of implementation of the program, postdoctoral students have published more than 160 articles, 70% of which are published in journals Q1, Q2, in some scientific fields the productivity of postdoctoral students exceeded the same average indicator of Kazakhstani scientists by 10 times.
On the basis of the university, there are great opportunities for carrying out research work of young scientists and introducing the results into production. More than 10% of the total volume of grant funding for research projects is allocated for attracting students to research on a paid basis. Over the past 5 years, about 2 billion tenge has been allocated for these purposes. This makes a significant contribution to the development of the scientific potential of students, training of scientific personnel and ensuring the continuity of scientific schools.
KazNU together with the Scientific Research Institute of Combustion Problems, indexed on the Scopus database "Eurasion Chemico-Technological Journal". In addition, the university is the leader among universities and research institutes of Kazakhstan in terms of the number of scientific publications in the world's top ranked publications, and is the first university annually publishing more than 1000 articles in Scopus journals.
When enrolling, the most worthy and educated youth are selected. For this purpose, the composition of the selection committee of KazNU was formed and is working hard. The commission includes special faculty specialists, experienced teachers and deputy deans. They provide high-quality and prompt services online and offline in order to conduct career guidance, counseling and explanatory work.
An electronic queue system has been launched for applicants. Young people no longer stand in long queues, documents are accepted electronically. With the use of the latest digital technologies, all comfortable conditions have been created for applicants. The most necessary and important information is published daily on the official website and in social networks. At present, complex test exams for applicants to the magistracy have begun. Applicants take the entrance exam electronically. Testing will begin from July 20 to August 10. Grant applications will be accepted from 10 to 25 August. The maximum score for admission to the magistracy is 75 points. For admission on a paid basis, you must score 50 points.
No changes have been made to the admission format for the master's program this year. General testing for applicants consists of 3 stages: foreign language test; test to determine readiness to learn; test for the profile of a group of educational programs. 4 hours are allotted for passing the exam. An applicant who has an international certificate confirming proficiency in a foreign language is exempt from comprehensive testing in a foreign language. Acceptance of documents for doctoral studies ended on August 3. Entrance examinations for doctoral studies will be held from 4 to 20 August. Candidates with a master's degree and at least 9 months of work experience can apply for doctoral studies. For medical specialties, persons who have completed residency training are admitted.
According to the information of the Ministry of Education and Science, for admission to educational programs of doctoral studies, it is necessary to have a certificate confirming proficiency in a foreign language. The maximum score for the entrance exam for doctoral studies is 100 points. Of these, an essay - 20 points, a test to determine readiness for doctoral studies - 30 points, questions of a profile exam - 50 points. For the 2021-2022 academic year, 13,263 state grants have been allocated for the magistracy, for the preparation of PhD - 1,890. Also, in the coming academic year, student scholarships will increase by 20%, undergraduates will receive more than 76 thousand tenge, and doctoral students - more than 172 thousand tenge ...
KazNU prepares specialists in groups of educational programs at the magistracy level - 92, doctoral studies - 75. Also, the university, within the framework of the integration of science and education, together with 10 research institutes of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, successfully implements joint educational programs for the preparation of undergraduates and PhD doctoral students. To date, 147 doctoral students have been trained. KazNU invites young people with a potential for science to study. Come to the best university in the country, realize your potential! Make discoveries that are not in the world, Bring benefits to your country, humanity, conquer the peak of science!
Kairzhan TUREZHANOV
