Human Resources

Cardiff University Kazakhstan is the first campus of a UK Russell Group university in Central Asia, opening in Astana in 2025. At first, it will have foundation programmes in STEM and business, and from 2026 — undergraduate programmes in Computer Science, Business Management, Civil Engineering, Geology и Mineral Exploration.

The project is designed for 2500 students and 500 grants in the first three years. Cardiff University will provide academic management and teachers from the UK. The campus will become a new centre for training and scientific research for the region.

Coventry University Kazakhstan — Астанада 2024 жылы ашылған алғашқы британдық университет. Университет шетелге шықпай-ақ, Coventry University (Ұлыбритания) дипломын беретін бакалавриат жəне MBA бағдарламаларын ұсынады. Оқу орнының QS рейтингінде 5 жұлдызды бағасы жəне оқыту сапасы үшін 2023 жылғы TEF алтын жүлдесі бар.

Университет бизнес, цифрлық маркетинг, компьютерлік ғылымдар, киберқауіпсіздік, дрондарды басқару жəне геоақпараттық жүйелер салаларына маманданады. AstraZeneca сынды компаниялармен серіктестік орнатып, мемлекеттік бағдарламаларға қатысады жəне 2026 жылға дейін кампусты 3500–4000 студентке дейін кеңейтуді жоспарлап отыр.

Astana IT University (AITU) is a leading IT university in Kazakhstan focused on digital technologies and innovations. The university actively develops international collaboration and is a member of the University Alliance of the Silk Road. In addition, the university implements joint projects and receives grants through Erasmus+, Horizon 2020, collaboration with companies and institutes such as EPAM, Qaztech, HP, Lenovo, KPMG, etc.

Partner universities include universities from Germany, China, South Korea, the USA, Turkey, Poland, Latvia and India. This opens up opportunities for students to pursue academic mobility, double degrees, and participate in international IT projects.

Operating since 2010, Nazarbayev University is a leading research university in Kazakhstan. It is included in Times Higher Education and has the highest H-index in the country. From 2020 to 2024, 200+ research projects were implemented and 570+ works were published in Scopus, 64% of which were with international partners from 131 countries.

NU collaborates with Cambridge, UPenn, Dule, NUS, Berkeley Lab and other top universities. It commercializes innovations through Technopark and startups, including AI developments, medical technology and IT solutions. NU is a center for socio-economic projects and the largest platform for international investment in science and technology in Central Asia.

L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University is one of the leading universities in Kazakhstan, included in the top 350 of the QS world ranking. The university offers more than 160 programs, including 42 in English and 25 double-diploma programs. ENU collaborates with more than 100 foreign universities and participates in Erasmus+, DAAD, and Mevlana. It also includes research centers, a business incubator, and innovation laboratories.

In 2025, ENU will open a new campus with 2656 seats and a second Lu Ban workshop. Also, the MGIMO-Astana branch is scheduled to open on September 1, 2025 on ENU’s campus.