Study in Kazakhstan

Who this applies to

Students at Kazakhstani universities. Kazakh + Russian medium (+ growing English; Nazarbayev University fully English). National + private universities.

Governing authority

Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan.

Degree system

Bachelor 4 yrs · Master · PhD (Bologna). Post-Soviet '[name] National University' flagships + modern Western-modeled Nazarbayev University.

Admission

How

Unified National Testing (UNT) after secondary school; state grants (merit) + fee-paying; international students apply directly. Nazarbayev University uses its own English/SAT-style admission.

Language

Kazakh & Russian (English at Nazarbayev & growing elsewhere).

Tuition

Public

State educational grants (merit, via UNT) + tuition.

Private

Fee-paying (e.g. KIMEP, KBTU).

Note

Nazarbayev University (2010) is a flagship English-medium, Western-partnered (Cambridge, Wisconsin, Duke, etc.) research university; #1 in Caucasus & Central Asia (THE).

Student visa & residence permit

Student visa for non-nationals.

Scholarships

State grants; Bolashak international scholarship; institutional.

Sources & references

• system/UNT — https://wenr.wes.org/education-system-profiles/education-in-kazakhstan/ (2026-06-12)
• Nazarbayev rank — https://nu.edu.kz/ (2026-06-12)