The Almaty State University named after Abai

In 2003 the Almaty State University (ASU) named after Abai will celebrate its 75th anniversary. ASU is a classical higher education institution that gives its graduates fundamental educational and scientific training and a high level of general and professional culture.

The university has 10 departments that prepare highly qualified specialists in 94 specialisations. The university offers instruction in the following languages: Kazakh, Russian, English, German, French, Arabic, Turkish, Chinese, Korean, Farsi, Uigur, etc. ASU successfully implements a multilevel system of higher education, which varies according to duration and level of training and includes educational and professional programmes for secondary specialised education, higher and additional higher education, and retraining of specialists.

13 000 undergraduate students and 650 graduate and post-graduate students and university-fellows study at ASU named after Abai. Over one thousand of instructors work in 69 sub-faculties. They include 208 with doctorate degrees, 550 senior lecturers, 40 members and corresponding members of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the International Academy of Sciences of the Higher School. During the past 5 years 33 doctorate and 69 graduate theses were defended by university's instructors.

During 2001, the university's instructors presented 62 papers at international conferences in USA, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Japan, Holland, India and CIS countries. 34 papers were presented at republic-wide conferences. 11 and 15 works correspondingly were exhibited at international and republic-wide exhibitions. 63 monographs and 45 books were published, 6 certificates of authorship were received.

The president of the country, NA Nazarbaevj referred to the role of Kazakhstan's oldest higher education institution as the “leader of university education in the country”. The following are honourary professors of ASU named after Abai: President of Ukraine, L.D. Kuchma; President of Belarus, A.G. Lukashenko; President of Mongolia, N. Bagabandi; President of Georgia, E.A. Shevardnadze; President of International Academy of Sciences of the Higher School V.E. Shukshunov and others.

Electronic textbooks, educational software and laboratory workshops on various subjects are created at the university. 27 modern computer classes with Internet access are functioning. ASU has specialised language auditoriums. There are 3 ultramodern language laboratories for 90 seats - a gift of the Japanese Embassy - and language laboratories for teaching French, Turkish, German, English, Arabic and Korean languages. Embassies of foreign countries provided education literature and study methods, videoand audio materials, videotape recorders, television sets, tape recorders and other equipment. There are 920 550 books in the library.

The university maintains contact with 35 higher education institutions; of USA,Germany, Holland, Russia, Austria, France, Italy, Turkey, Japan, South Korea and other countries. Its instructors and staff are involved in implementing projects of Tacis and Tempus, United States Informatics Agency, United States International Cooperation Agency, and Asian Development Bank.

During the last school year approximately 70 students and 40 instructors travelled abroad. Over 200 foreign citizens study at ASU.

The president of the university, Tokmukhamed Sadykov is corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences and an academician of the International Academy of Sciences of the Higher School. He is a major organiser of the educational system and initiator of implementation of the best international educational standard; in the Kazakhstani higher school.

Today, in the beginning of the 21 s century, the Almaty State University named after Abai maintains its high status of Kazakhstan's first higher education institution, carrying on and multiplying its renowned traditions.

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