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Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is the leader of science and education in Kazakhstan

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is the leading university among all higher education institutions in Kazakhstan.

Today, KazNU is the largest scientific and educational university in the country, uniting eight research institutes, more than 50 centers and laboratories of scientific, technical and humanitarian fields. The developments of KazNU scientists are being implemented in production, and scientific papers are actively published in highly rated publications included in the Scopus and Thomson Reuters databases. KazNU is the first and only university in Kazakhstan awarded by the international agency Thomson Reuters with a special diploma "For outstanding achievements in the field of science."

The university's special international recognition is evidenced by the creation of educational and scientific centers and TECHNOPARK laboratories at KazNU by world-famous companies Hewlett-Packard, Cisco, Intel, Konica minolta, Microsoft. Together with foreign partners from the USA, Great Britain, China, Germany, Finland, Japan and other countries, 56 major international scientific projects are being implemented, funded by INTAS, the IAEA, the EU, NATO, the World Bank, UNESCO.

KazNU is actively developing double-degree education with the world's leading universities. Every year, more than a thousand foreign students and teachers choose KazNU for training and scientific internships.

In the last decade, the development of global trends poses new challenges to higher education in Kazakhstan. One of the important tasks set out in the State Program for the Development of Education in Kazakhstan is the inclusion of at least two universities in the world rankings. Kazakh higher education institutions actively participate in global rankings, they have the most successful results in the QS rating.

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University has entered the TOP 200 universities in the world in the international QS World University Rankings 2025 (QS WUR). This year, the country's leading university has risen by 67 positions in 9 indicators, from 230 to 163 places. According to the results of the ranking of the best universities in Asia in 2025 – QS Asia University Rankings 2025, Kazakh National University took the 29th place.

The university's successful promotion in the international ranking was facilitated by a comprehensive structural modernization carried out in accordance with modern requirements. Process management, a result-oriented management system, and a labor rating assessment have been implemented. Experimental educational programs have been developed and implemented that meet high international standards and have passed international accreditation, and research is actively underway. Every third Kazakhstani publication in foreign scientific journals is published by KazNU scientists.

On the recommendation of QS experts, KazNU's experience is being studied by the world's leading universities. This indicator is a direct proof of the university's high competitiveness in the global education and science market.

The rating is based on an assessment of the university's reputation among employers, professional achievements of graduates, partnership with employers, organization of interaction between employers and students and employment after graduation.

Onaltaev D.O.