• 01 September 2025
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New Academic Year – the Beginning of New Achievements

Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University held a ceremonial event dedicated to August 30 – the Constitution Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan and September 1 – the Day of Knowledge.

During the festive gathering, Chair of the Board – Rector of the University Beibitkul Karimova emphasized that the Constitution of our country is the main foundation of the state’s sustainable development and civic harmony in society. She also congratulated the faculty and students on the beginning of the new academic year and wished them success.

“Our university is strengthening its position in the global education system year by year, achieving high results in several prestigious rankings. For instance, according to QS WUR-2025 results, we ranked in the TOP-1400+ universities in the world, and in QS Asia University Rankings-2025 we entered the TOP-541-560 universities in Asia. In 2024, for the first time, we were included in the QS Sustainability Ranking among 1,744 universities from 107 countries. In addition, according to the Global University Impact Rankings-2025 of Times Higher Education, our university ranked in the TOP-1501+ worldwide in several directions of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In the international GreenMetric World University Rankings-2024, we took 1160th place. According to the 2024 independent ranking of demand for Kazakhstani universities (ARTA), we entered the TOP-20 of the National General Ranking, taking 7th place. Moreover, 25 educational programs of our university ranked among the top three in Kazakhstan’s education market. Recently, in the British QS Stars Rating System, we achieved a 4-star rating. Of course, such high results did not come by themselves. This is the outcome of the collective’s comprehensive and systematic work,” noted the Rector.

This year the university began its 89th academic year. In 2025–2026, 4,252 students were admitted, demonstrating record growth compared to previous years. Among them, 33.3% are state grant holders. For comparison, in the 2020–2021 academic year, 2,525 students were admitted. Thus, over the past five years, the number of students has increased by 68.4%.

At the ceremony, faculty members and staff contributing to the development of the university were awarded special honors from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan as well as from the university.

Congratulatory speeches were delivered by academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Honored Worker of Kazakhstan, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Kylyshbai Bisenov; Honorary Citizen of Kyzylorda, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Serikbai Koshkarov; and a university graduate, recipient of the international “Bolashak” scholarship, Master of Media Management from the University of Glasgow (UK), and Brussels correspondent of 24KZ TV channel, Galymzhan Baimbet.

On behalf of the newly admitted students, Moldir Nurlankyzy, a holder of the “Altyn Belgi” distinction who scored 135 points in the Unified National Testing, gave a speech and shared her impressions.
The event was attended by representatives of the intelligentsia, university veterans, faculty, alumni, and students. The ceremonial gathering continued with a festive concert program.

In addition, a delegation from Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech, Republic of Korea) attended the event. The delegation included Vice-Rector for International Relations Chi Hong Hwan, Professor of the Global IT Convergence Department Hee Jae Pak, and Manager of the International Relations Office Miss Sanyoung Hwan.

It should be noted that cooperation between Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University and SeoulTech has been strengthening year by year. On June 12, 2024, a bilateral agreement was signed, launching joint double-degree programs in “AI Architect” and “Data Management.” In the current academic year, 40 applicants were admitted to this program.

The purpose of the Korean delegation’s visit to the university was to meet with students enrolled in the double-degree program.

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