Dear International students,

 

 

The Kazakh-British Technical University (KBTU) is welcoming you and wish you productive study and great experience!

Every new academic year offers new opportunities for academic and student growth, and we are looking forward to encouraging you along this exciting journey of learning and discovery.

All our programmes vary across all fields of economics, business, natural sciences and technology. They are modern and professionally attractive, which provides for intensive international mobility of students and staff. KBTU  has exchange agreements with more than 80 international partner universities: US, UK, Europe, and Asia, including: China Petroleum University, Kozminski University in Poland, Reading University in the UK, Mississippi University in the USA, Sejong University in South Korea and many others. More than 70 students attend exchange programs and Erasmus+.

Programmes are interdisciplinary and many more options are open for individual choices of study. Currently more than 70 international students studying at KBTU. Some of them studying under scholarship granted by the intergovernmental agreement between Ministry of Education Kazakhstan and Ministry of Education of China, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.

We offer you study, social, cultural environment and activities in our diverse academic community. Our commitment to academic excellence and diversity of activities  is confirmed by the national and international recognitions of study and research achievements of our academic and research community.

We are inviting you to start your professional path with us and become a valuable member of our proud and creative academic community!

 

Quick Facts:

  • According to  QS EECA 2020 – KBTU is in Top-10 in Kazakhstan
  • Best Technical University in Kazakhstan for 9 consecutive years according to the Independent Kazakh Quality Assurance Agency for Education (IQQA)
  • KBTU is the first and only Kazakhstani university with internationally accredited IT programs by the U.S. agency, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
  • Since 2005, KBTU is awarding double undergraduate degrees in partnership with the University of London. Under the program students receive London School of Economics and Political Science and KBTU degrees while studying at the KBTU in Almaty.
  • The University’s development has been actively promoted by the President’s Administration, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Finance, the State agency for Strategic Planning, the Embassy of Kazakhstan to the UK, and the Educational Foundation of N. Nazarbayev.

 

Attention!  Kazakh-British Technical university’s International department strongly advises you to refrain from unneccessary travel.  For individual queries please contact us at Этот адрес электронной почты защищен от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра.

Only the citizens of the countries with which Kazakhstan resumed direct air communication can enter the territory of Kazakhstan during the period of the quarantine restrictions, in addition to those who have permission granted by the Inter-Governmental Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan (in the latter case, the foreign citizen must provide an excerpt of the protocol of the Inter-Governmental Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which s/he can request from us).

 

Information regarding flights can be found here: https://airastana.com/global/en-us/Plan/Flight-Information/Timetable

Whenever you plan to come please confirm with us (or notify us at Этот адрес электронной почты защищен от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра., Этот адрес электронной почты защищен от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра., Этот адрес электронной почты защищен от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра. ) in advance to check the up-to-date regulations and restrictions.

Please note that students should come under study visa (C9 category) issued in the consulate of Kazakhstan in their countries of residence strictly. There is no possibility to obtain the initial visa while being in Kazakhstan, you can only extend your current visa within the country borders.

International employees from countries with visa-free regimes can apply for their initial work visas (C3 category) in their countries as well as in Kazakhstan. However, if their country has not visa-free regime with Kazakhstan for certain amount of days, they must apply for initial visa strictly in their countries of residence. In case the country of residence is not the state where the employee from, then a copy of   document should be presented proving the legal grounds of stay in the current country (visa, permanent residence permit etc).

NB! The visa-free regime of entry, stay and departure from Kazakhstan has been suspended for foreign citizens of 57 countries until 1 May 2021 in accordance with the Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. For more details contact local Embassy of Kazakhstan.


Exceptions apply for the citizens of Georgia, Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Mongolia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Turkey, UAE, South Korea, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Serbia, and Hong Kong.

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International Students

Prospective international students

Dear prospective international students,

You have made one of the best decisions of your life to join Central Asia’s number one English language technical university Kazak-British Technical University (KBTU). We will be delighted to accept you as a new member of the KBTU Community and are waiting to welcome you to Kazakhstan, the heart of Eurasia and the land of warmth and hospitality. We are located in the picturesque city of Almaty, which means big apple.

We are here to help, assist and guide you from your journey from home to your new home for study; the fabulous Kazakhstan.

So let us guide you step by step on how to get enrolled on a KBTU program, complete the visa process and eventually arrive to Kazakhstan and join KBTU as a valued international student.

 

  • Admission requirements and procedure

Our highly qualified and experienced deans, program leaders, the admission office and of course the International Cooperation Department (ICD) will advise you on each step of your enrollment process in our eighth schools. Please fill an application form and send us scan to Этот адрес электронной почты защищен от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра.

All entrance examination will be online

-          Interview with academic staff

-          Language competence (IELTS, TOEFL and KEELT)

-          If English is a mother tongue of the applicant the corresponding exam is not required

           

International certificates

Minimum score

IELTS

no less than 5,5

TOEFL ITP

460 score

TOEFL IBT

87 score

TOEFL

560 score

 

Bachelor programs entry requirement

In order to fulfil the requirements for entry to Kazakh-British Technical University, we must have official proof in English of your qualifications, test scores and documents specified below and all documents in scan version to be sent to our email Этот адрес электронной почты защищен от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра.:

1 You are required to submit a photocopy of your passport

2 You should submit a photocopy of a completed proof of degree form, signed and stamped by your institution, a final transcript stating that your degree has been awarded with the final grade and date of award.

Do not send your original degree certificate, as documents received by us will be marked with the date they are received and are non-returnable.

If you have submitted an unofficial transcript with your application you will be required to submit an original or certified copy if made an offer. You may also be required to confirm that you have been awarded your degree with a particular grade or classification. If your degree transcript does not confirm your final grade and date of award, you should ask your institution to complete the proof of degree form.

3 You are required to pass a Skype (WeChat, Telegramm) or on-site interview with the appointed member of the Admission Commission to check your academic level according the Programme. Please contact the Admissions office and provide your details for the interview to email Этот адрес электронной почты защищен от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра..

4 You are required to submit a photocopy of IELTS or TOEFL with the score stated in your offer letter.

If your offer is withdrawn on the basis of your language test score you may arrange to re-take the test at KBTU. Please contact using the email indicated at the time of the offer.

 

Specifications on IELTS Score requirements:

  • To enter the Faculty of Geology and Oil and Gas Industry, Business School, Faculty of Information Technology, Research and Education Center of Chemical Engineering and the Research and Education Center of Mathematics and Cybernetics - at least IELTS band 5.5,
  • To enter International School of Economics - at least IELTS band 6,5 (with no lower than IELTS band 6.0 in each section);
  • To enter Kazakhstan Maritime Academy - at least IELTS band 5,5 (with no lower than IELTS band 5.0 in each section).

 

Master Programs entry requirements

In order to fulfil the requirements for entry to Kazakh-British Technical University, we must have official proof in English of your qualifications, test scores and documents specified below and all documents in scan version to be sent to our email Этот адрес электронной почты защищен от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра.:

  • A valid English language (IELTS 4.5 / 5.5) or Equivalent certificate, or have passed KBTU internal test the KELET
  • A motivation letter
  • Completed Application Form we provide for you under request by email
  • Original academic certificates
  • Six 3x4 centimeter size photographs
  • Medical Certificate (HIV Test)
  • Scan of valid Passport
  • A support letter from employer about the candidate’s work experience (if applicable)
  • Recommendation letter from the previous university, institution

Admission preconditions to study at MSc programmes

  • Successful passing of a university BSc, Master or equivalent programme (foreign education must be recognized in Kazakhstan).
  • Successful passing of an entrance examination in English which is carried out at a level of a MSc language examination.
  • Successful passing of an entrance specialised examination taken place in form of an oral interview via Skype (or WeChat, or Whatsapp, ZOOM).

Remarks: Applicants who apply for Master's Programs that are not relevant or unrelated to their undergraduate degrees are eligible to study at KBTU, subject to the passing of the prerequisite disciplines, which are relevant to the curriculum of a Master’s program. Prerequisites are mastered on a fee basis prior to the beginning of study in a program. The schedule of prerequisites is reviewed and approved by the concerned KBTU academic programs/schools.

 

PhD students entry requirements

In order to fulfil the requirements for entry to Kazakh-British Technical University, we must have official proof in English of your qualifications, test scores and documents specified below and all documents in scan version to be sent to our email Этот адрес электронной почты защищен от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра.:

Document of previous study completion in a Master or equivalent level (certified copy of the university diploma and diploma supplement. Please attach transcripts with signature and stamp from the graduated university (GPA no less than 2.5)

  • Scan Copy of a valid travel document.
  • Scan Structured Curriculum Vitae.
  • List of published works and other outputs of his/her professional activity.
  • Signed and Filled Form to be send under request by email
  • Scan of  your English level certificate IELTS or TOEFL
  • Two reference letters – You don’t have to send us recommendation letters as we contact directly referees after you provide us their contact details (Please indicate them in Form).
  • Plan for your research – This should be done only with your supervisor that you should contact. The contact will be provided by International Department upon receiving filled Form where you indicate area of your research.

Admission preconditions to study at doctorate programmes

  • Successful passing of a university Master or equivalent programme (foreign education must be recognized in Kazakhstan).
  • Successful passing of an entrance examination in English which is carried out at a level of a Doctorate language examination.
  • Successful assessment of preconditions of research work, passing of an entrance specialised examination taken place in form of a oral interview via Skype (or WeChat, or Whatsapp, ZOOM) and which is oriented on specialised issues of a chosen branch, and discussion regarding a general topic of a dissertation thesis.

 

                       

  • Scholarship and discounts

Discounts are under request for high motivated students who can fill requirements. There are intergovernmental scholarships with countries China, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Mongolia. Please check information at The Embassy of Kazakhstan in your countries.

KBTU offers discounts from 20% of the tuition fees. Please contact us.

 

  • Visa  policies

Once you are accepted as a student, KBTU’s ICD will send you an invitation letter with a specific number issued by the Immigration Services within 5 working days. You will submit the invitation letter along with your passport to your nearest Kazakhstan Embassy to obtain a student visa. After receiving the visa you can prepare to travel to Almaty. If any questions regarding to this issue the applicant should contact in advance International Cooperation Department.

In accordance with Regulations for foreign citizens on staying in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan all Higher Educational Institutions are responsible for:

•          arranging a letter of invitation for the 1 year students in order to obtain a study multiple visa category C9 from the country of arrival (on the basis of KBTU Rector’s Order on enrollment or the transfer from another university)

•          arranging passport registration of foreign students at Migration police for the whole period of study

•          arranging exit visa by dismissal of the student from the University

Legalization of your stay in Almaty will consist of the following stages:

1.         Arranging a letter of invitation through the University

2.         Obtaining a study visa

3.         Arranging registration of your passport at the Migration police through the University immediately after arrival in Almaty (within 2 days of arrival)

 

Remark: GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR ALL FOREIGN APPLICANTS ENTERING KBTU

Requirement to fulfill during your study:

Academic documents (degrees/diplomas) issued by foreign educational institutions have to be nostrified under the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan after enrollment during the 1 (first) semester. Kazakhstan recognizes foreign qualifications under international treaties. Foreign degrees/diplomas should be apostilled/verified.

 

  • Accommodation

We strongly advise you to arrange your accommodation beforehand. KBTU has a state of the art modern and secure student dormitory but spaces could be limited therefore you need to apply for a place in the dormitory along with your admission application. However, if you could not find a place in the Dorm, you can find several economical options in Almaty. The ICD can assist you in finding a shared or independent apartment. Here is a link to the list of credible real state agencies and homestay. Please check our web-page for Dormitory.

  • Before Arrival

Please inform us about your exact arrival plan---Day, date, time, airline, flight number. Please study in advance policy for international citizens in Kazakhstan and life about Almaty . Upon your arrival in Kazakhstan, you will fill a small form that will be given to you in the airplane or you can find it near the immigration counter window. Fill the form and join other waiting passengers. On your turn submit your passport and the completed small form. A border force officer will stamp your passport and you will leave the counter to collect your luggage.   

  • After arrival- Your First Day at KBTU

On your first day you will be welcomed at the main entrance of the KBTU building. One of our staff will brief you about your rights and obligations; they will answer your questions and will provide guidance/ advice on any other matter. You will submit your passport that will be returned to you after your registration with the immigration authorities.

1.         Please bring the following documents:

o          An original passport (or residence card, if any)

o          Legalized/Apostilled high school certificate

o          Three 3x4 photos

2.         Provide contact information address of stay, home and mobile phone numbers, e-mail; inform the ICD in case of any changes (office 427)

3.         We help you get an individual identification number (for notification of the high school diploma and opening bank account/card).

5. A student should timely check the term of validity of his/her passport

6. A foreign student should know:

o          A student bears responsibility for abuse of RK Laws and/or these Rules, including financial liability (payment of a fine)

o          All expenses related to staying in RK are paid by students themselves.


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Staff and Student Academic Exchange

Staff Mobility

International Credit Mobility (MKM) Erasmus + Program - mobility projects for students and university staff under Key Action 1: Learning Mobility

 

The Erasmus + program has opened up new opportunities for students, teachers and other university staff who are implementing as part of Key Action 1 (KeyAction 1). The mobility of students and teachers is an important component of the higher education system, which allows universities to develop, both the Countries of the Program and the Countries of Partners, where mobility becomes an incentive to improve the quality of teaching, improve the activities of international and student services, to compare and update training programs.

 

In order to receive funding, a university from a Country of Programs and a university from a Country of Partners must enter into a bilateral mobility agreement and fill out an application for funding. Then, the university from the Program Country contacts the authorized National Agency in its country, which evaluates the quality of the application and, based on the results, makes a decision on supporting or rejecting the application. To participate in the project on international credit mobility, it is necessary to sign an inter-institutional agreement (inter-institutionalagreement) between the university of the Program Country and the university of the Partner Country. In this document, the host and the sending universities agree and approve the number of open courses / programs for students and the proposed opportunities for employees. The agreement should also include recognition of loans upon completion of the mobility program.

 

You can get more detailed information by clicking on the link http://www.erasmusplus.kz/index.php/ru/erasmus-ru/actions/mkm

 

Currently, KBTU partners in MKM are the following universities:

• University of Coimbra

• VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

For more information, contact the Department of International Cooperation at https://www.kbtu.kz/en/about/international/intercontacts.

 

 

 

Kazakh Language Teaching Fulbright Program (FLTA)

Program goal

To help US universities improve the teaching of foreign languages ​​(Kazakh), and, at the same time, provide an opportunity for English teachers from partner countries to increase their knowledge of English, improve skills, and expand their horizons about American society and culture.

You can obtain more detailed information by clicking on the link https://kz.usembassy.gov/ru/education-culture-ru/opportunities-ru/foreign_language_teaching_assistant-ru/

 

Fulbright Program for Visiting Scholars

Under the Fulbright program for visiting scholars, Kazakhstani researchers can travel to the United States to conduct research at American universities for up to one academic year.

You can get more detailed information by clicking on the link https://kz.usembassy.gov/ru/education-culture-ru/opportunities-ru/fulbright-visiting-scholar-program-ru/

 

Student academic mobility

Outgoing mobility

(for students of KBTU)

Academic mobility - the transfer of students for a certain academic period: a semester or academic year to another higher educational institution (domestically or abroad) with the mandatory transfer of completed educational curricula in the form of credits (transcript) to your higher education institution or to continue studies in another higher education institution.

Mobility Programs:

Erasmus+

Outgoing mobility

Academic Mobility financed from the republican budget of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Exchange program "Mevlana"

The purpose of JASSO

Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD)

 

Incoming mobility

Incoming mobility

General information

The basis for mobility is an agreement on cooperation and mutual academic mobility with a partner university.

Criteria for admission:

- for students from non-English-speaking countries: IELTS British Council Certificate (minimum score 4.5 or 5.5 depending on the program);

- Requirement for academic performance: average grade - 3.0.

List of documents

- Application form;

- 2 color passport photos;

- The official transcript in English (GPA level - not lower than 3.0);

- British Council IELTS certificate for students from non-English-speaking countries (minimum score 5.5);

- Copy of the passport;

- Agreement on the academic load on the form;

- The contract for training signed by the student and KBTU according to the form.

Forms and samples can be obtained by contacting the Department of International Cooperation

International Partners

 

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

University of Suffolk

Ipswich

https://www.uos.ac.uk/

University of Aberdeen

Aberdeen

https://www.abdn.ac.uk/

Heriot-Watt University

Edinburgh

https://www.hw.ac.uk/

The Robert Gordon University

Aberdeen

https://www.rgu.ac.uk/

University of Southampton

Southampton

https://www.southampton.ac.uk/

University of Reading

Reading

http://www.reading.ac.uk/

University of Leicester

Leicester

https://le.ac.uk/

Loughborough University

Loughborough

https://www.lboro.ac.uk/

University of London

London

https://london.ac.uk/

Europe

Germany

Mercator School of management University of Duisburg-Essen

Duisburg

https://www.msm.uni-due.de/mercator-school-of-management/

Hochschule Furtwangen University

Furtwangen im Schwarzwald

https://www.hs-furtwangen.de/en/

Switzerland

Geneva Business School

Geneva

https://gbsge.com/

Italy

University of L'Aquila

L’Aquila

https://www.univaq.it/en/

France

Paul Sabatier University

Toulouse

https://www.univ-tlse3.fr/

Epitech

Paris

https://www.epitech.eu/fr/

Special Military School of Saint-Cyr

Guer

http://www.st-cyr.terre.defense.gouv.fr/

University of Lorraine

Nancy

https://welcome.univ-lorraine.fr/

Spain

EADA Business School

Barcelona

https://www.eada.edu/en

Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Tarragona

http://www.urv.cat/en/

San Jorge University

Zaragoza

https://www.usj.es/

Portugal  

University of Coimbra

Coimbra

https://www.uc.pt/en

Poland

Kozminski University

Warsaw

https://www.kozminski.edu.pl/en/

Cracow University of Technology

Krakow

https://www.pk.edu.pl/index.php?lang=en

Czech Republic

Technical University of Liberec

Liberec

https://www.tul.cz/en/

VSB Technical University of Ostrava

Ostrava

https://www.vsb.cz/en

Masaryk University

Brno

https://www.muni.cz/en

Greece

National Technical University of Athens

Athens

https://www.ntua.gr/en/

Lithuania

ISM University of Management and Economics

Vilnius

https://www.ism.lt/en

Romania

Babes-Bolyai University

Cluj-Napoca

https://www.ubbcluj.ro/en/

Petroleum Gas University

of Ploiesti

Ploiesti

https://www.upg-ploiesti.ro/

University of Bucharest

Bucharest

https://unibuc.ro/

Bulgaria

The University of Economics- Varna

Varna

https://www.ue-varna.bg/

Technical University - Varna

Varna

http://fs.tu-varna.bg/

Turkey

Istanbul Sehir University

Istanbul

https://www.sehir.edu.tr/tr

Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University

Ankara

https://hacibayram.edu.tr/

USA

The University of Mississippi

Oxford, Mississippi

https://olemiss.edu/

CIS HEI’s

Azerbaijan

ADA university

Baku

https://www.ada.edu.az/

Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University

Baku

http://asoiu.edu.az/ru

Baku Higher Oil School

Baku

http://www.bhos.edu.az/ru/index

Belarus

The Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics

Minsk

https://www.bsuir.by/

Russian Federation  

Higher School of Economics, National Research University

Moscow

https://www.hse.ru/

Almetyevsk State Oil Institute

Almetyevsk

http://www.agni-rt.ru/

D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

Moscow

https://muctr.ru/

The Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas

Moscow

https://gubkin.ru/

Tyumen State Oil and Gas University

Tyumen

https://www.tyuiu.ru/

Novosibirsk State Technical University

Novosibirsk

https://www.nstu.ru/

Tomsk Polytechnic University

Tomsk

https://tpu.ru/

Ufa State Petroleum Technical University

Ufa

http://rusoil.net/

Bashkir State University

Ufa

http://www.bashedu.ru/ru

Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics, and Informatics

Moscow

https://www.rea.ru/

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

St.Petersburg

https://www.spbstu.ru/

St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics

St.Petersburg

http://www.ifmo.ru/ru/

Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics

Tomsk

https://tusur.ru/en

Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

Ufa

http://rusoil.net/

South Ural State University

Chelyabinsk

https://www.susu.ru/ru

Uzbekistan

Turin Polytechnic University

Tashkent

https://polito.uz/ru/

Ukraine

Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas

Ivano-Frankivsk

http://nung.edu.ua/en

Asia-Pacific Region

China  

China University of Petroleum

Beijing

http://www.cup.edu.cn/

The Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

Shanghai

http://english.sufe.edu.cn/

Shanghai Polytechnic University

Shanghai

http://en.sspu.edu.cn/

Malaysia  

The Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation

Kuala Lumpur

http://www.apu.edu.my/

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Penang

https://www.usm.my/index.php/ms/

University Technology of Malaysia

Johor Bahru

https://www.utm.my/

Republic of Korea

Sejong University

Seoul

http://eng.sejong.ac.kr/index.do

Soongsil University

Seoul

https://eng.ssu.ac.kr/

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) 

Gwangju 

https://www.gist.ac.kr/en/

Japan  

Kyoto Institute of Technology

Kyoto

https://www.kit.ac.jp/


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