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.

информация

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/

 

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

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

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/

Информация

Информация

Информация