Other Criteria
Application form can be submitted in Kazakh or Russian or English.
Applicants should attach scanned copies of the following documents:
Bachelor / Master degree:
1) copy of identification document.
2) copy of document on previous level of education (with transcript) (notarized translation into Kazakh or Russian or English).
3) motivational essay in Kazakh or Russian or English.
4) letter of recommendation in Kazakh or Russian or English from the educational organization in which the applicant studied, or from the employer.
5) medical certificate for studying abroad, as well as a medical certificate about the absence of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV infection) and AIDS diseases issued by an official health authority of the candidate’s country of residence.
6) invitation letter from Kazakhstan university (if available).
PhD degree:
1) copy of identification document.
2) copy of document on previous level of education (with transcript) (notarized translation into Kazakh or Russian or English).
3) motivational essay in Kazakh, or Russian, or English.
4) letter of recommendation in Kazakh or Russian or English from the educational organization in which the applicant studied, or from the employer.
5) medical certificate for studying abroad, as well as a medical certificate about the absence of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV infection) and AIDS diseases issued by an official health authority of the candidate’s country of residence.
6) invitation letter from Kazakhstan university (if available).
7) PhD research proposal in Kazakh or Russian or English languages;
8) international certificate, confirming the language skills:
· English language:
TOEFL ITP – no less than 460 score,
TOEFL IBT – no less than 46 score,
TOEFL PBT – no less than 453 score,
IELTS – no less than 5.5;
Duolingo English Test no less than 85 score.
· German language:
DSH, Niveau B2,
TestDaF-Prufung Niveau B2;
· French language:
TFI – not lower than ?2 level on reading and listening sections,
DELF – B2 level,
DALF – B2 level,
TCF – no less than 50 score.
An international certificate confirming the possession of a foreign language by a person for whom these languages are native is not required.
