Higher Education in IT: An Overview of "Turana"

We are sharing a review of student life and the specifics of studying at the Almaty branch of the "Turán" University.

"Turán" is an educational corporation that includes two universities, two colleges in the cities of Almaty and Astana, a school-lyceum, and an educational and health complex "Tau-Turán".

The "Turán" University was established and registered in 1992 in Almaty and serves as the core of the corporation. Its key advantage is the full cycle of education: lyceum, college, bachelor's, master's, PhD doctoral studies, and MBA, EMBA, and DBA programs for managers. The university has dissertation councils for the defense of PhD dissertations.

"Turán" University is the only higher education institution in Kazakhstan where three international exams recognized and in demand worldwide are organized and conducted simultaneously: IELTS, TOEFL, and SAT.

Ratings and Accreditation:

— Recipient of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan award "Altyń Sapá 2020" in the nomination "Best Enterprise Providing Services".

— The international accreditation agency ACQUIN granted the university Institutional Accreditation for a period of six years — until 2028.

— 57 educational programs of "Turán" University passed the International Institutional and Specialized Re-accreditation by the Independent Accreditation and Rating Agency in Almaty in 2019 and 2020.

— In 2021, the university entered the top 20 most in-demand higher education institutions in Kazakhstan in the National Rating of Higher Education Institution Demand and took sixth place.

— The university entered the top three best higher education institutions in the country based on the results of the National Rating for Innovations and Academic Excellence "Kazakhstan-2050".

Financing

Students can study on a state grant or on a paid basis. A distinctive feature is the internal policy of student loyalty. "Turán" University annually allocates a large number of internal grants to holders of the "Altyń Belgi" badge, prize winners of international olympiads, and applicants who scored high points in the results of the Unified National Testing (UNT).

Bachelor's Programs:

— "Intelligent Robotics"

— "Information Systems"

— "Computing Technology and Software"

— "Software Engineering".

Master's Programs:

— "Information Systems"

— "Computing Technology and Software".

Teaching Staff

The university regularly attracts foreign professors to improve the quality of educational programs, develop joint research projects with foreign scientists, and increase the number of publications in international scientific journals.

Academic Mobility

Academic mobility is one of the strategic directions for the development of "Turán" University. Several programs are available for students:

— Grant for travel from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan

— Erasmus+

— Mevlana

— Exchange programs

— Zero grant.

You can learn more about academic mobility on the website.

Student Life

More than 20 student organizations operate at "Turán" University in various fields. Competitions such as "Student of the Year," "Activist of the Year," and "Breakthrough of the Year" are held for students. Activists and top students are invited to dinner with the rector. "No tie" meetings are held with faculty deans. This provides an opportunity for informal communication, exchange of ideas, and opinions.

More than 150 events are held annually. The largest of them include:

— International Debate Tournament Sirius Cup

— International Youth Forum Brain Up & Future Leaders Summit

— International Case Championship Case4Success

— Contest-Show "Mr. and Miss Turán"

— Republican Football Tournament for the Cup of the University Rector, and others.