International cooperation department is an integral part of the activities of the Zhubanov University and is aimed at promoting the internationalization of the university through the development of international relations and partnerships, positioning the university in the global educational space and further integration into the global educational and scientific community.
The foreign partners of the University include 125 universities and educational organizations from 22 countries (USA, Europe, Asia and the CIS countries). The University cooperates with 7 best universities in the world ranking (TOP 500), with 5 universities under the Erasmus+ program and with 22 foreign universities on the implementation of the academic mobility program.
Within the framework of the concluded agreements with foreign universities, it has become possible to implement international educational and joint double-degree programs, carry out joint research activities, organize scientific and practical seminars and conferences, exchange teaching staff and develop external academic mobility.
In order to increase the academic reputation in the global space, the University has been actively working for several years to join the QS WUR ranking. A striking result of our activity was the entry into QS University Rankings: EECA in 2021, taking 351 positions, QS University Rankings: Asia in 2023, taking 551 positions among the best foreign universities.
The University closely cooperates with the diplomatic missions of foreign countries in Kazakhstan (the Embassies of the USA, China, Poland, Turkey, Italy, South Korea and Uzbekistan) and the Embassies of Kazakhstan in Turkey and Poland.
The University has become a member of the Bologna Process and the Magna Carta of Universities; the Shanghai University Cooperation Organization (SCOU); the Association of Eurasian Universities (EURAS); the Association of Asian Universities; the Association of Caucasian Universities (KUNIB) and the Scientific and Educational Consortium of the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The development and implementation of joint programs of academic mobility, double-degree education and the attraction of foreign specialists are one of the key areas of the cooperation with strategic partners. The program of double-degree education is actively implemented with universities in Poland, China and Belarus. Thanks to the academic mobility program, students and faculty of the ARU have a unique opportunity to go to study at partner universities in Turkey, Poland, China, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia, the United States, and so on. The result of this program is that 6 graduates of the specialty "Physical Culture and Sports" receive European-style diplomas from the University of Economics in Bydgoszcz. 1 Master's student received a diploma of the European standard of the Yanka Kupala Grodno State University in the specialty "Prosecutorial and investigative activities".
An important form of internationalization of higher education is the program of attracting foreign scientists to give lectures, conduct practical classes, scientific and methodological seminars, master classes and round tables. Foreign professors visit our university from leading universities in 15 countries (USA, Canada, France, Germany, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Poland, Estonia, Korea, China, Turkey, Russia, Belarus, etc.).
There are language centers and laboratories: "Confucius Institute", "Korean Language Center", "Polish Language and Culture Center", "Sinology Research Center", "Modern Turkic Language Study" laboratory, "Raphael Santi Interactive Center for Italian Language and Culture", "Polish-Kazakh Regional Center for Safety and Rescue Training", official accredited examination center" TOEFL ITP", Chinese language testing center" HSK " of the Confucius Institute.
The University develops cooperation with international centers, organizations and foundations of foreign countries: the International Educational Foundation of the Chinese Language (PRC); the German Service of Senior Experts "SES" (Germany); the Turkish Agency for Cooperation and Coordination "Tika" (Turkey), the International Association of Students "ISSA" (Turkey), the Eurasian Summit of Higher Education " EURIE»; The American Council "UniCen" (USA), the British Council "British Council" (UK), the Office of the European Commission in Brussels (Belgium), the French Institute for Central Asian Studies "IFEAC" (France), the Educational Forum "European Educational Forum" (Bulgaria), the Institute "Modern Education and Research Institute" (Belgium), the National Academic Exchange Agency "NAWA" (Poland) The National Office in Kazakhstan "Erasmus+" (Kazakhstan), the Center for International Programs "Bolashak" (Kazakhstan).
The international activities of the university are aimed at promoting the internationalization of the university through the development of international relations and partnerships, positioning the university in the global educational space.