Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU)
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) is a public university in Almaty, Kazakhstan, founded in 1934.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Founded
- 1934
- Teaching language
- Kazakh, Russian, English
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Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) is a public national university in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was founded in 1934 and is the country's oldest classical university. It has been designated a national university and is named after the philosopher and scholar al-Farabi.
The main campus is at the foot of the Ile-Alatau mountains on al-Farabi Avenue in Almaty, a purpose-built site with a large academic square. Faculties and schools cover mechanics and mathematics, physics and technology, chemistry, biology, geography and environmental sciences, medicine, law, economics, journalism, international relations, oriental studies, philosophy, history, and information technology, among others.
Teaching is in Kazakh, Russian and, in a growing number of programmes, English. Kazakhstani students are admitted through the national testing system; international students apply directly to the university.
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What language are courses taught in at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU)?
Courses at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) are taught in Kazakh, Russian, English.
When was Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) founded?
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) was founded in 1934.
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