CASIA projects: IMPACT A. Baitursynov Kostanay State University CASIA projects: IMPACT 15-16 May, 2017

National Rating of Kazakhstan Universities (according to IQAA) Short information Baitursynov Kostanay State University (KSU) is leading educational, scientific, methodological and cultural centre of the northern part of the country. Location: Republic of Kazakhstan, Kostanay Languages of instruction: Kazakh, Russian, English The member of European Association of Universities (since October, 2012 ) KSU is one of ten Universities in Kazakhstan involved in the National Program of Innovative Industrial Development. National Rating of Kazakhstan Universities (according to IQAA) - the 7th place among multidisciplinary universities (2016) Rating of Bachelor degree specialties of KSU: Foreign Philology – the 2nd place (2016) Technological machinery and Equipment- the 2nd place (2016) Technology of processing production - the 3th place (2016) Journalism - the 4th place (2016) Mathematics - the 4th place (2016) Rating of Master degree specialties of KSU: Agrarian technique and technology – the 1th place (2015) Veterinary Medicine - the 1th place (2015) Animal technology production – the 2d place (2015)

A.Baitursynov Kostanay State University in Numbers (for 2015/16) 4321 undergraduate students 497 master students 12 doctoral students 7 Faculties with 34 Bachelor, 21 Master and 7 PhD programmes 1053 total number of staff, including 373 academic teachers

A.Baitursynov Kostanay State University academic mobilities in CASIA Mobility Start year Bachelor Master Post-doctorate Staff Total 2011 3 1 4 2012 2 2013 2014 5 total 8 15

Influence of CASIA projects at institutional level: professional development of International Office of the university improving the students’ academic services development and implementation of the university regulations on academic mobility and ECTS recognition

Influence of CASIA projects on internationalization at the university : 1. Signing of two partnership agreements: University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia; University of Granada, Spain 2. Increased number of students and academic staff learning English and improving their foreign language communicative competence 3. Stimulating trilingual education

Influence of CASIA projects on internationalization at the university: 4. Stimulation of collaboration between universities, that resulted in ERASMUS+ projects: - Enhancement of Competencies and Skills of Universities in Central Asia in Agricultural Policy with special focus on Environmental Protection and Land Management – ECAP, project 561590-ЕРР-1-2015-1-SK-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP (Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra is the coordinator) - Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, SARUD, project 561969-EPP-1-2015-1-DE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP (The University of Hohenheim, Germany is the coordinator); - Two Bilateral ICM agreements between the University of Granada, Spain; and the University of Hohenheim, Germany

Influence of CASIA projects on individual level: Improved professional knowledge, competence Improved English proficiency Widened outlook and better understanding of EU countries, their traditions, life styles, as well as historical and architectural values Social and personal development of students Improved teaching methods Acquired new research methods and inspired with research ideas

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