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

2. 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)

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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 ЕРР SK-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP (Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra is the coordinator)
- Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, SARUD, project EPP 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

8. 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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