Over the last few years, South Ural State University has been successfully cooperating with more than 10 universities in Kazakhstan. More than 20 students have already completed their study in double master’s degree programs and received diplomas from both SUSU and a Kazakh university.
Get education in the world’s leading universities from Chelyabinsk
South Ural State University, included in the ranking of the best universities in the world according to Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) British Consulting Company, is the organizer and coordinator of research projects and international education programs. Education in double degree programs in cooperation with the world’s leading universities gives students the chance to get an education in programs developed in cooperation with a foreign university and obtain a corresponding master’s diploma.
“Today, SUSU has more than 140 current agreements with international universities, transnational corporations, and the largest industrial enterprises from 48 countries around the world. SUSU’s main partners in the global education and research space are universities of China, Finland, USA, Great Britain, France, Germany, and many other countries,” says Director of the SUSU Institute of Linguistics and International Communication, Elena Yaroslavova.
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Forum of Rectors of Russian and Kazakh universities
Partnerships with universities in Kazakhstan have a special place in this system. South Ural State University is a member of the University of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (USCO). USCO is an academic network which includes more than 80 leading universities of the member countries of the SCO. Within this partnership, SUSU has signed agreements on cooperation with leading universities and educational institutions of Kazakhstan, including the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Astana), the Kazakh National Research Technical University named after K.I. Satpayev, the Auezov South Kazakhstan State University, the Karaganda State Technical University, etc.
SUSU’s partnership with Kazakh universities
The Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is the leading multidisciplinary higher education institution of Kazakhstan, which is often called the “Kazakh MSU”. The double master’s degree programs of SUSU and KazNU are implemented in such areas as Technosphere Safety, Heat Power and Thermal Engineering, and Ecology and Natural Resource Management.
“Master’s degree students studying in the specialty of Heat Power and Thermal Engineering of the SUSU Polytechnic Institute can be enrolled in the same program at Kazakh National University. This partnership is beneficial for both the Russian and Kazakh parties. In Almaty, a big emphasis is put on getting deep theoretical knowledge, whereas in Chelyabinsk we have more practically-oriented education,” explains the Head of the SUSU Department of Industrial Thermal Power Engineering, Konstantin Osintsev.
At Al-Farabi KazNU, a multiprofile research cluster has developed, recognized in both Kazakhstan and abroad, which contributes to implementation of fundamental and applied research and development. This is a leading university of Kazakhstan located in Almaty, one of the most picturesque areas of the country, which occupies 220th place in the QS World University Rankings. When studying in double degree programs as part of the University of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, students also gain a USCO certificate in addition to two degrees.
Photo: Galymkair Mutanov, Rector of Al-Farabi KazNU
Studying in double degree programs allows students from Russia and Kazakhstan not only obtaining two diplomas of the leading universities of Russia and Kazakhstan, but also receive double scholarship. Kazakh universities offer our students a scholarship of 10,000 rubles a month and free-of-charge dormitory residence. Final project defense is also held in two universities, but thanks to modern means of video communication, this occurs simultaneously.
In addition, all of the universities are interested in bachelor’s students from both countries participating in academic mobility programs. Student mobility is the chance to spend one or two semesters in a different country as an exchange student without halting one’s education at home, which favors for internationalization of higher education as well as cultural integration of the youth of various countries. For students, this means new knowledge, new experiences, and the chance to work in new laboratories and dive into a different culture.