Turan University

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Name	Turan University
type	PrivateExample
Established	1992
Rector	Alshanov R.A.
Students	3200
Undergraduate	3000
Postgraduate	2000
location	Almaty, Kazakhstan
Website	[1]

Turan University (Kazakh: Тұран Университеті, Russian: Университет Туран), is a university in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is the country’s first private university, founded in 1992. Turan University was established and registered in 1992 in Almaty. The system of specialist training at the university is conducted on 3 levels of education: basic higher education (Bachelor's programs, the Master's programs and Ph.D. doctorate). Turan University offers 25 undergraduate majors, 15 master specialties and 5 PHD specialties.The most popular fields are in three departments: economic, humanitarian, legal and Academy of Cinema and Television faculty. The main goal of the Turan educational corporation is to create a unique environment for obtaining knowledge, competencies and skills to prepare specialists . Specialists are in demanding various fields based on creativity, material-technical, financial and organizational resources. Admission to Turan university is carried out on the basis of state educational grants and on a contractual basis. Also university gives own grants for students who had a good marks from school.

Campus

The university has own campus with a total area of 35 000m². The main building is 7 storey tall and hosts the administration and the Economics, Humanities and Law faculties . There are 3 football pitches, 3 sports halls and dormitory on campus.

Academics

Educational Corporation "Turan" is a holistic system that provides the principle of continuity and multi-stage education, and includes:

• 2 Universities (Almaty and Astana);
• 3 Colleges (Almaty and Astana);
• Lyceum (Almaty);
• Educational and recreational complex "Tau-Turan".

Faculties

Bachelor’s Programs	Master’s Programs	Ph.D. Programs
Faculty of Humanities and Law: Law International Law International Relations Region Studies Psychology Translation skills Public relations Tourism Social-culture service Journalism Faculty of Economics: Marketing Management Hotel and hospitality management Logistics World economy Economy Accounting and audit Finance Information systems State and local governing Department of Academy of film and Television: Computing and Software Radio engineering, electronics and telecommunications Stage direction Cinematography	Faculty of Humanities and Law: International Relations Law Psychology Tourism Faculty of Economics: Economy Management Accounting and audit Marketing Information systems Department of Academy of film and Television: Computing and Software Stage direction Cinematography	Faculty of Humanities and Law: Law Psychology Faculty of Economics: Economy Management Finance

Partner universities

• Binary University College (Management and Entrepreneurship)
• London School of Business and Finance
• Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Asia Pacific University (Technology and Innovation)
• Barcelona Graduate School of Management

Student’s life

Turan university has an active academic, scientific, sports life, where the initiators of creative ideas are the students themselves. Students who during the year showed the best results in studies and conducted active scientific work are awarded the honorary title of "Student of the Year" . The most active students receive the nomination "The Activist of the Year” .Students can join these organizations to improve their skills of team work:

• University Students Government
• Sirius Debate Club
• Enactus
• Sport life
• “Turan’s Trumps” Dance Club

References

• Turan University Home Page

External links

• Official homepage
• Informational portal “Resurs”
• Educational community of Kazakhstan “Uchi”