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SDU University is an international and private university in Kaskelen, Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is named after Süleyman Demirel, the former prime minister and president of Turkey.
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Other name | SDU |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 17 December 1996 |
| Rector | Alimzhan Igenbayev |
| Location | , |
| Website | www |
| University rankings | |
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| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[1] | 351-400 (2022) |
The university was established in 1996, by the initiatives of the former president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and the former president of Turkey, Süleyman Demirel.
Education
editAs of November 2024,[2] SDU offers 61 educational programs, including: - 29 undergraduate programs, - 24 master's programs, - 8 doctoral programs.
The university has a trilingual education system (English Medium Instruction based), according to which 70% of educational programs are taught in English and 30% are available in English, Kazakh or Russian. Training is conducted according to the ECTS system (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System). The university boasts 8,500 students, including students from Central Asia, China, Russia, Mongolia, Indonesia. The university collaborates with 70 universities globally, under the Erasmus program and other academic mobility and student's exchange programs[3]
Faculties
editBusiness School
edithttps://sdu.edu.kz/language/en/business-school/
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
edithttps://sdu.edu.kz/language/en/engineering-and-natural-sciences/
Faculty of Education and Humanities
edithttps://sdu.edu.kz/language/en/education-and-humanities/
Faculty of Law and Social Sciences
edithttps://sdu.edu.kz/language/en/law-social-science/
Multidisciplinary Education
edithttps://sdu.edu.kz/language/en/center-of-multidisciplinary-eduation/
SDU Extension School
editReferences
edit- ^ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". topuniversities.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "SDU University - About us". Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Kazakh President visited Suleyman Demirel University". Retrieved 12 November 2024.