OREANDA-NEWS. April 02, 2008. KIMEP was established in 1992 by decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and is a non-profitable higher education organization representing the North-American credit technology of educating bachelors and masters, reported the Official website www.akorda.kz.

The President underscored that the total number of students increased by fifteen times in comparison with the first year of its existence. Now, more than 4 thousands of female and male students from all regions of Kazakhstan study at the institute. KIMEP educates about 300 overseas students from the USA, Germany, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Russia, China and Korea, Baltic States and all Central Asian republics.

KIMEP is the first higher education organization in Kazakhstan and Central Asia participating in the accreditation process performed by a reputable accreditation agency from the USA. Its completion will make degrees of the Institute recognizable worldwide.

The Institute supports talented students. There is a student aid financial system there. Only last academic year, the total amount of 1,7 million dollars was assigned in form of grants from KIMEP’s own funds, sponsors’ money and gratitude of various companies and organizations.

KIMEP graduates are very competitive. And the evaluation of employers is the most convincing demonstration of this. In their opinion, KIMEP occupies the first position in the ranking of the humanitarian-economic higher education organizations of Kazakhstan.

The President underscored that all conditions were created for students to help them become high-calibrated and demanded specialists.

The new building of total area more than 5,6 thousand square meters was designed in accordance with the Institute’s needs. It is equipped with modern technical facilities necessary for high quality education. The building comprises 14 study rooms accommodating 450 persons, 3 lecture amphitheaters having capacity of 516 students.

The main feature of the building is that it has study rooms equipped with modern multimedia facilities, three separate computer labs offering more than 100 workplaces and having wireless broadband Internet connections covering the whole building, and also a designated area for students’ individual work.