Academic degree: Bachelor of Humanities
Duration of study: 4 years
Language of training: Kazakh/Russian/Chinese/Japanese/Korean
Second foreign language: English
The educational program "Oriental Studies" is aimedattrainingprofessionalsin the field of Oriental studies who speak2foreignlanguages,aswell as knowledgeabout the history,politics,economicsandculture of the countries of the East.
The educationalprogram has been developedinaccordancewith the requirements of employersandprovidesgraduates with the competenciesnecessarytocarry out the professionalactivities of an orientalist.
The unique advantages of the programaretoimmersestudentsin the environment of the chosenOrientallanguage, an integratedapproachtotrainingOrientalistsas a resource for buildingKazakhstan's "softpower",including the studyofAsiandevelopmentmodels;history,politics,diplomacy,ethnology,economics,culture,religious and spiritualtraditionsof the East;modernbusinessandentrepreneurshipdevelopment.
The specifics of the educationalprogramaredisciplinessuchas"Geopoliticalandgeo-economic transformation of the East:sustainabledevelopmentandsecurity","Kazakhstanand the SilkRoad of the XXIcentury:newmechanisms of regionalpartnership","Creativeindustries of the East","Resourcepotential of ForeignAsia",allowingstudents to form a generalpicture of the worldand the East as awhole.
An additional advantage of the program is the academic mobility of students to partner universities in China, Japan, South Korea, and the Republic of Turkey. The teachingstaffconsistsofdoctors,candidates of sciencesandmasterswhousevariousteachingmethods,suchassituationmodeling,discussions,casestudy,individualandgroupwork, which allowstudents to developcriticalthinking,strategicplanningandanalyticalpotential.
Graduates of the program will be able to work in the following structures:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan
Localauthorities
Largeandsmalllogisticscompanies
Scientific research organizations
Graduates of the Educational program "Oriental Studies"canperform the followingtypes of professionalactivities:
- Expert and analyticalactivities
- DiplomaticandConsularService
- Translationactivities
- Scientific and researchactivities
- Teachingactivities