IMCEERES Digital Programme Guide
KIMEP University
KIMEP is the leading business and social sciences school in the independent country created on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Its mission is to develop well-educated citizens to improve the quality of life in Kazakhstan and Central Asia. All programmes are attested by the Ministry of Education and Science, which consistently rates them amongst the very best in their categories. They are taught entirely in English. The curricula have been benchmarked against the highest Western standards and all of them have received European Accreditation by the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA). KIMEP faculty are active in research, publishing regularly in international journals of global repute. KIMEP has about 2,120 students enrolled in BA and MA programs in International Relations, Economics, Public Administration, International Journalism, Law and Business Administration. It has over 200 international students, mainly from Central Asia, Europe, USA, Canada, China, Russia and South Korea. It also has thriving partnerships with local and international organizations. KIMEP has over 100 international partnerships.
Double degree students would be located in the Department of International Relations and Regional Studies within the College of Social Sciences at KIMEP. The Department offers a Bachelor of International Relations and a Master of International Relations. Both programs received unconditional European accreditation by the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA).
Further Information can be found on the KIMEP University website.
- Central Asian States Relations within the Region and in Global Politics
- Post-Soviet Development
- Nationalism and Language Issues in Central Asia
- Social and Political Changes in Central Asia
- Energy Sector in Central Asia and the Caucasus
- Eurasian Geopolitics
- Topical Issues in Kazakhstan
Below is a complete list of courses offered at MIR program and course selection may vary from semester to semester depending on course enrolment and faculty availability.
Students can choose 30 ECTS worth of modules from the following:
- Central Asia in Global Politics (5 ECTS)
- Emerging Powers and Markets (5 ECTS)
- Environmental Politics, Development and Global Governance (5 ECTS)
- Political processes in oil exporting countries (Petro Politics) (5 ECTS)
- Asian Security: Theory and Practice (5 ECTS)
- Central Asia – Russia Relations (5 ECTS)
- Central Asia – United States Relations (5 ECTS)
- European Union: Politics and Foreign Policy (5 ECTS)
- Computational Social Science (5 ECTS)
- Political Geography: Geopolitics, Globalization and Governance (5 ECTS)
- International Political Economy (5 ECTS)
- Master Seminar in Regional Studies (5 ECTS)
- Master Seminar in International Relations (5 ECTS)
- Political Communication in International Affairs (5 ECTS)
- Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy in the Post-Communist World (5 ECTS)
- Government and Politics in Central Asia (5 ECTS)
- Russian Foreign Policy (5 ECTS)
- Public International Law (5 ECTS)
- Language options (e.g. Kazakh, Russian…) are also available to a maximum of 5 ECTS N.B.: Language courses are offered in the Russian language (not part of MIR curriculum)
For further information about KIMEP and the International Masters’ options which may be taken in Year 2, Semester 1 can be found here.
Academic Contact: Dr. Nygmet Ibadildin, Chair of the Department of International Relations and Regional Studies; Email: nygmet@kimep.kz
Admin Contact: Ms Dinara Nurmanova, Manager of the College of Social Sciences Email: zdinara@kimep.kz
Mailing address: KIMEP University, Abay Ave. 4, office # 302A, Almaty 050010, Republic of Kazakhstan
Tel: (office) +7 (727) 270 43 40
FALL SEMESTER
| Admission period | till 15 August 2024 |
| Advising starts | 17 June 2024 |
| Registration for courses | 15 July – 20 August 2024 |
| Add-drop period | 21–27 August 2024 |
| Late registration period | 28 August – 3 September 2024 |
| Teaching | 21 August – 10 December 2024 |
| Study break | 7 – 13 October 2024 |
| Final exams period | 11–15 and 17–22 December 2024 |
| Semester ends | 22 December 2024 |
SPRING SEMESTER
| Advising starts | 4 November 2024 |
| Registration for courses | 25 November 2024 – 7 January 2025 |
| Add-drop period | 8–14 January 2025 |
| Late registration period | 15–21 January 2025 |
| Teaching | 8 January – 30 April 2025 |
| Study break | 17–23 March 2025 |
| Final exams period | 2-6, 8, 10-14 May 2025 |
| Semester ends | 14 May 2025 |
In order to complete the nostrification process a student must bring the original of his/her undergraduate diploma to Kazakhstan and contact the responsible person Ms. Ainur Mukhamedjanova at ainur@kimep.kz to start the process in a Fall semester.
Page last updated: 12.07.2024
