SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY
International applicants Admissions
Programs


If the applicant’s proficiency level does not meet the required criteria, they are recommended to go through language course or University Foundation program. For more information please, follow this link.
Admissions process

- International applicants go through three-step process:
Step 1
Pre-Registration
For pre-registration, please fill in the Pre-Registration Application Form and upload the scanned version of the following documents:
- Passport
- Diploma(certificate) & Transcript
- Letter of Recommendation
- Motivational Letter
Step 2
Placement Test & Online Interview with Faculty
1. Placement Test (English Entrance Exam)*
You need to pass an online test and an interview in English.
* If you have an English language certificate (IELTS 5.5 or above/SDU CEC), you need to provide a scanned version of the certificate.
2. Online Interview with Faculty
Faculty members will contact you to conduct an online interview after successfully passing the Placement Test.
Step 3
Registration Fee & Acceptance Letter
After successfully passing the interview, you need to pay the admissions fee of $200.
You will receive an “Acceptance letter” and proceed with Online Enrollment registration.
We also remind you that the original documents must be submitted to the SDU before August 20th / January 10th*.
*The Fall Semester begins in September and the Spring Semester begins in January.
- Required documents to submit to SDU upon arrival:
Required documents
- PASSPORT
- Copy of passport verified by notary (2 copies)*
- DIPLOMA(certificate) & TRANSCRIPT
- Copy of school diploma(certificate) verified by notary (2 copies)*
- Medical form №075 and X-ray result*
- Valid English Language Proficiency Certificates (IELTS) or SDU CEC Certificate
- 3 × 4 cm sized 6 photos
- Admissions fee:
For Bachelor’s degree – $200
For Foundation, Master’s and PhD – $200
* It’s recommended to issue those documents in Kazakhstan
Venue in Dushanbe:
Modern International School
Nizomi Ganjavi 377/1
Venue in Khujand:
Lyceum for Gifted Students in Khujand
12 micro-district
*Participants must arrive at the venue of the Olympiad 40 minutes before the start of the Olympiad.
**Do not forget to bring to the venue of the Olympiad:
– National ID or Passport;
– Letter of confirmation from your school or educational institution;
GOOD LUCK ON THE OLYMPIAD!
Venue in Bishkek:
Bishkek School named after Chingiz Aytmatov
Shirokaya str, 1A
Venue in Osh:
Osh School “SEMA”
Baitemirova 3
*Participants must arrive at the venue of the Olympiad 40 minutes before the start of the Olympiad.
**Do not forget to bring to the venue of the Olympiad:
– National ID or Passport;
– Letter of confirmation from your school or educational institution;
– Pen (gel pen not allowed 🚫);
GOOD LUCK ON THE OLYMPIAD!
Important dates
Scholarships & discounts
Accomodation

- Applications are accepted till August 25.
- Student house check-in – August 28
- The number of places at the dormitory are limited. 1st year students are given priority when allocating the places. Students of 2, 3, 4 years can submit their applications after August 25.
List of required documents
- 3х4cm sized 2 photos;
- Copy of Medical form №075
- Copy of National ID;
- Copy of payment invoice.
Payment details

Education
Suleyman Demirel University
040900, Almaty region, Kaskelen, Abylai khan str. 1/1.
БИН: 960240000550
IBAN: KZ626017131000023797 (KZT)
IBAN: KZ146017131000031160 (USD)
IBAN: KZ696017131000039094 (EUR)
IBAN: KZ466017131000050469 (RUB)
БИК: HSBKKZKX
АО «Народный Банк Казахстана»
Accomodation
ТОО «Dorm-Service»
040900, Almaty region, Kaskelen, Abylai khan str. 1/1.
БИН: 110440021346
IBAN: KZ626017131000016522 (KZT)
IBAN: KZ436018771000196911 (USD)
БИК: HSBKKZKX
КБе 17
КНП – 872
АО «Народный Банк Казахстана»





Tuition fees for Undergraduate students
How much do I pay now?
The payment price list to get enrolled for the first semester of the first year is in the attachment.
You need to make the following payments before signing your contract:
- First semester tuition fee of the first year (as shown in the attachment)
- Admissions fee 200 USD payment (for international applicants)*
* Scholarship holders should also make admissions fee payment
How much do I pay later?
ECTS payment system is applied for Tuition fee policy at SDU.
Multidisciplinary courses (MDE) fees are different from Professional program courses (Program).
Each educational program has different professional program course fee.
Please, find in the attachment below all the fees for all educational programs.
Each semester a student can choose between 20-42 ECTS courses and needs to make payment accordingly before the start of the semester.
To graduate with bachelor’s degree a student needs to cover 240 ECTS credit courses.
FAQ
There is no certain or definite number of points to get state scholarship/grant for any university or program. The grants are allocated on competitive basis. Your chances depend on the number of applicants, who submitted their documents to the same program/specialty, the number of points they have. But the minimum required number of points is the number that the last in the list winner of state scholarship has. You can explore statistics from previous years on National Testing Center website and evaluate your chances.
Most of the programs are instructed in English. However there are some programs as “Law” conducted in Kazakh and Russian, “Journalism” that has Kazakh groups, “Kazakh language and literature” program are studied only in Kazakh. All other programs are instructed in English. The required proficiency level is Intermediate.
Yes, every year more than 100 students of 2-3 year study their programs at partner universities for one semester all over the world. The selection is competitive. For more information visit here.
At SDU we pay special attention to students’ social life and development. We have 28 student organizations working in different directions. See more here.
99% of our alumni get successfully employed by top companies in different industries upon graduation. Even as 3-4 year student you can work part-time as part of special “Beta career” program and start their career as early as from student years.
SDU graduates get state-standard diploma, issued by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Contacts

- International applicants
Recruiting and Admissions Office
intadmissions@sdu.edu.kz
- Dilovar Samiev
International Recruiter
dilovar.samiev@sdu.edu.kz
- Transfer
transfer@sdu.edu.kz