Suleyman Demirel University
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSION
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.
University ranking
Ranking of specialties SDU in Kazakhstan (2019)





Admission rules
University enrollment on paid contract or scholarship is processed based on applicant’s written statement, according to points t the certificate, as a result of UNT.
You can find the minimum number of points to apply to SDU by followoing this link.
If you are college graduate applying to SDU, you are required to go through the interview process. Please, follow this link to register for online interview.
- Copy of National ID;
- Medical form №075 with Xray results;
- IELTS / TOEFL / SDU CEC certificate if you have one or English proficiency exam result (written at SDU);
- Applicant’s 3×4cm sized, 6 photos;
- School certificate or diploma with transcript;
- UNT certificate (electronic copy);
- State scholarship certificate (if you have one);
- Special examination results (for pedagogical programs applicants);
- Results of interview with faculty representative (for college graduates);
- Questions of 2020-2021 Creative exam are here;
- Student Fund (40 000 KZT);
- Tuition fee 50% payment.
International students
International students go through three-step process:
Pre registering
For pre-registering, please send these documents to intadmissions@sdu.edu.kz
– Passport scan
– Transcript scan
– Reference letter
– Letter of motivation
After you send these documents, you will get an email with links to follow the next step.
Placement test and Online interview
Placement test: Listening Speaking Writing or IELTS 5.5 TOEFL IBT 130
– Online interview with faculty
– After you go through online interview and placement test, you will get an email to follow the next step
Enrollment and payment
You can follow the link to enroll online and make payment.
Please, do not use the link shown on this webpage, because this link is NOT for international applicants. Your application will be dismissed if you fill in the enrollment application other than shown in your personal email.
You are considered fully-accepted SDU student as soon as you get unconditional letter of acceptance from the university.
1. Copy of national passport verified by notary;
2. Copy of school certificate/diploma verified by notary;
3. Medical form №075 and X-ray result (it’s recommended to issue these documents in Kazakhstan);
4. Valid English language proficiency certificates (IELTS, TOEFL) or SDU CEC certificate;
5. 3 × 4 cm sized 6 photos;
6. Registration fee and Student fund:
For Bachelor degree – $200,
For Foundation, Masters and PhD – $200.
Important dates
Bachelor
Online enrollment
At SDU you have a chance to send your documents for processing online. You need to upload the copies of your documents and fill out the required forms. Step-by-step instructions to fill out online enrollment form are here.
You can apply for State Grant (for Kazakhstani citizens) by following this link. You do not need Electronic singanture or Pedagogical exam results to do that through our system.
After successfully uploading documents and filling out all the required forms, applicants have to get the original copies of the documents to SDU admissions commission before August 25 and pass enrollment exams at set time (please, look at “Important dates’).
Scholarships & discounts
ISPT 100% | ISPT 50% | ISPT 25% |
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ISPT 2021 Olympiad winners | ISPT 2021 Olympiad winners | ISPT 2021 Olympiad winners |
Accomodation
Applications are accepted till August 25.
Student house check-in – August 28.
List of required documents
- 3х4cm sized 2 photos;
- Copy of Medical №075
- Copy of National ID;
- Copy of payment invoice.
Payment details
Education
Учреждение Университет имени Сулеймана Демиреля
040900, Алматинская обл., г.Каскелен, ул. Абылай хана, 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, Алматинская обл., г.Каскелен, ул.Абылай хана, 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 in the first semester first year is in the attachment.
You need to make the following payments before signing your contract:
1. Your first year first semester tuition fee as shown in the attachment.
2. Your student fee (40 000 KZT for local, 200 USD for international students) for all of your study.
* Scholarship holders are also expected to contribute Student fee.
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
State scholarship is a financial coverage, given by state for education. These scholarships are allotted only by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, universities serve a role of collecting and sending your documents to the Ministry to participate in scholarship allocation process.
State scholarship allocation competition considers your points at your UNT certificate, given in June. To participate in state scholarship allocation competition you need to submit your documents to admission commission before the deadline and fill out a form, showing a group of programs/specialties and university code. SDU code is 302.
If you gain a scholarship / grant, you choose a program that is offered at SDU. For instance, SDU has three programs/specialties in “Information technologies” educational programs – Information systems, Computer science and Mathematical and Computer Modeling. You can choose one of these three programs.
State scholarship coverage gives you an opportunity to study at chosen university free of charge and get monthly stipend. After graduation you are obliged to work in Kazakhstan on your professional field/specialty.
The list and quantity of state scholarships/grants for 2020-2021 academic year are published on the Ministry of Education and Science website.
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.