SDU looks forward to receiving requests from faculty from other institutions, who are interested in researching and teaching at SDU.
SDU offers different research, training, and international cultural experience opportunities to its incoming faculty.
To apply, interested candidates should provide the following:
- Send CV
- Topic of their research
- Research proposal
- Accompanying letter
Faculty exchange is approved on a case-by-case basis in specific faculties. The Dean of the related faculty or the Head of the department approves all applications.
Before arrival, faculty members can follow the guide with recommendations on accommodation, transfer, places to visit while in Kazakhstan, visas, and other topics.
SDU offers its faculty and Staff members a range of opportunities to study, carry out research and experience international academic life at partner universities worldwide.
A faculty or staff member’s participation in international or exchange programs administered by SDU is a subject of approval by the Dean or the Head of the department concerned.
Erasmus+ is a new EU program for Education, Training, Youth, and Sport launched in 2014 and extending until 2020. Erasmus+ provides opportunities for the teaching and administrative staff of higher education institutions, with financial support from European Union. Training opportunities are also available for teaching and non-teaching staff employed in SDU.
Interested individuals must have agreed on the program of activities to be undertaken at a host university at the stage of application and the Mobility Agreement should be signed by 3 parties (participant, host and home universities) prior to the start of the mobility period. Teaching mobility includes 8 hours of teaching during a week.
Mevlana Exchange Program through its scholarship scheme supports faculty members from SDU and its Turkish partner HEIs to implement mutual academic mobility for 1-6 weeks.
For faculty, Mevlana Scholarship covers travel expenses and gives the grant on a daily basis, depending on the professorial rank of the participant, to do research and teach from 1 week to 3 months.
Detailed information about the program is here.
All questions about applications please address to the Deputy Director Aizhamal Akhayeva at International Relations Office.