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Information for students from Kazakhstan

 Welcome

Queen Mary has a long history of welcoming students from around the world. Over the years, many thousands of international students have graduated from the college and gone on to pursue successful careers. Today, we are home to students from more than 100 different countries. This diversity contributes to a lively and welcoming community which should make you feel comfortable and at home.

One of the largest colleges of the University of London and one of the few with fully integrated teaching, research and residential facilities, our setting gives you the benefits both of a large campus environment and of the countless academic and social opportunities of London.

There are currently 64 students from Kazakhstan at Queen Mary studying a variety of courses at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels including: Science & Engineering, Economics, Business & Management, Law, and Environmental Science.

Financing your studies

Queen Mary offers various scholarships to encourage excellent students to study with us. Please see our International Scholarships page for more information

Entry requirements

Recognition of Kazakhstani Qualifications for Undergraduate Entry

Academic:

We are pleased to consider students who have completed a foundation course or at least 1 year of an approved Bakalavr/Diplom Specialista with a minimum 3 (out of 4), 3,33 (out of 4,33) or good. Although our offer will vary from board to board.

  • Students holding a good Attestat/Svidetel stvo o Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) will be admitted to a Foundation Programme

Please refer to the prospectus and department web sites for individual subject A-level and IB requirements.

English Requirements

Please see the Entry Level Guidelines for English Language for full details.

Students with A-levels or IB will not require IELTS or TOEFL.

For details on the University of London External Diploma/Degree transfers, please click here. 

For information on applying to study for an undergraduate course at Queen Mary, please refer to Undergraduate study

Recognition of Kazakhstani Qualifications for Graduate Entry 

Master's degrees (all one year)

Academic:

  • The exact requirements will depend on the programme you are applying for but QM generally considers applicants holding a good Bakalavr/Diplom Specialista/Magister from a recognised Kazakhstani university for Master’s entry.
  • For the LLM programme students need to have a four year Bakalavr/five year Diplom Specialista with a minimum 4.0 (out of 5)
  • Case specific decisions are made for students holding other postschool qualifications.
  • Please note that all applications are considered on an individual basis and students may be admitted to Master's programmes with a lower level degree if they have work experience relevant to the degree applied for.

English Requirements

Please see the Entry Level Guidelines for English Language for full details.

For information on applying to study for a postgraduate programme at Queen Mary, please refer to postgraduate study.

Research degree (MPhil/PhD: 3 years)

Academic:

  • The usual entrance requirement for a research degree is a Magister (Master’s degree) from a recognised Kazakhstani university. Some departments also accept student with a First or Upper Second Class Bachelor’s degree.

English Requirements

Please see the Entry Level Guidelines for English Language for full details.

For information on applying to study for a postgraduate programme at Queen Mary, please refer to postgraduate study.

 Educational representatives

Educational Representatives in our regional office in Turkey provides support to the ever increasing number of applicants from to Queen Mary, University of London. The regional office in Turkey has been very active in guiding and advising applicants in various capacities as well as maintaining the high standard of the entry requirements. Now applicants can get easy access to all required information in person from our representatives in their own country.

For a full of all In Country Representatives, click here.

Useful contacts

The British Council provides comprehensive advice on many aspects of study in the UK. Their website includes information on application procedures - including a sample UCAS form, guidance for completing the on-line UCAS application, funding etc.  

Visit: www.britishcouncil.org/kazakstan

Almaty

British Council
97 Zholdasbekov Street
“Samal-2”, “Samal Towers”
block A-2, 11th floor
050051, Almaty
Tel:  +7 (727) 244-41-44
Fax:  +7 (727) 244-41-45
E-mail:  almaty@kz.britishcouncil.org

Astana
British Council
6th Floor, Renco Building
62 Cosmonaut Street, Chubary District
010000 Astana
Kasakhstan
Tel: Fax:  +7 (7172) 971180
E-mail:  astana@kz.britishcouncil.org

 What our students say

To hear what other students have to say about Queen Mary, click over to the What our Students Say page.

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