The independent Agency for quality assurance in education-Rating (IQAA-Ranking) presented the results of the rating of the best higher education institutions in Kazakhstan for 2020, which is published for the twelfth consecutive year, since 2008, and is based on international standards for ranking higher education institutions.

According to the results of the national rating, Karaganda state industrial University took the 9th place, thus entering the top ten technical universities in our country.

Satbaev University led the national ranking of universities in demand in Kazakhstan-2020.

As you know, ratings and their recognition are of particular importance in our country both in terms of the development of the education system and improving the competitiveness of educational programs, as well as the growth of employment, the level of employment of graduates of educational organizations, business development and the national economy as a whole.

The rating of higher education institutions allows you to determine the competitive advantages of a higher education institution, increase its authority and raise its image on the national and international markets of educational services.

The rating is the degree of popularity of universities, an indicator of trust on the part of stakeholders and the effectiveness of implemented educational programs in the context of global development of the world educational space.

The national rating allows universities to inform society, promote their educational programs, attract more students, and most importantly, improve the quality of educational services. The rating of universities becomes an important tool of the education system and always arouses great interest among the public of the Republic.

Developed by the Agency IQAA-Ranking methodology institutional National ranking of universities scientifically justified and approved by international experts in the field of higher education at conferences of the International Observatory on academic rankings and excellence (IREG) in Shanghai and Bratislava have been published in scientific journals “Higher Education in Europe” (London) and “Journal of Higher Education” (Shanghai), discussed in the book by the famous expert on higher education Professor Heiselkorn “Ratings and transformation of higher education” (Ireland) and in an article in the famous American newspaper “Inside Higher Education”.

IQAA Ranking Agency is one of the seven co-founders of the International Observatory for academic ratings and excellence (IREG), which represents rating agencies from all over the world, including such world-famous ones as US News&World Report, Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai), etc., which currently represents 58 organizations from 24 countries.

The presented rating is a multidimensional rating, since they can be divided into ten different sub-ratings, which can be found on the Agency’s website. Academic statistical indicators cover the quality of the teaching staff, the composition of students and the results of their training, scientific and innovative activities of universities, international cooperation, as well as the evaluation of University websites. The methodology includes an assessment of the University’s performance based on data provided by universities, as well as statistical data and indicators obtained from independent sources.