The rector of the Karaganda state industrial University, Bakhyt Akhatovich Zhautikov, demonstrated to the media representatives the full readiness of the University to conduct the Unified national testing – 2020 in the new conditions.

This year, the UNT will be held with a number of innovations included in the UNT rules:

— identification of the person using face recognition (Face ID) at the entrance and online submission of documents for participation in the UNT;

– implementation of the UNT electronic certificate and the electronic certificate of awarding an educational grant;

– implementation of the scale of translation of scores of international standardized tests SAT, AST and IB in the UNT score. Persons with these certificates are exempt from passing the UNT and can participate in the competition for the award of an educational grant;

– persons who have not received the UNT threshold score, accepted before the end of the academic period, have the opportunity to pass the UNT during the year;

– increasing the UNT threshold score by 70 points for applicants for pedagogical training;

– examination of the video recording of the UNT and cancellation of the UNT results, as well as the educational grant in case of detection of prohibited items in the incoming students.

Also, testers will be given calculators at the places of delivery and the test time will change from 3 hours 50 minutes to 4 hours. In addition, parents and other accompanying persons are prohibited from waiting for children at UNT points.

For the parents of our future applicants, an online broadcast will be held to review the progress of the UNT.

Due to the pandemic of coronavirus infection and enhanced prevention conditions, the UNT point in KSIU will be fenced with barricade belts, with mandatory compliance with the requirements of sanitary safety. The order of entry to the UNT point will ensure that the distance between the test subjects is 2 meters, the specified distance will remain during the UNT. Our audiences will be 50% full. All examinees are required to be masked.

At the entrance to the point of UNT graduates are required to pass five stages of testing:

— social spacing using barricade belts;

— special tunnel for disinfection of outerwear;

– disinfection of shoes;

– hand treatment;

— thermal control.

If a graduate suddenly reveals an elevated temperature, our doctors will provide him with timely assistance.

The entire UNT process is provided by a video surveillance system.

The meeting was also actively attended by the Deputy mayor of Temirtau for social issues Kuttybay Miras Zhanatbekovich and Baymagambetova Altynai Khamitovna-the head of the group of representatives of the MES of Kazakhstan and the head of PPENT.

Karaganda state industrial University once again congratulates all graduates on their graduation. We wish you all successful completion of the UNT and enter your favorite specialty!

Choosing our UNIVERSITY – You make the right choice!

Karaganda State Industrial University announces a competition for vacant educational grants for groups of educational programs. You can familiarize yourself with the list of vacant grants and apply on the KSIU online portal https://old.tttu.edu.kz//student/vakantnie-granti/. Acceptance of applications before 06/15/2020 until 9.00 (Nur Sultan time).

The topic of the webinar is “Optimal mechanisms for implementing the anti-corruption standard to ensure openness and transparency in universities”.

The purpose of the event is to discuss mechanisms for implementing the anti-Corruption standard to ensure openness and transparency in higher and postgraduate education organizations and explain the principles of organizational and legal assessment of the level of corruption risks in the higher education system.

The speakers of the webinar-training were the head of the Republican project office “SANALY URPAQ” Tokushev K. A. and the Director of the research Institute “anti-Corruption technologies” Useinova K. A., the moderator was the ethics Commissioner, Vice-rector for AA of  KSIU Sivyakova G. A. the Director of the center “Parasat” of the Kazakh national University took part in the webinar. Abayausipov G. T., who focused on the issues of compliance of the anti-corruption standard of universities with international anti-corruption standards.

Since the webinar was held in order to study the mechanisms for implementing the new anti-corruption standard, the event was attended by the heads of structural divisions of the University, directly implementing the processes of quality management, anti-corruption compliance, academic policy, research, financial and economic activities, as well as members of the student club “Sanalyurpak” and “School of integrity” of  KSIU.

The event was important for the implementation of the principles of openness and standards of academic integrity defined in the new standard, was held in the form of a constructive dialogue and was accompanied by proposals from the student community.

Following the results of the webinar, active participants were awarded certificates.

Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education – Rating (IQAA-Ranking) presented the results of the rating of educational programs.

President of the country Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, speaking at the third meeting of the National Council of Public Trust, May 27, 2020, stressed the need to develop competition between universities. One of the tools for the development of competition is the conduct of ratings of universities and their educational programs, which have gained popularity both in Kazakhstan and abroad.

This year, universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan presented data on more than 800 educational programs in undergraduate and graduate programs.

This year, it differs from previous studies, where the multidimensional rating included ten different sub-ratings: consisting of 6 indicators (indicator 1 – diversity of student population; indicator 2 – student learning outcomes; indicator 3 – academic staff; indicator 4 – research and development innovative work; indicator 5 – international cooperation; indicator 6 – information support), additional indicator 7 is included – results of employment of graduates.

In addition to reputational assessments by experts and employers this year, additional indicators are included, these are the assessments of students who are studying at that moment in the university and the assessments of graduates, therefore, three new parameters are added to this study.

A survey of experts, employers, students and graduates was conducted by questioning by e-mail, responses were received from more than 500 employers, 3,000 students and 2,000 graduates.

The level of preparedness of graduates of Kazakhstani universities was carried out by interviewing representatives of employers (national companies, large, medium and small businesses, associations), as well as central state and local executive bodies.

The Karaganda State Industrial University in the ranking of educational programs of universities in Kazakhstan – 2020 in the undergraduate programs took the following positions:

6B072 Metallurgy – the 1^st place

6B072 Technology of processing materials by pressure – the 1^st place

6B071 Engineering – the 1^st place

6B071 Automation and control – the 2^nd place

6B071 Technological machines and equipment (by industry) – the 2^nd place

6B071 Materials science and technology of new materials – the 2^nd place

6B073 Construction – the 2^nd place

6B071 Power industry – the 3^rd place

Rating of educational programs of a magistracy:

7M071 Engineering – the 1^st place

7M071 Materials science and technology of new materials – the 2^nd place

7M072 Metallurgy – the 2^nd place

OP 7M071 Chemical technology of organic substances advanced two positions ahead, taking the 5^th place this year.