Sorbonne – Kazakhstan Institute

The purpose of the Department of International Relations is to train highly qualified specialists in the field of international relations, foreign policy and institutions implementing external activities in the international arena.

The Department provides training in three areas:

Bachelors in the specialties:

6B03101 - International Relations.

Masters in the specialty:

7M03101 - International Relations.

PhD students in the specialty:

8D031 - International Relations.

The teaching staff of the Department today consists of 21 people:

- professors, doctors of science - 2;

- candidates of science - 10;

- senior lecturers - 5;

- lecturers - 4.

History of the creation of the Department of International Relations

The specialty "International Relations" in KazNPU named after Abai was opened back in 1993. Over the years of its operation, more than 3,000 highly qualified specialists have been trained, many of whom work in the Presidential Administration, the Cabinet of Ministers, regional and city akimats, are members of parliament, work in the system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, ambassadors, consuls and other responsible employees in foreign embassies of the republic, hold prestigious positions in international companies and organizations.

There is a good material and technical base for training specialists: language and multimedia labs, computer rooms, satellite television and the Internet, distance learning is used, all conditions for obtaining the most modern knowledge have been created.

In 2014, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev and the President of the French Republic F. Hollande opened the second branch of the USPS in the world and the only Sorbonne Institute in Asia - Kazakhstan. Graduates of the Sorbonne Institute - Kazakhstan receive diplomas from the Sorbonne Paris Cité University and a state diploma from the Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University.

Within the framework of the bachelor's degree program, several modules are taught in French by French teachers.

Within the framework of the master's program, 70% of the academic disciplines are taught by leading professors of USPS. The main language of instruction is French. Graduates of the master's program receive fundamental knowledge, on an interdisciplinary basis, which guarantees them professional mobility.

Students of the department undergo practical training in the Department of Diplomatic and Consular Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the akimats of Almaty and the Almaty region, where they improve their scientific, theoretical and practical professional level.

Upon completion of this specialty, a student can work:

- In the system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan

- Diplomat - representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan abroad

- Analyst in large foreign companies and akimats of various levels

- Specialist in the field of political technologies and political management

- Specialist and analyst of any international organizations

- Structures of various levels

- Expert in national security agencies