Program «Serpin»

At present, young people sent to study from Turkistan, Kyzylorda, Zhetysu, Almaty and Zhambyl regions are admitted by the following regions:

Universities designated by the state take part in training qualified personnel, organizing the educational process and admitting school graduates. As one of eighteen universities, Sarsen Amanzholov University has been actively contributing to the establishment and further development of this state program in education since the 2014-15 academic year, and in 2024 it admitted its 11th intake. At present, training is carried out in all pedagogical educational programs and in 3 non-pedagogical areas: “Information Technologies”, “Food Production” and “Forestry”.

The “Serpin” social project is a program that gives young people great opportunities to obtain higher education and thereby make a major contribution to building the ranks of qualified national specialists. Young people’s participation in public work, student research and creative projects and academic mobility programs provides important priorities for gaining the experience of future leaders and improving their knowledge at foreign universities.

For young people from the southern regions, the “Serpin” program is the greatest support and assistance provided by the state, the ministry and universities. Educational grants allocated under the “Serpin” quota are fully used, which shows the continuous operation and relevance of the state program.

Sarsen Amanzholov EKU provides all the necessary conditions and a well-equipped material and technical base: over the last 6-7 years, 8 academic buildings have been fitted with innovative technologies to a high standard; the “Dana bala” Center for Continuing and Inclusive Education for children with special educational needs, the “Altaitanu” Research Center, the “Abaitanu” Research Institute, rare book collections and a unique herbarium operate successfully; the university also has the “Chaika” sports swimming pool, the “Sibe 2” field training base, the Pankratyev–G. Vistenius Garden, the Kabanbai Batyr Military Department, the “Altai jastary” student media center, the “Til alemi” Center for Multilingual Education, where students learn foreign languages and take preparatory courses for TOEFL and IELTS international certificates, the “PARASAT” Student Service Center, the Alexey Trunov Sports and Fitness Center, teaching laboratories and classrooms, and 4 student residences with 2,000 places.

“Serpin” graduates work in various educational organizations, colleges and preschool institutions in the towns and districts of East Kazakhstan region (secondary schools No. 15, 18, 20, 46, 1 and 27 in Ust-Kamenogorsk, “Nur-Orda” secondary school, the Ethnographic Museum, the Pushkin Library, JSC “UMP”, military units) and at other enterprises. At present, 8 “Serpin” graduates are doctoral students in East Kazakhstan region in various educational programs.

Among the program’s young people, there are graduates who have started families and chosen East Kazakhstan as their permanent home. They now work at schools, preschool institutions, production facilities and enterprises in districts, towns and regions.