The University pays great attention not only to education and science but also to social support and the comprehensive development of students.
Student social protection activities are carried out jointly with the deans’ offices for educational work and other structural divisions of KazNMU. The University strives, whenever possible, to cover all categories of students in need.
The purpose of student social support is to create conditions for the realization of students’ rights, assist them in overcoming social and educational difficulties, and provide social support.
Tasks to achieve this goal:
- organize effective interaction among all participants in the educational process;
- create conditions for students to develop a positive attitude toward themselves and the surrounding world;
- ensure the successful adaptation of first-year students to the educational process;
- early identification and support of socially vulnerable categories of students;
- prevention and overcoming of deviations in students’ social development;
- create favorable conditions for living and independent work in the dormitory.
Main categories of students the University works with:
- orphans and children left without parental care;
- students from low-income families;
- students with disabilities.
For the 2025–2026 academic year, the number of students enrolled is:
- orphans and children left without parental care – 119;
- students with disabilities – 68.
To provide social support to orphans and children left without parental care, for the 2025–2026 academic year, the University, in accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 12, 2012, No. 320, has organized:
- a monthly cash allowance for meals at 2490.75 KZT per day – 119 students;
- a one-time enrollment allowance – 2 MCI (29 students), upon graduation – 4 MCI (14 students);
- a one-time uniform allowance – 241,700 KZT (29 students);
- up to 50% discount on tuition for orphans, permission for free summer semester study;
- free accommodation in university dormitories – 75 students.
The organization of dormitory place allocation and settlement is carried out according to the Regulation on the provision of dormitory places, approved by the Board decision on August 6, 2024 (Protocol No. 24).
First-year students are accommodated according to the enrollment order, while upper-year students are placed in dormitories No. 1–8 through the automated information system “Hero Study Space” based on social criteria: orphans, children left without parental care, students with disabilities, students from large families, and others.
In total, 2,535 students are accommodated in dormitories No. 1–8, and 355 in commercial dormitory No. 9. Of these, 75 are orphans, the rest are socially vulnerable students, and 600 are first-year students. Currently, students in need are provided with dormitory places at KazNMU.
In accordance with the Regulation on the provision of social assistance to students, approved by the Board decision on May 24, 2024 (Protocol No. 16), social assistance is provided in the form of tuition discounts for students of the contract department who are orphans, students with disabilities, students from large families, and other socially vulnerable categories.
In the 2025–2026 academic year:
- 369 socially vulnerable students received tuition discounts;
- 119 orphans receive a monthly meal allowance;
- 75 orphans reside in the dormitory free of charge.
Upon enrollment, students during the adaptation week familiarize themselves with dormitory rules, internal regulations, student duties and rights, and the teaching and educational staff. Excursions to the city, museums, and libraries are also organized, and students are introduced to the history of the university. At this stage, almost all university staff work with the students.
Another direction of social protection is assisting in resolving student issues. Surveys are conducted on relevant university issues and problems. Based on the surveys, meetings are organized to discuss and resolve students’ living issues.
Thus, the various forms of student social protection operating at the university contribute to their effective life activity. Work on filling the social data database for the Financial Center and EPVO has been carried out since September 2024.
