QAIRU
ALMA-MATER of AI

The first AI-Enabled university in Central Asia.

Intake
2026
June 20 – August 25
Astana
EXPO · B2.2
Mangilik El, 55/1
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AI POTENTIAL TEST · 15 QUESTIONS · 10 MINUTES

Take the QAIRU AI Potential Test

Find out how ready you are to think, create and grow in the age of artificial intelligence.

About us

01

We train engineers who build AI, not just use AI services

AI is the core of the university: embedded into every discipline, shaping an individual learning path, accompanying you as a digital assistant, and analyzing your progress at every stage.

02

3-year Bachelor's

An intensive learning model focused on practice, project work, and industry skills.

03

English-language instruction

Fully English-language instruction — with a path to an international career.

04

3 formats of study

A combination of offline, online, and AI-driven learning — tailored to your pace and style.

05

Personal AI tutor 24/7

Helps you study, solve problems, and build your development trajectory.

06

A real AI product by graduation

You leave your defense with a real AI product — built, trained, and packaged into your portfolio.

Programs

BACHELOR'S

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Tracks
  • 01Generative AI
  • 02Computer Vision
  • 03Advanced NLP
  • 04Machine Learning & Deep Learning
  • 05Data Engineering
  • 06AI Product Management
MASTER'S

AI + X

Training specialists in fields such as finance, energy, healthcare, public administration, and industrial systems.

Inside Kazakhstan's AI ecosystem

01EXPO

The university is located within the EXPO ecosystem.

02NATIONAL AI

Access to the national AI infrastructure — supercomputers, alem.cloud, AlemLLM.

03INDUSTRY HUB

Direct integration of the educational process with the industrial and startup ecosystems.

04ALEM.AI

Direct access for students and researchers to the Alem.ai infrastructure.

Three core labs

Quantum AI Lab

International cooperation

Admission requirements

Admission dates
June 20 – August 25

Admission is decided by the Admissions Committee based on UNT (Unified National Testing) results.

Privileges and quotas

Group I and II disabled persons, disabled children, orphans, persons with WWII-related privileges, ethnic Kazakhs holding foreign citizenship, citizens of Kazakhstan left without parental care — submit additional documents confirming the right to a preferential quota.

Required documents
  1. 01Application on the prescribed form
  2. 02Original document of secondary or technical/vocational, post-secondary, or higher education
  3. 03Copy of identity document
  4. 04Six 3 × 4 cm photographs
  5. 05Medical certificate form 075/u (electronic)
  6. 06UNT certificate (if available)
  7. 07Educational grant certificate or document confirming initial-fee payment; for educational loans — corresponding bank statement
  8. 08Signed educational services agreement
  9. 09Birth certificate of the child for under-18 applicants (with consent rules for ages 14–18)
Submission address

Astana, Mangilik El Avenue, B2.2. In person or through a notarized authorized representative.