Application Form
for Educational program
General Information

if available
if you do not have one, we strongly advise you to open a Skype account



Emergency contact

if applicable



Insurance Information

Do you have health insurance that will be valid for your stay in Kazakhstan?
We strongly advise you to purchase health insurance through your university or a tourist agency.



Special Accommodations

Do you require special accommodations?



Citizenship Information




Passport information

Educational Information

Instructions: Answer only those questions that are relevant to your situation.

If you are currently a student enrolled in a degree program, list your future degree, year in the program, and expected date of graduation: (If you are not currently a student, please write N/A)
if applicable
If you are currently employed, provide the following information
Which language are you interested in studying?
Please choose only Kazakh for 2022
Are you a ROTC student?
US applicants only



Educational Information (Kazakh)


Evaluate your current knowledge of Kazakh by providing thorough and complete answers to the following questions. When answering these questions, describe your knowledge of Kazakh, depending on which program you are applying for. The information that you provide is very important to us and it will be used for program planning. Your answers to these questions do not guarantee or determine your placement in a specific level. The actual placement into courses will be done when you arrive to Nur-Sultan on the basis of entrance proficiency testing.
1. Are you a complete beginner in Kazakh?
If you answer “yes” you do not need to answer any more questions in this section. If you answer “no” then you must provide answers to other questions
2. Have you had any formal instruction in Kazakh (at high school or college level)?
If yes, proceed to question 3
if applicable
7. Please, rate your level of Kazakh in each of the following categories (Nazarbayev University uses NCSSFL-ACTFL Global Can-Do Benchmarks to evaluate your proficiency). For each category (interpersonal communication, interpretive listening, and interpretive reading) select one description that best describes your abilities in this category



Educational Information (Russian)


Evaluate your current knowledge of Russian by providing thorough and complete answers to the following questions. When answering these questions, describe your knowledge of Russian, depending on which program you are applying for. The information that you provide is very important to us and it will be used for program planning. Your answers to these questions do not guarantee or determine your placement in a specific level. The actual placement into courses will be done when you arrive to Nur-Sultan on the basis of entrance proficiency testing.
1. Are you a complete beginner in Russian?
If you answer “yes” you do not need to answer any more questions in this section. If you answer “no” then you must provide answers to other questions
2. Have you had any formal instruction in Russian (at high school or university level)?
If yes, proceed to question 3.
If no, describe where and how you learned Russian, i.e. through conversations with Russian-speaking friends, an online course, a tutor, self-study, etc.
if applicable
7. Please, rate your level of Russian in each of the following categories (Nazarbayev University uses NCSSFL-ACTFL Global Can-Do Benchmarks to evaluate your proficiency). For each category (interpersonal communication, interpretive listening, and interpretive reading) select one description that best describes your abilities in this category
8. Please write a brief essay describing how your summer language study fits into your academic goals and career plans. Can-Do Benchmarks to evaluate your proficiency). For each category (interpersonal communication, interpretive listening, and interpretive reading) select one description that best describes your abilities in this category



Letter of Recommendation


One letter of recommendation should be emailed to the program director separately (see the Instructions section of this form for more information).

Requirements for the letter of recommendation

The letter of recommendation should come from an official university email address and contain the full contact information of the person providing the recommendation. The letters should comment on the student's academic abilities (if the letter is coming from a language instructor, it should compare the student's work in a language class to that to that of his or her other classmates); they should speak about the student's potential to handle the challenges of a language and cultural immersion program, as well as provide any other relevant information about the student.

Enter contact details of the person supplying a letter on your behalf here




Financial Information


SSRES will work with FLAS and other sources of funding. If you do not have external funding available, you will be expected to pay all the program costs.

Will you be using external funds (scholarship, grants, etc) to pay for the program?



Academics


In addition to the 8-week Intensive Russian or Kazakh course, the program includes an optional free course on Kazakh language and culture.

You may also choose to enroll in an additional elective course in Russian and Eurasian Area Studies. These elective courses are part of Nazarbayev University regular curriculum, and you will be taking them together with local students.

Nazarbayev University will work with your home institution on the transfer of credits that you will earn (both for the Russian course and for the elective).

Are you interested in enrolling in an elective course in Eurasian Studies
for an additional fee
How did you learn about SSRES?



PROGRAM COSTS


Program Title: Summer School in Russian and Eurasian Studies at Nazarbayev University


Program Duration: 8-week intensive Russian/Kazakh


Program Fee, including tuition fee and books, meal plan, excursions and cultural program, visa invitation letter, sport center: ________ (please see the Educational program attached)

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