Facilities on/off campus
KIMEP is committed to delivering a student centered culture and environment in all of it’s operations (Building and Maintaining a student centered culture, September 15,2011)
Campus maps
Use our campus maps| to find your way around.
Relax and study
Your school may have a designated learning space, but there are also a number of study and social spaces across the university’s campuses. Our study spaces map shows you where.
Library and On-line Resources
Electronic Resources and Multimedia
The Olivier Giscard d’Estaing Library brings students information sources not readily available in Kazakhstan through the Internet. From almost every computer on campus students have access to a number of databases with bibliographic citations and full text articles from hundreds of periodicals including refereed academic journals. Some of these databases require training to use effectively and patrons should feel free to ask any librarian for assistance.
KIMEP’s electronic databases originally included EBSCOHost (a collection of databases that covers all disciplines), ProQuest ABI/Inform Global (a business information database), SSRN (a repository of scholarly research in the social sciences), JSTOR (an archive of scholarly journals maintained by academic and research institutions), Paragraf (Kazakhstan legal database—formerly Jurist), and Ebrary (over 50,000 e-books in all academic subject areas). In 2009-10 the library was able to add Lexis Nexis Academic, Compustat Global, GMID Passport, and Emerald and Sage journal collections to its academic e-resources and Zakon as a second Kazakhstan legal database (published by the Ministry of Justice RK). In 2010-11 Datamonitor’s MarketLine Libraries database (collection of company, industry and country information) and Cabell’s Directory of publishing opportunities were added to the OGE Library electronic resources collection. The library maintains its own database, CARD, the Central Asian Research Database, which has bibliographic entries on articles of regional and topical importance and assists colleges such as CSS in database needs.
Students may also use the library’s collection of audio and videocassettes, CDs and DVDs in the Electronic Resources Laboratory, which is located on the second floor of the library’s new building.
L-Drive, H-Drive
The L-Drive is accessible for students from any computer in the world via the Internet upon logging in. Faculty members have the opportunity to publish their lectures and teaching materials in electronic format for the students on the file-server known as L-Drive.
Students have the opportunity to store their papers and projects on the file-server known as H-Drive, which is accessible from all computer labs, classrooms, and also via the Internet.
Online Registration System
KIMEP has developed its own unique Online Registration System, which allows the students, faculty, the registrar, and administration to enjoy a number of web-based real-time services, and effectively supports the administering of the education process. Using the system, students can exercise the following features from any location in the world online: check the schedule for the upcoming semester, communicate with their academic advisors, choose the courses according to their descriptions and prerequisites, register for courses, check their grades for the previous semester, check their GPA for the previous semesters, check their financial obligations to KIMEP, and check their individual academic requirements.
Computer labs, Multimedia labs
KIMEP provides flexible computer clubs and centers, like Math Club, English Club, and Research Centers at many locations across the KIMEP campus. Wi-Fi zone is in New Academic Building, KIMEP plan to install Wi-Fi in every Study Rooms across the campus. The multimedia lab in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications provides means for graphics and publishing, as well as the necessary hardware and software for video editing. The multimedia lab in the Library provides for research of multimedia materials stored on any types of carriers. The Language Laboratory at the Language Center provides opportunities to use computer technology in learning foreign languages. The conference and lecture facilities at the CCE allow for simultaneous translation and videoconferencing.
Eat and shop on campus
The KIMEP campus has a good range of facilities that should provide you with the necessary services and essentials on a day to day basis. Currently, students have five full-time locations where they can choose to eat, ranging from cafeteria-style breakfasts and lunches at the KIMEP Grill, Coffee Inn, Black & Brown, K-store offer light snacks and hot and soft drinks while the Dormitory Canteen offers home-cooked local dishes. All locations offer friendly service and delicious and affordable meals. These locations are popular among students who want to eat, drink, or just simply talk between classes.
Students also enjoy branch of KazKom bank|, Automatic Coffee and Telephone card machines and Photo Copy services|.
Medical Services
Medical Center includes the provision of medical care and emergency services to KIMEP students, faculty and staff. The KIMEP Medical Center is staffed by board certified physicians, psychologists and nurses who provide primary care services including physical exams, preventive care, emergency medical care, and psychology consultations. The Medical Center office is located inside the Dormitory on the ground floor; it has four rooms, which serve as a waiting room, examination room, a room for injections, and physiotherapy.
The Medical Center accepts medical certificates (form 086 and 063) and supervises the annual chest X-rays of students and employees.
The KIMEP Medical Center controls medical certificates for absences of students and employees because of a health related condition that may affect student’s work and requires medical attention. The KIMEP Medical Center works in partnership with students, faculty, and staff to share information and to promote healthy life styles.
World-Class Sport Complex
The Sports Center is conveniently located on the campus and has almost everything to meet the requirements of the sports activities of students, faculty members and staff. Regular weekly activities include: volleyball, indoor basketball, table tennis, self-defence lessons and aerobics.
The Sport’s Center regularly schedules competitions between the students and faculty. The Sport’s Center is equipped with a wide variety of facilities including training machines, a full length basketball court, a weight lifting room, and special aerobics and fitness rooms. A number of showers and lockers are also available and entry to the Sports Center is free for KIMEP students, faculty and staff. The outdoor sport’s field offers a variety of outdoor sports activities for KIMEP students, faculty and staff.
Safety
Your security on and around campus is of paramount importance. Security staff are available 24 hours a day should you require help or assistance.
