Nostrification
What is nostrification and who should pass the procedure?
Nostrification of educational credentials received abroad is a procedure carried out to determine the equivalence of educational documents, issued to applicant by foreign educational institution or its branch, to Kazakhstan’s educational credentials. Verification checks whether the diploma has been issued by a licensed educational institute and whether the document is real, while recognition checks whether the education for which the diploma has been received outside Kazakhstan is of the same level as comparable education in Kazakhstan.
According to Article 39 of the Law on Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 27 July 2007, nostrification of educational credentials received abroad is obligatory for all applicants and students who wish to receive their degree in KIMEP while being graduates of education institutions outside of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This requirement applies equally to foreign citizens and to locals who studied abroad, except for graduates of “Bolashak” scholarship. Non-degree and exchange students should not apply for the procedure.
All applicants and students who fail to comply with the nostrification requirements loose the legal right to access any educational institution in the Republic of Kazakhstan and are therefore denied the right to graduate or continue their studies in Kazakhstan.
The National Accreditation Center under the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NAC MES RK, http://nac.edu.kz/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=20&Itemid=61&lang=en) is the organization responsible for implementation of the nostrification and/or verification procedures in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as stipulated in Rules of verification and nostrification of education credentials, approved by the Order #8 of the Minister of Education and Science, issued on January 10, 2008.
To assist its students in passing the procedure, KIMEP provides administrative support with collection and submission of nostrification and verification related documents to the NAC MES RK. Current students are rendered the service in Registrar’s Office, while freshmen are served at the Admission’s Office.
Useful contacts
National Accreditation Center under the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
(NAC MES RK); Department of academic and professional qualifications recognition and nostrification
Postal address: 504-Office, 19, Imanov street, 010000 Astana
Tel. +7(7172) 787261, 787163
Email: nac.edu@bk.ru
Inside of KIMEP:
| Current Students:
Office of the Registrar 4 Abay Avenue Almaty 050010 Kazakhstan Tel: +7 (727) 237 47 94 E-Mail: registrar@kimep.kz |
Freshmen:
Admissions Office 4 Abay Avenue Almaty 050010 Kazakhstan Tel: +7 (727) 270 42 13 E-Mail: application@kimep.kz |
6) Archival letter of verification from an institution that issued the diploma (school/college/institute/university) – applies to students who received their education in CIS
7) Certificate (spravka) regarding student’s status at KIMEP (in Russian or Kazakh)
Educational documents subject to nostrification procedure shall have an additional (one) copy for each of the listed documents;
9) Copy of receipt about payment (amount to be identified by NAC MES based on the country and year of diploma’s issuance)
