Today, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (KazNMU) is the largest medical university in the country, which trains specialists at all levels of higher and postgraduate education in all areas of health care.

KazNMU has 6 schools and 2 faculties: 

• School of General Medicine
• School of Public Health 
• School of Dentistry 
• School of Pharmacy 
• School of Pediatrics 
• Postgraduate education Faculty
• International Faculty 

The overall number of students in 2021 makes up 11 485 students, including 1 633 foreign students from 21 countries all over the world.  

The activities of KazNMU are based on the integration and fostering of research activities, clinical practice and the educational process, which corresponds to the basic principle of a unified academic health care environment, providing for a combination of academic, research and clinical activities in order to provide high-quality and modern medical care to the population and training professional staff.

Website: kaznmu.kz

Project participants

Assel Khassenova

Coordinator of the AccelEd project in KazNMU, coordinator of WP2.4

MSc Health Economics, Acting Dean of School of Public Health KazNMU

Nurilya Akhmetkaliyeva

Researcher/Teacher in WP 2.4

MSc in Nursing, Teacher in the Department of Nursing.

Zhansaya Korgasbekova

Researcher/Teacher in WP 2.4

Master Degree of a Joint Master’s Program with two degrees in Advanced Nursing Practice at JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Finland, and KazMUNO, Kazakhstan. Teacher in the Department of Nursing.

Makpal Ibadulla

Researcher in WP 2.4

Master of Medical Sciences in Public Health, Teacher in the Department of Nursing.