Regional studies

The goal of the “Regional studies” educational program is to train specialists capable of systematically analyzing the world’s regions, highlighting their characteristics, interrelations, and role in global politics. The program is designed to develop students’ knowledge and skills for analyzing regional processes and applying this knowledge in their professional activities.

Graduates will be able to conduct analytical research on international processes, develop sound foreign policy recommendations, and participate in expert consulting activities.

They will be able to understand the main directions of external policy of foreign countries, the specifics of their diplomacy, and their relations with Kazakhstan.

Graduates will be able to navigate the current dynamics and development prospects of the international relations system; apply the fundamentals of diplomatic etiquette and protocol in practice; and use professional foreign languages ​​in intercultural communication.

Educational Program Code: 6B03102

Academic Degree: bachelor of social sciences

Elective Subject on the UNT: world history and foreign language

Model of Study: full-time, full-time with shortened duration

Duration of Study:

Based on Secondary Education:

• 4 years, 3 years (depending on the individual study plan)

Based on technical and vocational, post-secondary education:

• 3 years, 2 years (depending on the matching of the related educational program/college diploma specialty)

Based on higher education:

• 3 years, 2 years (depending on the matching of the related educational program/previous diploma specialty)

• Developing knowledge about the specifics of the professional activities of government agencies involved in regional policy – ​​the MFA of the Republic of Kazakhstan, government agencies of Kazakhstan, as well as organizations working in the field of regional policy and economics.
• Study of two foreign languages ​​(English as the primary language, Chinese/Turkish as an optional). Students will study foreign languages ​​throughout their studies, starting in their first year.
• Comprehensive study of regions as complex systems, taking into account their political, economic, and socio-cultural characteristics at the macro- and micro-levels of global politics.
• Development of skills in analyzing and interpreting regional policy, assessing the impact of internal and external factors on regional development.
• Understanding the objectives and requirements of ensuring regional security as a set of measures to protect society, the state, and individuals, including the prevention of threats and risks.

the Center for cooperation with international organizations operates in “Turan” university, which hosts various events to study and discuss current regional policy processes.

Lectures and master classes for students majoring in “Regional studies” are conducted by V. Samek, a representative of the UN Department of global communications, and A. Arenova, head of the political cooperation department of the representative office of the MFA of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Almaty. Separate training sessions are also held at the UN Office in Kazakhstan.

Students majoring in “Regional studies” annually participate in the TURAN MUN international conference, which aims to consolidate their theoretical knowledge and develop practical skills necessary for professional work.

Students majoring in Regional Studies annually participate in academic mobility programs at leading universities in Poland, South Korea, and Turkey.

Since 2020, the High school of international relations and diplomacy has hosted a Center for regional studies, which conducts active research. The center is headed by Kamalov Ablet Kayumovich, director, doctor of historical sciences, professor, and president of the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS).

• Certificate/diploma with transcript (original + copy)
• Certificate of completion of the Unified National Test (UNT)
• Copy of ID card
• 6 3×4 photographs
• Vaccination record (Form 063/y)
• Medical certificate 075-y + certificate from a drug treatment center, mental health center + chest X-ray
• Copy of military registration or military ID (if available)

• Geopolitical concepts of the regions of the world
• Political analysis and forecasting of regional relations
• World political process
• Fundamentals of Foreign Service
• Modern problems of regions in the system of international relations
• Issues of religious extremism in modern international relations
• Eurasian Studies
• Chinese / Turkish / French / German – I,II,III,IV,V, VI
• Modern economic policy of states
• Modern conflicts and methods of their settlement
• Turkic states in the system of international relations
• Economic policy of the regions of the world
• Global politics and media
• Eurasian integration process
• Kazakhstan and the UN
• International law and terrorism
• International public law
• International organizations
• Migration policy of the states of North America
• National and international security
• Regional Security in Central Asia
• Modern migration processes in European countries
• Digital security in international relations
• Economic integration in modern international relations

External partners:

• Arel University (Turkey)
• Kastamonu University (Turkey)
• Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies (ANKASAM)
• Istanbul University (Istanbul)
• Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
• Volgograd State University
• Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
• Free University of Varna (Poland)

Internal partners:

• UN Office in Kazakhstan
• Representative Office of the MFA of the RK in Almaty
• Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the RK (KISI)
• Red Crescent Society of the RK
• Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC)
• Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the RK, R.B. Suleimenov of Oriental studies
• Institute of Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies, Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Eurasian Research Institute
• Kazakhstan Center for Humanitarian and Political Conjuncture
• Association of Bolashaq International Scholarship Recipients

• Assistant
• Diplomat
• Regional policy and security specialist
• International and regional relations specialist
• Foreign policy observer
• Expert analyst
• Global and regional policy analyst
• Protocol and event planning specialist
• Translator
• Senior Lecturer