DURATION OF THE STUDY – 3 years full-time study
LANGUAGE OF THE STUDY:classes are conducted in three languages: Kazakh, Russian and English languages.
Source of funding: expense of the state educational order, as well as at the expense of other sources of financing
WHO TEACHES: link to the Institute structure https://www.apa.kz/en/team_category/institute-of-diplomacy/
TARGET: training of highly qualified specialists capable of effectively carrying out research and professional management activities in the field of foreign policy and international relations.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
to teach the effective use of modern research methods for the analysis of the development of processes in the system of international relations, assessment and forecasting of their impact on the Republic of Kazakhstan;
to develop professional competencies for the effective implementation of state policy in the field of international relations;
to create conditions for the effective research work of a doctoral student under the guidance of scientific consultants – recognized experts and practitioners.
Requirements for applicants
Who is the program for?
- «DoctorofInternational Relations»
- – at the expense of state educational order, persons who, at the time of filing documents, are civil servants with at least three years of public service experience are allowed;
- – at the expense of other sources of financing not prohibited by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, persons with at least three years of general experience at the time of filing documents are allowed;.
List of documents
Documents are accepted from March 1 to July 23 through the Academy’s information system
- the reference letter of the state body (Are not provided by civil service applying for tuition on a paid basis)
- a copy of the identity document;
- a copy of the document on higher education with an appendix;
- QAZAQ RESMI TEST certificate (https://www.qrt.kz) or KAZTEST (http://kazakhtest.kz), confirming the level of proficiency in the state language not lower than B1, with the exception of foreign citizens;
- one of the international certificates confirming the level of foreign language proficiency in accordance with the Pan-European competencies (standards) of English language proficiency, IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, PIPPLET or APTIS:
- IELTS not less than 5,5 points, TOEFL ITP not less than 543 or TOEFL IBT not less than 87 points, APTIS not less than B2 level (CEFR), TOEIC not less than 650 points, PIPPLET not less than B2 level (CEFR).
- for civil servants of the Republic of Kazakhstan — a track record certified by the personnel service at the place of work; for other applicants – a document confirming employment;
- a research proposal project;
- an electronic application signed with an electronic digital signature (EDS), foreign citizens print out the application generated in the Academy’s information system, sign it and upload a signed scanned version of the application.
- The order of the competition
- The competitive selection for the Doctoral degree programs with a three one-year full-time study consists of three stages:
- evaluation a research proposal project;
- case solution;
- interviews in state, Russian and English languages.
- The decision on enrollment in the Academy is made on the basis of the final assessment of the applicant who has successfully passed all stages of the competitive selection.
- The final score is a set of points obtained by summing up the evaluation of the results of the competitive selection, taking into account their specific weight.