International Students Guide
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FOREIGN STUDENT GUIDE CONTENTS Introduction The system of assessment of knowledge About SMU • How will my knowledge be assessed? • History of SMU • Letter system for assessing students' learning achievements • Specialties • What is the summer paid semester • Administration of SMU and what is it for? • Dean’s office of the foreign department Social and cultural life Enrollment • Youth organizations • International students’ activity • What you need to do to enroll in • Social events SMU? • What documents should you submit Living in Kazakhstan to enroll in SMU? • What do you know about • What is nostrification and why is it Kazakhstan? necessary? • What is special about Kazakh cuisine? • Medical Foundation preparatory • Living in Semey – what does a course international student need to know? Education system • Opening a Kazakhstan bank account • What is credit technology of Additional Information education? • Campus map • How to perform an independent student work? • Useful addresses where the classes take place semeymedicaluniversity SSMUofficial www.semeymedicaluniversity.kz FOREIGN STUDENT GUIDE 3 DEAR STUDENT! You have made the right move by choosing Semey Medical University! You ask why? Let us explain! Non-Commercial Joint-Stock Company “Semey Medical University” is one of the best medical universities in Kazakhstan with its own University Hospital OUR MISSION: Contribution to improving the health of Kazakhstan population through quality training of competitive specialists by integrating best practices of education, clinics and science OUR VISION: SMU is considered to be the pearl of Kazakhstan’s healthcare through the successful synthesis of education, science and practice Are you interested to know about life and study at our university? Let's get started! semeymedicaluniversity SSMUofficial www.semeymedicaluniversity.kz FOREIGN STUDENT GUIDE 4 OUR UNIVERSITY HAS A RICH HISTORY THAT WE ARE PROUD OF SMU was established in 1953 In 1995, a department of foreign students was organized here for the first time among medical universities in Kazakhstan. 43 foreign students from India, Pakistan, Palestine, Syria and Jordan were enrolled in the SMU for studying in various specialties Since 1998, education is provided entirely in English Our university became the first state medical institution in Central Asia, where students had the opportunity to study in English Today SMU is one of the largest higher medical educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which has its own University hospital, as well as branches in the cities of Pavlodar and Oskemen Now more than 600 students from the countries of near and far abroad are studying in SMU Over the years of existence at the university, tens of thousands of people have been educated, who successfully work not only in Kazakhstan, but throughout the world semeymedicaluniversity SSMUofficial www.semeymedicaluniversity.kz FOREIGN STUDENT GUIDE 5 SPECIALTIES OF SEMEY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY Here you can enroll in the following educational programs: GENERAL MEDICINE (5В130100) Term of study – 6 years Professional subjects – Biology + Chemistry NURSING (5В110100) Term of study – 4 years Professional subjects – Biology + Chemistry PUBLIC HEALTH (5В110200) Term of study – 4 years Professional subjects – Biology + Chemistry PHARMACY (5В110300) Term of study – 4 years Professional subjects – Chemistry + Biology STOMATOLOGY (5В130200) Term of study – 5 years of bachelor + 1 year of internship Professional subjects – Biology + Chemistry semeymedicaluniversity SSMUofficial www.semeymedicaluniversity.kz FOREIGN STUDENT GUIDE 6 WELL, IT'S TIME TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH OUR ADMINISTRATION! Chairman of the Board – Rector Yersin Zhunussov (MD) Orthopedic Traumatologist, Public Health Doctor First Deputy Chairman of the Board – Provost Rengin Erdal (Professor) Public Health Doctor, Family Medicine Doctor Deputy Chairman for Academic Work Marat Zhanaspayev (MD) Traumatologist of the highest qualification category Deputy Chairman for Scientific and Clinical Work Tolkyn A. Bulegenov (MD) Surgeon of the highest qualification category Deputy Chairman for Strategy and Youth Policy Nurzhan Aidossov Deputy Chairman for Organizational and Economic Work Andrey Barsukov semeymedicaluniversity SSMUofficial www.semeymedicaluniversity.kz FOREIGN STUDENT GUIDE 7 STAFF OF SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Dean of the School of Medicine Laura A. Pak PhD Oncologist Vice-Dean Bakytgul T. Shakirova Master of Arts Philologist Vice-Dean Assem K. Uristemova Master of Master of Economics and Business Manager in Healthcare semeymedicaluniversity SSMUofficial www.semeymedicaluniversity.kz FOREIGN STUDENT GUIDE 8 WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO ENROLL IN SMU? Submit your application Your application should be addressed to the Chairman of the Board – Rector and sent to the email address [email protected]. Attach a scanned secondary education certificate. For citizens of India, a scanned NEET certificate is required Interview If your documents meet the requirements, we will contact you at the email address provided by you and set a date for the interview. The interview will be in online format and will include an assessment of the level of the English language and a psychometric test for compliance with the requirements for a medical student The order of enrollment The order is issued by the Chairman of the Board – Rector after successfully passing the entrance exam, concluding an agreement on education and tuition fee for the 1st course with 100% prepayment Invitation letter After your enrollment, the university will send you an invitation letter. For that you should send a scan of your passport via email ([email protected]) indicating the exact home address, place of birth, region of residence, and place of getting a visa Obtain a student visa The visa is issued by the foreign institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the basis of an invitation from the University within two weeks after it is submitted semeymedicaluniversity SSMUofficial www.semeymedicaluniversity.kz FOREIGN STUDENT GUIDE 9 WHAT DOCUMENTS SHOULD YOU SUBMIT TO ENROLL IN SMU? To be enrolled in the 1st course, a foreign citizen must provide the university with: a personal form in English an application for admission to the university the original and notarized copy of an identity document (passport) with an officially certified translation into Kazakh or Russian a state document on secondary education (original) with an officially certified (notarized) translation into Kazakh or Russian 6 photo cards in passport size (3x4 cm) medical certificate form 086-У (after arriving at the University) + x-Ray image vaccination passport with the registration of the first vaccine against viral hepatitis B medical report confirming the absence of HIV infection and other diseases, and the possibility of studying and living in the climate of Kazakhstan semeymedicaluniversity SSMUofficial www.semeymedicaluniversity.kz FOREIGN STUDENT GUIDE 10 WHAT IS NOSTRIFICATION AND WHY IS IT NECESSARY? Nostrification of education certificates is a procedure that is carried out to determine the equivalence of documents issued to persons who have received education in other countries. In other words, nostrification is the recognition of the compliance of educational documents issued by another country This service is provided by the NationalAccreditation Center What documents do you need to send your certificate for nostrification?? 1. the original of the certificate and its annex (after reconciliation to be returned) 2. a notarized copies of the certificate and its annexes with translation into Kazakh or Russian 3. a notarized copy of an identity document (passport) with a translation into Kazakh or Russian 4. an Individual Identification Number (IIN) issued after arrival in Kazakhstan 5. a copy of the license or certificate of accreditation of the institution that issued the educational document (with the exception of state-approved documents on secondary education, certified by the seal of the institution with a notarized translation into Kazakh or Russian) 6. payment receipt The educational document and its annex issued by foreign educational organizations must be apostilled or legalized semeymedicaluniversity SSMUofficial www.semeymedicaluniversity.kz FOREIGN STUDENT GUIDE 11 DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE “MEDICAL FOUNDATION” PREPARATORY COURSE IS? Since 2017, SMU has introduced new approaches to the quality selection of applicants through the opening of the preparatory department of the Medical Foundation Students who have insufficient knowledge of special subjects (Biology, Chemistry), as well as a low level of English, are invited to take a course in MF How to apply for MF? Preparation of applicants in 1. Reception of Biology, documents – Chemistry September 25-28 2. Enrollment 3. Start of classes – General October 1 English/Turkish courses 4. Term of study – 9 months IELTS Exam Address: Preparation Semey city, 103 Abay Street, Courses Semey Medical University (room 222) semeymedicaluniversity SSMUofficial www.semeymedicaluniversity.kz FOREIGN STUDENT GUIDE 12 WHAT IS CREDIT TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION? For international recognition of national educational curricula, as well as improving the quality of education in educational institutions, a single credit technology is implemented in SMU Credit technology of education (CTE) is based on the choice and self-planning of students for the sequence of studying disciplines using credit as a unified unit of measurement of the student’s and