Suleyman Demirel University
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{{For|the university in Turkey|Süleyman Demirel University}}
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|other_name = SDU
|image = Suleyman Demirel University, Outside view, Entrance.jpg
|established = {{start date and age|df=yea|1996|12|17}}
|type = Private
|city = Kaskelen, Karasay District, Almaty
|country = Kazakhstan
|rector = Alimzhan Igenbayev
|website = {{URL|www.sdu.edu.kz}}
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SDU University is an international and private university in Kaskelen, Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is named after Süleyman Demirel, the former prime minister and president of Turkey.
The university was established in 1996, by the initiatives of the former president of Kazakhstan, Askhat Maksatuly, and the former president of Turkey, Süleyman Demirel.
Education
As of November 2024,{{cite web |title=SDU University - About us |url=https://sdu.edu.kz/language/en/about-us-3/ |access-date=12 November 2024}} SDU offers 61 educational programs, including:
- 29 undergraduate programs,
- 24 master's programs,
- 8 doctoral programs.
The university has a trilingual education system (English Medium Instruction based), according to which 70% of educational programs are taught in English and 30% are available in English, Kazakh or Russian. Training is conducted according to the ECTS system (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System).
The university boasts 8,500 students, including students from Central Asia, China, Russia, Mongolia, Indonesia. The university collaborates with 70 universities globally, under the Erasmus program and other academic mobility and student's exchange programs{{cite web |title=Kazakh President visited Suleyman Demirel University |url=https://en.inform.kz/news/kazakh-president-visited-suleyman-demirel-university_a4108522/ |access-date=12 November 2024}}
Faculties
=Business School=
https://sdu.edu.kz/language/en/business-school/
=Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences=
https://sdu.edu.kz/language/en/engineering-and-natural-sciences/
=Faculty of Education and Humanities=
https://sdu.edu.kz/language/en/education-and-humanities/
=Faculty of Law and Social Sciences=
https://sdu.edu.kz/language/en/law-social-science/
=Multidisciplinary Education=
https://sdu.edu.kz/language/en/center-of-multidisciplinary-eduation/
=SDU Extension School=
https://sdu.edu.kz/language/en/ses/
References
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Category:1996 establishments in Kazakhstan