Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
| Әл-Фараби атындағы Қазақ Ұлттық Университеті Казахский национальный университет имени аль-Фараби |
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| Type | National |
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| Established | 1934 |
| Rector | Mutanov Galimkair Mutanovich |
| Students | 20,000 |
| Undergraduates | 16,000 |
| Postgraduates | 4,000 |
| Address |
Al-Farabi Avenue, 71,  Almaty, Kazakhstan
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| Campus | urban |
| Website | http://www.kaznu.kz/ |
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Kazakh: Əл Фараби атындағы Қазақ Ұлттық Университеті, Äl Farabï atındağı Qazaq Ulttıq Unïversïteti, Russian: Казахский национальный университет имени аль-Фараби), also called KazGU or KazNU, is a university in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Named after the Eastern philosopher and scholar al-Farabi, it is country's one of the largest universities.
KazNU is the oldest classical university of the Republic established by the Decree of the Kazakh Regional Committee (KRC) office dated November 13, 1933. One year after Kazakhstan's 1990 declaration of independence, the name was changed to Al-Farabi Kazakh State University. In 2001, the government classified it as a "national" university. More than 20000 students, graduates and PhD students study at KazNU, and there are more than 2500 faculty members working at KazNU, including 400 doctors of science, professors and more than 800 candidates of science and associate professors. Like other universities founded under the Soviet system, it is highly centralized.
The University has its own campus, the so-called "Kazgugrad", on the land between Timiryazev Street, Al-Farabi Avenue, the "Yessentai" ("Vesnovka") river, and the Botanical Garden. The main building (GUK) is 15 storey tall and hosts the administration and the History, Economics, Law, Philology and Journalism faculties. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University has the largest campus in Kazakhstan with a total area of 100 hectares in one of the most beautiful places of Almaty. The education infrastructure of the campus consists of 13 education buildings with a total area of 165 000 m² and scientific laboratories with a total area of 18 940 m².
There are 10 dormitories on campus and three more faculties: Geography, Biology, Preparatory and International Relations.
The departments of Physics, Mechanics-Mathematics, Chemistry were primarily located in the city. But in 2011 they moved to the newly constructed buildings on campus.
January 15, 1934 is the day of the official opening of Kazakh State University, which was established at the basis of the Pedagogical Institute by the decree of the Council of Peoples’ Commissars of USSR and VKPb Kazakh regional committee. On December 2 of the same year KazSU was named after the famous Soviet party and state leader S.M. Kirov.
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