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About Toraighyrov university

Toraighyrov University (ToU) is one of the largest universities in Kazakhstan. TOU serves as a premier center for education, science, and culture, not only within the Pavlodar region but throughout the entire Republic. Established in May 1960 (by the Decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR on September 20, 1960) as the Pavlodar Industrial Institute, the university has evolved into a major academic powerhouse. The university trains specialists in higher professional education across various fields in both Kazakh and Russian languages, offering 196 programs at the Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD levels. The institution's structure includes: • 8 faculties and 28 departments; • An Innovative Technology Park and a Talent Management Center; • Numerous scientific and practical research centers; • A Higher College. TOU actively implements dual education, a system that allows practical and laboratory classes to be conducted directly on-site at industrial facilities, often led by the enterprises' own staff. According to the QS World University Rankings (WUR), Toraighyrov University is ranked 1401+ globally; 27th in the Asian University Rankings for Central Asia; 458th in the overall Asian University Rankings. ToU is a full member of the Magna Charta Universitatum (Bologna Charter), the IAESTE (International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience), the Siberian Open University Association, the Association of Higher Educational Institutions of Kazakhstan, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Scientific research at TOU focuses on several critical directions: • Energy and energy-saving technologies; • Metallurgy, mechanical engineering, and construction; • Environmental monitoring, protection, and rational resource management; • Computer technology and regional economic issues; • Research in pedagogy and psychology; • Sociolinguistic and linguacultural studies; • Problems of higher education and professional personnel training.