Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages

Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages was founded in 1941 as Almaty Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages. In March 1998, under Decree № 256 issued by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Institute was transformed into the Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages. Currently, KAUIR&WL is one of the largest multisectoral, scientific and educational complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan, specializing in the humanities, linguistics and international relations. KAUIR&WL Ranks third among Kazakhstani universities specializing in the humanities and economic sciences and the twelfth among the 60 leading educational institutes of the Republic. KAUIR&WL is the only educational institute in Kazakhstan that provides education in 14 foreign languages. Its campus is located in Almaty metropolitan city at the foot of Zailiysky Alatau Mountains.