Who is the program for?
«Master of Human Resource Management» – persons who at the time of submitting documents, are civil servants with at least two years of public service experience are allowed to the state educational order;
– at the expense of individuals and legal entities or other sources not prohibited by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, persons with at least two years of general experience at the time of filing documents are allowed;
Features and benefits of the program:
competence-based approach in teaching, practice and result-oriented learning through solving specific situations using interactive teaching methods;
an interdisciplinary approach that provides an opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in related fields;
the possibility of practice and internships in government agencies of Kazakhstan and abroad;
implementation of a master’s project focused on solving urgent problems of public administration development;
trilingual education: Kazakh, Russian, English;
individual learning trajectory based on the results of competence assessment, through the Assessment Center;
involvement of leading lecturers-practitioners; “Visiting Professors” and high-level experts;
development of professional and expert networking, interaction with civil servants from various ministries and departments, peer learning.
Appendix 1
to the Order of the Rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan No.61
dated February 10, 2022
- Rules of admission to the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- The formation of the contingent of students is carried out at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred the Academy) on the principles of ensuring legality, transparency and openness.
- The admission procedure is carried out both within the framework of the state educational order (hereinafter referred as the order), the administrator of the budget programs of which is the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs, and at the expense of individuals and legal entities or other sources not prohibited by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
General Provisions
These Rules of admission to the Academy (hereinafter referred to as the Rules) are developed in accordance with the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Education”, “On Public Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan” and other regulatory legal acts, the Charter of the Academy.
Admission of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, who are civil servants of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to study under postgraduate education programs is carried out on a competitive basis within the framework of the state educational order, as well as at the expense of other sources of financing not prohibited by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Admission of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan and foreign citizens who are not civil servants to study at the Academy according to postgraduate education programs is carried out on a paid basis.
Civil servants are allowed to participate in the competition for training within the framework of the state educational order for postgraduate education programs, taking into account the cumulative terms of training and subsequent working out, which do not exceed the retirement age established by law at the time of filing documents, as well as their occupation of a permanent full-time position in a state body.
The state body directs the recommended civil servant to study at the Academy according to postgraduate education programs at the expense of the state educational order.
The Academy trains personnel with postgraduate education, including within the framework of master’s degree programs on the principle of modular training combined with the main professional activity, in accordance with the Classifier of areas of training with higher and postgraduate education, approved by Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 13, 2018 No.569, in the following areas:
- 7M031 Social Sciences;
- 7M041 Business and Management;
- 8D031 Social Sciences;
- 8D041 Business and Management.
To organize the reception of documents, conduct competitive selection and enrollment in the Academy, an Admission and Competitive Commissions are created annually, the composition of which is approved by the order of the Rector of the Academy. The commissions include representatives of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs, deputies of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and maslikhats of cities and regions, public figures, representatives of state bodies, quasi-governmental and non-governmental organizations, national and international companies, universities and research institutions, Academy staff, as well as international experts.
The Admissions Committee operates throughout the admission campaign in accordance with the Regulations on the Admissions Committee for the selection of applicants to study at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Competitive commissions are created in the context of master’s and doctoral programs.
Acceptance of documents for training in master’s and doctoral programs is carried out through the information system of the Academy.
Every year from March 1 to July 23, applicants are registered in the information system of the Academy with the attachment of the following documents in electronic format: A reference statement of the state body, in the form according to Annex 1 to this order.
To the persons appointed by the chief of staff, the reference letter is signed by this official. At the same time, to persons appointed by another official (body), the reference letter is signed by the head of the state body in which the applicant works.If the state body does not provide a referral for training, a civil servant indicates the absence of a document when registering in the information system.
In such cases, a referral for training to civil servants is provided based on the results of preliminary enrollment in the Academy.
a copy of the identity document;
-a copy of the document on higher education with an appendix (for admission to master’s degree) or a copy of the document on postgraduate education with an appendix (for admission to doctoral studies);
-QAZAQ RESMI TEST certificate (https://www.qrt.kz) or KAZTEST (http://kazakhtest.kz), confirming the level of proficiency in the state language not lower than B1, with the exception of foreign citizens;
– For civil servants of the Republic of Kazakhstan — a track record certified by the personnel service at the place of work; for other applicants – a document confirming employment;
-an electronic application signed with an electronic digital signature (EDS), foreign citizens print out the application generated in the Academy’s information system, sign it and upload a signed scanned version of the application.
-When registering in the Academy’s information system, the applicant signs the User Agreement and consent to the collection and processing of personal data
-Educational documents issued by foreign educational organizations are recognized in accordance with the procedure established by law.
-Documents in a foreign language are provided with a notarized translation into Kazakh or Russian.
-Educational documents issued by foreign educational organizations undergo the procedure of recognition of educational documents in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan after enrollment of persons during the 1st (first) academic period of study.
-Educational documents issued by foreign organizations of higher and/or postgraduate education, research centers and laboratories to citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan – holders of the international scholarship “Bolashak” are recognized in the Republic of Kazakhstan without passing the recognition procedures of educational documents.
-Educational documents issued by foreign educational organizations, including their branches, as well as scientific centers and laboratories, are recognized on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the issuance of a corresponding certificate to persons who have completed their studies in them.
List of basic requirements for applicants entering Master’s programs:
«Master of Human Resources Management» with a training period of one year on the:
– on the state educational order are admitted if they are civil servants with at least two years’ experience in the civil service at the time of application;
– at the expense of individuals and legal entities or other sources not prohibited by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, persons with at least two years of general experience at the time of filing documents are allowed
Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan who have studied under the state educational order cannot apply for re-education under the state educational order of the same level of education.
The Academy has the right to refuse to accept documents at any stage if the invalidity of the documents and (or) the unreliability of the information submitted by the applicants is established.
The applicant submits documents for one of the educational programs and passes the competitive procedures for the selected program.
Persons who have been registered in the Academy’s information system and meet the requirements specified in paragraphs 10-16 of these Rules are allowed to participate in the competitive selection.
The competitive selection for admission to the Academy consists of the following stages:
the competitive selection consists of two stages for master’s degree programs with an on – the-job training period of one and two years:
1) case solution;
2) interviews in the state, Russian and English languages
According to the results of the competition, a ranked list of applicants is formed in the context of master’s and doctoral degree educational programs by the amount of points scored:
– by state educational order;
– at the expense of own or other sources of financing not prohibited by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Applicants who have passed/have not passed the competitive selection are notified of admission/non-admission.
Applicants who have passed the competitive selection are pre-enrolled in the number of undergraduates and doctoral students in the context of educational programs and types of funding.
Applicants who have not passed the competitive selection and are not enrolled in the number of undergraduates / doctoral students under the state educational order are included in the waiting list in the context of master’s and doctoral degree educational programs in accordance with the points scored, approved by the Admissions Committee.
In case of refusal of a master’s student/ doctoral student from studying under a state educational order after the approval of the enrollment order, the master’s student/ doctoral student submits an appropriate application to the management of the Academy indicating consent to reimburse the funds actually spent on his training.
The applicant who follows the list of the waiting list with the highest score is credited to the vacant place no later than seven weeks from the start of training, with the exception of persons enrolled in master’s and doctoral programs at the expense of funding from other sources. These persons are excluded from the waiting list.
To enroll in the number of students, the applicant within ten working days from the date of acceptance of the order on preliminary enrollment provides to the Admission Committee of the Academy:
- documents according to the list specified in paragraph 10 of these Rules;
- a medical certificate in the form 075/u approved by the order of the Acting Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 30, 2020 No. KR DSM-175/2020;
- the original document of higher or postgraduate education with an appendix for verification, which is returned after verification;
- the original of the service record for civil servants, certified by the personnel service at the place of work, for other applicants — a document confirming employment;;
- a certificate from the place of work as of September 1 of the year of admission to the Academy, indicating the size of the official salary, category and length of service, according to Annex 2 to these Rules;
- a contract signed by the parties for the organization of training.
Applicants who have passed the competitive selection for training by the decision of the Admissions Committee are enrolled by the order of the Rector of the Academy, including:
-according to the state educational order in accordance with the tripartite agreement provided for by these Rules, no later than ten calendar days from the date of the announcement of the results of the competition;
- – at their own expense, subject to the conclusion of the contract provided for by these Rules, and payment in accordance with the terms of the contract;
- – at the expense of funds from other sources not prohibited by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, subject to the conclusion of the contract provided for by these Rules, in accordance with the terms of agreements concluded by the Academy with other organizations.
Enrollment in the number of students enrolled in postgraduate education programs (master’s degree, doctoral studies) is confirmed by a letter of enrollment.
Applicants who have not passed the competitive selection to study at the Academy are sent a written notification.