In order to implement the Address of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, K. K. Tokayev, on improving the quality of higher education, the leadership of the International Humanitarian and Technical University and the M. Saparbayev Institute made a decision to reorganize through merger. As a result of the reorganization, by resolution of the general meeting of founders on February 24, 2021, the Central Asian Innovative University was established. On March 2, 2021, the Central Asian Innovative University was granted a license to conduct educational activities in the field of higher and postgraduate education.
The university provides high-quality education and offers a wide range of educational services, introducing new learning technologies and expanding its research base.
CAIU offers training in 15 bachelor’s programs and 5 master’s programs. The student body exceeds 16,000 students, including more than 1,000 master’s degree students. The university employs over 400 faculty members, with more than 50% holding academic degrees.
The university operates 4 academic buildings with a total area of 32,000 sq. m., one dormitory for 270 students, 4 indoor sports halls, 2 covered sports facilities, an indoor swimming pool, a gym, and an off-campus training camp.
The university provides tuition discounts: from 20% to 100% for orphans, 15% for students from large families, 100% for founder’s grants, 10% for full tuition paid in a single installment, and additional benefits for applicants with high scores on the UNT.
One of the university’s key objectives is to strengthen its teaching staff and human resources, while also increasing its competitiveness in the domestic and international education markets. Particular emphasis is placed on international rankings and dual-degree programs with leading foreign universities. Current joint educational programs include partnerships with the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (Uzbekistan) and Jalal-Abad State University named after B. Osmonov (Kyrgyzstan).
CAIU has produced outstanding athletes: Universiade 2017 freestyle acrobatics winner T. Inkarbek; three-time world champion in hand-to-hand combat A. Ospanov; 2018 Asian Games winners R. Yemelyanova, T. Yemelyanova, T. Khaydarov, I. Golendova, O. Ananchenko; bronze medalist of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and world boxing champion S. Bibossynov; finalists of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in freestyle acrobatics A. Kalmyrzayev and in freestyle Sh. Khashirbayev. Current students include Asian and world champions in boxing, martial arts, chess, combat jiu-jitsu, Kazakh wrestling, and other sports.
The university’s international cooperation is dynamically developing in line with the objectives of the Bologna Process.
CAIU graduates possess strong professional qualifications, enabling them to quickly adapt to changing labor market conditions. In 2023, the overall employment rate of graduates exceeded 70%, including more than 80% in teacher training programs.
The Central Asian Innovative University is an institution preparing specialists of a new generation. The university regularly hosts international scientific conferences with the participation of scholars from Kazakhstan as well as near and far abroad.
