1) The implementation and provision of academic, pedagogical and psychological support of students at the University is carried out through the system of academic advising (adviser service, supervision, tutorship and mentoring), the activities of which are regulated by this Academic Policy of the University.

2) Academic advisors (advisers, supervisors, mentors) are appointed by the Dean of the School/Faculty for each academic year from among faculty members with professional experience and teaching experience at the University.

3) Academic advising is carried out during the entire period of study in the context of implementation of individually focused educational process and is one of the main forms of support for students in mastering the relevant educational programs.

4) Academic advisor:

1. represents the academic interests of students, participates in the preparation of necessary information materials on organizing the educational, upbringing, clinical process;
2. provides students with information materials on professional educational programs implemented at the University, on the organization of individually focused educational process;
3. assists in the forming an individual educational path by assisting in the preparation and adjustment of individual curricula;
4. monitors the preparation and availability of all methodological materials necessary for studying in this field of study, participates in the preparation of working curricula for the academic year;
5. advises students on the formation and implementation of individual curricula, supervising future career issues, determining areas of research, choosing a scientific adviser, the topic of graduation work, determining the framework of professional practice, which provides for academic advising on a regular basis during the academic year;
6. takes part in the work of various commissions that consider issues of students' academic achievement and academic status;
7. takes part in the development of regulatory and institutional materials regulating the activities of students.

5) Information about the work of the academic advisor is open and published on the student portal in the Academic advising section.

1. General terms

1) To ensure the quality of the educational process, the NCJSC “KMU” has sufficient and relevant resources for each implemented educational program. The provision of the university with logistical, information and communication resources, resources for clinical training and scientific research is a prerequisite for the implementation of educational activities. When planning and designing educational programs, educational resources are constantly audited and monitored. Students have access to all material learning resources, which include: library, laboratories, classrooms, research and testing laboratories, technical training facilities, sports facilities and other resources used in the educational process.

2) The library fund is an integral part of information resources. The NCJSC “KMU” provides students with free access to library funds, information databases, including international sources, posted in e-libraries.

3) High-tech information and educational environment, including a website, information and educational portal, automated system to ensure credit technology of education, a set of information and educational resources are formed and are constantly being improved in the NCJSC “KMU”.

4) To ensure practical training of students, the NCJSC “KMU” has clinical bases, including its own.

5) To ensure the mobility of students and faculty members within the framework of educational programs, the university has strong well-established partnerships with scientific organizations and educational organizations, including foreign ones.

6) For the implementation of postgraduate education programs, as a prerequisite, the NCJSC “KMU” has relevant research programs and projects in accordance with the scientific priorities in the study area.

7) Procedures of planning, provision of educational resources are determined by the university independently, based on the analysis of the needs of educational programs.

2. Planning and recording the activity of the faculty members (planning of study load, calculation of hours, monitoring of study load fulfillment)

8) The following types of academic work are established at the University:

1. lectures;
2. seminars
3. practical classes;
4. laboratory works;
5. student’s independent work;
6. student’s independent work under the teacher's supervision;
7. practice/internship (educational, introductory, pedagogical, field, professional, work, pre-diploma and etc.);
8. master’s thesis;
9. doctoral thesis;
10. monitoring activities (intermediate, academic and final certification, including advising).

9) Time standards by types of academic work are developed by the NCJSC “KMU” independently and are revised annually.

10) Planning of teaching load of faculty members is made for the academic year. Study load is calculated for each discipline, with a split by types of classes (lectures, practical classes, SIWT, laboratory works, etc.), as well as for all types of work - scientific advising of diploma projects (works), practices, etc. Lectures are scheduled for professors, associate professors and assistant professors. The University may involve experienced professionals, practitioners of the relevant field of activity to give lectures. Seminars, practical classes and laboratory works can be conducted by professors and assistants. When calculating the load, it is based on the estimated planned number of students, the occupancy of batches for each type of classes and the draft schedule at the time of calculating the load. The planned calculation of teaching load of faculty members for the next academic year is made in May of each year. By August 25, the correction is performed, taking into account the enrollment of the 1st year students of all educational programs, as well as possible changes in other parameters. The calculation of the academic load of the faculty members is approved by the Vice Rector for Academic Work in August of each year. On the basis of the planned volume of academic load, the approved number of the faculty members and time norms of the annual academic load, heads of departments and heads of schools, in coordination with the Vice Rector for Academic Work, determine the specific amount of the academic load for each teacher for the coming year, taking into account the level of qualification and specialization of the teacher.

11) The teachers fill out an individual plan in Platonus. The order of filling is regulated by the "Regulation on the individual work plan of the teacher”.

1) Organization of the educational process through distance learning technologies (DLT) at the NJSC “Karaganda Medical University” is carried out in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “ On Education”, Standard rules of activity of organizations of higher and postgraduate education and the Rules of organization of the educational process in distance learning.

2) Distance learning in medical and pharmaceutical fields shall not be permitted, except in cases stipulated by paragraph 2 of Article 37-2 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Education”.

3) The University provides distance learning:

1. students who have an opinion of the medical advisory commission on their state of health;
2. participants of international, national training camps, sports competitions, intellectual and creative contests and festivals for the period of participation;
3. students in the areas of training "Biological and related sciences" and "Manufacturing and processing industries" no more than fifty percent of the total number of disciplines for the entire period of study. At the same time, the list of disciplines and (or) modules allowed for distance learning is determined by schools independently and approved by the order of the Chairman of the Board-Rector.

4) Students from the category of persons who may be subject to DLT, and who have expressed a desire to study using DLT, submit an application in any form addressed to the Chairman of the Board-Rector for permission to study using DLT, on the basis of which an order is issued. The University provides the student with an individual curriculum and a schedule for mastering the EP, developed on the basis of a working curriculum.

5) When implementing educational programs or their components through DLT, the University shall establish conditions for the functioning of an educational Internet portal within the information and educational environment, ensuring that learners can fully master the educational programs or their components regardless of their location; determine the procedure for providing academic and methodological support for the educational process, including individual consultations conducted remotely using information and telecommunication technologies; define the ratio between classes conducted through direct interaction between the instructor and the learner, and those delivered via DLT; ensure learners’ access to the information system containing all educational, reference, and methodological materials, as well as testing systems, electronic resources, and sources; make managerial decisions in the event of circumstances beyond the control of the participants in the educational process.

6) The structural unit responsible for organizing the educational process through DLT is the school implementing the corresponding educational program. The preparation of digital educational resources shall be carried out by their developers in accordance with the educational program and shall include digital learning materials and electronic educational platforms. When studying courses delivered through distance learning, classes shall be conducted primarily in a synchronous learning format, except for those courses intended to be mastered using Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).

7) In the education of learners with special educational needs using DLT, the transmission and reception of information shall be carried out in forms accessible to them.

1. These rules determine how to organize and conduct professional practice for students in technical and professional, higher and postgraduate education. They are based on State generally binding standards of higher and postgraduate education, State generally binding standards for levels of education in the field of healthcare, Rules for organizing the educational process on credit technology, Rules for organizing and conducting professional practice and rules for identifying enterprises (organizations) as practice bases for TVE, Standard rules for conducting ongoing monitoring of student’s academic performance, intermediate and final attestations, Standard rules of activity of organizations of higher and postgraduate education and Rules of the labor (internal) regulations of the NCJSC KMU.

2. The periods, duration and dates of practices are established in accordance with the work curricula of specialties/educational programs, academic calendars, professional practice programs, and individual curricula of students. When organizing the educational process, it is allowed to introduce professional practice both separately from the academic period and in parallel with the academic period.

3. The main types of professional practice are educational, pedagogical, industrial, postgraduate and research. The content of the practice is determined by the professional practice programs in accordance with the educational programs. To conduct professional practice, schools/faculties/institutes, in coordination with enterprises (organizations), approve practice’s programs and schedules.

4. The basis for students to complete a practice is: for the TVE, an order from the Chairman of the Board- Rector, for the higher and postgraduate education – an order from the dean, indicating the time of completion, the base and the head of the practices.

5. The basic elements of practice’s planning are:

1. professional practice program;
2. practice’s schedule;
3. the order of the Chairman of the Board-the Rector or the dean's order to complete the internship;
4. practice’s agreement.

6. The department and school/faculty that train specialists in a specific specialty/educational program are responsible for assigning training practice.

7. Students are assigned supervisors from the University and the enterprise (organization). Advisers are appointed when needed.

8. Educational practice is carried out in training and production and training workshops, educational and auxiliary teaching facilities, as well as at the departments, in healthcare and education organizations, labs, pharmacies, and other bases, depending on the specialty or educational program. Professional practice is carried out in enterprises (organizations) in locations that fit the specialty/educational program specialization, provided by employers on the basis of an agreement, and the goal is the development of professional competencies. Professional and research practice of undergraduates can be conducted at enterprises (organizations) at the place of planned employment.

9. Students have the opportunity to participate in practice based on agreements reached with organizations, including international partners, as part of the implementation of academic mobility.

10. The practice bases are determined by enterprises (organizations) whose statutory activities line up with the requirements of the educational program and the specialization of training specialists. These organizations are equipped with high-quality technical equipment and qualified personnel for supervising professional practice. The list of enterprises (organizations) for TVE is gathered from the student’s list of enterprises (organizations) or from the list of accredited associations and industry associations that are listed in the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan's “Atameken” register of certification centers of specialists.

11. The head of the practice from the University assigns the practice basis two months in advance, working with the students. The student may alter the practice base up to one month prior to the practice by submitting an application outlining their inability to practice on the previously assigned base. The student's illness, family-related circumstances, or other objective explanations supported by necessary documents may be the reasons. The application is reviewed by the Dean of the School (Faculty), and if the decision is favorable, the distribution of practice bases is adjusted.

12. When students are distributed on the basis of practice, tripartite contracts are concluded between the student, the organization of the practice, and the University, and bilateral contracts are concluded when the professional practice is in the structural divisions of the University. Contracts with organizations that serve as practice bases are concluded no later than one month before the professional practice on the basis of the Standard form of the contract for the conduct of professional practice of students.

13. The distribution of students on the practice bases is provided to the school by the head from the University in the form of a memo with signed contracts attached.

14. The order of the Chairman of the Board-Rector (for TVE)/ order of the Dean (for higher and postgraduate education) is issued not later than two weeks before the start of practice on the basis of the signed agreements and distribution of the students on the practice base.

15. A student of a for TVE for professional practice is given a referral and a form of a diary-report on the passage of professional practice, for students of military and air defense – only a form of a diary-report. Before starting the course, students are instructed on the goals, objectives, rules, professional practice program and safe working conditions on the basis of the enterprise (organization).

16. Students submit to the head of the practice from the University a written report in any form on the execution of the program of professional practice and diary-report on the professional practice, which is checked by the head and defended at the department, based on the results of the practice. The diary defense outcomes are graded using the recognized letter grading system.

17. If one specific practice head is appointed for the practice (often for educational, introductive, field, and so on), it is evaluated based on the results of the defense of the presented report in accordance with the demonstrated knowledge.

18. If two heads/supervisors are appointed for practice (often for work practice, etc.), a final assessment is assigned, taking into account the practice head/ supervisor's assessment from the practice base, which accounts for 40% of the final assessment, and the supervisor's assessment on the defense of the submitted report, which accounts for 60% of the final assessment. After the practice is completed, the head/supervisor responsible for the practice submits the supervisor's report to the dean's office.

19. When summing the outcomes of intermediate certification, the results of professional practice are taken into account. Students who have not completed the practice and/or have not fulfilled the practice program and/or have received negative feedback on their work or received an unsatisfactory assessment are sent to repeat the practice in the following academic year in parallel with theoretical training or during the summer term.

20. During the professional practice, the student must:

1. undergo a medical examination to get admission in the medical card before beginning the practice;
2. get a referral for outside practice at the school;
3. fill out the practice diary in the prescribed form daily during the practice and submit to the head of the practice properly executed journal at the end of the practice;
4. fulfill the practice program conscientiously and responsibly;
5. be responsible for the work performed and its results equally with the staff members;
6. fully complete the practice program, acquire practical skills according to the program and consolidate the material studied at the University;
7. master necessary medical procedures, acquire the skills in medical documentation and emergency care skills;
8. learn the principles of work of medical staff in medical organizations; 9) pass the final control on professional practice.
9. follow the internal rules of professional practice organizations, observe the basics of ethics and deontology, requirements for appearance and clothing;
10. follow the rules and safety standards, safety measures, fire safety and industrial sanitation.

21. When undergoing the research practice, students must:

1. develop research skills.
2. study fundamental and periodic literature, normative and methodological resources on the topics developed by the student in his/her final qualifying work.
3. confirm the relevance and practical significance of the chosen research topic.
4. collection, systematization and summary of practical material for use in the final qualifying work.

1) Present Rules define the procedure for organizing and implementing methodological work in NCJSC “KMU”.

2) The organization of educational and methodological work is regulated by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( State mandatory standards for higher education and postgraduate education, State mandatory standards for levels of education in the field of healthcare, Standard curricula for medical and pharmaceutical specialties, Rules for organizing and implementing educational and methodological, scientific and methodological work).

3) Organization and implementation of educational and methodological, scientific and methodological work on educational programs of vocational education and training, higher education and postgraduate education is a set of activities aimed at providing the educational process with educational and methodological documentation, improving the teaching skills of academic teaching staff, improving the quality of all forms, types and methods of academic work at the university.

4) The tasks of educational and methodological work are:

1. scientific and methodological support for the implementation of educational programs;
2. development, introduction of new and improvement of current technologies, methods, means and forms of educational process;
3. development of creative thinking of an educator, ensuring qualification upgrade and professional competence of teaching staff, improvement of scientific and methodological potential of the teaching staff;
4. development of educational and methodological documentation, providing the educational process with psychological and pedagogical, didactic and methodological, teaching and educational materials for achieving cognitive and developmental goals by students.

5) Structural divisions carrying out educational and methodological work – departments, schools/faculty, the workforce of educational and methodological work is the academic teaching staff of the departments, the Center for Simulation and Educational Technologies (hereinafter – CSET), the Language Development Center, the Center for Physical Development and Schools, the staff of schools.

6) Coordination of educational and methodological work is carried out by the program directors, module coordinators, curriculum coordinators of schools, departments, CSET.

7) Management, monitoring and control of educational and methodological, scientific and methodological work is assigned to the School Council. Direct supervision of educational and methodological, scientific and methodological work of the University is carried out by the Vice-Rector for Academic Work.

8) Educational and methodological documentation is discussed at the relevant meetings (department, School Council, Senate) and approved in accordance with the procedure established at the University. Expertise and quality assessment of educational and methodological developments are carried out by the quality assurance committees at schools, Academic Committee of the Senate.

9) Educational and methodological work of the university includes:

1. development of educational programs, working curricula, course syllabuses, catalogs of elective disciplines, programs of final assessment, guidance papers and study guides;
2. educational and methodological support for course units with textbooks, work books, collections of tasks, complex tasks, tutorials for laboratory class, review work, term work, training manuals for studying courses, and materials for formative and summative assessment of knowledge, final assessment of students in all modes of study;
3. development of programs of all types of in-service education programs and vocational practices, industrial training and scientific internships, and reference manuals for writing thesis works (projects);
4. development of advanced educational technologies and teaching methods that increase acquisition of study material by students;
5. educational and methodological support for students’ individual work, designed to develop their ability to search, analyze and formulate the outcomes.

10) Working curricula are developed annually by program directors in concurrence with schools and approved by the vice-rector for the relevant area.

11) The course syllabus is a curriculum that includes a description of the course being studied, the goals and objectives of the course, a brief summary of its content, topics and duration of study, self-study assignments, methods and criteria for assessing student’s learning achievements, a map of teaching and methodological support, and other learning materials (course schedule, control and measuring means, reference manuals, etc.).

12) The syllabus is developed annually by the teachers in charge of appointed by the head of the academic unit (department, center, school) in accordance with the EP and Model Curricula and is approved before the start of the current academic year at the faculty meeting (School Council). No later than September 1, the course syllabuses are posted on the university's educational portal.

13) The training/ internship program is designed for all types of professional training (academic, on-the-job training, research scientific, teaching), industrial training and scientific internships. The program contains a description of the goals and objectives of the internship/training, the final outcomes, the necessary prerequisites, the content of the internship/training, the procedure for preparation, and the deadlines for defending reports. The internship/training program is considered at the faculty meeting/focus group of the educational program, at the meeting of the School Council, and is approved by the head of the department/dean of the school.

14) Catalog of Elective Disciplines (CED) is a structured annotated list of elective academic disciplines. It is compiled for the purpose of independent, efficient, and flexible formation of individual learning path.

15) Applications for elective disciplines are formed and submitted by departments (schools) to the program director, are addressed and approved at the meeting of the School Council with the mandatory participation of advisors and the quality assurance committee at the schools. After approval, the CEDs are submitted to the Department of Academic Work and included into the curriculum in the AIS Platonus.

16) Educational programs are posted on the university's website. Course syllabuses, internship/training programs, samples of final assessment control and measuring means, etc. are posted on the educational portal in the sections corresponding to the relevant educational programs.

1) The verification of papers for originality is carried out using the licensed anti-plagiarism system installed at the university.

2) Diploma works/diploma theses of graduates, dissertations/thesis works (projects), term papers/coursework (projects), educational and methodical publications submitted for preliminary examination to the School Council, monographs, articles submitted by students, faculty members for publication in scientific-methodical and scientific editions; scientific works of students, articles submitted to student research competitions are subject to mandatory check for plagiarism/improper borrowings from published sources.

3) The library checks diploma works/diploma theses of the graduates, dissertations/thesis works (projects) for originality, electronic versions of diploma works/diploma theses to be checked for originality are submitted as text files in doc, docx, rtf format.

4) The student is responsible for the timely submission of the diploma thesis/master's thesis for verification.

5) Deadlines for submitting papers for checking:

1. diploma theses (projects) – no later than 10 working days before the defense date;
2. dissertation works/thesis works (projects) – no later than 20 working days before the defense date;
3. updated works (projects) – no later than 5 days before the defense date;
4. scientific works – no later than 10 days before the deadline for accepting the publications.

6) The paper is considered to have been verified with a positive result if it meets the following criteria:

1. term papers/coursework (projects) – no less than 60% of the original text;
2. diploma works/diploma theses – no less than 65% of the original text;
3. dissertation works/thesis works (projects) – no less than 75% of the original text;
4. scientific works submitted to student work contests – no less than 70% of the original text;
5. scientific works submitted for publication in scientific editions – no less than 85% of the original text;
6. educational and methodical publications – no less than 60% of the original text.

7) For some final qualifying papers, involving the analysis of regulatory and legal documentation, methodological problems of science by the decision of the School Council can be positive decisions on admission to the defense with a smaller percentage (deviation – no more than 5%) of the original text from the established permissible. The decision to admit such work to defense is justified by the head/supervisor in his/her feedback of the work of the student and recorded in the protocol of the meeting of the School Council.

8) In case of disagreement with a negative conclusion on the verification of the work, the author submits an application to the head of his department, who appoints a commission to review the work for plagiarism. The final decision on the admission of a work for protection (publication, preliminary examination) is made at a meeting of the department based on the expert opinion.

9) The protocol of originality check (if there is an expert review – the expert opinion), together with the feedback of the supervisor (review) is attached to the paper.

10) In the submitted qualifying, dissertation/thesis, research works, the amount of legitimate borrowing implies the use in the text of the names of institutions, public authorities and local government; references to regulatory legal acts; texts of the laws; lists of references; repetitions, including frequently repeated set expressions and legal terms; citation of text, extracts from the documents for their analysis, as well as self-citation, etc. The authors of the submitted works should explain in their comments that the borrowings are legitimate.

11) If the final paper does not meet the requirements for the uniqueness of the text, the paper is returned once to the student for revision. If the paper is not corrected or does not meet the established requirements after correction, the paper is not allowed to be defended and the student is subject to expulsion from the University for violating the principles of academic integrity.

12) The secretary of the attestation commission accepts graduation papers that have been checked for originality and places them in the cloud storage of the university.

13) When submitting educational and methodical publications for consideration at a School Council meeting, the process for material originality check must be included. If an educational and methodical publication does not meet the volume of original text requirements of these Regulations, the work is not considered at the School Council meeting and the materials are returned to the author for revision.

14) The authors of papers that have failed the originality check are allowed to revise them and recheck them within the deadlines set by the organizers of the publication, the conference organizers. If a negative conclusion is received during the re-examination, the work is not allowed to be defended (the article is accepted for participation in the competition, for publication).

1. Students, faculty members and employees of the NCJSC “KMU” are eligible to participate in academic mobility programs in accordance with the current legislation and Regulatory Legal Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2. The academic mobility program's goal is to provide students with high-quality educational services by establishing competitive educational and research programs.

3. Academic mobility aims to address the following tasks:

1. improving the quality of mobility of students, teachers, administrative and management staff, researchers; increasing the efficiency of scientific research, improving the management system;
2. professional and personal growth of the program participants;
3. increasing the competitiveness of the NCJSC “KMU” alumni in the Kazakhstan and international labor markets;
4. improvement of professional competences by studying and learning the experience of leading Kazakhstani and foreign educational organizations;
5. attracting the intellectual potential;
6. establishment of external and internal integration ties;
7. implementation of the strategic plan, mission and development program of the NCJSC “KMU”;
8. development of international cooperation in accordance with the mission of the NCJSC “KMU”.

4. Academic mobility is carried out within the framework of memorandums, agreements, or cooperation agreements signed by the educational organization with Kazakhstani and foreign educational and scientific organizations, based on personal invitations received from educational and scientific organizations, as well as participants' own initiative.

5. The international cooperation department, in collaboration with the schools, is in charge of conducting academic mobility and providing information support at the NCJSC “KMU.” The international cooperation department and schools/faculty inform departments and other University divisions about the current state of academic mobility by posting relevant information on the University's official website.

6. Agreements and contracts with partner universities, international and national organizations regulate the implementation of specific forms and types of academic mobility.

7. The partner university and its educational programs must be accredited in accordance with the educational standards of the relevant country and recorded in the Register of accredited educational organizations and accredited educational programs.

8. Sending applicants to participate in the academic mobility program to partner universities is implemented according to the Academic Mobility Plan.

9. The regulation on the organization of academic mobility applies to undergraduate, internship, master's, doctoral, residency students, full-time teachers, employees of the NCJSC "KMU" and students of bachelor's, internship, master's, doctoral, residency, teachers and staff of partner universities.

10. Academic mobility is in the form of:

1. studying in the partner university during one academic period (term or year);
2. studying the discipline chosen by the student during the period specified in the schedule of the educational organization or on the individual curriculum;
3. professional practice/internship (training and production, work practice) according to the requirements of the NCJSC “KMU” and the educational organization;
4. studying in winter/summer schools based on the invitation;
5. conducting lectures and seminars;
6. training in apprenticeships within the framework of credit mobility programs for teachers and employees of educational organizations under international grant programs;
7. conducting joint studies

11. Participants in academic mobility programs are chosen through an open competitive process that adheres to the principles of equality of opportunity, merit, ability, and social activity.

1. The procedure for awarding and paying government scholarships, as well as their amounts, for students, interns, master's students, residents, and doctoral students studying under the state educational order, including those transferred to study under the state educational order, is determined in accordance with the resolution of the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2. The procedure for awarding and paying the scholarships established by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for students is defined by the rules for awarding the scholarships established by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

3. The scholarship of the Chairman of the Board-Rector of NCJSC "KMU" is not a state scholarship. The conditions, procedure for granting and paying the scholarship of the Chairman of the Board-Rector (hereinafter referred to as the Scholarship) to undergraduate students of NCJSC "KMU" are determined by the Regulations on the procedure for awarding Scholarships.

4. The scholarship may be awarded repeatedly to the same student by a decision of the Senate if his academic performance and extracurricular activities meet the criteria of the Regulations on the procedure for awarding the Scholarship. The numbers and amount of the Scholarship is set by the Board of the NCJSC "KMU". The scholarship competition is held twice a year, after the end of the winter and summer holidays.

5. The scholarship is awarded for one academic period.

6. Students of 2-7 courses can participate in the Scholarship competition who do not receive a scholarship, successfully master educational programs (subject to a GPA of at least 3.0 for the entire period of study and who do not have disciplinary penalties for the entire period of study), engaged in research, innovation, entrepreneurial, sports, cultural, creative and social activities.

7. Applicants are selected according to a point system according to the criteria of the Regulations on the procedure for awarding Scholarships.

8. If the scores are equal, students belonging to preferential categories have a preferential right. If candidates do not belong to preferential categories, preference is given to students with more achievements.

9. Based on a decision of the Senate, the AWD Student Enrollment Unit issues an order from the Chairman of the Board-Rector on the appointment of a Scholarship within three working days.

1. Bachelor’s and master’s degree programs

1. These Rules for Awarding Vacant Educational Grants Released in the Process of Higher and Postgraduate Education are developed in accordance with the Rules for Awarding Educational Grants.

2. Vacant educational grants, released in the process of higher and postgraduate education, are awarded on a competitive basis to students studying on a fee basis in the framework of groups of educational programs and period of study, with the issue of a certificate on awarding an educational grant.

3. The open competition announcement is posted on the website, along with the number of vacant educational grants by educational program group and course.

4. Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan or persons without citizenship permanently residing in the Republic of Kazakhstan, who receive higher education for the first time, have the right to participate in the competition for the award of vacant educational grants, released in the process of higher education.

5. Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan have the right to participate in the competition for awarding vacant educational grants released in the process of postgraduate education, if they pursue education of this level for the first time.

6. The competition is held during the winter and summer holidays based on the results of midterm assessment based on the average GPA for the entire period of study.

7. For the same indicators of GPA, students with grades of only A, A- (“excellent”) are given preference, followed by grades from A, A- (“excellent”) to B+, B, B-, C+ (“good”), then mixed grades for the entire period of study.

8. In the event of the same indicators of GPA and mixed grades for the entire period of study, the following persons have the priority: orphans and children left without parental care, disabled persons of I and II degrees, persons equated in terms of benefits and guarantees to participants and disabled persons of the Great Patriotic War, persons with disabilities from childhood, disabled children, persons having documents on previous education with honors.

9. In the case of identical GPA indicators and mixed grades, and the absence of a basis for preferential treatment, the average score of the applicants' certificate/diploma is taken into account, followed by the sum of the points scored in the UNT core subjects.

10. Applicants' documents are submitted to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education by January 25 and August 5 of the current academic year, respectively.

11. By the order of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan on awarding a vacant educational grant of higher or postgraduate education and the issued certificate on awarding educational grant of Bachelor's/Master's degree, the unit for enrollment of students of the Department of Academic Work issues within three working days an order of the Chairman of the Board – Rector for further training on an educational grant.

12. The local executive authority commission awards vacant educational grants issued in the process of higher and (or) postgraduate education during the winter and summer holidays on a competitive basis.

13. Based on the minutes of the local executive authority commission on awarding a vacant educational grant of higher or postgraduate education and the issued certificate on awarding an educational grant, the unit for enrollment of students of the Department of Academic Work issues an order of the Chairman of the Board – Rector for further training under the educational grant at the expense of the local executive authority funds within three working days.

2. Residency

14. Transfer of a medical resident from a paid basis to training under the state educational order for a vacant place is carried out in accordance with the Rules of training medical staff in residency.

15. Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan have the right to participate in the competition for transfer to training under the state educational order for a vacant place, who receive education of this level for the first time.

16. Transfer of a medical resident from paid basis to training under the state educational order to a vacant place for the remaining training period is carried out during the holiday period by the decision of the Senate.

17. By the decision of the Senate on the transfer of a medical resident from a paid basis to training under the state educational order to a vacant place for the training period, the unit for enrollment of students of the Department of Academic Work issues an order of the Chairman of the Board-Rector for further training under the state educational order within three working days.

18. Transfer of a medical resident from paid basis to training under the state educational order at the expense of the funds of the local executive authority for the remaining period of training is carried out by the commission of the local executive authority during the summer holiday to the available vacant places on a competitive basis.

19. Based on the minutes of the local executive authority commission on the transfer of a medical resident from the paid basis to training under the state educational order, the unit for enrollment of students of the Department of Academic Work issues an order of the Chairman of the Board – Rector for further training under the educational grant at the expense of the funds of the local executive authority within three working days.

1. This regulation on dual education defines the procedure for the organization of dual education at all levels of education in accordance with the Rules for the organization of dual education and the Rules for the organization of dual education in in organizations of higher or postgraduate education.

2. The purpose of the introduction of dual education, or its elements, is the qualitative development by students of the required competencies of educational programs, including practical skills in the professional field, the formation of responsibility, for the subsequent successful adaptation of graduates in the workforce.

3. The following basic concepts are used in the Regulation:

1. dual training is a form of personnel training that combines training at the NCJSC "KMU" with mandatory periods of industrial training and professional practice in a medical organization or enterprise corresponding to the training profile, while the NCJSC "KMU" and the medical organization/enterprise are independent partners in relation to each other;
2. a joint activity agreement is a written agreement between a university and a medical organization/enterprise that regulates the terms of joint activities for the development and implementation of joint projects and programs that meet the interests, goals and strategic objectives of the parties.;
3. a dual training agreement is a written agreement between a student, an enterprise (organization) providing a workplace for on–the-job training and professional practice, and a university regulating the conditions and procedure for on-the-job training and (or) professional practice.;
4. a medical organization/enterprise (hereinafter referred to as the enterprise) is a legal entity or individual entrepreneur, regardless of the form of ownership, participating in dual training in accordance with these Regulations.;
5. industrial training – training aimed at the acquisition of theoretical knowledge and practical skills by students at the university and (or) enterprise;
6. mentor is a qualified employee of an enterprise who manages industrial training and (or) professional practice.

4. The participants of the dual training are the teaching staff of the NCJSC "KMU", mentors or managers of industrial training/professional practice of the enterprise and students.

5. For the implementation of dual education, the university and the enterprise conclude an agreement on dual education and/or joint activities.

6. The University creates the necessary conditions for the educational process: prepares, in agreement with the company, a syllabus; develops a syllabus-based dual training program, taking into account the specifics of the company's production activities; prepares, in agreement with the company, a schedule of lectures and practical exercises, a schedule of training sessions, indicating the place of classes; monitors the training at the enterprise; provides students with educational and methodological materials.

7. The company provides training facilities and/or a training production center equipped for the implementation of training and practice; appoints mentors; assigns mentors to students to manage industrial training; introduces them to the material and technical base, working conditions, regulatory legal acts regulating this area, occupational safety and health conditions; conducts all types of training. instructions provided by the legislation on labor protection, safety, and local documents of the company; provides students with personal protective equipment (according to the instructions of the enterprise) and tools necessary for training, taking into account the requirements of the enterprise; ensures the organization of classes and practices in accordance with educational programs; monitors the passage of industrial training and professional practice of students at the enterprise; promptly informs the university of all cases of students violating labor discipline and internal regulations businesses.

8. The mentor distributes students to study places; teaches practical techniques and ways to perform high-quality job duties and assignments; gives assignments according to the syllabus thematic plan; assists students in familiarizing themselves with production activities, corporate culture and subsequent professional development, securing it in the workplace; monitors the execution of assignments given to students; requires students to perform instructions on issues related to production activities; identifies and helps eliminate mistakes made by students, provides assistance in eliminating existing deficiencies; monitors the preparation of accounting documents for students; confirms the fulfillment of students' obligations during training and internship with grades in checklists; provides characteristics of students' work.

9. The student gets acquainted with the conditions of the enterprise, regulatory legal acts regulating this area, safety and labor protection conditions; adheres to academic and industrial discipline, internal labor regulations, labor protection and safety requirements; attends classes and practices according to the schedule; strictly adheres to and fulfills the requirements of the training program; keeps a diary report on after completing industrial training and professional practice, prepares other accounting documents in accordance with the requirements of the EP and syllabuses.

10. Intermediate and final attestation is conducted by the university, while mentors may be involved as examiners in agreement with the company.

11. Students' work experience can be provided with a salary at the discretion of the company.