Kazakhstan
Introduction
With academic roots stretching back to 1824, The University of Manchester is one of the most respected universities worldwide. With an unprecedented £1 billion investment into outstanding research and teaching facilities, the University aims to become a top 25 global provider of education and research by 2020.
Our campus includes more than 10,500 students from 180 countries outside the UK and is at the heart of the city of Manchester, a vibrant and multicultural European metropolis.
The University of Manchester is one of the UK's most popular destinations for students from Kazakhstan and is a leading recipient of Bolashak-funded students in the UK.
The following fields of study are particularly popular with Kazakh students:
- Petroleum Engineering
- Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
- Economics and Social Sciences
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Business and Management
- Computer Science
World-leading research
We are recognised as a global powerhouse of research, with 93% of the University’s research activity assessed as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in the Research Excellence Framework 2021.
Our reputation as a world-class teaching and research university is confirmed through our ranking in the influential Academic Ranking of World Universities Survey conducted by Shanghai Jiao-Tong University. In the 2021 survey we were placed 35th in the world, 9th in Europe and 5th in the UK.
World rankings
Using different methodologies, international rankings typically compare universities from across the globe for their research performance and academic reputation.
| League table | World | Europe | UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| QS (2023) | 28 | 9 | 6 |
| Academic Ranking of World Universities (2022) | 38 | 8 | 6 |
| Times Higher Education (2023) | 54= | 16 | 8 |
| Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings (2023) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Times Higher Education ‘Most International University’ rankings (2023) | 29= | 18 | 10 |