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Kazakhstan (L)

General Provisions

Recognition of foreign upper secondary school-leaving certificates: general provisions for all countries.

Recognised upper secondary school-leaving certificate

  • Orta bilim turaly attestat

with the following general education subjects (during the last 3 years)

  1. First language (native language)
  2. Second language
  3. Mathematics
  4. Natural sciences (biology, chemistry or physics)
  5. Humanities and social sciences (geography, history or economics/law)
  6. Elective (one subject from category 2, 4 or 5)

Language skills and/or exams under reserve.

Admission requirements of each university

valid for the academic year 2019/20

EPFLUpper secondary school-leaving certificate + Entrance Examination EPFL
ETHZUpper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised university in Kazakhstan + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ. Otherwise: Comprehensive Entrance Examination ETHZ
BaselUpper secondary school-leaving certificate + 2 years of university-level studies recognised by the respective university + certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Kazakh university or Complementary Examination ECUS
BernUpper secondary school-leaving certificate + 2 years of university-level studies recognised by the respective university + certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Kazakh university or Complementary Examination ECUS
FribourgUpper secondary school-leaving certificate + 2 years of university-level studies recognised by the respective university + certificate of university admission provided by a recognised Kazakh university or Complementary Examination ECUS
GenèveUpper secondary school-leaving certificate + 2 years of university-level studies recognised by the respective university + certificate of university admission provided by a recognised Kazakh university or Complementary Examination ECUS
LausanneUpper secondary school-leaving certificate + 2 years of university-level studies recognised by the respective university + certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Kazakh university or Complementary Examination ECUS
LuzernUpper secondary school-leaving certificate + 2 years of university-level studies recognised by the respective university + certificate of university admission provided by a recognised Kazakh university or Complementary Examination ECUS
NeuchâtelUpper secondary school-leaving certificate + 2 years of university-level studies recognised by the respective university + certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Kazakh university or Complementary Examination ECUS
St. GallenUpper secondary school-leaving certificate + 2 years of university-level studies recognised by the respective university  + certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Kazakh university + HSG admission test or Complementary Examination ECUS
ZürichUpper secondary school-leaving certificate + 2 years of university-level studies recognised by the respective university + certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Kazakh university or Complementary Examination ECUS
USIUpper secondary school-leaving certificate + 2 years of university-level studies recognised by the respective university + certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Kazakh university or special conditions (Admission Regulations, art. 8 par. 3)