School of Liberal Arts is a place where socially significant professionals are raised: from linguists to translators, from HoReCa to counseling psychologists. Since the ability to communicate stands as one of the main success factors, School of Liberal Arts can become the foundation for achieving ones goals in humanitarian and other fields of activity in general.
This cooperation will open new opportunities for students of the Tourism and Hospitality educational programmes, providing them with a unique experience in one of the leading hotels.
This is not just a piece of equipment, but a top-of-the-range device that is used at all major events around the world. It is now at the disposal of our students! This upgrade will allow us to open the doors to the real world of simultaneous interpreting right from the classroom. From international conferences to […]
She highlighted the unique combination of education, public policy and justice law in her Master’s programme, which profoundly influenced her career. Her studies helped her contribute to global debates, particularly on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. She now teaches and conducts research, applying the critical thinking and practical skills acquired during her time at the […]
On February 20, 2024, as part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of MNU, a guest lecture was held with the chef at The St.Regis Astana – Oresto Mancini on the topic “Culinary Department in the hotel industry“. Students learned about the intricacies of the culinary department in the hotel business from one of […]
By 2025, we aim to become the leading liberal arts, language and certification centre in Central Asia providing language training and preparing social and humanitarian specialists correspondent to international standards.
Maqsut Narikbayev University values analytical thinking, creativity, practical problem solving, and broad, new ideas that encourage the MNU community to serve the society.
The programme is aimed at training specialists with skills in professional translation, consecutive and simultaneous interpretation, in-depth knowledge of the theory and practice of the first and second foreign languages in different language environments, and skills in the use of computer-aided translation tools and translation memory (CAT tools).
View detailsThe programme is focused on providing essential skills and knowledge in management and business processes in the tourism industry, both nationally and globally. Students will gain practical experience in evaluating tourism projects, organising and managing cultural and business events, and developing operational and strategic plans in tourism-related projects.
View detailsThe Psychology programme aims to train highly qualified and competitive specialists in organisational, social, cognitive and counselling psychology who are proficient in modern methods of psychological research, diagnosis and impact on individuals and groups as a whole.
View detailsThe Bachelor programme in Hospitality with a focus on hotel management and operations aims to develop a new generation of multilingual hospitality professionals who are aware of all aspects of hospitality standards. In addition, the programme aims to train hospitality industry leaders who are ready to work in the multicultural environment of the hospitality industry.
View detailsThe aim of the Applied Linguistics programme is to train a diversely developed specialist-linguist of a wide profile, who has a profound knowledge of two foreign languages, possesses the methodology of sociological research, is able to apply modern approaches in teaching foreign languages, translate and interpret, and has skills of editing and media writing.
View detailsAim of the programme: Training of a high qualified expert linguist capable of applying in-depth knowledge of the English language system and corpus linguistics to conduct reliable analyses of spoken and written language and research in the field of applied linguistics, with skills in developing educational materials using modern methods and approaches in English language teaching.
View detailsThe programme focuses on training qualified psychologists in scientific research, pedagogical and counselling activities.
View detailsThe aim of the programme is to train specialists in the field of interpretation and audiovisual translation with skills in working with modern technologies to produce high quality simultaneous, consecutive translations and research skills in translation studies and other related fields.
View detailsAcademic mobility involves studying students for an academic period at a foreign partner university. Participation in the program is a chance to gain experience studying at a foreign university and living abroad at the same time
The Office of Advisors of the School of Liberal Arts conducts organisational, methodological and consultative work during the entire period of study of students, represents the academic interests of students within the framework of the academic policy of the School of Liberal Arts and assists students in preparing and adjusting their individual study plan.
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