
Country guide · Central Asia
MBBS admissions in Kazakhstan
Kazakh medical universities offer General Medicine programmes; teaching language, clinical training and overseas licensing eligibility must be checked for each programme.
- Duration:
- 5–6 years
- Medium:
- English
Admission route
Check the exact General Medicine qualification and internship pathway rather than relying on an MBBS label. Confirm international entry assessments, teaching language and clinical-language requirements with your chosen university.
Kazakh National Medical University- 1
Check eligibility
Check the university's current medicine entry requirements, accepted school qualifications and eligibility for international applicants.
- 2
Confirm the programme
Verify the degree, teaching language, entrance tests, clinical language requirements and internship arrangements directly with the university.
- 3
Prepare your documents
Confirm requirements for transcripts, passport, language evidence and document certification. Check tuition and living costs before accepting an offer.
- 4
Apply & verify licensing
Apply through the official university or national admission portal. Check home-country medical registration requirements and visa rules before enrolment.
Entry rules, fees and deadlines vary by institution and session. A QS rank is not medical accreditation or permission to practise. For practice in Pakistan, confirm the current requirements directly with PMDC; a World Directory of Medical Schools listing alone is not accreditation.
Medical universities in Kazakhstan
8 listed institutions, grouped by public/private and ordered by verified QS World University Rankings 2026. Faculty entries use the parent university's overall rank, not a medicine-subject rank. Unverified ranks appear last. This is not a complete national register or a list of approved English-medium programmes. Closing-merit figures have not been verified for these institutions.
8 of 8 universities
Public universities (7)
- Official website preview unavailable
1.Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Medicine)
Almaty
QS World Rank 2026: #166Closing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission 
2.Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University
Almaty
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission
3.Astana Medical University
Astana
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission- Official website preview unavailable
4.Karaganda Medical University
Karaganda
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission - Official website preview unavailable
5.Semey Medical University
Semey
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission - Official website preview unavailable
6.West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University
Aktobe
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission - Official website preview unavailable
7.South Kazakhstan Medical Academy
Shymkent
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission
Private universities (1)
- Official website preview unavailable
1.Kazakh-Russian Medical University
Almaty
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission
