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{{ Infobox University |
name            = Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University |
established     = September 1, 1928 |
type            = Public |
city            = [[Almaty]] |
country         = [[Kazakhstan]] |
website         = }}
'''Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University''' is one of the leading institutes in [[Central Asia]]. It is situated in the heart of [[Almaty]] City, [[Kazakhstan]]. In 2003 Abai University had a record enrollment of more than 23,000 students, mostly from Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries.

==History==
The first Kazakh institute of higher learning, which was named [[Kazakh State University]], on September 1, 1928. It had one unique faculty - [[pedagogical]] with three separations:
*physico-mathematic
*natural studies
*linguistic studies

It was assumed to create other three faculties: pedagogical, agricultural and medical. They were supposed to work from 1932-1933. On behalf of intensive development of folk education newly opened institute of higher education  decided to develop as an independent pedagogical college. Therefore, in 1930 the university was renamed as Kazakh State Pedagogical College (KAZPI), and in 1935 it was renamed as Abai State University and when expanded its fields of studies in 1989 it was named just Abai University as there were more courses than technical education.
Today's Abai University started its work in a small one-story building of Vernenskoy as a Women's School.

==List of Faculties==
* Philological faculty
* Faculty of Physics and Maths
* Faculty of History
* Eco-Geological Faculty
* Faculty of Bio-Chemistry
* Faculty of Psychology
* Faculty of Arts
* Faculty of Economic Sciences
* Faculty of International Relations
* Preparatory faculty (For International Students)

==Distance learning==
The university was the first Kazakh university to start a [[distance learning]] programme in 2001. Today the University is offering more than 12 degree programmes and 11 certificate programmes through DL, which are accessible [[online]] in [[Russian language|Russian]] language and [[Kazakh language]] as well.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.kaznpu.kz/kz/ Home Page of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University]
*[http://www.kaznpu.kz/tempus/ Implementation programme of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University]
*[http://www.kaznpu.kz/en/?link=%D0%94%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5 Distance Learning through Abai University]

[[Category:1928 establishments in the Kazakh Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic]]
[[Category:Education in Almaty]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1928]]
[[Category:Universities and institutes established in the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Universities in Kazakhstan]]