More and more Kazakhstani students want to earn a degree abroad, choosing countries such as China, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States and Switzerland.
Despite its popularity, studying abroad has significant drawbacks: high tuition and high living costs. What can applicants do if they cannot afford this? Enroll at a university that teaches online.
In today's world it is easy to study the material you need, master the right skills and gain a profession. Online learning has its own advantages — mobility and affordability. Quality is not a concern either: competition in the online education market is high, so institutions work to attract applicants by delivering high-quality services and hiring qualified faculty.
Another barrier between applicants and education abroad is the language of instruction. There are two options: take a year-long language course, or enroll at an institution that teaches students in their native language.
What Forbes writes about SIIL
Forbes covers this in the article “A practical guide: affordable education abroad for Kazakhstanis”:
“The only university of its kind that offers study in your native language is Swiss International Institute Lausanne (SIIL). For Kazakhstan that currently means Russian, but given the dramatic growth in demand from Kazakhstan over the past year, the founders promise to add Kazakh soon.
Here you can study bachelor's and master's programs and take professional development courses in fields in demand, such as project manager or master of business administration. Admission requires only a diploma from your previous education — no entrance exams or national test results. This makes Swiss education accessible to everyone, anywhere in the world.”
