Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU / Әл-Фараби атындағы Қазақ ұлттық университеті)

Founded 1934 (chartered as Kazakh State University by Soviet authorities; renamed Al-Farabi Kazakh National University 1991 post-independence after AL-FARABI — 10th century Islamic polymath born in Farab/Otrar in present-day Kazakhstan; KAZAKHSTAN'S OLDEST and PREMIER university). KAZAKHSTAN'S OLDEST and PREMIER university by modern founding. Chartered 1934 by Soviet authorities as Kazakh State University. Renamed AL-FARABI Kazakh National University 1991 immediately after independence. EXTRAORDINARY HERITAGE NAMING: AL-FARABI (al-Fārābī, c. 872-950 CE) — born in FARAB/OTRAR in present-day southern Kazakhstan, ETHNICALLY-KAZAKH Islamic POLYMATH known as the SECOND TEACHER (after Aristotle); wrote on philosophy, logic, music theory, political science, ethics; major influence on Avicenna, Averroes, and medieval European scholasticism. ~20,000+ students. 16 faculties. National university status. Located in Almaty (former Soviet-era capital, current business + academic capital). Russian-Kazakh-English trilingual instruction. Major destination for Pakistani medical students.

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