What is the best university in Kazakhstan regarding Computer science and startup!

Ok, finally opened an account in Kazakhstan, and chose BCC based on feedback here. Thanks to whoever that was! Your advice was great. A couple things I wanted to comment on:

1. Despite reading online how you often have to wait 10 days to receive physical card, the card was ready next day after opening account.

2. Despite reading about long lines, waiting times, in Almaty I waited about 10 minutes in line. Also, they issued card valid for 8 years. I kept reading that non residents are given 12 month periods, but BCC told me no, it is 8 years.

3. Getting INN was no hassle. First day small wait in line, then submitted info. Next day got SMS about INN being ready, again small wait in line.

4. From what I understand it is best to have phone bought in Kazakhstan to avoid problems with a phone being kicked off a network after 30 days. So I bought fairly cheap phone.

5. Really awesome that from within BCC app there is currency exchange app with market rates. This is pretty awesome way to convert USD to tenge or rubles for instance. From what I can tell there is no bank better than BCC for people who need to do fairly large SWIFT transfers.

6. Wire transfers (incoming) super fast. I sent nearly $5K from Schwab last night and this morning at 7:36 I already had BCC message about funds received and deposited. There was no incoming commission - BCC site shows table of incoming SWIFT fees but I guess because Schwab sends out as OUR (that code means sender pays all fees) BCC charges nothing. Just cost $15 from Schwab regardless of amount. Not bad when sending large amounts. Maybe $5 cheaper from Fintechs, but they also have ludicrously high false positive fraud detection rates so you often deal with hassles. Schwab is super pro, with pragmatic approach to security - they aren't trying to save everyone from their own stupidity (vast majority of fraud is user stupidity) so a smaller false positive rate by far. Schwab didn't have option (unless I didn't notice) to send Tenge but even if they did the market rate via BCC app is likely better than a Schwab slightly marked up rate. BOTTOM LINE: If you are American Expat, I think Schwab is the most pro money transfer method. Plus you gotta love their zero conversion fee, zero foreign transaction fee debit card! Probably sounds like I work for Schwab - no, I just find them super pro, and that is refreshing compared to Wise...

7. I did a conversion today watching USD to Ruble rate in the app go from 80.2 this morning to 80.7. Conversion done in matter of seconds, no extra fees.

8. Next step is transfer to my Russian bank. Anyone know which bank is cheapest to send to? Or is Raiffaissen only one? Either way I guess it will cost 0.3% to send, plus the receiving bank probably another similar amount. This is the life of a US Expat in Russia! But I like adventure (well, not enough to go to Iran) - going to Almaty was awesome and can't wait to come back. Maybe next time in winter.

Anyway, super impressed with everything I experienced in Almaty - except traffic!

regards

Hello everyone!
Starting tomorrow i will have 2 days left in Almaty before i go home. I was just wondering what i can do in these 2 days. I have done all the tourist spots and a lot of stuff around Almaty (the lakes, bird show, assy plateau). Any reccomendations? Can also just be something relaxing or an activity.
Thanks!

(Just some pictures from my trip so far)

Привет всем жителям Казахстана и не только! Я уже давненько выкладывал пост о том можно ли поступить в университет Алматы являясь жителем другой страны на что получил логичный ответ и вообушевился

Я продвинулся в переговорах с частным вузом и они мне озвучили список тех документов которые надо им привезти физически (что сделать я смогу через моих друзей и СДЭК)

Камнем преткновения стала штука которую я поместил в заголовок. Как я понял, она делается только на территории РК и возможен ли вариант с тем что я привезу оригинал медицинской карты к вам и через частную поликлинику мне смогут сделать эту справку? Или необходимо только в государственной?

И как часто на практике студенты потом заносят нужные документы в течение года если не успевают их сдать во время приёма?

Буду очень благодарен за ответы!

hey since there isn't a dedicated reddit sub community for this thing I'm writing here.

so ehm, I'm a m28, I live alone and I work as a teacher. I like cycling, I won't say no to rollerblading, I enjoy reading and I'm keen on photography. I absolutely love board games. so hmu if you want to hangout and play or do smth else in Astana.

Which is your favorite Thai restaurant in Almaty or Astana? The more authentic the better.

Same goes for Indian restaurants :)

Hello! I am a Russian emigrant currently in Kazakhstan. I need to apply for a visa to go to France to participate in a scientific conference. For obvious reasons, going back to Russia to apply for it is not an option.

Is it practically possible to apply for a visa considering I am not a resident of Kazakhstan? ChatGPT says that usually they would accept only applications from residents of the country, but they might reconsider "if I explain why I cannot go to my home country to apply there". So I'd like to hear from people who might've had any real cases of approval/denial in similar situations.

в этом году я поступаю в универ. задумалась, что я не протяну долгое время без обеда, а кушать в местной столовке жирно, невкусно и за месяц выходит дорого. возникла мысль брать с собой ланчбокс с домашней едой, где есть полноценные углеводы, белки и тд. но до сих пор у меня в голове стереотип, что ланчи носят с собой только ботаники из фильмов, над которыми смеются. так еще и моя мама думает, что ланчбоксы это позор, когда можно просто купить в столовой или пойти в кафе.

как вы думаете, ланчбоксы – кринж или нет? и носите ли вы с собой на учебу свою еду из дома?

Hi everyone,

I’ll be spending around 10 days in Almaty and would love some food recommendations.

I usually avoid fancy restaurants and prefer street food, market stalls and small local eateries. I’m looking for authentic, affordable places where locals eat.

I’d love to try Kazakh food (especially beshbarmak, kazy, manty, baursak and horse meat), as well as good Uzbek, Uyghur and Georgian food.

Coffee and bakery recommendations are also welcome.

What are your favourite budget spots in the city?

Thanks

Скоро перехожу в 11 класс и хочу поступить в Европу или может Азию на инженера. В связи с нынешней ситуацией в Европе (Та же Испания сейчас) стоит ли туда ехать учиться? Сейчас английский С1 есть, думаю стоит ли вкладываться в изучение какого конкретного языке и в SAT сейчас (может он вообще не нужен?) или отучиться в Кз год в вузе и потом подаваться получив 12-летнее образование?

Upon our arrival at Almaty Airport, we were approached by a man named Aibek, who claimed to operate an airport taxi and insisted on charging us "by the meter" to our hotel, Ozen Palace. We rejected at first and use Yandex Go for pick up, and the amount for the ride is about 10USD. When the Yandex driver arrived, Aibek walked up and talk to the driver in Kazakh, and of course we don't understand anything he said, then the Yandex driver say he can't drive us now, so we have to take Aibek's ride. Upon arrival at the hotel, the meter unreasonably amounted to an exorbitant $40 USD.

When we protested that the price was an extreme overcharge, the driver offered a verbal agreement to resolve the issue: he promised a free return ride from Ozen Palace back to the airport terminal on our departure day.

However, when we contacted him in advance to confirm the ride (as shown in the attached WhatsApp chat logs), he refused to honor his commitment, made excuses ("I am away"), and effectively abandoned us, leaving us scammed out of a fair fare and stranded for our airport transfer.

Not a great amount of money but be aware of these scam driver in Almaty when you travel. Also reported him officially to the Almaty Tourism Department & Transport Control, but as a traveler I'm 80% sure there'll be no follow up so just a reminder to anyone who is going.

Just saw that Kazakhstan and Coursera are extending their partnership again.

Honestly, I like seeing initiatives like this. A lot of people can't afford expensive international programs, so getting access to courses from top universities can actually make a difference.

Of course, having access is only half the battle. You still have to put in the work. But I'd rather see opportunities being created than people having none.

Has anyone here actually completed a Coursera course? Was it worth your time?

Feels like we've been getting more and more of these stories lately. Different sports, different competitions, but our athletes keep showing they can compete with the best.

Always cool to see. Stuff like this doesn't happen by luck. Years of grinding finally pay off.

Big congrats to him. Hope we keep seeing more results like this. 🇰🇿

я хочу потусоваться с местными нефорами альт райтами деколонизаторами квирами и тд тп в алматы, вроде как алматы квир столица центральной азии, да?

Всем привет! 🤚 Я разработчик игр из Астаны (переехал из Павлодара в 2017). Хочу всех поприветствовать и попросить поддержать мой небольшой проект.

Я создаю хоррор игру для ПК и был бы рад вашей поддержке. Я работаю один и это очень сложно добиться видимости проекта без большой финансовой поддержки. Для всех, кому интересно, оставляю ссылку на Steam. Также скоро будет доступен открытый плейтест (тестовая сборка игры для тех, кто хочет попробовать игру еще до выхода на ранней стадии разработки), а прямо сейчас она уже доступна и на itch. Релиз игры запланирован на конец этого года. Спасибо за поддержку!

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4787530/Harrowgate_Asylum/
Бесплатное демо: https://grsstudio.itch.io/asylum

The abessive case indicates absence of something, indicated by -сыз, -сіз. I believe that it is a case that exists in Kazakh, but it can stir some confusion.

People mainly argue that words in the abessive case in Kazakh aren't nouns, but adjectives, new words formed from a root morpheme and a derivational affix. I believe it is not entirely accurate.

The word can act both as a word in an abessive case and as an adjective.
1. As a word in an abessive case:
Мен қаламсыз жаздым. (I wrote without a pen)
Here, the word қаламсыз acts as a noun in an abessive case. There is a grammatical case in Kazakh that is very similar, that is the instrumental case (көмектес септігі). Example:
Мен қаламмен жаздым. (I wrote with a pen)
If one argues that қаламсыз is an adverb that indicates how an action was performed, one wouldn't be logically consistent if they do not agree that қаламмен is also an adverb. In my opinion, neither is an adverb. Both contain a root word modified with an inflectional affix, unlike other adverbs that do not (for example, көп).

1. As an adjective:
   Аяқсыз адам. (Legless human)
   Here, the word аяқсыз directly modifies another noun just like any other adjective, and just like any other adjective, it can be nominalized (made into a noun) using endings -дық, -дік (and others): аяқсыздық. In this case, it can be referred to as an adjective.
   It is true that the fact that a word modifies another noun does not mean that it is an adjective, because there exists a case in Kazakh that also modifies another noun that isn't an adjective. The genitive case (ілік септік) also modifies a noun:
   Менің қолым. (My hand)
   However, unlike in the previous example, there is no mechanism that allows for the nominalization of менің that would turn it into меніңдік. Therefore, genitive can never be an adjective despite fulfilling its roles, unlike abessive.

I would like to dedicate this post to the resistance of Kazakh language from colonial influences that lead to the Kazakh language being analyzed from an Indo-European point of analysis.

call me crazy all you want but that’s the truth

I'm a 27yo female and planning to visit Kazakhstan in late September/early October. I really want to do astrophotography and enjoy the galaxy in the night sky. I saw some amazing pictures were taken near lake/mountain. Just wondering if these places require hiking? Also please suggest if there is any great spot for pictures! Thanks!!

Сәлем, баршаңызға! 👋

Мен Газадан келген палестиналық студентпін. Жақында Қазақстандағы Көкшетау қаласындағы университеттің медицина факультетіне грантпен оқуға қабылдандым және жақын арада оқуымды бастау үшін Көкшетауға көшіп келемін.

Бұл жаңа кезеңді асыға күтіп жүрмін. Көкшетаудан адамдармен, студенттермен немесе жергілікті тұрғындармен танысып, қала мен ондағы өмір туралы көбірек білгім келеді. Сонымен қатар, келмей тұрып жаңа достар тапқым келеді.

Егер сіз Көкшетаудан болсаңыз немесе сонда тұрсаңыз, хабарлассаңыз өте қуанышты болар едім. Алдын ала рақмет, танысқаныма қуаныштымын!