Two KBTU programs in software and data analytics

• COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE, School of Information Technology and Engineering (FIT).

The program focuses on practical IT development and computer science courses. Core courses: Programming Principles (1, 2); Algorithms and Data Structures; Object-Oriented Programming; Discrete Structures; Databases; Software Engineering. From the fourth semester, students can choose career tracks, each consisting of 2–7 electives. The Big Data Analysis track includes Advanced Statistics, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Data Storage and Analysis, Deep Learning, Intro to AI, and Computational Theory.

• INFORMATION SYSTEMS (KBTU) +

DATA SCIENCE & BUSINESS ANALYTICS (LSE). The program places greater emphasis on economics and mathematics. Students receive two degrees, from KBTU and the London School of Economics (LSE). Core courses: Principles of Statistics (1, 2); Statistics (1, 2); Advanced Statistics (1, 2); Principles of Calculus (1, 2); Calculus (1, 2); Algebra (1, 2); Mathematical Methods (1, 2); Microeconomics; Macroeconomics; Econometrics (1, 2); Business and Management in a Global Context (1, 2); Programming for Data Science (1, 2); Machine Learning (1, 2).

Tuition information: Annual paid tuition at KBTU is 2,400,000 tenge. The total cost for four years is 9,600,000 tenge.

Under the dual-degree program, students pay tuition at the London School of Economics because the grant does not cover it. The total is approximately 4,810,000 tenge: year 1 — $700 for AP exam preparation; year 2 — 1,700,000 tenge; year 3 — 1,400,000 tenge; year 4 — 1,400,000 tenge. For fee-paying students, the combined four-year cost of KBTU and LSE is 14,410,000 tenge.

Course retakes are paid. Depending on the course load, a retake may cost from 80,000 to 160,000 tenge. Students with good semester results but a poor exam grade can retake only the exam for 35,000 tenge.