According to the results of the «QS World University Ranking by Subject 2020» Al-Farabi KazNU has improved its performance and strengthened position.

In QS «WUR by Subject», more than 1,200 universities of the world were ranked in five subject areas. Compared to last year, KazNU has significantly improved its performance in various subject areas. In addition, this rating, along with other specialties, for the first time included the specialty «Economics & econometrics» (451-500).

The rating methodology is based on four key indicators: academic reputation, reputation among employers, citation of scientific articles and the Hirsch index. The rating was compiled taking into account the opinions of more than 95 thousand teachers, 45 thousand employers, as well as data taken from the «Scopus» database.

It should be noted that KazNU, transforming into a world-class research University, is successfully advancing in world rankings. Thus, in 2019, according to the results of the global QS rating, the leading Kazakhstani University took the 207th place in the list of the best HEIs in the world. From the CIS countries, this group included only Lomonosov Moscow State University and Al-Farabi KazNU.