Undergraduate Education Program of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University was recognized by the UN World Tourism Organization

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is a United Nations Agency responsible for the promotion responsible, sustainable and public tourism.

In 2011-2012 the Department of Recreational Geography and Tourism won the grant and passed the International Quality Certification Procedure of Tourism Education, TedQual-UNWTO, on specialty "5B090200 for the first time among the universities of Kazakhstan. As a result of the audit the Undergraduate Education Program "Tourism" implemented by the Department of Recreation Geography and Tourism, Al Farabi KazNU, is certified for a maximum period - 4 years (October, 25, 2012 - October 25, 2016).

According to the Regulations, the Higher Educational Institutions that implement educational programs certified by UNWTO are the part of the Educational Council of the World Tourism Organization, which consists of the most prestigious educational institutions or international tourism organizations and have the right to use the logo TedQual Certification System before the expiration of certification. Students of the educational institutions supported by TedQual Certification System receive a special high-quality education with international recognition.