North Kazakhstan State University
Former name | Petropavlovsk Teachers Training Institute |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Established | 1937 as the Petropavlovsk Teachers Training Institute |
| Founder | Council of People's Commisars of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Location | , , Kazakhstan |
| Website | ku |
M. Kozybaev North Kazakhstan University (NKU) (Kazakh: М.Қозыбаев атындағы Солтүстік Қазақстан университеті, romanized: M.Qozybaev atyndağy Soltüstık Qazaqstan universitetı, Russian: Северо-Казахстанский университет имени М.Козыбаева), in Petropavl, Kazakhstan, was established in 1937 by the Council of People's Commisars of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic as the Petropavlovsk Teachers Training Institute.
It is today the leading multi-disciplinary institution of higher education of the North Kazakhstan Region. The university enrolled more than 6,000 students in 8 academic departments.