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The Master’s degree at MNU is a postgraduate level of education that follows the Bachelor’s degree and is designed for the in-depth study of a specific field of knowledge or specialisation.
This programme is well-suited for individuals seeking to deepen their expertise, enhance their professional qualifications in their chosen field, or pursue a career in scientific or academic research.
The PhD programmes at MNU offer comprehensive academic, methodological, and research training, with a focus on advanced study in specialised scientific disciplines. They are designed to prepare highly qualified professionals for careers in higher and postgraduate education systems, as well as in research. The programmes include international internships, training sessions, and consultations with renowned foreign scholars and professors.
This programme is well-suited for individuals seeking to deepen their expertise, enhance their professional qualifications in their chosen field, or pursue a career in scientific or academic research.
The PhD programmes at MNU offer comprehensive academic, methodological, and research training, with a focus on advanced study in specialised scientific disciplines. They are designed to prepare highly qualified professionals for careers in higher and postgraduate education systems, as well as in research. The programmes include international internships, training sessions, and consultations with renowned foreign scholars and professors.
Provide the opportunity to pursue both work and study simultaneously
An opportunity to acquire international academic experience
Professional training aimed at obtaining international certifications
Except "Law" and "International Law" programs
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PhD
Postgraduate education programmes
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PhD PROGRAMMES
GEP: D078 Law (3 years)
The programme aims to prepare highly qualified academic staff in the field of national law, equipped to carry out independent research and contribute significantly to the advancement of science within the Republic.
Main disciplines:
Language of instruction: Russian
Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
Quantative Research Methods
Advanced Publishing
Quantative Research Methods
Advanced Publishing
GEP: D070 Economics (3 years)
The PhD program in Economics is aimed at developing in-depth theoretical knowledge and practical research skills to shape future professional researchers with an emphasis on empirical research in economics for both academic and research careers.
Graduates of the program will be able to work in academia, international and local research institutions, and government agencies.
Graduates of the program will be able to work in academia, international and local research institutions, and government agencies.
Main disciplines:
Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
Quantative Research Methods
Advanced Publishing
Quantative Research Methods
Advanced Publishing
Language of instruction: English
Scientific internship
Doctoral students, as part of their research activities, are required to complete a scientific internship at foreign educational and research institutions once during the entire period of study, for a minimum of 30 calendar days. The purpose of the internship is to strengthen the scientific foundation of the PhD dissertation, receive guidance from international experts, and access resources in leading academic libraries worldwide.
The host institution for the internship must align with the scientific focus of the educational programme, the topic of the PhD dissertation, and the affiliation of the foreign academic advisor.
The internship must take place at leading foreign research organisations or higher education institutions that rank within the top 1,000 globally, or within the top 200 by subject area in international rankings.
Internship programmes are carried out under agreements between the University and its foreign partner universities, as well as memoranda with foreign academic advisors. The School is responsible for the administrative support of the internship, including travel orders and financial documentation.
The Science Committee of the MNU Law School reviews doctoral student applications for international internships and sets mandatory criteria to ensure successful completion.
The Science Committee of the MNU Law School reviews doctoral student applications for international internships and sets mandatory criteria to ensure successful completion.
The admission
process
process
for the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Step 1. Take the Entrance Exams
Applications for doctoral studies at higher and postgraduate educational institutions are submitted to the admissions committees of those institutions or through the NTC online information system: https://app.testcenter.kz/auth/registration)
Summer Admission
from July 3 to August 3 of the calendar year
from July 3 to August 3 of the calendar year
Entrance exams for groups of educational programs for doctoral studies are held within the following terms:
Winter Admission
from October 28 to November 10 of the calendar year
from October 28 to November 10 of the calendar year
When applying, candidates may select only one educational institution and one group of educational programmes (GEP).
Summer admission
from 4 to 20 August of the calendar year
from 4 to 20 August of the calendar year
The electronic entrance exam certificate is verified via the NTC website.
Winter admission
from November 19 to December 11 of the
calendar year
from November 19 to December 11 of the
calendar year
*The entrance exam certificate issued during the period from August 4 to August 20 is valid until December 1 of the current calendar year;
*The entrance exam certificate issued during the period from November 18 to December 11 is valid until March 1 of the following calendar year.
*The entrance exam certificate issued during the period from November 18 to December 11 is valid until March 1 of the following calendar year.
Step 2. Get a passing score
Admission to the doctoral program is held within the following terms:
The additional test consists of 100 questions.
The passing score is 75 points.
The passing score is 75 points.
The entrance exam consists of the following blocks:
- Interview with the applicant conducted by the institution’s examination board – 30 points
- Essay submission – 20 points
- Exam questions related to the profile of the selected GEP – 50 points
The entrance exam takes 3 hours and 30 minutes (210 minutes):
Summer admission
from 15 to 28 August of the calendar year
from 15 to 28 August of the calendar year
- The interview evaluates the applicant's professional and personal competencies and their potential for conducting independent research.
- It is conducted remotely via videoconferencing, and the recording is archived for at least three years.
- The interview is formally documented and signed by the chairperson, members, and secretary of the examination board.
- If the applicant fails to attend, they receive 0 points, and a corresponding protocol is prepared and signed.
Winter admission
from December 26 to January 10 of the calendar year
from December 26 to January 10 of the calendar year
essay topics
Step 3. Submit the documents to the admissions committee
Applicants for doctoral studies should submit the following set of documents:
D078 Law (3 years)
- Free-form application
- Academic credentials (original, to be submitted to the admissions committee)
- Identification document (required for identity verification)
- Official certificate of passing the state language exam (KAZTEST), issued by the NTC (not required for foreign citizens)
- Certificate confirming proficiency in a foreign language
- Medical certificate (Form 075/y)
- Six photographs (3x4 cm)
- Document confirming employment, in accordance with the Labour Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (not required for foreign citizens)
- List of scientific publications from the past 3 calendar years (if available), research plan, and essay
Interview
20 minutes
*The documents listed in points 4), 5), and 8) must be submitted in both original and copy. Originals will be returned to the applicant after verification.
D070 Economics (3 years)
D078 Law (3 years)
D070 Economics (3 years)
QUESTIONS
*If the list of documents specified in this paragraph is incomplete, the admissions committee will not accept the applicant’s documents.
Essay and GEP Profile Exam Questions
190 minutes
(3 hours and 10 minutes)
Application for PhD in Economics
Entry questions to apply for PhD in Economics
Level 1
Question 1
1. Weekly wages are known to be normally distributed with a standard deviation of £5.10. An economist claims that the mean weekly income in this industry is £70.40. A random sample of 35 workers yields a mean income of £75.20.
a) What null and alternative hypothesis would you specify?
b) Generate a 95% confidence interval for the sample mean.
c) Use a classical hypothesis test at the 5% level of significance to test the null hypothesis.
Question 2
You are a member of a team of scientific advisors considering whether genetic modification of crops has any health consequences for the population. You set up the issue as one of hypothesis testing:
a) What would be your null and alternative hypothesis
b) Explain what Type I and Type II errors are in this context
c) Outline the costs involved in making Type I and Type II errors
Question 3
The variable smokes is a binary variable equal to one if a person smokes, and zero
otherwise. Using the data on 807 individuals on 10 variables:
- educ: years of schooling
- cigpric: state cig. price, cents/pack
- white: =1 if white
- age: in years
- income: annual income, $
- cigs: cigs. smoked per day
- restaurn: =1 if the person lives in a state with restaurant smoking restrictions, the following equation is estimated:
Both the usual and heteroskedasticity robust standard errors are reported.
a) Are there any important differences between the two sets of standard errors?
b) Holding other factors fixed, if education increases by four years, what happens to the estimated probability of smoking?
c) At what point does another year of age reduce the probability of smoking?
d) Interpret the coefficient on the binary variable restaurn.
Question 4
Consider an equation to explain salaries of CEOs in terms of annual firm sales, return on equity (roe, in percent form), and return on the firm’s stock (roe, in percent form):
a) By what percent is salary predicted to increase, if ros increases by 50 points? Does ros have a practically large effect on salary?
b) Test the null hypothesis that ros has no effect on salary, against the alternative that ros has a positive effect. Carry out the test at the 10% significance level.
c) Would you include ros in a final model explaining CEO compensation in terms of firm performance? Explain.
Question 5
Which of the following can cause the usual OLS t statistics to be invalid (that is, not to have t distributions under H0)?
a) Heteroskedasticity.
b) A sample correlation coefficient of 0.95 between two independent variables that are in the model.
c) Omitting an important explanatory variable.
LEVEL 2
Question 1
List and explain Gauss-Markov assumptions.
Question 2
Explain what is heteroskedasticity and how the problem of heteroskedasticity might be resolved.
Question 3
Which measures of goodness of fit for the regression models do you know? Discuss their appropriateness for specific models.
Question 4
What is the model misspecification and how could it be resolved?
Question 5
What is consistency of OLS model?
Question 6
In macroeconomics, the business cycle refers to …
A) Fluctuations in the general price level.
B) Fluctuations in the level of output.
C) Fluctuations in inflationary expectations.
D) Fluctuations in government expenditures.
Question 7
If the central bank of a country decides to reduce the short-term interest rates, this likely means that…
A) The economy is booming, and the central bank is trying to cool it down.
B) The central bank is worried about the value of the domestic currency and wants to boost it.
C) The central bank is worried about an imminent recession and wants to boost output.
D) The central bank is worried about inflation and wants to stop it.
Question 8
The exchange rate between the domestic and a foreign currency is determined by…
A) The relative tax rates of the countries involved.
B) The monetary strength of the countries involved.
C) The law of supply and demand.
D) The political regime of the countries involved.
Question 9
Which of the following is not different between the Solow and Malthus models?
A) Population growth is exogenous.
B) The production function has decreasing marginal returns.
C) There is capital accumulation.
D) Households save.
Question 10
The marginal product of a factor of production
A) is equal to the ratio of the amount of that factor of production to the amount of output produced.
B) is equal to the amount of additional output that can be produced with one additional unit of each factor input.
C) is equal to the amount of additional output that can be produced with one additional unit of that factor input, holding constant the quantities of the other factor inputs.
D) always exceeds the average product of that factor input, holding constant the quantities of the other factor inputs.
Question 11
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a perfectly competitive industry?
A) The industry consists of many small firms producing similar products.
B) There is no government intervention in the industry.
C) Producers set the price of the products freely.
D) Economic profit is driven to almost zero due to competition.
Question 12
Two points on the same indifference curve represent the same…
A) Price level
B) Income level
C) Capital level
D) Utility level
Question 13
Elasticity in economics is:
A) A term that is used to describe the degree of flexibility in wages.
B) A measure of responsiveness.
C) A relative difference in price and marginal cost.
D) An index used to measure market competitiveness.
Question 14
For a rational consumer who has to choose between two goods in the context of budget constraints, the price change of one of the goods, caeteris paribus, will determine:
A) A parallel shift of the budget line to the left.
B) A change in the slope of the budget line.
C) No change in the budget line.
D) A parallel shift of budget line to the right.
Question 15
Which of the following statements are false?
A) Information, the entrepreneur's ability, technical progress are neo-factors of production.
B) According to the stages of the circular flow of the company's capital, it takes three forms: money, capital goods and commodity.
C) Fixed capital depreciation is only due to physical deterioration.
D) The factors of production are resources attracted and used in economic activity.
LEVEL 3
Question 1
Explain the concept of “moral hazard” in Economics.
Question 2
What is self-selection and how might it be addressed in economic research?
Question 3
Explain the role of human capital, knowledge, technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation in economic growth and development?
Question 4
Why do economists use mathematic models?
Question 5
Explain the difference between correlation and causation in your own words.
Entry questions to apply for PhD in Economics
Level 1
Question 1
1. Weekly wages are known to be normally distributed with a standard deviation of £5.10. An economist claims that the mean weekly income in this industry is £70.40. A random sample of 35 workers yields a mean income of £75.20.
a) What null and alternative hypothesis would you specify?
b) Generate a 95% confidence interval for the sample mean.
c) Use a classical hypothesis test at the 5% level of significance to test the null hypothesis.
Question 2
You are a member of a team of scientific advisors considering whether genetic modification of crops has any health consequences for the population. You set up the issue as one of hypothesis testing:
a) What would be your null and alternative hypothesis
b) Explain what Type I and Type II errors are in this context
c) Outline the costs involved in making Type I and Type II errors
Question 3
The variable smokes is a binary variable equal to one if a person smokes, and zero
otherwise. Using the data on 807 individuals on 10 variables:
- educ: years of schooling
- cigpric: state cig. price, cents/pack
- white: =1 if white
- age: in years
- income: annual income, $
- cigs: cigs. smoked per day
- restaurn: =1 if the person lives in a state with restaurant smoking restrictions, the following equation is estimated:
Both the usual and heteroskedasticity robust standard errors are reported.
a) Are there any important differences between the two sets of standard errors?
b) Holding other factors fixed, if education increases by four years, what happens to the estimated probability of smoking?
c) At what point does another year of age reduce the probability of smoking?
d) Interpret the coefficient on the binary variable restaurn.
Question 4
Consider an equation to explain salaries of CEOs in terms of annual firm sales, return on equity (roe, in percent form), and return on the firm’s stock (roe, in percent form):
a) By what percent is salary predicted to increase, if ros increases by 50 points? Does ros have a practically large effect on salary?
b) Test the null hypothesis that ros has no effect on salary, against the alternative that ros has a positive effect. Carry out the test at the 10% significance level.
c) Would you include ros in a final model explaining CEO compensation in terms of firm performance? Explain.
Question 5
Which of the following can cause the usual OLS t statistics to be invalid (that is, not to have t distributions under H0)?
a) Heteroskedasticity.
b) A sample correlation coefficient of 0.95 between two independent variables that are in the model.
c) Omitting an important explanatory variable.
LEVEL 2
Question 1
List and explain Gauss-Markov assumptions.
Question 2
Explain what is heteroskedasticity and how the problem of heteroskedasticity might be resolved.
Question 3
Which measures of goodness of fit for the regression models do you know? Discuss their appropriateness for specific models.
Question 4
What is the model misspecification and how could it be resolved?
Question 5
What is consistency of OLS model?
Question 6
In macroeconomics, the business cycle refers to …
A) Fluctuations in the general price level.
B) Fluctuations in the level of output.
C) Fluctuations in inflationary expectations.
D) Fluctuations in government expenditures.
Question 7
If the central bank of a country decides to reduce the short-term interest rates, this likely means that…
A) The economy is booming, and the central bank is trying to cool it down.
B) The central bank is worried about the value of the domestic currency and wants to boost it.
C) The central bank is worried about an imminent recession and wants to boost output.
D) The central bank is worried about inflation and wants to stop it.
Question 8
The exchange rate between the domestic and a foreign currency is determined by…
A) The relative tax rates of the countries involved.
B) The monetary strength of the countries involved.
C) The law of supply and demand.
D) The political regime of the countries involved.
Question 9
Which of the following is not different between the Solow and Malthus models?
A) Population growth is exogenous.
B) The production function has decreasing marginal returns.
C) There is capital accumulation.
D) Households save.
Question 10
The marginal product of a factor of production
A) is equal to the ratio of the amount of that factor of production to the amount of output produced.
B) is equal to the amount of additional output that can be produced with one additional unit of each factor input.
C) is equal to the amount of additional output that can be produced with one additional unit of that factor input, holding constant the quantities of the other factor inputs.
D) always exceeds the average product of that factor input, holding constant the quantities of the other factor inputs.
Question 11
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a perfectly competitive industry?
A) The industry consists of many small firms producing similar products.
B) There is no government intervention in the industry.
C) Producers set the price of the products freely.
D) Economic profit is driven to almost zero due to competition.
Question 12
Two points on the same indifference curve represent the same…
A) Price level
B) Income level
C) Capital level
D) Utility level
Question 13
Elasticity in economics is:
A) A term that is used to describe the degree of flexibility in wages.
B) A measure of responsiveness.
C) A relative difference in price and marginal cost.
D) An index used to measure market competitiveness.
Question 14
For a rational consumer who has to choose between two goods in the context of budget constraints, the price change of one of the goods, caeteris paribus, will determine:
A) A parallel shift of the budget line to the left.
B) A change in the slope of the budget line.
C) No change in the budget line.
D) A parallel shift of budget line to the right.
Question 15
Which of the following statements are false?
A) Information, the entrepreneur's ability, technical progress are neo-factors of production.
B) According to the stages of the circular flow of the company's capital, it takes three forms: money, capital goods and commodity.
C) Fixed capital depreciation is only due to physical deterioration.
D) The factors of production are resources attracted and used in economic activity.
LEVEL 3
Question 1
Explain the concept of “moral hazard” in Economics.
Question 2
What is self-selection and how might it be addressed in economic research?
Question 3
Explain the role of human capital, knowledge, technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation in economic growth and development?
Question 4
Why do economists use mathematic models?
Question 5
Explain the difference between correlation and causation in your own words.
Certificate of Foreign Language Proficiency:
English:
the passing score is
at least 5.0
at least 5.0
Test of English as a Foreign Language Institutional Testing Programm Internet-based Test (TOEFL IBT)
International English Language Tests System Academic (IELTS Academic)
IELTS Academic
the passing score is
at least 35
at least 35
TOEFL IBT
the passing score is
at least 417
at least 417
*Persons who have the certificate of Test of English as a Foreign Language Institutional Testing Programm (TOEFL ITP) take additional English proficiency testing before the start of the doctoral entrance exam.
Test of English as a Foreign Language Institutional Testing Programm (TOEFL ITP)
TOEFL ITP
German:
French:
the passing score is
at least 550
at least 550
(Test of English for International Communication
TOEIC
the passing score is
at least 80
at least 80
Duolingo English Test
Minimum B1 level
Deutsche Sprachpruеfung fuеr den Hochschulzugang Niveau В1
Minimum B1 level
TestDaF-Prufung Niveau В1
Minimum B1 level in Reading and Listening
Test de Français International
Minimum B1 level
Diplome d’Etudes en Langue français
Minimum B1 level
Diplome Approfondi de Langue français
Minimum B1 level
(Тест де коннэссанс дю франсэ) (TCF) (ТСФ)
Test de connaissance du français
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