Healthy universities

The health of young people is the most important component of the nation’s health potential, so the protection and development of students’ health and the development of healthy lifestyles are nowadays very important priorities.
For a good reason recently the role of the Higher School as a social institution has been increased. The higher educational institutions are not only prepare a competent specialist but also an integrated, healthy personality with such qualities and personal characteristics as social activity, orientation to a healthy lifestyle, aesthetic ideals and ethical norms of life.
Human health is the most important value of life. It cannot be bought for any money; it must be protected and supported, developed and improved, promoted and strengthened.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is one of the main tasks in the diseases and disability prevention among modern students and youth. Healthy lifestyle has not only a preventive direction, but also a great educational value. Maintaining a healthy way of life brings up such qualities as discipline, orderliness, organization, purposefulness.
The WHO Healthy Universities project is based on the principles of the WHO Health for All strategy (the Almaty Declaration of 1978), the philosophy of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion (1986) and the United Nations Program for the Transition to Sustainable Development Agenda 21 (1992). These program documents contribute to addressing complex problems in the framework of a holistic approach to development, education, upbringing, prosperity and wellbeing of people.

The list of universities as a part of WHO “Healthy Universities” project

Astana city
1. Agrotechnical University named after S. Seifullin;
2. Eurasian National University named after L.N. Gumilev;
3. The Eurasian Humanitarian Institute;
4. Kazakh National University of Arts;
5. Kazakh University of Technology and Business;
6. Kazakh Engineering and Technical Academy;
7. Medical University of Astana;
8. Kazakhstan Humanitarian Law University;
9. Kazakh University of Economics, Finance and International Trade;
10. Financial Academy.

Almaty city
1. Kazakh National University named after Al – Farabi;
2. Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abay;
3. “Turan”University;
4. Kazakh National Medical University named after S. D. Asfendiyarov;
5. Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Forecasting;
6. Kazakh State Women’s Pedagogical University;
7. Kazakh Head Architectural and Construction Academy;
8. Kazakh National Agrarian University.

Almatinskaya oblast
1. Zhetysu State University named after Zhansugurov;
Akmolinskaya oblast
1. Kokshetau State University named after Sh. Ualikhanov;
2. Kokshetau University. A. Myrzahmetova;
3. The Humanitarian and Technical Academy;
4. Kokshetau Technical University.

Aktobinskaya oblast
1. West Kazakhstan State Medical University named after M.Ospanov (ZKGMU);
2. Aktyubinsk Regional State University named after K. Zhubanov (ARGU);
3. Aktobe University named after S. Baishev;
4. Kazakh-Russian International University (KRMU).

Atyrauskaya oblast
1. Atyrau State University named after H. Dosmukhamedov;
2. Atyrau Institute of Oil and Gas;
3. Atyrau Engineering and Humanitarian Institute.

East Kazakhstan oblast
1. EKSTU named after D. Serikbayev;
2. Kazakhstan-American Freedom University (KASU);
3. Semipalatinsk State University (SSU) named after Shakarim;
4. Semipalatinsk State Medical University (SSMU);

Zhambylskaya oblast
1. Taraz State University named after Dulati (TarSU);
2. Taraz State Pedagogical Institute (TarGPI);
3. Taraz Innovation and Humanitarian University (TIGU).

West-Kazakhstan oblast
1. West Kazakhstan State University named after Utemisov;
2. West Kazakhstan Agricultural Technical University named after Zhangir Khan;
3. Eurasian Academy Institute “ATiSO”;
4. West Kazakhstan Engineering University (ZKITU).

Karagandinskaya oblast
1. Karaganda State University named after EA Buketov (KSU named after EA Buketov);
2. Karaganda State Technical University (KSTU);
3. Karaganda State Medical University (KSMU);
4. Karaganda State Industrial University;
5. Zhezkazgan University named after OA Baikonurov;
6. Bolashak University.

Kostanayskaya oblast
1. Kostanay State University named after A. Baytursynov;
2. Kostanay State Pedagogical Institute;
3. Kostanai branch of Chelyabinsk State University;
4. Kostanay Engineering and Economics University named after M. Dulatov;
5. Kostanay Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan named after Sh. Kabylbaev;
6. Kostanay Social and Technical University named after Z. Aldamzhar;
7. Rudny Industrial Institute.

Kyzylordinskaya oblast
1. Kyzylorda State University named after Korkyt Ata.

Mangistauskaya oblast
1. The University named after Sh. Esenov.

South Kazakhstan pblast
1. South Kazakhstan State University named after M. Auezov;
2. South Kazakhstan State Pharmaceutical Academy;
3. South Kazakhstan Humanitarian Institute named after M. Saparbayev;
4. Miras University;
5. International Kazakh-Turk University named after Ahmet Yasaui.