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University opens international campus in Kazakhstan

Coventry University A large grey building with dozens of windows. Two flags with the Coventry University logo are placed either side of a Kazakhstan and Union Jack flag.Coventry University
The campus, in Astana, Kazakhstan, will offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses

Coventry University has celebrated the grand opening of a new international campus in Kazakhstan.

The new branch, in the capital Astana, will offer students a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses over the coming years.

The site would eventually serve up to 3,500 students, a university spokesperson said.

Prof John Latham CBE, Coventry University's vice-chancellor, said students across the world "deserve the chance to access top-quality higher education" and the new campus meant "opportunity is opening up to thousands more".

Coventry University A number of men and women stand together in front of a large Coventry University and Kazakhstan board.Coventry University
The grand opening has been hailed as a “major step forward” for UK-Kazakhstan education links

The British ambassador to Kazakhstan, Kathy Leach, hailed the new site as a “major step forward" for education links between the two countries.

"We’re delighted that a UK university will be offering a British education to a whole new group of students right here in Kazakhstan," she said.

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