The University of London

The University of London is a federal University and is one of the oldest, largest and most diverse universities in the UK. Established by Royal Charter in 1836, the University is recognised globally as a world leader in Higher Education.
It consists of 19 self-governing Colleges of outstanding reputation, together with the prestigious Institutes of the School of Advanced Study and a number of other central academic activities.
The University has a very diverse student population of over 90,000 students, with a further 41,000 students studying by distance learning on the University's External System. The External System includes such programmes as KBTU's International School of Economics and Social Sciences (ISE) and International College of Economics and Finance based at the Moscow Higher School of Economics. For more information click here: www.londoninternational.ac.uk
The university has an outstanding international reputation for the quality of the teaching and research at its Colleges and Institutes. The university offers you virtually every subject covered in any university curriculum.  The University of London External System offers a flexible way to study wherever you are in the world.
The University has a Central Administration that supports the federal University and its central activities covering academic matters, finance, human resources, governance, and the estate administration.
Beginning from your 2^nd year as student, you will be admitted by and registered with University of London, independently of KBTU. You will be required to take University of London exams on 4 full (or equivalent) units at the British Council (http://www.britishcouncil.org/ru/kazakhstan.htm) in Almaty in May/June. These examinations will be sent back to London for grading. If you successfully pass these exams, you will be considered a full-fledged University of London student - a qualification that is highly sought after across the world.

The London School of Economics

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is the only university in the UK specialising in the study of social sciences. It has a worldwide reputation in its field. The UK's Higher Education Funding Council has rated the majority of the School's departments and institutes in its top two categories of excellence in research, departments have achieved outstanding results in the HEFCE/QAA teaching quality assessment/subject review exercises; and a range of authoritative and independent assessments have judged the School to be among the world's leading institutions for the study of social sciences.
The LSE is KBTU's partner in the establishment and operation of the International School of Economics and Social Sciences (ISE). Project Director (Amos Witztum) and Project Advisor (Martin Anthony) are involved intensively in developing the academic experience of the ISE and to guarantee the highest international standards are applied.
Several weeks per year LSE professors visit ISE to give guest lectures to the ISE students and to discuss teaching and research issues with the ISE professors.