Kazakhstan is a landlocked, transcontinental country located in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. It is bordered by China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It covers a land area of 2,724,900 square kilometres, that is the 9th largest. The terrain extends west to east from the Caspian Sea to the Altay Mountains and north to south from the plains of Western Siberia to the deserts of Central Asia. It has a population of 18.9 million residents, and has one of the lowest population densities in the world. The territory of Kazakhstan has historically been inhabited by nomadic groups and subjugated by empires, such as Turkic nomads, Mongol and Russian empires, until the country declared independence in 1991. Since 1997, the capital is Nur-Sultan, formerly known as Astana. 

  Kazakhstan's large area is rich with many beautiful natural sites, like lakes, mountains, rivers, canyons and steppes. It has an abundant supply of accessible mineral and fossil fuel resources. Kazakhs are the most hospital nation and are always welcome. Kazakh culture has unique traits with its national cuisine and traditions. Kazakhstan is multiethnic and bilingual country, so besides Kazakhs and Russians the groups living there are Ukrainians, Uzbeks, Germans, Tatars, Uyghurs, Koreans etc. The official language is Kazakh, and Russian is an international language spoken by most citizens.

  First Kazakhstan students came to PNU in 2015 on the behalf of cooperation between university and Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools, which is a network of schools for exceptional students all over the country.