Academic calendar
Autumn Semester 2026 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Autumn Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
Campus language
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Showing 12 of 12 terms
A
- Alliance
- The Student Alliance of ENU, a prominent student self-governance organization.
- Avtomat
- A grade received 'automatically' based on high performance during the semester, exempting the student from the final exam.
D
- DS
- Short for 'Dom Studentov' (Student House), the general term used by students for the university dormitories.
- DS 5
- Refers specifically to Student House No. 5, often discussed by students regarding its living conditions and location.
K
- KDM
- The Committee on Youth Affairs (Komitet po delam molodezhi), the primary body coordinating student organizations and events.
P
- Platonus
- The mandatory online academic portal used by students to check schedules, register for courses, and view grades.
R
- Rubezhka
- The 'boundary control' or midterm assessment period that occurs twice a semester.
S
- Sessiya
- The high-stress final examination period at the end of each semester.
- Stolovka
- The general term for the university canteens located in various buildings like UAK and CIK.
- Studentter uyi
- The official Kazakh term for the student dormitories, frequently seen on signage and official documents.
U
- UAK Stolovka
- The specific dining hall located within the Educational-Administrative Building.
Z
- Zhas Otan
- The youth wing of the political party that is highly active in campus social and political life.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
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- Academic Building Canteens
- AIS
- The Automated Information System used for administrative and academic record management alongside Platonus.
- CIK
- The Educational-Laboratory Building (Uchebno-laboratorny korpus), also transliterated as TSIK, where many science and technical classes are held.
- dormitory_no_4_canteen
- Dormitory No. 4 Canteen
- Glavny
- The Main Building of ENU, often used as a meeting point for students.
- ID Card
- The multi-functional student identification card required for turnstile access to campus buildings and library services.
- Onay
- The electronic transport card used for discounted student fares on Astana's public bus system.
- Start-up
- The ENU Start-up zone, a dedicated space for student innovation and entrepreneurship projects.
- UAK
- The Educational-Administrative Building (Uchebno-administrativny korpus), housing the rectorate and several faculties.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Autumn Semester 2026 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 approved campus terms and 9 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.