{
  "dataset": "Central Asia AI Education Audit 2026",
  "audit_date": "2026-10-17",
  "publisher": "Study Intelligence (aclas.si)",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "ai_policies": [
    {
      "id": "ca-1",
      "country_code": "KZ",
      "university": "Nazarbayev University",
      "has_policy": "YES",
      "policy_url": "https://regulations.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1030?locale=en",
      "policy_url_raw": "https://regulations.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1030?locale=en (accessed 2026-10-17)",
      "note": "\"NU Response to Generative Artificial Intelligence in Learning and Teaching\", approved by the Learning & Teaching Committee and Academic Council, 2023-10-18. Delegated per-school practices; declaration and best-practice guidance. NU also adopted a UNESCO AI definition in its Student Code of Conduct."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-2",
      "country_code": "KZ",
      "university": "Al-Farabi Kazakh National University",
      "has_policy": "YES",
      "policy_url": "https://farabi.university/storage/files/3002346309671f1a8698ca1298541906_Положение",
      "policy_url_raw": "https://farabi.university/storage/files/3002346309671f1a8698ca1298541906_Положение о применении технологий искусственного интеллекта в КазНУ (англ).pdf and https://farabi.university/students/34 (accessed 2026-10-17)",
      "note": "\"Положение о применении технологий искусственного интеллекта\" (Regulation on the Use of AI Technologies), first edition 2024. Covers all levels of higher and postgraduate education; mandatory disclosure of tool name, version, and stage of use; supervisor and ethics-commission approval; diploma originality threshold (75%) retained alongside regulated AI use."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-3",
      "country_code": "KZ",
      "university": "L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "AI ethics discussions at institute level (enu.kz news, 2026-09-26); no university-level usage policy located."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-4",
      "country_code": "KZ",
      "university": "Satbayev University",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "No university-level AI usage policy located."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-5",
      "country_code": "KZ",
      "university": "KBTU (Kazakh-British Technical University)",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "A \"Policy on Ethical AI Usage\" PDF was identified on kbtu.edu.kz but the document could not be retrieved for content verification (fetch failed, 2026-10-17). Not counted as YES without content confirmation."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-6",
      "country_code": "KZ",
      "university": "IITU (International Information Technology University)",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "No university-level usage policy located on iitu.edu.kz. Kazakhstan's Ministry of Science and Higher Education has cited IITU as an institution permitting AI-assisted work, but this is secondary-source and does not meet the official-domain standard."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-7",
      "country_code": "KZ",
      "university": "Astana IT University",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "No usage policy located on astanait.edu.kz."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-8",
      "country_code": "KZ",
      "university": "SDU (Suleyman Demirel University)",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "No usage policy located on sdu.edu.kz."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-9",
      "country_code": "KZ",
      "university": "Qazaq AI Research University (QAIRU)",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "Founded by presidential order 2025-10-01; licensed 2026-04-29; first intake September 2026. No public student AI-usage policy located on qairu.edu.kz."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-10",
      "country_code": "KZ",
      "university": "Toraighyrov University",
      "has_policy": "YES",
      "policy_url": "https://tou.edu.kz/arm/storage/science/doc/Положение_2025.pdf.pdf",
      "policy_url_raw": "https://tou.edu.kz/arm/storage/science/doc/Положение_2025.pdf.pdf (accessed 2026-10-17)",
      "note": "\"Положение о нормах использования искусственного интеллекта при написании диссертационных работ на соискание степени доктора философии (PhD)\". Scope-limited to doctoral research: permitted vs. prohibited uses, mandatory disclosure (tool name, manufacturer, version, date of use), supervisor and ethics-commission approval, personal responsibility for AI-assisted errors. Counted as YES with the scope caveat stated here."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-11",
      "country_code": "KG",
      "university": "American University of Central Asia (AUCA)",
      "has_policy": "YES",
      "policy_url": "https://orient2020.auca.kg/en/p6050817816/",
      "policy_url_raw": "https://orient2020.auca.kg/en/p6050817816/ (accessed 2026-10-17)",
      "note": "\"AUCA AI Policy\", approved by the Academic Senate, 2024-01-11. Instructors set per-course AI policies; an AI statement is mandatory in every syllabus. Caveat: currently served from the university's archived orient2020 subdomain; canonical live-page status unconfirmed."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-12",
      "country_code": "KG",
      "university": "Kyrgyz National University (J. Balasagyn)",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "No usage policy located on knu.kg."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-13",
      "country_code": "KG",
      "university": "Kyrgyz State Technical University (I. Razzakov)",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "Only a department-level code of ethics (air.kstu.kg) mentions improper AI use; no university-level policy."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-14",
      "country_code": "KG",
      "university": "Ala-Too International University",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "Secondary sources report AI degree programs and an NU ISSAI partnership; no official-domain program or policy page could be verified. Excluded as unverifiable per the protocol."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-15",
      "country_code": "KG",
      "university": "Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "No university-level policy on manas.edu.kg. Note: Türkiye's Council of Higher Education (YÖK) issued a national \"Ethical Guide for AI Use\" in 2026, which applies at national level in Türkiye but is not a Manas university policy."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-16",
      "country_code": "KG",
      "university": "Osh State University",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "AI activity visible (Institute of Nanotechnology and Artificial Intelligence; AI conferences) but no usage policy located on oshsu.kg."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-17",
      "country_code": "KG",
      "university": "International University of Central Asia (Tokmok)",
      "has_policy": "YES",
      "policy_url": "https://www.iuca.kg/en/_files/ugd/bc4b82_42a07874d6964af7b9c5d10d127b713f.pdf",
      "policy_url_raw": "https://www.iuca.kg/en/_files/ugd/bc4b82_42a07874d6964af7b9c5d10d127b713f.pdf (accessed 2026-10-17)",
      "note": "\"Политика по использованию генеративного искусственного интеллекта\", adopted by Academic Council decision. Mandatory acknowledgment of generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT) in any submitted work; instructors may require abstention for specific activities or mandate prompt submission; students bear responsibility for AI-generated errors; appeal route to an Appeals Committee."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-18",
      "country_code": "UZ",
      "university": "Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT)",
      "has_policy": "YES",
      "policy_url": "https://www.wiut.uz/images/Documents",
      "policy_url_raw": "https://www.wiut.uz/images/Documents 2025/WIUT_AI_Strategy.pdf (accessed 2026-10-17)",
      "note": "\"WIUT Artificial Intelligence Strategy\" — an institutional strategy (not a standalone regulation) with substantive teaching/learning/assessment provisions: AI competencies integrated across all programs, assessment redesign for \"authentic and responsible use of AI\", and academic-integrity principles in its core values. Counted as YES with the form caveat stated here."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-19",
      "country_code": "UZ",
      "university": "Tashkent University of Information Technologies (TUIT)",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "No usage policy located on tuit.uz."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-20",
      "country_code": "UZ",
      "university": "INHA University in Tashkent",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "No usage policy located on inha.uz."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-21",
      "country_code": "UZ",
      "university": "Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "No usage policy located on turin.uz."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-22",
      "country_code": "UZ",
      "university": "National University of Uzbekistan (Mirzo Ulugbek)",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "No usage policy located on nuu.uz."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-23",
      "country_code": "UZ",
      "university": "Tashkent State University of Law (TSUL)",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "TSUL operates LexAI, a legal-AI platform, and teaches legal-tech courses; this is institutional technology deployment, not a student AI-usage policy. No usage policy located on tsul.uz."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-24",
      "country_code": "UZ",
      "university": "Samarkand State University",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "No usage policy located on samdu.uz."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-25",
      "country_code": "TJ",
      "university": "Tajik National University",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "No usage policy located; limited crawlable official-domain presence."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-26",
      "country_code": "TJ",
      "university": "Tajik Technical University (Osimi)",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "No usage policy located."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-27",
      "country_code": "TJ",
      "university": "Russian-Tajik Slavonic University",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "No university-level policy located; rtsu.tj commentary discusses GenAI's teaching implications at essay level only."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-28",
      "country_code": "TM",
      "university": "Magtymguly Turkmen State University",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "Closed institutional web; no usage policy locatable."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-29",
      "country_code": "TM",
      "university": "International University for the Humanities and Development (IUHD)",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "No usage policy locatable. IUHD students won a UNESCO AI-ethics competition (Aug 2026, per state media), but this is activity, not policy."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-30",
      "country_code": "TM",
      "university": "Oguz Han Engineering and Technology University",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "No usage policy locatable. State media report an Oguz Han–Sungkyunkwan AI cooperation and an \"Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems\" bachelor's, but neither is verifiable on an official university domain."
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-31",
      "country_code": "TM",
      "university": "Turkmen Institute of Telecommunications and Informatics",
      "has_policy": "UNVERIFIABLE",
      "policy_url": null,
      "policy_url_raw": null,
      "note": "OSCE delivered a responsible-AI lecture to its IT students (Oct 2025); no university-level usage policy locatable."
    }
  ],
  "ai_programs": [
    {
      "id": "ca-p-1",
      "university": "Nazarbayev University",
      "ai_programs": "Master of Applied Artificial Intelligence and Data Science; MSc Data Science",
      "source_url": "https://www.nu.edu.kz/sprogram/master-of-applied-artificial-intelligence-and-data-science/",
      "source_url_raw": "https://www.nu.edu.kz/sprogram/master-of-applied-artificial-intelligence-and-data-science/ ; https://www.nu.edu.kz/admissions/programs/ (accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-2",
      "university": "Al-Farabi Kazakh National University",
      "ai_programs": "Department of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data (faculty-level AI unit; digital-egiz lab)",
      "source_url": "https://farabi.university/news/107347?lang=ru",
      "source_url_raw": "https://farabi.university/news/107347?lang=ru (accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-3",
      "university": "L.N. Gumilyov ENU",
      "ai_programs": "Institute of Digital Sciences and Artificial Intelligence; 72-hour professional course \"Lu Ban Workshop: industrial robotics, AI technologies and drones\" (machine vision, LLM platforms, AI-app development)",
      "source_url": "https://enu.kz/kz/news/7142",
      "source_url_raw": "https://enu.kz/kz/news/7142 (accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-4",
      "university": "Satbayev University",
      "ai_programs": "PhD \"Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence\" 8D06104; MSc \"Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence\" 7M06105; Academy of Digital Technologies & AI (opened May 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://official.satbayev.university/download/document/54738",
      "source_url_raw": "https://official.satbayev.university/download/document/54738 (PhD curriculum 8D06104); 7M06105 curriculum (accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-5",
      "university": "KBTU",
      "ai_programs": "BSc \"Data Science and Artificial Intelligence\" 6B06110",
      "source_url": "https://kbtu.kz/en/schools/school-of-information-technology-and-engineering/",
      "source_url_raw": "https://kbtu.kz/en/schools/school-of-information-technology-and-engineering/ (accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-6",
      "university": "IITU",
      "ai_programs": "BSc \"Artificial Intelligence\" 6B06120; MSc \"Artificial Intelligence\" 7M06114; BSc \"Big Data Analytics\" 6B06103 (ASIIN-accredited); ACAI Lab (Advanced Cognitive and AI research lab, opened 14 Apr 2025); online AI courses for educators",
      "source_url": "https://iitu.edu.kz/documents/4200/",
      "source_url_raw": "https://iitu.edu.kz/documents/4200/ (ASIIN accreditation, accessed 2026-10-17); https://iitu.edu.kz/en/news/…acai-lab (accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-7",
      "university": "Astana IT University",
      "ai_programs": "MSc \"Applied Artificial Intelligence\" 7M06108; School of AI and Data Science; MIT IDSS partnership (launched April 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://astanait.edu.kz/Applied-Artificial-Intelligence-masters",
      "source_url_raw": "https://astanait.edu.kz/Applied-Artificial-Intelligence-masters (accessed 2026-10-17); https://idss.mit.edu/news (partnership, accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-8",
      "university": "SDU",
      "ai_programs": "None verified on official domain",
      "source_url": null,
      "source_url_raw": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-9",
      "university": "QAIRU",
      "ai_programs": "BSc \"Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning\"; BSc \"Physical AI\"; graduate AI+X programs (5 master's programs); 528 students in first intake (391 bachelor, 32 master, 105 MBA AI+X), Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://qairu.edu.kz/en",
      "source_url_raw": "https://qairu.edu.kz/en (accessed 2026-10-17); https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/sci/press/news/details/1303382?lang=ru (ministry press release, accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-10",
      "university": "Toraighyrov University",
      "ai_programs": "None verified on official domain",
      "source_url": null,
      "source_url_raw": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-11",
      "university": "AUCA",
      "ai_programs": "Software Engineering electives: COM-214 Introduction to AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer Vision, Neural Networks",
      "source_url": "https://auca.kg/en/elective_sfw/",
      "source_url_raw": "https://auca.kg/en/elective_sfw/ (accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-12",
      "university": "Kyrgyz National University (Balasagyn)",
      "ai_programs": "None verified",
      "source_url": null,
      "source_url_raw": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-13",
      "university": "KSTU (Razzakov)",
      "ai_programs": "None verified on official domain",
      "source_url": null,
      "source_url_raw": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-14",
      "university": "Ala-Too International University",
      "ai_programs": "None verified on official domain (secondary reports of \"Artificial Intelligence and Robotics\" and \"Data Analysis and Intelligent Systems\" could not be verified)",
      "source_url": null,
      "source_url_raw": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-15",
      "university": "Manas University",
      "ai_programs": "UME-417 Artificial Intelligence & Expert Systems (course); Computer Engineering program",
      "source_url": "https://manas.edu.kg/en/engineering/computer_engineering/1495",
      "source_url_raw": "https://manas.edu.kg/en/engineering/computer_engineering/1495 (accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-16",
      "university": "Osh State University",
      "ai_programs": "Mechatronics & Robotics bachelor's with \"Robotics and AI\" profile",
      "source_url": "https://oshsu.kg/kg/page/42",
      "source_url_raw": "https://oshsu.kg/kg/page/42 (accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-17",
      "university": "IUCA (Tokmok)",
      "ai_programs": "IT programs (computer science track)",
      "source_url": "https://iuca.kg/en",
      "source_url_raw": "https://iuca.kg/en (accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-18",
      "university": "WIUT",
      "ai_programs": "MSc Business Intelligence and Analytics; BSc Computer Science",
      "source_url": "https://www.wiut.uz/business-intelligence-analytics",
      "source_url_raw": "https://www.wiut.uz/business-intelligence-analytics ; https://www.wiut.uz/bsc-hons-in-computer-science (accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-19",
      "university": "TUIT",
      "ai_programs": "Bachelor \"Artificial Intelligence\" (БА 60610700)",
      "source_url": "https://static.tuit.uz/uploads/1/wne8BGjIg7y7BpGpV3YMhNtsG8WAe5sd.pdf",
      "source_url_raw": "https://static.tuit.uz/uploads/1/wne8BGjIg7y7BpGpV3YMhNtsG8WAe5sd.pdf (curriculum doc, accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-20",
      "university": "INHA Tashkent",
      "ai_programs": "IT program (UK degree track) with AI, Data Engineering, Cyber Security specializations; EMBA in AI & Data Science",
      "source_url": "https://inha.uz/undergraduate/",
      "source_url_raw": "https://inha.uz/undergraduate/ ; https://inha.uz/emva/ (accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-21",
      "university": "Turin Polytechnic Tashkent",
      "ai_programs": "Control & Computer Engineering department with AI/ML focus; AI projects portfolio",
      "source_url": "https://turin.uz/control-and-computer-engineering/",
      "source_url_raw": "https://turin.uz/control-and-computer-engineering/ (accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-22",
      "university": "National University of Uzbekistan",
      "ai_programs": "Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Intellectual Technologies (\"Software engineering and artificial intelligence\"); master's-level Computer Linguistics (70230801) with NLP/AI coursework",
      "source_url": "https://nuu.uz/faculty/amaliy-matematika-va-intellektual-texnologiyalar/",
      "source_url_raw": "https://nuu.uz/faculty/amaliy-matematika-va-intellektual-texnologiyalar/ ; https://nuu.uz/en/kompyuter-lingvistikasi-va-amaliy-tilshunoslik-kafedrasi/ (accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-23",
      "university": "TSUL",
      "ai_programs": "None verified (LexAI is an institutional legal-AI platform, not a degree program)",
      "source_url": null,
      "source_url_raw": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-24",
      "university": "Samarkand State University",
      "ai_programs": "Faculty of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies; doctoral specialty 05.01.11 \"Digital technologies and artificial intelligence\"",
      "source_url": "https://www.samdu.uz/uz/news/65308",
      "source_url_raw": "https://www.samdu.uz/uz/news/65308 ; https://www.samdu.uz/uz/news/65113 (accessed 2026-10-17)"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-25",
      "university": "Tajik National University",
      "ai_programs": "None verified",
      "source_url": null,
      "source_url_raw": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-26",
      "university": "Tajik Technical University (Osimi)",
      "ai_programs": "None verified on official domain (national AI strategy until 2040 references AI specialties at Tajik technical institutions — government document, not university-published)",
      "source_url": null,
      "source_url_raw": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-27",
      "university": "Russian-Tajik Slavonic University",
      "ai_programs": "None verified",
      "source_url": null,
      "source_url_raw": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-28",
      "university": "Magtymguly Turkmen State University",
      "ai_programs": "None verified on official domain",
      "source_url": null,
      "source_url_raw": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-29",
      "university": "IUHD",
      "ai_programs": "None verified on official domain",
      "source_url": null,
      "source_url_raw": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-p-30",
      "university": "Oguz Han Engineering and Technology University",
      "ai_programs": "None verified on official domain (\"Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems\" bachelor's reported by state media, not verifiable on a university domain)",
      "source_url": null,
      "source_url_raw": null
    },
    {
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