Ian Baucom, Higher Education Leader, Enterprising Administrator, and Prolific Scholar, Named President of Middlebury.

Housing

Students smiling at a dining table

Almaty

Students in Almaty will live in homestays with host families selected by the host university and approved by Middlebury staff in Kazakhstan.

Astana

Students will live in the dormitories at Nazarbayev University in double rooms with Kazakhstani students. The dorms are connected to the academic buildings on campus via a skywalk so students don’t have to go outside when it’s cold! The dorms are equipped with shared kitchens, and there are canteens, mini markets, laundry machines, a medical center, and athletic facilities within a few minutes’ walk.

See details and photos of the university dorm here. 

A block of dorms with a courtyard in the middle, as seen from above