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Pre-university programmes
Carefully selected “Pre-university programmes” opportunities for students in grades 1–12 across Central Asia.
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Pre-university programmes
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New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Rolling admission
NYU Abu Dhabi University Prep Program (UPP)
United Arab Emirates Pre-university programmes +1In person
Free
Portfolio value★★★★★Rating 4 out of 5
Prestige★★★★★Rating 4 out of 5
DifficultyIntermediate
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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) Rolling admission
MBZUAI AIR – AI Reach: Advanced Summer Research
United Arab Emirates Research +1In person
Free
Portfolio value★★★★★Rating 5 out of 5
Prestige★★★★★Rating 5 out of 5
DifficultyAdvanced
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University of Chicago Rolling admission
University of Chicago Pre-College Summer Session
USA Pre-university programmes Online, In person
PaidFully fundedPartially funded
Portfolio value★★★★★Rating 5 out of 5
Prestige★★★★★Rating 5 out of 5
DifficultyAdvanced
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Nazarbayev University 11 days leftby 20 October 2026
NU Autumn Internship Program 2026
Kazakhstan Pre-university programmes +1In person
Paid
Portfolio value★★★★★Rating 4 out of 5
Prestige★★★★★Rating 4 out of 5
DifficultyIntermediate
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Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera Rolling admission
Barcelona International Youth Science Challenge (BIYSC)
Spain Summer schools +2In person
Paid
Portfolio value★★★★★Rating 5 out of 5
Prestige★★★★★Rating 5 out of 5
DifficultyIntermediate
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Apple Rolling admission
Apple Developer Academy
USA Pre-university programmes +1In person
Free
Portfolio value★★★★★Rating 5 out of 5
Prestige★★★★★Rating 5 out of 5
DifficultyAdvanced
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Columbia University School of Professional Studies — Pre-College Programs 73 days leftby 21 December 2026
Academic Year Weekend — Columbia University Pre-College Programs
USA Pre-university programmes +1Online
Paid
Portfolio value★★★★★Rating 4 out of 5
Prestige★★★★★Rating 5 out of 5
DifficultyIntermediate
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Parsons Paris, The New School Rolling admission
Parsons Paris Online Courses for High School Students
France Pre-university programmes +1Online
PaidPartially funded
Portfolio value★★★★★Rating 4 out of 5
Prestige★★★★★Rating 5 out of 5
DifficultyIntermediate
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Rice University Rolling admission
Rice University Precollege Program
USA Pre-university programmes +1Online
PaidPartially funded
Portfolio value★★★★★Rating 4 out of 5
Prestige★★★★★Rating 4 out of 5
DifficultyIntermediate