The flagship of higher education in the Mangystau region is Caspian State University of Technology and Engineering named after Sh. Yessenov. Today, Yessenov University is a large modern university that has passed state certification and accreditation. Caspian State University of Technology and Engineering named after Sh. Yessenov is the main educational, scientific and cultural center of the region. It provides training for the oil and gas industry, road transport, mechanical engineering, pedagogy, law, economics, information systems, standardization, finance, geology, ecology, power engineering, construction, utilities, etc. About seven thousand students study in full-time and part-time forms of study at the university.