Almaty Management University
Presentation
Autumn, 2016
2
Welcome to AlmaU!
4
We prepare a new generation of leaders
and generate new knowledge
for dynamic societies
and the global innovation economy
AlmaU Mission
Almaty Management University
is an entrepreneurial,
socially responsible
world-class university
AlmaU Vision
5
AlmaU Core Values
6
Enter:
The Top-200 business universities
The Top-100 entrepreneurial universities
The Top-100 knowledge management universities
The Top-3 business universities in the Eurasian
Economic Union
Obtain the “Triple Crown accreditation” (AMBA, EQUIS
and AACSB)
Strategic Goals 2020
7
AlmaU Board of Trustees
Armanzhan Baitasov,
TAN Media Group, Chairman
of the Board of Trustees
Virginius Kundrotas,
Baltic Management Development
Association (BMDA)
Tan Chin Tiong,
Singapore Management
University
Takir Balykbayev,
Education Sector, Administration of
the President of the Republic of
Kazakhstan
Oraz Jandosov,
Association of Economists of
Kazakhstan
Raimbek Batalov,
Raimbek Group, Forum of
Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan
Darkhan Kaletayev,
National Welfare Fund
Samruk Kazyna
Janat Berdalina,
National Welfare Fund
Samruk Kazyna companies
8
AlmaU Board of Trustees
Nurlan Smagulov
Astana Motors
LLP
Assylbek Kozhakhmetov,
Almaty Management
University
Daulet Sembayev
Member of Board of Directors
KazKommercbank
Yerkin Tatishev
Kusto Group
Andrey Lavrentiyev
Allur Auto
Ablay Myrzakhmetov,
National Chamber of
Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan
Serik Seidumanov,
Member of Majilis
Parliament of RK
Pekka A. Viljakainen,
Advisor to the President of
Skolkovo Foundation
Dinmukhamed Idrisov,
Ordabasy Group LLP
9
Entrepreneurship
Creating model of Entrepreneurial university and its
dissemination in Kazakhstan.
Social Responsibility
Employment of «Win-Win-Win» principle, whereby any
mutually beneficial cooperation between the two sides
(Win-Win) benefits the third party - the society (Win).
Knowledge Management
Implementation of KM model into university
management and its promotion nationally and
worldwide
The Three Pillars of AlmaU
10
Transforming AlmaU into entrepreneurial university.
Guiding a working group of the Ministry of Education &
Science of RK for the creation of entrepreneurial
education in Kazakhstan (2015 – 2016).
Leading a working group of a programme on building
Almaty as a city of social entrepreneurship.
Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Development
Academic Entrepreneurship Studio
Joint Entrepreneurship centres with Zhejiang
University (China) & Tel Aviv University (Israel).
Laboratory on Social entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship
11
Organizer of IAB International Conference
“Entrepreneurship and business
education in emerging world” in the
framework of IAB’s 25th anniversary, 2013
Participants: 266
Countries: 21
Entrepreneurship:major events in Kazakhstan and Eurasian Union
Intellectual partner of the National
Business Forum “Expert 200
Kazakhstan” and Organizer of Panel on
the development of entrepreneurship:
government-university-business, 2014
Participants: 250
Countries: 3
Co-organizer of Kazakhstan Start up
tour with Skolkovo foundation
(Russia) and Almaty TechGarden,
2015, 2016
Participants:
500-700
Countries: 3
12
Intellectual partner of the
“Global Business Forum”, 2015
Entrepreneurship:major events in Kazakhstan and Eurasian Union
Participants: 1000
Countries: 5
Co-organizer and Host of the First
International Conference on Social
Entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan
jointly with “Atameken” National
Chamber of Entrepreneurs, 2015
Participants: 90
Countries: 5
Co-organizer of the "Iron entrepreneur“
Business game jointly with Higher School
of Economics (Russia), 2015
Participants: 150
from Kazakhstan
Co-organizer and Host of the
International Conference on Social
Entrepreneurship jointly with British
Council and Chevron, 2015
Participants: 90
Countries: 5
13
Intellectual partner of the
“Global Business Forum”, 2015
Entrepreneurship:major events in Kazakhstan and Eurasian Union
Participants: 1000
Countries: 5
Participants: 1000
Countries: 25
Student Business Case Competition
“Kemel Kasipker”, jointly with “Atameken”
National Chamber of Entrepreneurs &
Public Fund SANA Eurasia, 2016
Participants: 90
from 4 cities
of Kazakhstan
Co-organizer of the V Innovation Forum
“Almaty – city comfortable for life and
business” jointly with the City
Administration and “Park of Innovation
Technology” and Centre for Almaty city
development, 2016
14
The first and the only private HEI with access for
people with disabilities
Active promoter of academic integrity in
Kazakhstan
Grantor of 88,5 mln KZT (3,6% of total turnover)
on social discounts & scholarships in 2015-
2016 (214 mln KZT over 3 years)
Signatory of PRME (Principles of Responsible
Management Education, UN Global Compact)
since 2009
Social Responsibility
15
Student club «DOS» (in translation from Kazakh
“friend”, acronym for Friendship-Support-Family),
since 2009
Project «Support of rural schools by universities
of the country», since 2009 (230 participants)
Cultural-linguistic camp «Ulytau», since 2010 (250
participants)
Award «For Academic Integrity» for Professors of
Kazakhstan, since 2015
A newly introduced discipline “Service learning”,
since 2015
Leadership in the city coalition Vitalem to promote
healthy lifestyle & well-being, 2016
Social Responsibility: Projects
16
Aim: forming social experience of community
service, raising compassion and empathy.
Format: lectures (15 hrs) + social work (45 hrs)
Students: 387 in 2015-16 academic year.
Strategic international partner: The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Strategic local partners: the city administration,
local NGOs and charity funds.
Community Service Learning
Introducing “Service Learning” discipline
16
17
Award «The best company employer in two capitals» in
«Senim-2011» contest, 2011
Award «Contribution to the civic society of Kazakhstan»
in the contest of the Ministry of Culture of the RK, 2011
EUROBAK (European Business Association of Kazakhstan)
CSR Award for social projects, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2016
Award “The best social partner” in the Almaty contest of
social partnership by the Fund of the First President of the
Republic of Kazakhstan, 2014
American Chamber of Commerce Award “Support of
Kazakh traditions” for Ulytau project, 2015
People's quality mark “Impeccably!” by Kazakhstan's
National League of Consumers (the only university in the
country to receive the award twice), 2010 & 2016
Social Responsibility: Awards
18
AlmaU methodology and template of the
University Knowledge Management system
(2015 – 2017).
KM system is being implemented to increase
managerial labour productivity at AlmaU (e.g.
AlmaUnet)
AlmaU Knowledge Management Laboratory runs
3-year fundamental research financed by the
Ministry of Education and Science of Republic of
Kazakhstan
Knowledge Management
19
Designer of standards of the Ministry of Education
and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the
country’s MBA and DBA (2012).
Provider of training for 160 Kazakhstani
universities’ top managers (2011 – 2014).
AlmaU contribution to
higher education in Kazakhstan
Co-initiator of Kazakhstan Foundation
for Management Development (KFMD)
(2015).
Co-author of the case study collection
jointly with Bolashak National
Scholarship Programme and big national
company Baiterek (2015).
20
3 Research Labs:
Social Entrepreneurship
Knowledge Management
IT in Education
Institute of Education Development
AlmaU as plagiarism-free zone (Antiplagiat & Turnitin)
Access to 20 Electronic databases
1130 articles published by faculty and staff over 4 years
2 fundamental projects (grant by the Ministry of Education &
Science of RK)
32 university management & faculty passed scientific internship
under the “Bolashak” international scholarship of the President of
the Republic of Kazakhstan, since 2013
Research
School of Pedagogical Excellence Annual summer school for faculty since 2010
398 faculty trained over 3 years (50% of total faculty)
21
Best Humanities Economic Universities
by the Independent Kazakh Quality
Assurance Agency for Education (IKAQAE)
National Rankings
IKAQAE by programme
2014:
№2 «Economics and Business» (UG)
№2 «Management» (PG)
2015:
№1 «Management» (PG)
№2 «Marketing» (UG)
№3 «Finance» (UG)
№3 «Management» (UG)
№7 «Economics» (UG)
2016:
№4 «Management» (PG)
№4 «Marketing» (UG)
№9 «Finance» (UG)
№3 «Management» (UG)
№8 «Economics» (UG)
22
International Accreditations
IQA (International Quality Accreditation) by CEEMAN,
2010
Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of
Kazakhstan Accreditation as a subject of the
scientific activity, 2012;
AMBA (Association of MBA’s), 2013; 2016
IQAA (Independent Kazakh Quality Assurance
Agency for Education), 2014.
ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified
Accountants) for “Accounting & Audit” Bachelor level
Programme. 2016
ISO 9001:2008 certified by Orion Reg. (USA)
23
* - Central Asia – India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan,
Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives & Bangladesh
Eduniversal
World Best Business Schools
International Rankings
Eduniversal Best
Masters Ranking in
Central Asia*
2015 2016
Masters in Economics
and Business
№2 №2
Master in Finance №4 №4
MBA №5 №5
EMBA №6 №3
Joint MBA «General
and Strategic
Management»
№6 №2
Distance MBA - №4
24
Regional development
Oskemen
25
Atrium: part I in2016;
part II in 2017
Dormitory– 2019
Centre for Research &
Innovation – 2020
University Campus
project – 2020
AlmaU Infrastructure Projects
26
AlmaU Sport&Art Zone
Sport zone Dance school Art spaceIntellectual games Hip hop, street dance Musicles
Martial arts (judo, karate, etc) Ball room dance Business theatre
AlmaU Mountain club Club latina Performance
Run for Life
(running club)
Fit dance
(zumba, stretch)
Courses: acting, stage
speech, makeup)
Bouldering Tango Theatre Workshop
Kids Football Сheerleading Guest lectures
Fitness Gym Yoga Art Talks
Students Sports Life club Vienna ball Poetry evening
Volleyball, basketball,
football, ping pongDance Universiade Event lab
27
100+ partner
universities in
28 countries
22 partner
associations:
International Cooperation
28
The 5 Pillars of AlmaU Curriculum
29
AlmaU Fast Facts
National
accreditations.
Top 3 Best
Humanities
Economic
Universities in
Kazakhstan.
ISO 9001:2008.
AMBA - 2013 &
re-accr. in 2016.
IQA CEEMAN - 2010
(re-accr.in 2016).
ACCA for Bachelor’s
"Accounting and Audit“
- 2016.
Eduniversal rating
Agency: 4 Palmes
as “Top Business
School” - 2014-now.
3100+ students.
1000+ attendees of executive
education.
140 FT faculty.
40 PT faculty.
100+ partner universities.
20 partner associations.
11 MBA Programmes:
Kazakhstani programmes;
Double degree with MSM;
Double Degree with RANE&PA
3 DBA Programmes
Kazakhstani programme;
Global DBA jointly with ESC
Rennes Business School;
Joint with RANE&PA
100 short-term programmes
600 students annually 4500+ МВА, DBA graduates
30
Graduate School of BusinessThe only AMBA accredited HEI
in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
1 PhD programme:
Business
Administration
Consultative Council
31
Graduate School of Business
Strategic partners:
Maastricht School of
Management, the Netherlands
ESC Rennes Business School,
France
Antai College of Economics &
Management, China
Zhejiang University School of
Management, China
RANEPA (Russian Academy of
National Economy and Public
Administration under the
President of Russian Federation)
AlmaU Executive MBA Group gets a taste of
business in the Netherlands, 2015
6 Master programmes:
Management,
Finance,
Marketing,
Project Management,
Economics,
Logistics.
8 Bachelor programmes:
Management,
Finance,
Marketing,
Accounting and Audit,
Economics,
Logistics,
Valuation,
Restaurant & Hotel
Management.
4 PhD programmes:
Management,
Finance,
Marketing,
Business Administration
Strategic partners:
IESEG School of Management, France
Coventry University, United Kingdom
Management Center Innsbruck, Austria
RISEBA (Riga International School of Economics
and Business Administration), Latvia
Central European University, Hungary
Nagoya University of Commerce and Business,
Japan
Solbridge International School of Business, South
Korea
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Taylor’s University, Malaysia
St. Cloud University, USA32
Graduate School of Management
Consultative Council
GSM
1 Master programme:
State and Local Governance.
Tailor-made programmes for
regional government authorities
4 Bachelor programmes:
State and Local Governance,
Regional Studies,
Public Relations,
Law.
3 MBA programmes:
Management in Public
Policy,
Management in
Education,
Management in non-
profit sector.
Strategic partners:
Central European University, Hungary
SDA Bocconi, Italy
Wolverhampton University, United
Kingdom
Kazan Federal University, Russia
Russian Academy of External Trade,
Russia
Binary University, Malaysia
33
School of Public Policy & Law
SPPL
34
School of Public Policy & Law
SPP Meeting with A. Baimenov,
Chairman of the Steering Committee of The
UN Regional Hub of Civil Service, 2015
Consultative Council
Institute of Educational Development.
NGO Expert Center in cooperation with
Chevron Corporation.
Centre for Mediation and Conflict
resolution
Laboratory on Social Entrepreneurship
Students at the Courtroom, 2015
Strategic local partners:
The UN Regional Hub of Civil Service,
Kazakhstan
KazBAR- Kazakhstan BAR Association,
City Bar Almaty,
Kazakhstan International Commercial
Arbitration,
Courts of Almaty,
National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of
Almaty
4 degrees:
Bachelor,
Master,
Professional master,
Double degree Master –
Diplôme d’ingénieur)
3 departments
Information Systems
Electrical/Electronic
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Strategic partners:
French association of Engineering
Institutes “n+i”
Sfere, consulting company (France)
35
School of Engineering Management
Special focus on lab
work and internships
in the process of implementation
36
Strategic partners:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, China
Sabanci U, Turkey
Istanbul University, Turkey
Institute of Linguistics, Kyrgyz
State University, Kyrgyzstan
The Almaty mayor administration
Special Olympics (NGO)
Dara Charity Fund (NGO)
ARDI The Association of Parents
of Disabled Children (NGO)
Pole University Leonard De Vinci,
France
Faculty of General Education
Languages Centre:
English,
Russian,
Kazakh,
French,
Spanish
Chinese.
Foundation programme
Service Learning
37
14 student clubs 22 sport teams 13 sport sections
Student Life
160 annual student events 270 annual trainings
41,8%FINANCE
By type of activity, 2016:
Students’ Career Development
38
AlmaU Corporate partners
39
AlmaU Cultural &
Linguistic camp Ulytau
The main idea is to teach Kazakh language in a specially built
environment of nomadic-style ethno-camp through introducing the
traditions and customs of Kazakhs.
Project participants: senior and middle managers, businessmen,
civil servants, citizens of foreign countries.
4 groups of 12 people: elementary, beginner, intermediate & upper-
intermediate.
40 hrs of language classes & 40 hrs of cultural classes.
Fees include: transportation, pre- & final assessments, excursions
and cultural programmes, extra-curricular activities.
There were more than 250 participants since 2010.
40
Manage yourself!
Manage the business!
Manage the Time!