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IQAA external review report

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INDEPENDENT KAZAKH AGENCY

FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IN EDUCATION (IQAA)

Report on the external review of

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University written by the IQAA expert group after the study of the university’s self-evaluation

report and an external review visit to the university in the framework of

institutional accreditation

Date of the site visit: 24-26 February, 2014

Almaty, 2014


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Composition of the expert group

Rymbek Zhumashev

Head of the expert group First Vice-Rector of Karaganda State University named after

E.A.Buketov, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor

(Karaganda)

Martin Finkelstein

International expert

Seton Hall University, South Orange, Professor of Higher

Education, PhD (New Jersey)

Hermann Knödler

International expert

Vice-President of the University of Applied Sciences (Berlin)

Nurlan Yerzhanov

Expert Vice-Rector on Scientific Work and Innovations of Pavlodar

State University named after S.Toraigyrov, Doctor of

Biological Sciences, Professor (Pavlodar)

Tiribolsyn Omarbekuly

Expert

Vice-Rector on Academic and Methodical Work of Taraz

State University named after M.Dulati, Doctor of Technical

Sciences, Professor (Taraz)


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Aida Sagintayeva

Expert

Chief Executive Director of Nazarbayev University Graduate

School of Education, Candidate of Philological Sciences,

Associate Professor (Astana)

Zhanna Akhmadiyeva

Expert

Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogics, East

Kazakhstan State University named after S.Amanzholov,

Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor (Ust-

Kamenogorsk)

Aleftina Bakhtaulova

Expert

Head of the Strategic Development and Accreditation Unit,

Zhetysu State University named after I.Zhansugurov,

Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor

(Taldykorgan)

Nikolay Fomin

Representative of employers

Executive Director of the National Industrial Chamber of

Kazakhstan (Almaty)

Venera Kaliyeva

Representative of students

Final year Master student of Kazakh Language and Literature,

Abay Kazakh National Pedagogical University (Almaty)


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Level of compliance of the self-evaluation report with the actual state of

affairs at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University by each standard

Head of the expert group: Rymbek Zhumashev (signature)

International experts: Martin Finkelstein (signature), Hermann Knödler (signature)

Experts: Nurlan Yerzhanov (signature), Tiribolsyn Omarbekuly (signature), Aida

Sagintayeva (signature), Zhanna Akhmadiyeva (signature), Aleftina Bakhtaulova

(signature)

Representative of employers: Nikolay Fomin (signature)

Representative of students: Venera Kaliyeva (signature)

Standards

Level of compliance of the self-evaluation report with the

actual state of affairs in the university by each standard

Complies

fully

Complies with

minor

remarks

Complies with

significant

remarks

Doesn’t

comply

Standard 1

Mission, Aims and

Objectives

+

Standard 2

Planning and

Effectiveness

+

Standard 3

Administration and

Management

+

Standard 4

Students

+

Standard 5

Study Programmes and

their Effectiveness

+

Standard 6

Teaching Staff and

Teaching Effectiveness

+

Standard 7

Scientific Research Work

+

Standard 8

Financing and Financial

Stability

+

Standard 9

Resources: material and

technical, library and

informational

+


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CONTENT

Chapter I

Background and aims of the site visit…………………………….…………...7

Main features of the University………………………………………………..7

Chapter II

Report on the external review by the expert group…………………………..9

Introduction………………………………………………………………………9

Compliance with the standards of institutional accreditation

Standard 1

Mission, Aims and Objectives………………………………………………….11

Standard 2

Planning and Effectiveness…………………………………………………….12

Standard 3

Administration and Management………………………………………………14

Standard 4

Students…………………………………………………………………………16

Standard 5

Study Programmes and Their

Effectiveness……………………………………………………………………18

Standard 6

Teaching staff and Teaching Effectiveness………….………………………….19

Standard 7

Scientific Research Work……………………………………………………….22

Standard 8

Financing and Financial Stability………………………………………………..24

Standard 9

Resources: material and technical, library and informational…………………...26

Chapter III

Conclusion………………………………………………………………………30

Annexes

Annex 1

External review programme…………………………………………………......34

Annex 2 A list of the interviewees………………………………………………………...38


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Chapter I

Background and aims of the site visit

An external review in the framework of an institutional accreditation in the

Republican state enterprise on the right of operational management «Al-Farabi

Kazakh National University» was conducted from 24 to 26 February, 2014

according to the approved programme.

Main features of the University

15 January, 1934 is the date of official opening of the Kazakh State University

(KazSU), which was established on the basis of the Pedagogical Institute by the

Decree of the National Commissars of the USSR and Kazakh regional committee of

All-Union Communist Bolsheviks’ Party. With the independence of Kazakhstan in

1991 the main objective of the University became choosing a new path. As the main

vector of its development the KazSU defined a consistent advancement towards an

international system of education and a move to international standards of

specialists’ training. The status of the University changed substantially: in the first

year of the state’s sovereignty it received the name of the great philosopher Abu

Nasr ibn Al-Farabi.

On 9 January, 1993 by the special decree of the President of the Republic of

Kazakhstan «On the status of Al-Farabi Kazakh State University» the University

received the status of an autonomus state university and was renamed to Al-Farabi

Kazakh State National University.

Today Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Al-Farabi KazNU) is a member

of such international organizations as Eurasian Association of Universities (EAU),

International Association of Universities (IAU), European Society for Engineering

Education (SEFI), International Association for the Exchange of Students for

Technical Experience (IAESTE), Consortium of the University of Shanghai

Cooperation Organization, Consortium of Network Open University of

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasia Pacific UNINET and IREG

Observatory. Also the University has signed the Magna Charta Universitatum.

Al-Farabi KazNU works on the questions of educational internationalization

and effectively cooperates with leading universities of the world. Today KazNU has

420 university-partners worldwide. From 2010 on the basis of the Memorandum on

French-Kazakhstan Partnership with the National Polytechnic University of

Lotharingia there are available joint programmes for Master’s and PhD students.

Successfully operate joint programmes of double diploma with Strasburg School

(France), Valencia Polytechnic University (Spain), Joint Institute for Nuclear

Research (Russia), Tomsk Polytechnic University (Russia). KazNU was the first

Kazakhstani higher education institution to introduce joint double diploma

programmes in the framework of the University of Shanghai Cooperation

Organization and the Network Open University of Commonwealth of Independent

States.


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Training of specialists is conducted according to the perpetual state license for

educational activity АБ N 0137355 dated 3 February, 2010.

The University delivers 220 study programmes: 79 Bachelor’s, 80 Master’s and

61 PhD.

The University has 19492 students, including 10926 students with state grants.

There are 6500 students studying on a contract basis: 6024 full-time students, 476

part-time students, 569 distance learning students. There are 786 international

students in the University. 12376 students (63%) study in Kazakh language on a full-

time basis.

For the beginning of 2012-2013 academic year there were 1151 full-time

lecturers working in 14 Faculties and 62 Departments. The proportion of teaching

staff with scientific degrees is 63,3 %, including 331 Doctors of Sciences, 820

Candidates of Sciences, 89 members of the National Academy of Science and 7

foreign lecturers. The staffing level is 100%. 1462 members (80,4%) of the faculty

teach in Kazakh language. The faculty regularly undertakes qualification

development courses (233 lecturers for the reported period).

Al-Farabi KazNU has a modern scientific and innovative structure. In the

university effectively operate 8 state affiliated enterprises on the basis of the right of

operation control, 4 institutes and 22 scientific centers of Social sciences and

Humanities.

In 2012-2013 the largest library in Central Asia was opened in the university.

The general plan for building and development of the university was designed and

approved. In the near future it is planned to build the Center of Humanities and

Applied Sciences, Cluster of Engineering and High-Tech Technologies, House of

Young Scientists, a medicine center, a student service center, an indoor swimming

pool and new dormitories.

Al-Farabi KazNU has a large corporate information network covering all the

Faculties, structural divisions, an administrative building, the hotel and university

dormitories. The whole university territory has a wireless high speed network, which

satisfies the modern requirements and has high technical characteristics. In the

Strategic Plan of the University a priority development direction was defined as

entering the range of world leading research universities that train competitive

specialists for an innovative economy.


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Chapter II

Report on the external review by the expert group

Introduction

In the course of the work the IQAA expert group was committed to the main

principles of conducting an institutional accreditation with the focus on quality

improvement in education, integrity, transparency and accessibility of information

for all participants of the process, objectivity and impartiality of review and keeping

confidentiality of information provided by the Al-Farabi KazNU.

The University’s institutional accreditation was conducted according to the

Standards and Criteria of the Institutional Accreditation of Higher Education

Institutions (Astana, 2013) and the Guidelines on Organization and Conducting a

Self-evaluation Procedure in Higher Education Institutions (Astana, 2013). Both

documents were developed by Independent Kazakh Agency for Quality Assurance

in Education (IQAA) in compliance with the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan

«On Education», «On Technical Regulations», based on the European Standards and

Guidelines (ESG) and an international practice on institutional accreditation and

audit in higher education, and taking into account the modern trends of higher

education development.

During the external review according to the programme there were conducted

the following activities: meeting with the first Vice-rector, interview with Vice-

rectors of the university (Vice-rector on academic and methodical work, Vice-rector

on social development, Vice-rector on economic and operating affairs), and

interview with a Chief Accountant of the university. Also there were hold meetings

with the head of Administrative Division and its staff, directors of other structural

divisions, heads of the units and services.

The expert group had interviews with the university’s employers, Bachelor,

Master’s and PhD students, graduates, Deans of the Faculties, Heads of Departments

and teaching staff.

The expert group also examined a material and technical base of the university,

the structure of university’s divisions, sport centers, dormitories, libraries, Faculties

and Departments.

The expert group members attended classes at their choice and acquainted with

the work of the Office Registrar in the Academic and Methodical Unit and in

Faculties.

KazNU is aimed at commercialization of scientific research findings. For this

reason was created a special center for commercial activity (a business incubator).

The expert group visited the Scientific Research Institute of Experimental and

Theoretical Physics, the Scientific Research Institute of Mathematics and

Mechanics, the Scientific Research Institute of Biological and Biotechnological

Problems, the Scientific Research Institute of Ecological Problems, the Center of

Physical and Chemical Research Methods and Analysis, the National


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Nanotechnological Open Type Laboratory, the Scientific and Technological Park

and the Laboratory of Engineering Specialization.

Based on the findings, the expert group distinguishes a number of significant

achievements made by the University reviewed.

The university mission relates to the priorities of industrial and innovative

development of economy and a higher education system. By the target indicators the

mission complies with the main regulatory documents: the Address of the President

of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the people of Kazakhstan «Kazakhstan-2030:

Prosperity, Security and Ever Growing Welfare of All the Kazakhstanis» dated 10

October 1997, the Address of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan «Socio-

Economic Modernization as the Main Vector of Development of Kazakhstan» dated

27 January 2012, the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan «The

State Programme on Forced Industrial-Innovative Development of Kazakhstan for

2010 – 2014» dated 19 March 2010 №958, , the Decree of the President of the

Republic of Kazakhstan «Approving the State Programme on Education

Development of Kazakhstan for 2011 – 2020» dated 7 December 2010 №1118, the

Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan «On the State Support of the Industrial and

Innovative Activity» dated 9 January 2012 №534, the Resolution of the Government

of the Republic of Kazakhstan «Approving the Strategic Plan of the Ministry of

Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2011-2015» dated 19

January 2011 №160.

The University developed and approved «The Development Strategy of Al-

Farabi Kazakh National University until 2020», which had formulated the main aim

– formation of a modern research university capable of ensuring world level of

scientific research and scientific developments in hi-tech fields of economy and

social sphere with an effective integration of science, education and innovative

activity; formation of a new generation of specialists for knowledge-based economy,

who are capable of addressing the modern challenges.

In general, the organizational, functional and staff structure of the University

correspond to its mission, aims and objectives. The student self-governance

facilitates effective decision-making on improvement of the university’s activities.

The methods for assessing the faculty, staff and students’ satisfaction with the

governance system of the university are optimal and deserve noteworthy. Various

surveys, which assess the faculty and university administration by the students’

view, assist administration in decision-making.

There is noted a steady growth of almost all indicators of statistical data by the

number of students for the last 5 years (the growth of the total number of students

increased by 1,2%), the number of students with state grants increased by 1,4%, the

number of Master’s students increased by 50%.


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Compliance with the standards of institutional accreditation

Standard 1 – Mission, Aims and Objectives

Evidence of compliance with the standard:

The University has a clear and specifically formulated mission in the context

of development priorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of industrial and

innovative development, social and economic modernization and the national

system of higher education.

Mission, aims and objectives correspond to the available resources and

possibilities of the University and to the market requirements, which is proved by:

- The adopted university system of administration and planning;

- The plan on realization of the University’s strategy until 2015, reviewed and

approved by the Supervisory Board of Al-Farabi KazNU (protocol №2 dated 14 May

2012) and adopted by the decision of the University Academic Board (protocol №7

dated 30 April 2012);

- The current structure of the university administration which is formed on the

basis of a cluster approach and is approved by the Academic Board (protocol №7

dated 27 June, 2011, http://www.kaznu.kz/ru/3318/page).

- The evaluation system of effectiveness of the University’s mission, aims and

objectives: the evaluation results on the implementation of the mission, achievement

of the aims and solving the tasks are reviewed and discussed on the meetings of the

Academic Board, the Board meetings of the Faculties, Departments and Structural

Divisions of the University.

- The internal mechanism of quality assurance in specialists’ training, which

includes the certified quality management system, developed on the basis of ISO

9001:2008 international standard requirements.

Realization of the set mission, strategic aims and objectives of the University

is ensured by the refill, renewal and modernization of the university resource base

through allocation and distribution of relevant financial resources on the main

activities: purchase of computer technique and laboratory equipment, repairs of

study buildings and dormitories, organization of traditional international

conferences, renewal of library fund, professional development of faculty, etc.

The University outlined four main strategic directions for achieving its mission,

aims and objectives, which are reflected in the perspective University Development

Plan for 2012-2015, in the working plans of the Faculties, Departments and

structural divisions of the University.

During the interview with administration, faculty and students it was found that

all of them are aware of the University’s mission, aims and objectives and many of

them directly participated in their development process.

Mission, aims and objectives of Al-Farabi KazNU are available on the

university web site http://www.kaznu.kz/ru/5108/page.

http://www.kaznu.kz/ru/3318/page

http://www.kaznu.kz/ru/5108/page


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Good practice:

The University’s mission is linked to the priorities of industrial and innovative

development of economy and higher education system. By target indicators the

mission corresponds to the main regulatory documents aimed at development of the

Republic of Kazakhstan, including the State Education Development Programme of

the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2011-2020 (approved by the Decree of the President

of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 7 December, 2010 №1118).

The University has clearly defined its role in training specialists of a new

formation complying with the modern intellectual requirements and the

Development Strategy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The University’s activity is aimed at formation of a research university based

on a tight integration of science, education and business.

Development of the mission, aims and objectives of the Strategy took into

account the proposals from teaching staff and heads of structural divisions. Mission,

aims and objectives of the Strategy are formulated on the basis of analysis of

available resources and capabilities, including those of 14 Faculties, 62

Departments, 2000 persons of teaching staff, 20 scientific research institutes and

international scientific centers.

Recommendations:

To ensure wide awareness of academic and student community of the

University’s mission it is recommended to use active visualization (stands, banners,

newspapers, etc.)

Standard 2. Planning and Effectiveness


The University’s mission is linked to the strategic development plans in the

context of realization of strategic aims and objectives of the University, particularly

the Strategy Implementation Plan until 2015 (approved by the Academic Board,

protocol №7 dated 30 April 2012), Plan of the main activities for realization of the

Strategy «Kazakhstan-2050» (approved by the Academic Board, protocol №7 dated

14 January 2013).

The strategy of the University clearly defines its role in training competitive

specialists of relevant fields and the direction at forming a modern research

university based on a tight integration of science, education and business. The

University Development Strategy is available at

http://www.kaznu.kz/content/files/pages/folder4599.

«Strategy realization plan» and «Plan of the main activities on realization of

the strategy «Kazakhstan-2050» are directed at ensuring high quality of education

http://www.kaznu.kz/content/files/pages/folder4599


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and creation of conditions for the realization of the University’s vision – a modern

research university. The target reference points are expected scientific, innovative

and socially important results.

Al-Farabi KazNU has adopted the system «Result-oriented Administration», a

form of indicative planning with 132 indicators by 4 fields of activity: academic and

methodical work, development of scientific research and innovative activity, social

development, integration of the university into international scientific and

educational area.

The system of «Result-oriented Administration» includes a weekly monitoring

on the basis of reports from teaching staff and structural divisions by the indicative

plan.

The indicative plan of teaching staff might change during the whole academic

year depending on the priority directions of work.

Informing of the internal structural divisions is ensured by placement of

information on the special stands.

Good practice:

The University has approved documents «Plan on realization of the strategy of

Al-Farabi KazNU until 2015» and «Plan of the main activities on realization of the

strategy «Kazakhstan-2050».

There is a systematic discussion on the level of achievement of target

indicators.

Participation of the University’s administration, teaching staff and students in

the formation of priority directions of activity.

The strategy of Al-Farabi KazNU defines 4 priority directions, where the

University conducts active work. KazNU conducts a comprehensive monitoring of

realization of plans in academic and methodical, scientific and innovative, pastoral

and social work; monitoring of achieving aims in educational, scientific innovative

and pastoral programmes and projects; monitoring of effectiveness of these

programmes and projects.

Representatives of student organizations are also involved in monitoring of

teaching staff. Thus, during a year the information is updated on intranet system

«University». The data is submitted to the system by tutors, deputy heads of

departments, deputy deans, heads of student clubs and societies and heads of student

self-governance bodies. Control of conducting the work is also realized by request

and analysis of different reports on educational, scientific research and pastoral

work.

Recommendations:

1. It is necessary to review indicative planning of work of Social Sciences

and Humanities teaching staff, because they have to draw special attention and focus

all resources, including intellectual, on social and image-building work to achieve


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the indicators and increase the ranking of their structural division to the disadvantage

of their active scientific research work.

2. The indicators of indicative planning should be simplified retaining the

most significant ones in order to change its direction – not only as monetary

motivation for teaching staff and employees, but also as an incentive for achieving

mission and strategic aims of the University and also for increasing creative

initiative.

3. It is necessary to work on the mechanism of involvement of all

academic structures (with the maximum participation of the teaching staff) to the

processes of discussion on the strategy of KazNU and decision-making. There is a

need to update the information on the University’s website because currently the

website contains outdated information.

Standard 3 – Administration and Management


The university management system is aimed at realization of its mission and

strategy. The university management is realized in accordance with the legislation

and regulatory documents of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic

of Kazakhstan and the University Statute (protocol №552 dated 4 June, 2012) on

principles of single authority and collegiality.

There should be noted a complex structural modernization of the university on

the basis of a cluster approach: departments were enlarged to maximize the use of

academic staff in the study process.

The management system is supported by sufficient and updated complex of the

regulatory documents: the University Statute, internal university rules, regulations

of structural divisions, Regulations on the work of the Academic Board of Al-Farabi

KazNU (dated 24 November, 2009), Regulations on the Rectorate of Al-Farabi

KazNU (dated 24 November, 2009), Regulations on the Faculty Academic Board

(dated 24 November, 2009) and other internal regulatory, planning and reporting

documents.

The University has a Corporate Portal (http://portal.kaznu.kz), which allows to

automate the information exchange process, facilitates the electronic documentation

by the main activities of the University and electronic document flow.

The Academic Board of the University and collegiate bodies of different levels

annually evaluate the work of the Academic Boards of the University, Faculties,

Departments, structural divisions and administration.

The system of feedback and informing the students, employers and

stakeholders is presented in effective forms: various forms of surveys, an

educational portal and an informational web site, complaints and suggestions boxes,

systematic Rector’s meetings with students and staff, Boards of Faculties, and

student self-governance bodies. There was created a permanent Working Group to

help the university administration promptly respond to complaints and requests of


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the staff. The Working Group’s composition is approved by the Rector. There is a

document regulating its work.

The University has a developed staff rewarding system on the results of the

indicative plan. Also there is conducted a social support work.

There is noted a sufficient level of corporate spirit and culture in the University:

the employees of Al-Farabi KazNU strictly follow the norms of the Labour Code of

the Republic of Kazakhstan (dated 15 May, 2007 №251-III) and requirements of the

Code of Corporate Culture for teaching staff and employees of Al-Farabi KazNU

(28 March 2011, approved by the Academic Board).

Good practice:

The university system of consumer monitoring, which systematically conducts

surveys of faculty, university staff, employers and students, allows to accelerate and

smooth the processes of student social adaptation, to increase the staff’s level of

satisfaction with the conditions of their work, studies, living and leisure, to

effectively and promptly take the relevant management decisions and corrective

measures.

Active student self-governance, students’ address to the Student Senate, Rector

and Vice-Rector in reception days and hours, regular Rector’s meetings with

students, «Trust Mail» boxes allow students to participate in decision-making on

improvement of the University’s activities.

The regulatory documentation developed and enacted in the university allows

supporting effective university management.

The structural division employees’ qualification corresponds to the university

management objectives.

Conditions of a collective employment agreement are aimed at the realization

of objectives defined by the Strategy «Kazakhstan-2050», introduction of modern

methods and mechanisms of HR management, qualitative improvement of the

university system of corporate management, and orientation of study programmes at

training of competitive specialists.

Recommendations:

1. The university needs to develop a system of professional development

for its administrative staff to provide the university with qualified medium

managers.

2. It is recommended to develop a mechanism for improving interrelation

between teaching staff of the Departments and administrative structures in the main

decision-making processes that influence the University in general.

3. It is recommended to create a more visible main organization of

graduates with the aim to ensuring stable connection between graduates and Al-

Farabi KazNU (not only with its individual departments).


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Standard 4 – Students


The University has the Student Guide for an academic year, where students can

find necessary information about the University, their Faculty, an academic

calendar, the study process in KazNU (rules of credit technology and a system of

knowledge control), the intranet system of the university, student life in KazNU,

information on university administration, a telephone book of university structural

divisions. The academic and methodical complexes of disciplines are provided in

the Internet.

A catalogue of elective disciplines by study programmes of the University is

available for students. Students may overview the content of every discipline and

build their own learning paths with the help of their adviser.

During the visit to the Faculty of Politology and Philosophy and the Faculty of

Oriental Studies the expert group examined catalogues of elective disciplines of

Bachelor, Master’s and PhD programmes. There is noted availability of the

catalogues for teaching staff and students.

The quality of knowledge is proved by the results of an external assessment of

graduates, conducted by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of

Kazakhstan. In 2012-2013 academic year in this external assessment took part 1328

final year students (98,37% from the planned composition) from 12 study

programmes in three fields: 1) Education 2) Law 3) Social Sciences, Economics and

Business.

In the course of the interview with students there was noted a sufficient

provision of library resources and computer classes. The expert group wants to

distinguish the Faculty of Oriental Studies, which has literature and digital resources

in foreign languages from such countries as Iran, Turkey, Korea and Japan. The visit

to this Faculty shows availability of lynguaphone classrooms, computer classrooms

with interactive equipment, free access to Internet for students and teaching staff.

The University pays attention to social support of lower-income students,

orphans and students with disabilities. These groups of students are provided with a

monthly material support. For students infected with (or went through) tuberculosis

the university provides free meal coupons.

The university’s Center of Career and Business provides assistance in

employment and annually organizes a Career Fair with invitation of different

companies and employers. On average 79% of graduates find their employment

placements.

To this date in the University operate about 200 student societies which involve

more than 50% of students. These are clubs of patriotic, professional and scientific

directions, art clubs, sport sections, leadership schools, social and educational clubs.

Through the Сenters of sociological and political research, Сenter on study of the

youth criminality problems, the Scientific research center of Ethno pedagogics and

Ethno psychology named after T.Tazhibayev there are realized important social


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projects in cooperation with Kazakh Film and the Department on Youth Policy under

the Almaty Mayor’s Office.

On the basis of the visit to the dormitories and an interview with students living

there the expert group noted insufficient provision of places for student

accommodation. The household rooms do not have special equipment for cooking:

ovens, draft cupboards and specialized cooking tables. That is why students have to

cook in their living rooms. There is no special room for drying the clothes after

washing. The study rooms of the student dormitories do not have proper equipment.

Not all of the university dormitories have a Wi-Fi access.

Good practice:

Top students have a possibility to graduate with two diplomas.

The University actively develops a system of patriotic, mental and moral traits

of students, which is the real fact of the mission’s realization.

The system of assessing connections with employers and graduates is closely

linked to the principles of study programmes’ realization and is based on constant

renewal of material and technical base and on graduates’ employment.

The social work implemented in the University allows to cover not only

socially vulnerable groups of students, but also those students actively participating

in scientific work, sports, art, student construction teams (one of the rewarding

measures is student personalized scholarships).

The Center of Career and Business pays considerable attention to and ensures

the quality of internships, organization of introductory, study, professional and

industrial, research internships, which all together provide continuous practical

training for the future professional activity.

The University conducts active promotion of national values, traditions of

Kazakh nation, seriously works on formation of civil and patriotic traits trough the

organization of thematical conferences, seminars, round tables and discussions.

Recommendations:

1. The interview with Master’s, Doctoral students and graduates of the

University showed that postgraduate study programmes are generally followed by

Bachelor graduates of this University. This fact may negatively affect the

development dynamics. Therefore, to diversify the number of postgraduate students

it is recommended to conduct work for involvement graduates from other

universities of Kazakhstan and foreign countries.

2. The University is suggested to motivate its undergraduate and

postgraduate students and graduates for internal academic mobility and their

employment in other universities.

3. It is recommended to activate cooperation of the Center of Career and

Business with the Alumni Association in the fields of employment of graduates,


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organization of internships, involvement of employers from real sector of economics

into the development of practice-oriented disciplines of curriculum.

4. The University is suggested to improve the household conditions of

student dormitories (providing washing machines in laundry rooms, specialized

technological equipment for cooking – ovens, special tables in kitchens, equipment

for ironing and drying rooms, and facilities for leisure and study rooms).

Standard 5 – Study Programmes and Their Effectiveness


All study programmes delivered by the University comply with its mission.

The expert group underlines that Al-Farabi KazNU is a fundamental university

for development of the Republican exemplar curricula of 144 undegraduate and

postgraduate study programmes of humanitarian, social, natural and technical

directions.

Study programmes developed in the University include a cycle of all mandatory

disciplines in accordance with the State Obligatory Standard of Education and are

composed on the basis of module system principles. The selection of elective courses

is defined by requirements of economics, scientific and technical development,

because in the development of these courses actively participate employers, which

was proved during the interview with them.

The academic and methodical complexes and syllabuses are designed in

accordance with the State Obligatory Standard of Education 5.03.007-2006 «Study

Professional Programmes» and include classical basic and author’s materials

reflecting modern science development. According to the documents presented by

the Department on Academic Affairs there are 8061 academic and methodical

complexes developed for 2013-2014 academic year.

The University offers 64 Bachelor study programmes and 57 Master study

programmes. Experimental study programmes take into account elements of study

programmes of the world leading universities. The proportion of elective courses of

scientific and technical character is increased.

The realization of experimental study programmes allowed effective

implementing of academic mobility of undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The expert group thinks that sufficient number of Bachelor and Master’s study

programmes allow students to continue their education on the next level.

During the external review the expert group found that working curricula of

humanitarian study programmes include technical disciplines. The interview with

students has proved a positive side of such path. Current study programmes are

aimed at training competitive specialists in relevant fields.

The expert group has selectively assessed the quality of 18 classes in 14

faculties. During the opinion exchange the expert group gave a positive assessment

to the presence of lecturers’ journals, academic and methodical complexes of


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disciplines available for students and teaching staff. Their content corresponds to the

State Obligatory Standard of Education and exemplar programmes of disciplines,

whereas themes of classes correspond to the content of their syllabuses. There should

be noted a high technical equipment of the study process in Faculties of Journalism,

Oriental Studies, Politology and Philosophy. Also the expert group noted high

activity of students from these Faculties during their classes.

In the course of the interview with students it is found that the University

provides access to the study programmes, sillabuses and a catalogue of elective

disciplines in Departments, the library fund and the university website.

Good practice:

Presented experimental study programmes and their academic and methodical

support are proved by study and laboratory, scientific and industrial basis,

international cooperation with scientific schools of world leading universities.

Being a classical university, Al-Farabi KazNU is an innovative center in the

system of higher professional and postgraduate education ensuring formation and

professional establishment of competitive personality on the basis of introducing

modern science and practice achievements by 79 Bachelor study programmes, 80

Master’s study programmes and 61 PhD study programmes.

The University has developed and is implementing the Education

Humanitarization Strategy, which is aimed at implementation of effective forms of

moral, patriotic and esthetic up-bringing, cultural and educational work. About 20

centers and services of pastoral process development ensure scientific,

methodological and analytical guidance of work with students. A systematic

monitoring and diagnostics of pastoral work is conducted by the Center of

Sociological Research and Social Engineering.

Recommendations:

1. To increase the number of academic groups of technical study

programmes studying in English.

2. To create conditions for teaching staff to learn state language and

English.

3. It is suggested to reveal the mechanism of employers’ participation in

study programmes development (organization of seminars and Department

meetings, Board sessions of Faculties or University together with employers) by

means of developing relevant regulatory documents.

Standard 6 – Teaching staff and Teaching Effectiveness



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The expert group during an external review has studied the evidence documents

regulating the teaching staff’s rights and responsibilities (regulations on the work of

an individual Department, job position descriptions), study load (teachers’

individual study plans, mechanism of distribution and composition of work load,

software of the study process). There is an annual perspective plan of teaching staff’s

professional development with the description of academic and pedagogical aims

and ways of their achievement. This plan is oriented on assessment of teaching

staff’s activity for the aims of contract prolongation. Such clear connection between

professional development and assessment is considered as a strong side of the

University.

In the course of the interview with the teaching staff it is found that they are

initially employed by a contract up to 3 years with conducting a comprehensive

assessment of their activity. In case of a successful assessment they are offered a 3-

year contract with an annual assessment of their activity based on key performance

indicators of the Indicative plan. The expert group highlights a positive side of this

approach – there is conducted a monitoring and control of the teaching staff’s

activity, the academic staff is offered performance assessment criteria that allow

them to distribute their efforts properly.

During the interview it was found that the University supports a positive

corporate culture among the teaching staff, where efforts aimed at achieving the

university aims are valued. High corporate culture is explained by the fact that a

majority of lecturers are taken from the number of the university graduates of both

undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes.

After visiting Faculties the expert group noted that teaching rooms of Natural

Sciences Faculties (Mechanics and Mathematics, Biology and Biotechnology,

Geography and Technology) are equipped with modern office furniture. Every

lecturer has an individual working place with a computer. Moreover, every professor

has his/her own room. At the same time at Faculties of Turkology, Journalism,

History, Archeology and Ethnology, International Relations, Philology, Literature

Studies and World Languages, Philosophy and Politology, and Law not all the

teaching staff have their individual working places.

The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan defines

certain requirements on publications and work experience for different academic

titles of an Associate Professor and a Professor. This procedure is clear for new

lecturers. Nevertheless, for obtaining positions of an Associate Professor and a

Professor there should be an available vacancy. Only then, in case of compliance

with the vacancy’s requirements, one can participate in the selection process. This

model does not facilitate envision of teaching staff’s career growth (promotion by

academic titles), because open vacancies are identified by Deans through an

indefinite method. This does not ensure career promotion in the academic field,

while it is necessary for teaching staff not affiliated with KazNU.

Each of 14 Faculties provides methodological support to the teaching staff. For

this reason, there is an operating unit under the Vice-Rector on Academic Affairs,

which is responsible for the study process. One of the functions of this unit – control


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for realization of classes cross-visiting (usually young lecturers visit their

experienced colleagues’ classes) and keeping a journal of pedagogical observations.

Almost all teaching staff participate in this process and this is a part of a «corporate

culture» of the University. The support process also includes integration of digital

technologies in the study process.

There is observed the work on commercialization of research findings which

gives the University an opportunity to position itself in the center of Kazakhstani

economic and technological development and for the promotion of entrepreneurship

spirit among the teaching staff and creation of new resources of the University’s

income. At the same time it may impede the teaching staff to realize long-term

research projects in the sphere of their interests and experience, and not only in the

framework of national priorities and requirements of commercial payback.

The expert group has found that at the present time the work load is linked to

the scientific title possessed and is 16-25 credit hours during an academic year,

although there are some differences between the Faculties. Assistants have the

biggest work load, while professors – the smallest. This procedure differs as in the

US research universities new academic staff, as a rule, is given less studies-related

work load in order to give them more time for working in research projects and

developing their research potential.

Good practice:

Training of competitive specialists of relevant fields is conducted by highly

qualified teaching staff, including 331 Doctors of Sciences, 820 Candidates of

Sciences, 89 members of the National Academy of Science and 7 foreign lecturers

(teaching staff with advanced degrees – 63,3%, their average age – 46 years).

The University has developed programmes of international mobility for PhD

students and teaching staff both in short-term forms as participation in international

scientific conferences and long-term training and research activity abroad.

In 2012 the university staff received 124 grants of international funds and

organizations, including 56 grants for joint projects, 68 grants for internships and

participation in conferences and seminars. 254 teaching staff members completed

internships in leading universities and scientific institutions of near and far abroad,

including 149 members from the Faculties of Social Sciences and Humanities and

105 members from the Faculties of Natural and Technical Sciences.

In the basis of development of Al-Farabi KazNU is the use of productive

capacity of the University and intellectual potential of its teaching staff and

employees of scientific research institutes and centers (SRC). These are the SRC of

Mathematics and Mechanics, the SRC of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, the

SRC of New Chemical Technologies and Materials, the SRC of Ecological

Problems, the SRC of Biological and Biotechnological Problems, the SRC of

Combustion Problems, the Center of Physical and Chemical Methods of Analysis,

the open-type National Nanotechnological Laboratory.


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Teaching staff and students of the University actively participate in

development and realization of projects for ecological and technological

development of the society. For example, to support Nursultan Nazarbayev’s global

ecological initiatives there was organized a movement «A green bridge through

generations». The University pays a lot of attention to social and youth policy by

means of organizing numerous social and cultural events, movements, competitions

and festivals. Teaching staff and students are organizers of volunteer projects for

supporting socially vulnerable groups of society, urban territory improvement, etc.

Recommendations:

1. To the University aspiring to achieve top 200 best research universities’

list in the upcoming decade it is recommended to seriously consider a question of

broadening its teaching staff with inclusion of scientists from best universities of

Kazakhstan, Asia and the world.

2. There is a need to recruit both experienced specialists and beginning

lecturers. In the long-term perspective it would be not sufficient to assume that a

relatively small percentage of teaching staff going abroad may bring back with them

all the intellectual capacity necessary for the University in its prompt realization of

the aim - entering the list of best universities worldwide.

3. The University should review its staff model. The current model

definitely develops a corporate culture, but restricts the diversity of academic vision

and interaction with international networks (former students now work together with

their former lecturers).

4. The university aspiring to the formation of the new teaching staff as

researchers should review its current policy for distribution of work load from the

perspective of supporting young researchers.

5. The operating system of qualification improvement and professional

development of academic staff is available for everyone, but in 2012-2013 academic

year a relatively small number of teaching staff completed a qualification

improvement course (about 30% from 1800 teaching staff). The University should

develop and adopt relevant regulatory documents that will allow this indicator to

increase.

Standard 7 – Scientific Research Work


During an external review the expert group found that Al-Farabi KazNU

conducts scientific research work in five priority areas of science development for

2011-2013, which had been approved by the Higher Scientific and Technical

Commission under the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. These are the

following areas: Energy, Deep Recycling of Materials and Goods, Information and

Telecommunication Technologies, Life Sciences and Intellectual Potential of the


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Country (Life Science, Biotechnology and Environment; Mathematics, Information

Technologies and Engineering; Chemical and Technological Sciences; Physical and

Technical Sciences, Nanotechnology and Materials Science; Social and

Humanitarian Sciences as the basis of a sustainable industrial, innovative, social and

economic development of the state).

With the aim of commercialization of the research findings Al-Farabi KazNU

has created a business-incubator. This division provides students and researchers

with an opportunity to promote their research in the market. The profile of such

division should be more concrete: from one side there are students working in small

business projects, e.g., tourist offers for students. From the other side KazNU intends

to promote high technological products to the market, e.g. small planes. The parallel

work of both directions in one division suggests extremely heterogeneous structure

and may lead to ineffectiveness.

Research activity comes from different areas: 1) state projects, 2) commercial

research for companies and 3) research conducted by the university employees

according to their own interests. Technical equipment in the field of Natural

Sciences is updated.

The expert group points out effectiveness of scientific research activity. The

university staff aspires to be published in international peer reviewed journals (e.g.

in the Elsevier database). At the same time the University increases the volume of

publishing university books and journals. Information about cited publications is

controlled with the help of the citation index. According to the index the quality of

publications has increased. Motivation for the staff’s publications is ensured on a

high level.

Good practice:

The University has a developed scientific and innovative infrastructure, which

includes scientific research centers, laboratories and schools. The scientific research

findings are used in the study process.

Scientific research work in Al-Farabi KazNU, which is closely connected with

the study process, is an important factor for strengthening intellectual potential and

is the basis for training competitive specialists in labor market.

In last 5 years the University traditionally organizes international scientific

conferences of students and young scientists «The World of Science». In 2012 this

conference attracted more than 4000 students and young scientists from all regions

of Kazakhstan and CIS countries.

The scientific research work of students is developed on a quite high level. It

includes the Board of Young Scientists, the Scientific Student Community, other

scientific groups, clubs and communities. The University has developed scientific

connections in the framework of PhD programmes with leading foreign universities.

The University has 185 contracts on student academic exchange with foreign

universities, including 46 contracts with European universities.


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KazNU focuses its attention on commercialization of scientific research

findings. Thus, it ensures the recognition in academic community and increase of

financial resources for further development. The Office of Technologies

Commercialization facilitates establishing contacts with the business sector and

search of potential investors, solving the issues of intellectual property protection

and search for possibilities of licensing the technologies, conducting marketing

research and development of business models of new high technological enterprises.

Recommendations:

1. To avoid the risk of loosing the independent fundamental research the

University should review the assessment criteria of scientific research and

distribution of efforts and interests, without putting forward financial profit as a

priority.

2. It is also recommended to strengthen the work in the field of inventive

activity and obtaining more patents and certificates of authorship.

Standard 8 – Financing and Financial Stability


The University has a sufficient level of financial soundness and solvency and

does not have any debts. According to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan

the University is exempted from payment of corporate income tax as the share of the

income from educational services makes more than 90%.

The policy of financial management is conducted through the Department of

Economics and Budget Planning, which includes: 1) Accounting and Reporting Unit

and 2) Budget Policy and Economic Planning Unit. These structural divisions are

accountable to the Vice-Rector on Economic and Procedural Affairs.

Financial stability of the University is defined by the dynamics of both budget

and non-budget financing volume, which depend on the number of students.

Planning of financial activity of the University is conducted with account of the

balance between profit and expenditure, and is based on the applications of structural

divisions that are considered and approved/not approved by the Budget Commission

of the University.

An important indicator in 2008-2012 was a significant improvement of material

and technical base of the University and creation of favorable conditions for the

staff’s work, students’ learning and living. Thus, only in 2011-2012 academic year

target expenses on purchasing study equipment, tools, modern means of

organization and conducting the study process increased in 5 times in comparison

with the 2007-2008 academic year. Due to this fact, there were renewed study and

laboratory equipment in all Faculties and common Departments, Physical Culture

Department and a sport complex. Also significant resources were allocated for


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equipment of the Military Training Department: modern visual aids, models, devices

and training weapon had been obtained.

Thanks to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev’s

direct support the construction of the second stage of the KazNU campus was

recommenced. Thus, in 2009 2,6 billion tenge from the Republican budget was

allocated to complete the construction of the second stage objects.

From year to year the scope of financing is increasing. In 2012 receipt of

financial means made 16633176 thousand tenge, the increase with the previous year

was 15,5%. In 2011 receipt of financial means made 14399091,1 thousand tenge and

increased by 3015895,1 thousand tenge or by 26,4% in comparison with 2010, and

by 88,0% in comparison with 2008.

In the interview with a Chief Accountant of the University there was proved

the fact about sufficient material support of students from socially vulnerable groups

of society. Annually 0,04% of the budget (6 mln tenge) is devoted for provision of

student financial support. In 2012 the scope of financial resources for student social

support and compensation for meal of orphan students increased by 18,7 % in

comparison with 2011, and by 2,7 times in comparison with 2008. Compensation

for clothes of orphan students in 2012 increased by 21,5% in comparison with 2011.

The expert group notes that strategic planning and planning of operating

activities is based on a competent forecasting and existence of a full picture of the

current situation in the University.

The expert group during the site visit studied the evidence documents on

financing the study process and its sources for the last 5 years.

Annually an independent external audit checks the financial reports of the

University. The independent auditors’ reports prove the reliability of financial

reports for the reported dates of the analyzed period in all substantial aspects in

accordance with International standards of financial reporting.

In the beginning of every academic year the Rector reports to the Academic

Board of the University about the results of the University’s activity in the previous

academic year and the objectives for the upcoming academic year, where also the

financial issues are addressed.

The analysis of financial activity by such indicators as financial stability,

profitability and business activity shows a positive dynamics and characterizes the

University’s activity as stable.

Good practice:

The University conducts an effective policy of financial management on

principles of reliability, transparency, usefulness, timeliness, confidence,

comparability, internal consistency, which ensures the adequacy and transparency

of financial resources distribution. This is proved by the concrete plans for

strengthening financial stability of the University and stable growth of profit during

the last years.


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The University has a developed mechanism of material stimulation and social

protection of the teaching staff, which promotes preservation of highly qualified

staff.

The University widely uses the mechanisms for diversification of financial

resources, e.g. involvement of potential employers as investors for improving the

laboratory base in Departments (both in monetary form and in transferring of

material values), rendering additional services on pay basis, including to the external

organizations. The tuition cost on a contract basis is specified by the University on

a differentiated basis depending on the study programme and the year of study,

which allows satisfying the needs of renewability of expensive and morally quickly

getting outdated study and lab equipment in corresponding Departments.

A lot of factors are taken into account in the budget process, but the main of

them is an expected number of registered students. The main profit source of the

University is student tuition fee (95% of all university profit). Other profit sources

include realization of scientific technical and scientific research programmes, profit

from the operational rent, etc.

The University allocates more than 93,6% of the annual budget expenses on

direct provision of the main activity (mainly realization of academic programmes

and scientific research projects), the rest is devoted to administrative and household

activities.

The University also develops a strategic financial forecast for 3 upcoming

years, which is based on financial activity of the University in the previous years,

data on registered students, information on general growth of the number of students

by Bachelor, Master’s and Doctoral study programmes, on data concerning the

teaching staff’s expected number and quality and information on the level of

operational expenses necessary for ensuring the University’s activity.

Recommendations:

1. The University should more actively attract external financial sources

for scientific research work – grants and orders from private and state companies for

scientific research projects.

2. The University should consolidate the budget of Al-Farabi KazNU and

its daughter state institutions.

3. Al-Farabi KazNU, which aspires to become one of the leading research

universities, should improve the salary rate of the teaching staff focusing on Kazakh

British Technical University and KIMEP.

Standard 9 – Resources: Material and Technical,

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The expert group made a visual review of the university buildings, study and

laboratory facilities (13 study and lab buildings with the total territory 264000 m2

and useful territory 128831 m2), sports facilities and a business incubator.

In 2011-2012 academic year buildings of four Faculties (Chemistry, Mechanics

and Mathematics, Physics, Geography) were introduced to the service. All new

buildings have modern equipment.

The expert group made a visual review of a new library building equipped with

modern information and book fund. In line with the funds and electronic materials

the users can take advantage of Internet resources, catalogues of large libraries and

distant databases. There is an access to the database websites EBSCO, Rubricon and

many others, as well as to electronic scientific journals. However, the expert group

notes low temperature in all reading rooms and absence of students there. In the

course of the interview with students it was found that this particular reason was the

main factor decreasing the library attendance.

In the course of the external review the living conditions in campus dormitories

were assessed. The accommodation fee is 1500 tenge per month. Rooms have TVs

and fridges.

The cooking units of the university canteen demonstrate low technical

equipment. The canteen has low student attendance and low selection of menu

dishes. The expert group reviewed the mini bars on Faculties, which still do not solve

the problem of satisfaction with hot and healthy meal.

The university sport center has sports and play halls, a tennis hall, male and

female shower rooms and locker rooms, mini football, basketball and volleyball

fields, and an open sports ground. Also there is a special sports hall for sports classes

of students who have special medical conditions and are relieved from heavy

physical load. The expert group notes outdated sports equipment and facilities,

shower rooms and mirrors in gymnastics halls.

Supply of computer equipment increased 5,7 times in comparison with 2008.

Purchase of main resources and equipment of study and scientific laboratories in

2012 was made on 1206635,0 thousand tenge, while in 2011 it was 1088113, 0

thousand tenge (11% increase).

In the course of the site visit the expert group visited computer classes, reading

halls and subscription halls, linguaphone classes and study rooms for lectures and

labs, which are equipped on a sufficient level.

Visit of computer classes and study laboratories showed high efficiency of use

of the available computer equipment of new generation and the license software for

the educational purposes and professional development of students and staff of the

University.

Good practice:

The University has a rich library fund of academic and methodical

developments of teaching staff. Students have free and easy access to the library

fund.


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Master plans on development of the campus are developed: construction of new

dormitories in modern style for postgraduate students and foreign professors (House

of Young Scientists), construction of an innovative cluster of buildings, including

Techno Park, Manufacturing Center, Business Center and Innovative Center.

In 2012-2013 academic year a fundamental library for 2 mln books of academic

and scientific literature was put into service. Financial resources are annually

allocated for replenishment of a library stock. The cost of a library stock tends to

increase. The financial resources allocated for acquisition of educational literature

were:

34534,0 thousand tenge in 2008




81512,9 thousand tenge in 2012.

Upon putting into service a new library, replenishment of the library resources

is planned, first of all, by means of electronic sources.

Al-Farabi KazNU has a developed corporate informational network covering

all Faculties, an administrative building, a hotel, dormitories and all structural

divisions. Server room, organized by architecture in a «star» type with a central

management, physically is about 35 km of fiber optic cable with a bandwidth

capacity between the buildings 1Gb/s and 10 Gb/s and 165 km of copper

informational cable, which provides informational exchange between Faculties,

divisions and student dormitories. 72 system and communication hubs created on

the Alcatel and Ciscoco equipment with 101 commutators operate in the University.

Access to electronic resources is available on the library website. Information

about electronic databases is available in sections «Electronic catalogue»,

«Electronic library», «Navigator of Internet resources».

The expert group notes high technical equipment of the Departments of the

following Faculties: Chemistry, Mechanics and Mathematics, Physics and

Geography. At the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to the Faculties of

humanitarian character, e.g. Turkology, Journalism, etc., having equipped a

workplace of each teacher with a personal computer and a desk.

Minor remark:

The expert group notes shortage and obsolescence (aged deterioration) of

material resources for the provision of quality educational services.

Recommendations:

1. It is necessary to buy and install stationary projectors in large study

auditoriums and other interactive equipment, as well as to consider the need of

continuous updating of the university computer park.


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2. Whenever possible to provide the teaching staff of Humanitarian

Faculties with an individual workplace equipped with a personal computer and a

desk.

3. To make capital repairs of a sport center and to equip it with

corresponding sports equipment, modern equipment for specialized halls, shower

and locker rooms (mirrors, lockers, floor coverings, etc.)

4. To fix problems with heating of the new library building, ensuring the

microclimate corresponding to sanitary regulations. There is highlighted the

inadmissibility of application of an adhesive tape materials in work with historical

books and materials.

5. To make capital repairs of cooking area of the university canteen and

buy corresponding technological equipment intended for cooking, to provide

modern tables and chairs and to use modern design of an interior.

6. To make reconstruction and capital repairs of the university main

building and campuses, as well as to develop visual informational and creative

decoration of the Departments making an emphasis on a single style.

7. To find resources for capital repairs of dormitories, taking into account

technical equipment of specialized rooms: for cooking areas - to install ovens,

cupboards, tables, microwave ovens and refrigerators; for laundry rooms - washing

machines, the ironing and drying equipment; for leisure rooms - the TV, board

games, a coffee table, armchairs and sofas; for study rooms - desks, chairs and desk

lamps.

8. It is necessary to expand the use of library and informational resources

at university by providing additional electronic reading rooms and ensuring students

and teaching staff with information on the access to external electronic library

resources available on the university website and library.


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Chapter III

CONCLUSION

Based on the outcomes of the external review, the expert group has identified

the level of compliance of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University with the standards

of institutional accreditation and suggested the following recommendations for

further sustainable development of the quality:

Standard 1 – Mission, Aims and Objectives

Recommendation:

To ensure wide awareness of academic and student community of the

University’s mission it is recommended to use active visualization (stands, banners,

newspapers, etc.)

Standard 2. Planning and Effectiveness

Recommendations:

1. It is necessary to review indicative planning of work of Social Sciences

and Humanities teaching staff, because they have to draw special attention and focus

all resources, including intellectual, on social and image-building work to achieve

the indicators and increase the ranking of their structural division to the disadvantage

of their active scientific research work.

2. The indicators of indicative planning should be simplified retaining the

most significant ones in order to change its direction – not only as monetary

motivation for teaching staff and employees, but also as an incentive for achieving

mission and strategic aims of the University and also for increasing creative

initiative.

3. It is necessary to work on the mechanism of involvement of all

academic structures (with the maximum participation of the teaching staff) to the

processes of discussion on the strategy of KazNU and decision-making. There is a

need to update the information on the University’s website because currently the

website contains outdated information.

Standard 3 – Administration and Management

Recommendations:

1. The University needs to develop a system of professional development

for its administrative staff to provide the university with qualified medium

managers.

2. It is recommended to develop a mechanism for improving interrelation

between teaching staff of the Departments and administrative structures in the main

decision-making processes that influence the University in general.


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3. It is recommended to create a more visible main organization of

graduates with the aim to ensuring stable connection between graduates and Al-

Farabi KazNU (not only with its individual departments).

Standard 4 – Students

Recommendations:

1. The interview with Master’s, Doctoral students and graduates of the

University showed that postgraduate study programmes are generally followed by

Bachelor graduates of this University. This fact may negatively affect the

development dynamics. Therefore, to diversify the number of postgraduate students

it is recommended to conduct work for involvement graduates from other

universities of Kazakhstan and foreign countries.

2. The University is suggested to motivate its undergraduate and

postgraduate students and graduates for internal academic mobility and their

employment in other universities.

3. It is recommended to activate cooperation of the Center of Career and

Business with the Alumni Association in the fields of employment of graduates,

organization of internships, involvement of employers from real sector of economics

into the development of practice-oriented disciplines of curriculum.

4. The University is suggested to improve the household conditions of

student dormitories (providing washing machines in laundry rooms, specialized

technological equipment for cooking – ovens, special tables in kitchens, equipment

for ironing and drying rooms, and facilities for leisure and study rooms).

Standard 5 – Study Programmes and Their Effectiveness

Recommendations:

1. To increase the number of academic groups of technical study

programmes studying in English.

2. To create conditions for teaching staff to learn state language and

English.

3. It is suggested to reveal the mechanism of employers’ participation in

study programmes development (organization of seminars and Department

meetings, Board sessions of Faculties or University together with employers) by

means of developing relevant regulatory documents.

Standard 6 – Teaching staff and Teaching Effectiveness

Recommendations:

1. To the University aspiring to achieve top 200 best research universities’

list in the upcoming decade it is recommended to seriously consider a question of

broadening its teaching staff with inclusion of scientists from best universities of

Kazakhstan, Asia and the world.


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2. There is a need to recruit both experienced specialists and beginning

lecturers. In the long-term perspective it would be not sufficient to assume that a

relatively small percentage of teaching staff going abroad may bring back with them

all the intellectual capacity necessary for the University in its prompt realization of

the aim - entering the list of best universities worldwide.

3. The University should review its staff model. The current model

definitely develops a corporate culture, but restricts the diversity of academic vision

and interaction with international networks (former students now work together with

their former lecturers).

4. The university aspiring to the formation of the new teaching staff as

researchers should review its current policy for distribution of work load from the

perspective of supporting young researchers.

5. The operating system of qualification improvement and professional

development of academic staff is available for everyone, but in 2012-2013 academic

year a relatively small number of teaching staff completed a qualification

improvement course (about 30% from 1800 teaching staff). The University should

develop and adopt relevant regulatory documents that will allow this indicator to

increase.

Standard 7 – Scientific Research Work

Recommendations:

1. To avoid the risk of loosing the independent fundamental research the

University should review the assessment criteria of scientific research and

distribution of efforts and interests, without putting forward financial profit as a

priority.

2. It is also recommended to strengthen the work in the field of inventive

activity and obtaining more patents and certificates of authorship.

Standard 8 – Financing and Financial Stability

Recommendations:

1. The University should more actively attract external financial sources

for scientific research work – grants and orders from private and state companies for

scientific research projects.

2. The University should consolidate the budget of Al-Farabi KazNU and

its daughter state institutions.

3. Al-Farabi KazNU, which aspires to become one of the leading research

universities, should improve the salary rate of the teaching staff focusing on Kazakh

British Technical University and KIMEP.


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Standard 9 – Resources: Material and Technical,

Library and Informational

Minor remark:

The expert group notes shortage and obsolescence (aged deterioration) of

material resources for the provision of quality educational services.

Recommendations:

1. It is necessary to buy and install stationary projectors in large study

auditoriums and other interactive equipment, as well as to consider the need of

continuous updating of the university computer park.

2. Whenever possible to provide the teaching staff of Humanitarian

Faculties with an individual workplace equipped with a personal computer and a

desk.

3. To make capital repairs of a sport center and to equip it with

corresponding sports equipment, modern equipment for specialized halls, shower

and locker rooms (mirrors, lockers, floor coverings, etc.)

4. To fix problems with heating of the new library building, ensuring the

microclimate corresponding to sanitary regulations. There is highlighted the

inadmissibility of application of an adhesive tape materials in work with historical

books and materials.

5. To make capital repairs of cooking area of the university canteen and

buy corresponding technological equipment intended for cooking, to provide

modern tables and chairs and to use modern design of an interior.

6. To make reconstruction and capital repairs of the university main

building and campuses, as well as to develop visual informational and creative

decoration of the Departments making an emphasis on a single style.

7. To find resources for capital repairs of dormitories, taking into account

technical equipment of specialized rooms: for cooking areas - to install ovens,

cupboards, tables, microwave ovens and refrigerators; for laundry rooms - washing

machines, the ironing and drying equipment; for leisure rooms - the TV, board

games, a coffee table, armchairs and sofas; for study rooms - desks, chairs and desk

lamps.

8. It is necessary to expand the use of library and informational resources

at university by providing additional electronic reading rooms and ensuring students

and teaching staff with information on the access to external electronic library

resources available on the university website and library.


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Annex 1

The programme of the external review by the IQAA expert group

to Al-Farabi KazNU in the framework of institutional accreditation

Time Activities Participants Venue

23 February

Whole Day

Arriving and checking-in of the

external review group members

Coordinator, Responsible

Persons from the

University

Hotel

Day 1: 24 February 2014

9.00-9.20 Transfer to the University Head of the Expert Group,

Expert Group,

Coordinator, Interpreter,

Responsible persons from

the University

9.20-10.30 Placement of experts in the room.

Meeting of the external review

group, acquaintance with

documentation on strategic planning

and management of the University

Head of the Expert Group,

Expert Group, Coordinator,

Interpreter

Main Building,

Room №308

10.30-11.00 Meeting with the Rector Head of the Expert Group,


Interpreter, Rector, Vice-

Rectors

Rector's Office

11.00-11.15 Exchange of opinions by the

external review group



Interpreter

Main Building,

Room №308

11.15-11.45 Interview with First Vice-Rector and

with Vice-Rector for Scientific and

Innovative Work


Expert Group,


First Vice-Rector and

Vice-Rector for Scientific

and Innovative Work

Main Building,

First Vice-Rector’s Office

11.45-12.15 Interview with Vice-Rector for

Academic Affairs and with Vice-

Rector for Social Development


Expert Group,


Vice-Rector for Academic

Affairs and Vice-Rector

for Social Development

Main Building,

Office of the Vice-Rector for

Academic Affairs





Interpreter

Main Building,

Room №308

12.30-13.00 Interview with Vice-Rector for

Economic and Production Affairs

and with Chief Accountant



Interpreter, Vice-Rector for

Economic and Production

Affairs and Chief

Accountant

Main Building,

Office of the Vice-Rector for

Economic and Production

Affairs

13.00-14.00 Lunch Head of the Expert Group,

Expert Group, Coordinator

University canteen

14.10-14.40 Meeting with the Head of

Administrative Division and its

staff: Directors of Divisions, Heads

of Units and Services


Expert Group, Head of

Administrative Division

and its staff

Faculty of Journalism,

Room 230


external review group, viewing of

documentation on employers,

responses of employers and the list



Interpreter


Room 230


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of the enterprises and companies

where work graduates of the

University.

15.00-15.30 Meeting with employers Head of the Expert Group,


Interpreter, employers


Room 230





Interpreter, employers

Faculty of Philology, Room 3-1

15.45-16.15 Meeting with 1 and 2 year students



Interpreter, Students


Room 230

16.15-16.45 Meeting with 3 and 4 year students



Interpreter, Students


Room 230





Interpreter


17.00-17.30 Visit to the Office Registrar Head of the Expert Group,


Interpreter, Director of the

Office Registrar

Office Registrar

17.30-18.00 Visual review of the main building

and visit to structural divisions

(divisions, units)


Expert Group,

Coordinator, Interpreter

Directors of Divisions,

Heads of Units, Head of

the Center on

Accreditation, Ranking

and Quality Management

Main Building


external review group, evening

session



Interpreter


19.00-20.00 Dinner Head of the Expert Group,


University canteen

20.00-20.20 Transfer to the hotel Head of the Expert Group,

Expert Group,

Coordinator, Responsible

Persons from the

University

20.20-22.00 Preparation for the next day Head of the Expert Group,


Hotel




9.00-11.00 Visual review of the University –

sport complex, dormitories, library,

Faculties and Departments.



Interpreter, Director of the

Sports Club, Director of

Student Houses, Head of

Library, Deans of Faculties

Sport complex, dormitories,

library, Faculties

11.00-13.00 Selective visit of classes, at the same

time visual acquaintance with

Faculties



Interpreter, Responsible

persons from the

University

Faculties of:

- Biology;

- Geography;

- Mechanics and Mathematics

- Physics and Technics

- Chemistry and Chemical

Technology

- History, Archeology and

Ethnology


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- Journalism

11.00-13.00 Selective visit of classes, at the same

time visual acquaintance with

Faculties



Interpreter, Responsible

persons from the

University

Faculties of:

- Graduate School of Economics

and Business;

- Law

- Philology, Literature Studies

and World Languages

- Philosophy and Politology*

- International Relations*

- Oriental Studies*

*Out of the Main Building


Expert Group,

Coordinator, Interpreter

University canteen


external review group, review of the

students and teaching staff’s survey

results, documentation on open

lectures and class cross-visiting,

individual plans, etc.



Interpreter


15.00-15.40 Meeting with teaching staff Head of the Expert Group,


Interpreter, Teaching staff

Faculty of Journalism, Room

230





Interpreter


16.00-16.40 Meeting with Master’s and PhD

students



Interpreter, Master’s and

PhD students


230

16.45- 17.30 Meeting with Deans of Faculties and

Heads of Departments



Interpreter, Deans

Main Building, 15 floor





Interpreter


17.45-18.25 Meeting with alumni Head of the Expert Group,


Interpreter, alumni


230





Interpreter


19.00- 20.00 Dinner Head of the Expert Group,


University canteen

20.00-20.30 Transfer to the hotel Head of the Expert Group,



the University

Main Building





the University

Hotel

9.00-13.00 Work of the external review group

on recommendations, selective

visits to the objects, selective

invitation of Vice-Rectors, students,

teaching staff or Deans



Interpreter

Main Building, Room № 308



Interpreter

University canteen


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14.00-16.00 Work of the external review group:

formation of recommendations and

organizational work



Main Building, Room № 308

16.00-17.00 Meeting with the university

administration, presentation of

preliminary results and

recommendations behind closed

doors



Rector and Vice-Rectors

Rector’s Office

18:00 -19:00 Dinner Head of the Expert Group,


University Canteen

Departure of the external review

group




the University

Hotel


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Annex 2

Lists of the interviewees

A list of heads of administrative divisions and units

for conducting an interview at Al-Farabi KazNU

№ Name Position

1. Zh.Baizhuma Head of the Ranking and Quality Management

Unit

2. Abilkair Aubakirov Head of the Administrative Division

3. Ainur Madiyarova Head of HR Unit

4. Nataliya Surina Head of Information and Communication Service

Unit

5. Aizhan Smailova Director of the Department of International

Cooperation

6. Shyngys Yergobek Director of the Center of Accreditation, Ranking

and Quality Management

7. Naukhan Assanov Director of the Department of Academic Affairs

8. Askar Hikmetov Head of Academic and Methodical Division

9. Gulmira Duyssupova Head of the Unit on the Work with Students

10. Zhunis Kairat Head of the Study Process Unit

11. Kairzhan Abdykhalykov Director of the Center of Career and Business

12. Galymbek Seralin Director of the Center of Distant Education

13. Barlyk Shaikenov Director of Qualification Improvement Institute

14. Almas Assan Director of the Publishment Office «Kazakh

University»

15. Tamara Tazhibayeva Director of the Museum of the University

History

16. Tansulu Mukhitdinova Director of the Institute of Postgraduate Studies

17. Gulnar Sadykhanova Head of the Unit on Scientific and Research

Activity

18. Altynai Togambayeva Head of the Unit of Training and Attestation of

Scientific Staff

19. Mendygul Nogaibayeva Director of the Division on Student Pastoral Work

20. Talgat Abishev Head of the Unit of Organizational and

Methodical Assurance of Pastoral Work and

Language Policy

21. Irina Aleksandrova Director of the Center of Analytical Research

and Strategic Development

22. Saniya Elemessova Head of the Division on Budget Policy

Management and Economic Planning

23. Murat Nurgazin Director of the Department on Production,

Cultural and Household Affairs

24. Kanapiya Kondybayev Head of the Division of Housing Maintenance and

Utilities

25. Khaidar Tassibekov Director of the Division of Science and Innovative

Activity


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A list of teaching staff


FACULTY OF BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

№ Name Position Scientific degree and

title

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics 1. Aizhan Zhussupova Senior Lecturer PhD

2. Aizada Kozhakhmetova Lecturer -

Department of Biotechnology

3. T.Mukasheva Professor Doctor of Biological

Sciences, Professor 4. A.Goncharova Associate Professor Candidate of

Biological Sciences,

Associate Professor 5. A.Bolekbayeva Master Lecturer

Department of Biophysics and Biomedicine

6. N.Tormanov Professor Candidate of


Professor 7. N.Ablaikhanova Associate Professor Candidate of


Associate Professor 8. L.Gumarova Associate Professor Candidate of


Associate Professor

Department of Biodiversity and Bioresources

9. S.Nazarbekova Acting Professor Candidate of


Associate Professor 10. N.Sapargaliyeva Senior Lecturer Candidate of


Senior Lecturer 11. S.Kobegenova Acting Professor Candidate of


Associate Professor

Department of Physical Culture and Sports

12. Yelemes Alimkhanov Professor Doctor of Pedagogical

Sciences, Professor 13. Zhanna Sabyrbek Senior Lecturer PhD

14. Irina Martynenko Senior Lecturer -

FACULTY OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

№ Name Position Scientific degree and title


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15. S. Erdavletov Professor Geography Dr.S., Professor

16. A.Artemyev Head department of the

Recreation Geography and

Tourism

Technical PhD, Ass.

Professor

17. A.Assylbekova Deputy Dean on Scientific-

innovations work &

International relationship

PhD

FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

№ Name Position Scientific degree and title 18. F.Kukeyeva Professor Doctor of Historical

Sciences, Professor 19. A.Myrzakhmetova Associate Professor Candidate of Economic

Sciences, Associate

Professor 20. K.Bekov Lecturer Master, Lecturer 21. A.Begzhan Lecturer -

22. M.Baizhanov Senior Lecturer PhD

23. G.Mashimbayeva Acting Associate Professor Candidate of Legal Sciences

24. Zh.Momynkulov

Associate Professor Candidate of Philosophic

Sciences 25. Zh.Bimagambetova

Associate Professor Candidate of Philosophic

Sciences 26. G.Arzykulova

Senior Lecturer -

FACULTY OF MECHANICS AND MATHEMATICS

п/п

№

Name Position Scientific degree

and title

Кафедра дифференциальных уравнений и теории управления

27. S.Mukhanbetzhanov Professor Doctor of Physical

and Mathematical

Sciences, Professor 28. U.Koilyshev Associate Professor Candidate of

Physical and

Mathematical

Sciences, Associate

Professor 29. F.Makhanova Senior Lecturer

Department of Fundamental Mathematics

30. Zh.Zhanabekov Associate Professor Candidate of

Physical and

Mathematical


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Sciences, Associate

Professor 31. M.Berikhanova Associate Professor Candidate of

Physical and

Mathematical

Sciences, Associate

Professor 32. A.Mazhitova Senior Lecturer PhD

Department of Mathematical and Computer Modelling

33. K.Shakenov Professor Doctor of Physical

and Mathematical

Sciences, Professor 34. O.Karuna Associate Professor PhD, Associate

Professor 35. A.Isakhov Senior Lecturer

Department of Information Systems

36. Sh.Musiraliyeva Associate Professor Candidate of

Physical and

Mathematical

Sciences, Associate

Professor 37. L.Kopbosyn Associate Professor Candidate of

Technical Sciences,

Associate Professor

Department of Computer Science

38.

A.Pyrkova

Candidate of

Physical and

Mathematical

Sciences,

Associate

Professor 39. B.Matkerim Senior Lecturer

Department of Mechanics

40. Z.Rakisheva Associate Professor Candidate of

Physical and

Mathematical

Sciences,

Associate

Professor 41. B.Akhmetov Assistant

FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY AND POLITOLOGY



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42. A.Kim Professor Doctor of Psychological

Sciences, Professor 43. A.Kamzanova Senior Lecturer PhD

44. D.Mukhatayeva Lecturer -

45. N.Shedenova Professor Doctor of Sociological

Sciences 46. M.Maulsharif Associate Professor Candidate of Sociological

Sciences, Associate

Professor 47. M.Shnarbekova Lecturer Master

48. A.Zholdubayeva Professor Doctor of Philosophic

Sciences 49. D.Utebayeva Senior Lecturer Master of Religious Studies

50. Zh.Amirkulova Associate Professor Candidate of Philosophic

Sciences, Associate

Professor 51. T.Lifanova Associate Professor Candidate of Philosophic

Sciences, Associate

Professor

FACULTY OF ORIENTAL STUDIES


Department of Arabic and Iranian Studies

52. G.Nadirova Professor Doctor of Philological

Sciences 53. A.Mustafayeva Acting Associate Professor PhD

Department of Chinese Studies 54. N.Aldabek Professor Doctor of Historical

Sciences 55. A.Serikkaliyeva Senior Lecturer PhD 56. Y.Kerimbayev Senior Lecturer

Department of Korean and Japanese Studies 57. D.Men Professor Doctor of Political Sciences

58. N.Yem Associate Professor Candidate of Historical

Sciences 59. Zh.Amantay Senior Lecturer Master of Humanitarian

Sciences

Department of Turkology and Indology 60. O.Sapashev Associate Professor Candidate of Philological

Sciences 61. A.Kaliyev Senior Lecturer Master 62. G.Begimova Associate Professor Candidate of Philological

Sciences

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS



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63. S.Zenolla Senior Lecturer, Department of

Economics

PhD

64. S.Kondybayeva Lecturer, Department of

Economics

-

65. G.Sansyzbayeva Professor, Department of

Management and Marketing

Doctor of Economic

Sciences 66. S.Dzhumambayev Associate Professor,

Department of Management

and Marketing

Candidate of Economic

Sciences

67. A.Mustafina Senior Lecturer, Department of

Finance

-

68. A.Baidildina Acting Professor, Department

of Accounting

Doctor of Economic

Sciences 69. B.Altayev Associate Professor,

Department of Accounting

Candidate of Economic

Sciences 70. A.Arystambayeva Senior Lecturer, Department of

Accounting

-

FACULTY OF LAW


Department of Theory and History of State and Law,

Constitutional and Administrative Law 71. A.Ibrayeva Professor Doctor of Legal Sciences,

Professor 72. I.Nurullayev Senior Lecturer LLM

Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Process and Criminalistics

73. Sh.Malikova и.о. профессора Candidate of Legal

Sciences, Associate

Professor 74. L.Bisengali Lecturer LLM

Department of Customs, Financial and Ecological Law

75. G.Kuanaliyeva Acting Professor Doctor of Legal Sciences,

Professor 76. G.Aigarinova Acting Associate Professor Candidate of Legal

Sciences, Associate

Professor

Department of Civil Law, Civil Process and Labor Law

77. A.Omarova Acting Professor Candidate of Legal

Sciences, Associate

Professor 78. A.Urisbayeva Senior Lecturer LLM

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

№ Name Position Scientific degree and

title


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79. G.Zhussupova Professor Doctor of Chemical

Sciences, Professor

80. N.Sultanova Associate Professor Doctor of Chemical

Sciences, Associate

Professor 81. B.Kudaibergenova Senior Lecturer PhD

82. A.Adilbekova Associate Professor Candidate of Chemical

Sciences, Associate

Professor 83. O.Ponomarenko Associate Professor Candidate of Chemical

Sciences, Associate

Professor 84. I.Matvayeva Lecturer PhD

FACULTY OF JOURNALISM

№ Name Position Scientific degree and title 85. M.Negizbayeva Senior Lecturer Candidate of Philological

Sciences 86. Z.Orazbekova Senior Lecturer Candidate of Philological

Sciences

FACULTY OF PHYSICS AND TECHNICS

Department of Thermophysics and Technical Physics


87. S.Bergaliyeva Senior Lecturer -

88. N.Afanasyeva Senior Lecturer PhD

89. A.Drobyshev Professor Candidate of Physical and

Mathematical Sciences,

Professor

90. T.Grevtseva Associate Professor Candidate of Physical and

Mathematical Sciences,

Associate Professor

FACULTY OF PHILOLOGY, LITERATURE STUDIES AND WORLD LANGUAGES

Department of Theory and Methods of Translation Studies


91. A.Abdulina Professor Doctor of Philological Sciences

Professor

92. G.Bolatova Associate Professor Doctor of Philological Sciences

93. A.Buldybai Associate Professor Candidate of Philological Sciences,

Associate Professor


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94. G.Okusheva Associate Professor Candidate of Philological Sciences

95. G.Atabayeva Senior Lecturer

96. E.Kogai Associate Professor Candidate of Philological Sciences

97. Zh.Bayanbayeva Senior Lecturer

98. R.Tayeva Associate Professor Candidate of Philological Sciences

FACULTY OF HISTORY, ARCHEOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY

Department of World History, Historiography and Source Studies

№ Name Position Scientific degree and title 99. T.Tulebayev Professor Doctor of Historical

Sciences 100. F.Miymanbayeva Associate Professor Candidate of Historical

Sciences

Department of History of Kazakhstan

№ Name Position Scientific degree and title 101. S.Uderbayeva Acting Associate Professor Doctor of Historical

Sciences 102. M.Baidauletova Lecturer PhD

Department of Archeology, Ethnology and Museology

№ Name Position Scientific degree and title 103. A.Toleubayev Professor Doctor of Historical

Sciences 104. B.Kalshabayeva Acting Professor Doctor of Historical

Sciences 105. N.Soikina Acting Associate Professor Candidate of Historical

Sciences

A list of 1-2 year students for conducting an interview

at Al-Farabi KazNU


№ Surname, name Year of study

1. 1 Kazhymukhan Zhansaya 1

2. Zeinova Tilekshi 1

3. Baitysh Akmaral 1

4. Aipova Gulshat 2

5. Baizhigitova Aizhan 2

6. Yakimenko Olga 2

7. Bogaty Sergey 2




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8. Daurenbekov Erasyl 1

9. Kaliahmetova Zhanel 1

10. Nursultanova Balzhan 1

11. Baidullayeva Asima 1

12. Abpaz Zere 2

13. Amir Balnur 2

14. Montaeva Madina 2

15. Alimgazieva Nazerke 2

16. Tursynaly Zhalgas 2

17. Kaldybayeva Moldir 2



18. Kambatyr Ziyarat 1 19. Nurkhaliyeva Yergali 1 20. Yermukhambetova Aigerim 1 21. Suleimen Gulnur 1 22. Kabylkairatkyzy Ryszhan 2 23. Baishina Fariza 2 24. Zhumagaliyev Meirambek 2

FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS


25. Khabidolla Nurgalym 1

26. Baidullayev Yerkebulan 1

27. Kairatkyzy Gulistan 1

28. Karimova Shiringul 1

29. Atakshayeva Nazerke 2

30. Bikhozhayev Batyrkhan 2

31. Serikov Darkhan 2



32. Dadykina Yekaterina 1

33. Zhaksylykov Yerkebulan 1

34. Serikzhan Raushan 1

35. Duisenbayeva Aidana 2

36. Yesengeldina Dinara 2

37. Kuan Makpal 2

38. Akimova Arailym 2

39. Akhmetova Victoriya 2



40. Nyshanbayev Nurbolat 1

41. Halyk Madina 1


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46. Mukhazhanova Balzhan 1

47. Zhussupova Saltanat 1

48. A.Sartova 1

49. Ali Gulbanu 1

50. Imasheva Zulfira 1

51. Ayupova Dilyaram 1

52. Muratova Karina 1

53. Mukhatayeva Aizat 2

54. A.Isbulatova 2

55. A.Kuangaliyeva 2

56. M.Abylgaziyeva 2

57. Kodar Aiman 2

58. Melekhin Yaroslav 2

59. Barbosynova Nazerke 2

FACULTY OF LAW


60. Kalila Zhomart 1

61. Serik Abylaikhan 1

62. Azidolla Arailym 1

63. Kystaubay Zamir 1

64. Mussagali Aigerim 1

65. Maikynov Arlen

1

66. Karimov Adilet 1

67. Kobeysinov Nurlykhan 2

68. Yerasyl Aibar 2



69. Abuyev Zhanbolat 1

70. Nur Asemai 1

71. Abdugaliyev Samarkhan 1

72. Zholdas Yerassyl 1

73. Berdikhanov Abzal 2

74. Baisengirova Aisulu 2

75. Tsoy Vitaliy 2

76. Yeskaliyeva Bulbul 2


42. Abdullina Assel 1

43. Tasbolat Bakdaulet 1

44. Moldashev Yernur 2

45. Altynbek Zhadyra 2


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77. A,Konarbayeva 1

78. E.Omirzakov 1

79. A.Bekpayeva 2

80. A.Kabdulova 2

81. A.Abylaikhanova 2

82. A.Sadykhan 2

83. A.Nurlan 2



84. Gaukhar Bulysheva 1

85. A.Zhunisbek 1

86. Karaman Abay 1

87. Moldabek Talshyn 1

88. G.Balgimbekov 2

89. I.Zhumabayev 2

90. Sagynysh Sagyndyk 2



91. Abdikarimova Gulsezim 1

92. Baglanova Talshyn 1

93. Nurlybay Balnur 1

94. Ivanova Alexandra 2

95. Bissembayeva Saltanat 2

96. K.Zhaksylykkyzy 2

97. A.Meirbekova 2



98. Assetova Kalamkas 1

99. Seilkhanov Satbek 1

100. Kydyrbolatov Amanat 2

101. Shartayeva Ainur 1

102. Zhumatai Sunkar 2

103. Kulesh Kuanysh 2

104. Ibadulla Nurly 2

105. Kalymbetova Gulzhan 2

A list of 3-4 year students




1. Akimzhan Fatima 3


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2. Mukhamezhan Aisaule 3

3. Amanzholova Nazerke 3

4. Zhabakova Aizhan 3

5. Kumangali Assem 3

6. Sadykova Nurly 4

7. Ussipbek Botagoz 4

FACULTY OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMETAL MANAGEMENT


8. Daurenbekova Dinara 3

9. Yussupova Aisha 3

10. Beken Arhat 3

11. Zhanseitova Adel 3

12. Zhumabek Arailym 3

13. Nuruly Eldar 3

14. Kaipova Zhazira 4

15. Lukpanova Kamila 4

16. Raimbekova Aizhan 4

17. Orynbaiqyzy Aiym 4



18. Yakhiyeva Danagul 3

19. Orashev Adiyet 3

20. Orynbassarov Nauryzbay 3

21. Orynkhanov Timur 3

22. Kabdoldayeva Balzhan 4

23. Madiyev Abylay 4

24. Sarsenova Aktoty 4



25. John Incheon 3

26. Nurulloyev Olimdzhon 3

27. Nurdaulet Darmen 3

28. Seidakhmetova Aigerim 3

29. Starkova Albina 3

30. Sayakova Almira 4

31. Saidullayeva Nargiz 4



32. Kettebekova Zhamilya 3

33. Shorbassov Yergali 3

34. Kussainova Saule 3

35. Kyzyrkanova Saltanat 3

36. Sagalova Assel 4


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37. Akhmetkali Abylay 4

38. Ziyatbek Dinmukhammed 4

39. Abdugappar Shukhrat 3




48. Alimazhy Pariza 3

49. Kamidolla Yerbolat 3

50. Begmanova Botagoz 3

51. S.Isbay 3

52. Zh.Tynyshtykova 4

53. Sabden Aizhan 4

FACULTY OF LAW


54. Umergaliyeva Nazerke

3

55. Almassova Shakhnoza

3

56. Serikzhanova Aigerim 3

57. Dosmuratova Assel 3

58. Beksultan Assel 3

59. Muratova Alua 3

60. Issayev Kenesary 3

61. Suleimenov Begzad 4

62. Karayev Islambek 4

63. Kozhakhmetov Olzhas 4



64. Aldabergenov Madi 3

65. Abdugaliyeva Assel 3

66. Lutovinova Yulia 3


40. Yegorov Roman 3

41. Askenuly Yelnur 3

42. Kopenuly Adlet 3

43. Akhmetsapanova Zhansaya 3

44. Kissybay Alibek 4

45. Turashev Nauryz 4

46. Bakimova Saya 4

47. Galaguy Arifa 4


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67. Sirazhiyeva Assel 4

68. Kalyeva Akmerey 4

69. Ospanov Kuanysh 4

70. Maksatova Ayaulym 4



71. A.Kassenova 3

72. D.Sotskova 3

73. M.Dzhalmaganbetova 3

74. V.Aidarbek 4

75. S.Melanina 4

76. D.Tolepbekova 4

77. A.Sakhov 4


78. Baurzhan Akerke 3

79. Temirbayev Dilshod 3

80. Zhanabayeva Aizada 3

81. Otegen Aziretali 3

82. Temirbek Assem 3

83. Zh.Zhumabekova 4

84. T.Ismagambetova 5

85. Omirgali Azat 4

86. O.Izbassar 4



87. Bekbolat Altynai 3

88. Abilova Fariza 3

89. Ashim Ulzhan 3

90. Zaytseva Olga 3

91. Assanova Gaziza 4

92. Nurakhynova Ainur 4

93. Zhigaltsova Darya 4

FACULTY OF HISTORY, ARCHEOLOGY AN ETHNOLOGY


94. Dusbayeva Meruyert 3

95. Bokenova Fariza 3

96. Abagan Aidana 3

97. Abdrakhmanova Karlygash 3

98. Namen Abay 3

99. Malik Umit 4

100. Dalabayev Kyzyr 4

101. Kim Anastassiya 4

102. Nasurlayev Khanzadilla 4


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A list of postgraduate students for conducting an interview

at Al-Farabi KazNU


Master’s students

1. Smekenov Izat

2. Dossymbetova Madina

3. Bauyenova Meruyert

4. Turisbekov Saddam

PhD students

5. Smailov Baurzhan

6. Khamidiyeva Ozada

7. Dzoldybayeva Botagoz

8. Sarsekeyeva Fariza


Master's students

9. Suleimenova Dinara 1

10. Makyshbayeva Aigerim 1

11. Turuspaeva Aliya 1

12. Esimbekova Madina 2

PhD students

13. Asipova Zhanna 3

14. Mussagalieva Aizhan 3

15. Kairanbayeva Gaukhar 3

16. Laishanov Shaislam 2


Master’s students

17. Abdykadirov Nurlan

1

18. Yesengeldy Aigerim 1

19. Yergaliyeva Enlik 1

20. Abisheva Kyz Zhibek 1

PhD students

21. Khitakhunov Azimzhan 1

22. An Alexey 3

23. Tagaibekova Nurgul 3

24. Bimendeyev Zhandos 3



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Master’s students

25. Kemebayev Ayan 1

26. Nurumov Kaidar 1

27. Kuikenov Kazbek 1

28. Uteniyazov Arman 2

PhD students

29. Karimsakov Assylbek 2

30. Assanov Seilbek 2

31. Bolatkhan Mukhtar 1

32. Yelibayeva Aigerim 3


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33. Tanatova Sulushash 1

34. Shakhvorostova Alina 1

35. Kusman Olzhas 1

36. Kumalakova Altynai 1

PhD students

37. Karzhaubayev Kairzhan

38. Tussupova Kamshat 2

39. Kumalakov Bolatzhan 3

40. Badigullov Alan 1


Master’s students

41. Dzhakupov Maksat 2

42. Dukeyev Berikbol 1

43. Abdikhaparova Galiya 1

44. Seilkhanova Meruyert 1

PhD students

45. Oskenbay Fariza 1

46. Kushkumbayeva Azina 2

47. Akhmetova Dzhamilya 3

48. Zhumashova Zhuldyz 1


Master’s students

49. Ashinova Botagoz 1-year, Oriental Studies

50. Kurmet Balausa 2-year, Oriental Studies

51. Sultanova Marzhan 2-year, Foreign Philology

52. Pernekulova Meruyert 2-year, Foreign Philology

PhD students

53. Andabayeva Dina 1-year, Turkology

54. Shalkarov Daniyar 1-year, Turkology

55. Aubakirova Kudyzai 2-year, Oriental Studies

56. D.Dauyen 3-year, Oriental Studies

FACULTY OF LAW

Master’s students

57. Ondashuly Yernur 1

58. Koishigarinova Diana 1

59. Kulbayev Nursultan 1

60. Kunayeva Anargul 1

PhD students

61. Kozhabek Kanat 1

62. Turyssbekova Guma 1

63. Taubayev Baurzhan 2

Master’s students


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64. Yerezhepkyzy Roza 3


Master’s students

65. Bakytkyzy Inal 1

66. Abylkas Aidyn 1

67. R.Baissynbayeva 1

68. A.Kabdysh 2

PhD students

69. Azat Seitkhan 2

70. S.Yegimova 2

71. R.Kandaurov 1

72. A.Klivenko 1


Master’s students

73. Badayeva Sabina 1

74. Rakhimzhankyzy Akbota 1

75. V.Dzhumatayeva 1

76. A.Nurshaikhova 1

PhD students

77. Kartayeva Sandugash 1

78. Toganbayeva Karlygash 1

79. Dzhanabayev Miras 3


Master’s students

80. Boranbayeva Ainur 1

81. A.Makhmudov 1

82. S.Mikhailova 2

83. I.Chuprakov 2

PhD students

84. Z.Gabitova 1

85. M.Murat 3

86. D.Batryshev 2

87. G.Assanov 3

88. A.Bekbayev 3


Master’s students

89. Dzhaltarmayeva Aliya 1

90. Huatbekuly Yerkanat

1

91. Manteyeva Adema 1

92. Sutaliyeva Aigerim 2

PhD students

93. Saparkhodzhayeva Nurgul 3

94. Azimbayeva Indira 3


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95. Aldaberdikyzy Aidyn 3

96. Akmetbekova Assel 3


Master’s students

97. Umerbekova Gulzhan 1

98. Shaizhanova Symbat 1

99. Kozhanov Kairat 1

100. Abdrakhim Miras 2

PhD students

101. Kurmanalina Nurgul 1

102. Sagyndykova Assel 1

A list of employers for conducting an interview

at Al-Farabi KazNU

№ Name, surname Position, place of work

FACULTY OF LAW 1. Almas Makhambetov Head of the unit for registration of instruments of civil status,

Department of Justice of Alatau district, Almaty 2. Baurzhan

Zhumakanov

Public Prosecutor of Bostandyk District, Public Prosecution Office

of Bostandyk District, Almaty 3. Baurzhan

Zhazdykbay

Head of Law Department, «London-Almaty» insurance company

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY 4. Yerkhan Aliyev Deputy Director, State Enterprise «Institute of combustion problems» 5. Dzhamilya

Shampikova

Senior Manager, Department of Marketing, Logistics and Realization,

«KazPhosphate » LLP 6. Sergey Yefremov Director, «AIM Lab» LLP 7. Sergey Kalugin Director, Scientific Research Institute «New Chemical Technologies

and Materials» 8. Mariya Kopbayeva Head of Technological Department, «Institute of High Technologies»

LLP, «KazAtomProm» National company

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS 9. Indira Talkanbay Head of the unit of currency exchange rate, National Bank of the

Republic of Kazakhstan 10. Askar Kabyshev Head, Tax Department of Alatau District, Almaty 11. Victor Radostovets Director, «Centre Audit Kazakhstan» LLP 12. Gulmerey

Bazhkeyeva

Director, «А.AMINA» LLP


13. B.Bekmanov Deputy Director, Institute of General Genetics and Cytology of the

Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan,

Almaty

Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor


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14. E.Khussainova Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Institute of General

Genetics and Cytology of the Ministry of Education and Science of

the Republic of Kazakhstan

Candidate of Biological Sciences

15. A.Bissenbayev Director, Institute of Biological and Biotechnological Problems

Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor

16. K.Zhambakin General Director, Scientific Research Institute of Biotechnological

Problems of Plants

Doctor of Biological Sciences

FACULTY OF PHILOLOGY, LITERATUER STUDIES AND WORLD LANGUAGES

17. Z.Shildebayuly Editor, Journal of Kazakh Language and Literature

18. Nurgul Ayapova Deputy Director, «Wikibilim»

19. A.Alibekuly Deputy Director, M.Auezov Institute of Literature and Arts


20. Chingis Omarov

Candidate of

Physical and

Mathematical

Sciences,

Director, Astrophysical Institute named after V.Fessenkov, Almaty

21. Tynysbek Kalmenov

Doctor of Physical

and Mathematical

Sciences,

Academician of the

National Academy of

Sciences, Republic of

Kazakhstan

Director, State enterprise «Institute of Mathematics, Informatics and

Mechanics», Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and

Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan

22. Ludmila Alexeyeva Head, Department of Mathematical Physics and Modelling, Institute

of Mathematics and Mathematical Modelling

FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY AND POLITOLOGY 23. Aiman Zhussupova

Director, Kazakhstan Institute of Social and Economic Information

and Forecasting; Coordinator on Social Issues, Institute of World

Economy and Politics under the Fund of the First President of the

Republic of Kazakhstan 24. Asset Doskeyev Head of the unit, Almaty Department on Religion Affairs 25. G.Barlybayeva Institute of Philosophy, Politology and Religious Studies, Ministry of

Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan 26. Gulzhan

Alimbekova

Director, Almaty Center for Public Opinion Studies

FACULTY OF ORIENTAL STUDIES 27. Ruslan Izimov Senior research associate, Department of foreign policy researches,

Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the

Republic of Kazakhstan 28. Аhmet Alyaz Kazakhstan and Turkey Business Society,

General secretary 29. Akzhigit Alibekuly M.Auezov Institute of Literature and Arts



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30. Aizhan Skakova Director Scientific-research institute of problems of ecology

31. Amrazhan Tairov Institute of Geography, Ministry of Education and Science of the

Republic of Kazakhstan

32. Nurbol Darikulov Director «Geotronics», LLP

33. Zaure Baizhumanova Head of Projects Department, «Aspan Tau», LLP

FACULTY OF JOURNALISM 34. Sarsenbay Kali «Almaty-Akshamy» newspaper

35. Garifolla Anes «Arys» Publishing House

36. Alim Amankhan «Akikat» journal

37. Gulshat Algabekova Acting Director, National Book Chamber of the Republic of

Kazakhstan

38. Almira Suzhikova Director, «Almatykitap» Publishing House

FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 39. Burikhan

Nurmukhamedov

Director, Institute of National Research

40. Askar Nursha Director, Center of International Research 41. Arman Uteniyazov Coordinator of Clubs Federation, UNESCO 42. Bakhtiyar

Sabdenaliyev

Expert, Center of Information and Analysis, Almaty Department of

Internal Policy


43. N.Burtebayev Deputy Director, Institute of Nuclear Physics

44. E.Sobelnikov Head of laboratory, Institute of Space Technique and Technologies

45. L.Chechin Head of laboratory, Astrophysical institute named after

V.Phesenkov, National Space Agency of the Republic of

Kazakhstan

FACULTY OF HISTORY, ARCHEOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY 46. Daulet Zhailybayev Research associate, Chokan Valikhanov Institute of History and

Ethnology

47. Nursan Alimbay Director, Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan

48. L.Aktayeva Central State Archive of the Republic of Kazakhstan

49. A.Seitova

Director, Central State Archive of Film and Photo Documents and

Sound Recordings of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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