Kimep
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The Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research is an institution of higher education in Almaty
, Kazakhstan
. KIMEP is a private, non-profit university offering credit-based, North American-style degree curricula. Most classes are taught in English
and strive to create and transfer knowledge relevant to Central Asian society.
. KIMEP's campus in south-central Almaty occupied the premises of the former Central Training School of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan
. KIMEP was among the first private institutions of higher education founded in the former Soviet Union
. Nazarbayev appointed Chan Young Bang, his former economic advisor President, as the institute’s first Executive Director. The first MBA and MA
in Economics
programs were launched in 1992 and the MPA
program began enrolling students in 1993. The first class, consisting of 81 MBA and MA students, graduated from KIMEP in 1994.
In 1998 the International Executive Center was created with the help of McGill University
, Montreal
. In 1999 KIMEP introduced its first four-year bachelor programs in Business Administration and Social Sciences
. 424 students enrolled in the undergraduate program.
In 2001 KIMEP became the first institution in Central Asia
to implement an American-style course credit system for all academic programs. This system gives students flexibility to choose their courses and instructors.
Over the course of the decade, KIMEP launched several new master’s degrees, a Doctor of Business Administration
program, a leadership certificate and many professional programs. Enrollment increased by a factor of ten. The campus saw significant renovation, including a new library, new academic building and gym.
In 2000, Chan-Young Bang became President of KIMEP, a position he still holds today. In 2004, KIMEP became a private, non-profit educational institution, with a 60% stake held by Dr. Bang and a 40% held by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
On 2 April 2008, President Nazarbayev visited the KIMEP campus, toured the newest buildings and met with students. In 2008 the institute awarded nearly 600 bachelor's degree
s and 152 master's degree
s.
. The Admissions Department also considers students’ academic performance at previous institutions and the results of the KIMEP English Examination Test. A decent level of English is required for admissions to KIMEP, but most students do not obtain full proficiency until after they begin their studies.
KIMEP’s financial aid has rapidly grown since 2004. In 2010-2011, KIMEP offered nearly four million dollars in combined internal and external scholarships. Internal funding amounted to 2.3 million dollars. 100 percent of applicants for the 2010-2011 year who applied for aid and demonstrated need and academic achievements received financial assistance.
Another 60 million Kazakhstani tenge
(408,163 USD) is also given to students who work on campus as office assistants. Another form of financial assistance at KIMEP is placement in the KIMEP Dormitory
, which offers highly favorable rates to students from outside Almaty.
Financial aid is available to undergraduate and graduate students. Merit scholarships are also granted to students in all degree programs.
The Bang College of Business (BCB), named after President Chan Young Bang, offers a Bachelor of Science
in Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration
. BCB is generally considered the most prestigious business school in Central Asia. The Dean of BCB is Krishan Rana, formerly the Chairman of the Department of Business and Management at Touro University
, California
.
The College of Social Sciences (CSS) offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in four fields: Economics
, Public Administration
, International Relations
, and International Journalism
. The Dean of CSS is John Dixon, who is also Professor Emeritus of Public Policy and Management at the University of Plymouth
, UK.
The School of Law offers a Master of Laws (or LLM) in International Law. It also plans to launch an undergraduate LLB law course in 2011-2012. The Dean of the Law School is Terence Blackburn formerly the Dean of Michigan State University College of Law
.
The Language Center administers the English language foundation course, which most students must take upon entry to KIMEP. The Language Center teaches language courses in English
, Russian
, Kazakh
, Chinese, Korean
, German
, French
, Spanish
, Turkish
and other languages. It also offers a master’s degree in teaching English to speakers of other languages (MA in TESOL
). First-year undergraduates at KIMEP also take a variety of interdisciplinary courses through the School of General Education.
In addition, KIMEP has a professional education and certificate-granting institution, the College of Continuing Education (CCE). CCE offers dozens of courses in languages and professional development to adults and professionals in Almaty. It also offers a course to high school
students preparing them for the KIMEP Entrance Examination.
1st place – “Accounting and Audit”
2nd place – “Economics”
3rd place – “Political science”
The Independent Quality Assurance Agency of Kazakhstan ranked KIMEP in 2nd place in its rankings of humanitarian-economic higher education institutions.
KIMEP is currently in the process of applying for accreditation at various international accreditation agencies. KIMEP is the only institution in Central Asia to be a member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The Department of Public Administration has a specialized membership in the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
.
. KIMEP is located at the crossroads of Dostyk and Abay Avenues, across the street from the landmarks Hotel Kazakhstan
and Statue of Abay
.
KIMEP has a well-groomed campus that includes three main academic buildings, a library, sports center, dormitory, various fields, benches and other facilities.
and supporter of KIMEP throughout its early years, has the largest English-language collection in Central Asia (approximately 57,000) in addition to large Russian and Kazakh collections (approximately 34,000 total). The main collection specializes in publications on business, social sciences and law. The Library also offers KIMEP students access to dozens of major electronic libraries and electronic resources. The Library has space for studying and a large computer room. OGEL Librarians have created a major database of reference materials on Central Asia, which they continually update.
, Spain
, South Korea
, India
, China
, Kyrgyzstan
and Uzbekistan
.
The KIMEP Students Association is a student-elected body to represent the interests of students to the administration of KIMEP. The KSA participates with full voting rights on all management committees, typically holding around 30 percent of seats on each committee. The KSA is also responsible for organizing and providing funding for all student clubs at KIMEP. Adlet Zhanatkanov was President of KSA in 2009-2010 and Mansur Khamitov is President of KSA in 2010-2011.
There are more than 30 student clubs at KIMEP, including the KIMEP Times, eClub (Entrepreneurship Club), Future Business Group, KIMEP Film Society, Intellectual Debate Club, Math Club, Luca Accounting Club, Zhas Kenes Charity Group, CrEAteam and KVN.
The Leadership Development Program at KIMEP invites guest lectures from the business, politics and academia in Kazakhstan and around the world to speak to students about personal development, leadership and other issues. The certificate-granting program gives students the chance to hear speakers such as Keith Gaebel, the Managing Partner of Central Asia and Caucasus at Ernst & Young
, Ilya Urazakov, Kazakhstan broadcaster and businessman, Karel Holub, General Manager of NOKIA
Corporation for the South CIS
.
Residents have access to kitchens, laundry rooms, computer rooms, TV rooms, a canteen, and study rooms with wi-fi Internet access. The dormitory is staffed 24/7 by dedicated security personnel. An in-house counselor provides academic and personal advice to students.
Notable alumni include:
KIMEP espouses “student-centered” education. All instructors maintain office hours during which they are available to meet personally with students. Classes are meant to include class discussion and critical analysis of subject matter.
Research focuses on issues critical to Central Asia’s long-term development. Last year, KIMEP faculty members attended more than 100 conferences and published more than 110 articles and books.
Notable faculty members include:
KIMEP is also a member of the Erasmus Mundus
External Cooperation Window Lot 9. Since 2007, more than 40 KIMEP students and faculty have received scholarships through this program.
1. We value the well-being of our students, faculty, and staff.
2. We encourage personal and professional development in an environment of collegiality and trust.
3. We value quality in our education programs and research activities.
4. We value the holistic development of our students, instilling in them a questioning spirit and the ability and desire to learn throughout life.
5. We value our responsibility to develop the future leaders of society who will embrace the highest ethical standards.
6. We value the creation, application, and dissemination of knowledge in a culture which fully supports the freedom of inquiry and speech.
7. We value fairness and integrity and will not tolerate favoritism, nepotism or corruption.
8. We value open, honest communications and transparent and accountable decision-making.
9. We value partnerships with our community, including the parents of our students, business, government, and non-government organizations, within The Republic of Kazakhstan and throughout the world.
10. We value the high reputation of our Institute in the Republic of Kazakhstan and beyond, and also its important contribution to the growth of society.
11. We value all people both within and outside our organization, regardless of their nationality, religion, gender or other factors not related to the purposes of the Institution.
In 2006 certain former faculty members published letters accusing the university of corruption and cronyism
. In a letter to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the former faculty members claimed contracts and salaries were "compromised" at the institution. Former faculty published another letter in the opposition newspaper Respublika
which accused several administrators of professional misconduct and lack of qualifications. The letter addressed the awarding of KIMEP tenders to USKO, a company chaired by Dr. Bang.
Responding in the same newspaper, Bang claimed that the accusations by the former faculty were not true. He noted that in 2006, 95% of KIMEP employees said they would recommended the school as a good place to work. He said four faculty members were regrettably fired because "their actions did not correspond to the mission and goals of the institute". He noted that those faculty members who left KIMEP voluntarily usually did so for personal reasons or because their time in Kazakhstan had come to a scheduled end. The letter also pointed out that out of eleven on-going or recently completed construction projects at KIMEP, only two were done by USKO, and that all such projects at KIMEP are examined by an independent committee.
In September 2010, the Ministry of Education and Science issued a decree showing an intention to suspend KIMEP's license for a period of six months. The Ministry cited technical issues such as student-teacher ratio
, classroom sizes and the templates of diplomas for the suspension. KIMEP filed an appeal against the suspension in Astana and continued to operate. Observes pointed out that the university had been operating for almost two decades, and suggested that the sudden emergence of this problem after such a long period of time was politically motivated. Two weeks later, the Ministry fully reinstated KIMEP’s license, stating that all violations had been resolved. Zhansit Tuimebayev, the Minister of Education and Science who had issued the suspension of KIMEP’s license, was moved to a different government position and replaced by Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov.
Almaty
Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...
, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. KIMEP is a private, non-profit university offering credit-based, North American-style degree curricula. Most classes are taught in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and strive to create and transfer knowledge relevant to Central Asian society.
History
KIMEP was founded in 1992 under the instructions of Kazakhstan President Nursultan NazarbayevNursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev has served as the President of Kazakhstan since the nation received its independence in 1991, after the fall of the Soviet Union...
. KIMEP's campus in south-central Almaty occupied the premises of the former Central Training School of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan
Communist Party of Kazakhstan
The Communist Party of Kazakhstan is a political party in Kazakhstan. -Origin:The Communist Party of Kazakhstan was founded 1936 when Kazakhstan was granted a Union Republic status within the Soviet Union...
. KIMEP was among the first private institutions of higher education founded in the former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. Nazarbayev appointed Chan Young Bang, his former economic advisor President, as the institute’s first Executive Director. The first MBA and MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
programs were launched in 1992 and the MPA
MPA
-Academic degrees:* Master of Professional Accountancy* Master of Public Administration* Master of Public Affairs* Master of Physician's Assistant-Chemicals:* Medroxyprogesterone acetate, also known by the brand name Depo-Provera* Morpholide of pelargonic acid...
program began enrolling students in 1993. The first class, consisting of 81 MBA and MA students, graduated from KIMEP in 1994.
In 1998 the International Executive Center was created with the help of McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. In 1999 KIMEP introduced its first four-year bachelor programs in Business Administration and Social Sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
. 424 students enrolled in the undergraduate program.
In 2001 KIMEP became the first institution in Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
to implement an American-style course credit system for all academic programs. This system gives students flexibility to choose their courses and instructors.
Over the course of the decade, KIMEP launched several new master’s degrees, a Doctor of Business Administration
Doctor of Business Administration
The degree of Doctor of Business Administration, abbreviated, or and equivalent to , is a research doctorate in business administration. The D.B.A...
program, a leadership certificate and many professional programs. Enrollment increased by a factor of ten. The campus saw significant renovation, including a new library, new academic building and gym.
In 2000, Chan-Young Bang became President of KIMEP, a position he still holds today. In 2004, KIMEP became a private, non-profit educational institution, with a 60% stake held by Dr. Bang and a 40% held by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
On 2 April 2008, President Nazarbayev visited the KIMEP campus, toured the newest buildings and met with students. In 2008 the institute awarded nearly 600 bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
s and 152 master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
s.
Admissions
The KIMEP Admissions Department accepts applications to all its academic programs on a rolling basis. Undergraduate admissions decisions are based on the KIMEP entrance exam, which is held throughout the year in cities across KazakhstanKazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. The Admissions Department also considers students’ academic performance at previous institutions and the results of the KIMEP English Examination Test. A decent level of English is required for admissions to KIMEP, but most students do not obtain full proficiency until after they begin their studies.
KIMEP’s financial aid has rapidly grown since 2004. In 2010-2011, KIMEP offered nearly four million dollars in combined internal and external scholarships. Internal funding amounted to 2.3 million dollars. 100 percent of applicants for the 2010-2011 year who applied for aid and demonstrated need and academic achievements received financial assistance.
Another 60 million Kazakhstani tenge
Kazakhstani tenge
The tenge is the currency of Kazakhstan. It is divided into 100 tïın . It was introduced on 15th of November 1993 to replace the Soviet ruble at a rate of 1 tenge = 500 rubles...
(408,163 USD) is also given to students who work on campus as office assistants. Another form of financial assistance at KIMEP is placement in the KIMEP Dormitory
Dormitory
A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
, which offers highly favorable rates to students from outside Almaty.
Financial aid is available to undergraduate and graduate students. Merit scholarships are also granted to students in all degree programs.
Programmes
KIMEP has three traditional academic colleges:The Bang College of Business (BCB), named after President Chan Young Bang, offers a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
. BCB is generally considered the most prestigious business school in Central Asia. The Dean of BCB is Krishan Rana, formerly the Chairman of the Department of Business and Management at Touro University
Touro University
Touro University is a division of Touro College. It may refer to:*Touro University California, a medical, pharmacy and physician assistant's school in Vallejo, California, USA....
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
The College of Social Sciences (CSS) offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in four fields: Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, Public Administration
Public administration
Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....
, International Relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
, and International Journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
. The Dean of CSS is John Dixon, who is also Professor Emeritus of Public Policy and Management at the University of Plymouth
University of Plymouth
Plymouth University is the largest university in the South West of England, with over 30,000 students and is 9th largest in the United Kingdom by total number of students . It has almost 3,000 staff...
, UK.
The School of Law offers a Master of Laws (or LLM) in International Law. It also plans to launch an undergraduate LLB law course in 2011-2012. The Dean of the Law School is Terence Blackburn formerly the Dean of Michigan State University College of Law
Michigan State University College of Law
The Michigan State University College of Law is a private law school located in East Lansing, Michigan which is affiliated with Michigan State University...
.
The Language Center administers the English language foundation course, which most students must take upon entry to KIMEP. The Language Center teaches language courses in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, Kazakh
Kazakh language
Kazakh is a Turkic language which belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic languages, closely related to Nogai and Karakalpak....
, Chinese, Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
and other languages. It also offers a master’s degree in teaching English to speakers of other languages (MA in TESOL
TESOL
TESOL may refer to:* The acronym "Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages", used in English as a Foreign or Second Language * TESOL Inc., a professional organization based in the United States for people working in this field...
). First-year undergraduates at KIMEP also take a variety of interdisciplinary courses through the School of General Education.
In addition, KIMEP has a professional education and certificate-granting institution, the College of Continuing Education (CCE). CCE offers dozens of courses in languages and professional development to adults and professionals in Almaty. It also offers a course to high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
students preparing them for the KIMEP Entrance Examination.
Rankings
The National Accreditation Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of RK gave KIMEP the following top rankings among undergraduate HEIs:1st place – “Accounting and Audit”
2nd place – “Economics”
3rd place – “Political science”
The Independent Quality Assurance Agency of Kazakhstan ranked KIMEP in 2nd place in its rankings of humanitarian-economic higher education institutions.
License and attestation
KIMEP has a license to offer academic programs from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic (MES) of Kazakhstan. The last visit of an attestation commission from the Ministry, on April 14-16 2008, resulted in KIMEP being awarded five-year attestation for all degree programs. Despite a disagreement with the MES over administrative issues in September 2010, KIMEP continues to run under a fully operational license.KIMEP is currently in the process of applying for accreditation at various international accreditation agencies. KIMEP is the only institution in Central Asia to be a member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The Department of Public Administration has a specialized membership in the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
The National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization. It is an association of schools of public policy schools at universities mostly in the United States and several abroad...
.
Campus
KIMEP’s campus in south-central Almaty occupies the premises of the former Central Training School of the Communist Party of KazakhstanCommunist Party of Kazakhstan
The Communist Party of Kazakhstan is a political party in Kazakhstan. -Origin:The Communist Party of Kazakhstan was founded 1936 when Kazakhstan was granted a Union Republic status within the Soviet Union...
. KIMEP is located at the crossroads of Dostyk and Abay Avenues, across the street from the landmarks Hotel Kazakhstan
Hotel Kazakhstan
Hotel Kazakhstan is the largest building in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is 129.8 meters tall. It is situated in the southern center of Almaty. It is located on Dostyk Avenue, a major road in the east part of the city which runs all the way from Medeo to Panfilov Park, in the north part of...
and Statue of Abay
Abay
-Places:*Abay District, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan**Abay the province's administrative center*Abay, Almaty, Kazakhstan*Abay, Aktobe, Kazakhstan*Abay River, also Abbay or Blue Nile, a river in Ethiopia-People:*Abay Qunanbayuli , Qazaq poet...
.
KIMEP has a well-groomed campus that includes three main academic buildings, a library, sports center, dormitory, various fields, benches and other facilities.
Library
The Olivier Giscard d’Estaing Library (OGEL), named after the Founding Dean of INSEADINSEAD
INSEAD is an international graduate business school and research institution. It has campuses in Europe , Asia , and the Middle East , as well as a research center in Israel...
and supporter of KIMEP throughout its early years, has the largest English-language collection in Central Asia (approximately 57,000) in addition to large Russian and Kazakh collections (approximately 34,000 total). The main collection specializes in publications on business, social sciences and law. The Library also offers KIMEP students access to dozens of major electronic libraries and electronic resources. The Library has space for studying and a large computer room. OGEL Librarians have created a major database of reference materials on Central Asia, which they continually update.
Sports Center
In November 2010, KIMEP opened a new Sports Center. The 325 square meter facility includes a basketball court, two fitness rooms and a yoga studio. All the technology is state-of-the-art and imported from South Korea. Beginning in 2011, the Sports Center will offer a variety of curricular and extra-curricular courses to students. Students will have free access to the facility, which will be open six days a week.ExxonMobil Media Center
In October 2009, KIMEP launched a state-of-the-art media laboratory for its journalism students. The facility was named the ExxonMobil Media Center after ExxonMobil Kazakhstan, which donated 44,000 USD to pay for the Center’s equipment. The digital equipment enables students to work with internet publications, digital photography, cinematography, sound, editing, and advertizing.Student life
KIMEP currently enrolls over 4,000 students. The average age of enrolled bachelor’s degrees students was 19.5. Roughly 50% of KIMEP students come from outside Almaty. There are international students from more than 25 countries, including the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
and Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
.
The KIMEP Students Association is a student-elected body to represent the interests of students to the administration of KIMEP. The KSA participates with full voting rights on all management committees, typically holding around 30 percent of seats on each committee. The KSA is also responsible for organizing and providing funding for all student clubs at KIMEP. Adlet Zhanatkanov was President of KSA in 2009-2010 and Mansur Khamitov is President of KSA in 2010-2011.
There are more than 30 student clubs at KIMEP, including the KIMEP Times, eClub (Entrepreneurship Club), Future Business Group, KIMEP Film Society, Intellectual Debate Club, Math Club, Luca Accounting Club, Zhas Kenes Charity Group, CrEAteam and KVN.
The Leadership Development Program at KIMEP invites guest lectures from the business, politics and academia in Kazakhstan and around the world to speak to students about personal development, leadership and other issues. The certificate-granting program gives students the chance to hear speakers such as Keith Gaebel, the Managing Partner of Central Asia and Caucasus at Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms, along with Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers ....
, Ilya Urazakov, Kazakhstan broadcaster and businessman, Karel Holub, General Manager of NOKIA
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
Corporation for the South CIS
CIS
CIS usually refers to the Commonwealth of Independent States, a modern political entity consisting of eleven former Soviet Union republics.The acronym CIS may also refer to:-Organizations:...
.
Housing
A city-wide survey in 2010 awarded KIMEP for having the best dormitory in Almaty. Conveniently located on campus, the dormitory has space for 424 students in shared, single-sex rooms.Residents have access to kitchens, laundry rooms, computer rooms, TV rooms, a canteen, and study rooms with wi-fi Internet access. The dormitory is staffed 24/7 by dedicated security personnel. An in-house counselor provides academic and personal advice to students.
Alumni
So far KIMEP has graduated over 7,000 alumni. The KIMEP Alumni Association organizes events and networking for alumni of all of KIMEP’s programs. KIMEP Alumni tend to work in the private and public sectors. According to a 2010 study, nearly 90% of KIMEP graduates had full-time employment within three months of graduation.Notable alumni include:
- Aida Sapargasinova (ExMBA 2004), General-Director of FoodMaster
- Asel Karaulova (MBA 1994), President of Press Club of Kazakhstan
- Baurzhan Burkhanbekov (MBA 1997), Director, PricewaterhouseCoopersPricewaterhouseCoopersPricewaterhouseCoopers is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest professional services firm measured by revenues and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms....
Kazakhstan - Dinara Kulibayeva (Nazarbayeva) (MBA 1998), Director of Nursultan Nazarbayev Education Fund
- Rinad Temirbekov (MBA 1999), Director of Eurasia FoundationEurasia FoundationEurasia Foundation is a publicly funded, privately managed grantmaker and program implementer working to strengthen civil society, advance private enterprise and promote public policy and administration in the successor states of the former Soviet Union—Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,...
, Kazakhstan - Marat Saidnasmov (MBA 2000), General Director, Legrand Kazakhstan
- Dmitriy Lengardt (MBA 1999), CEO of NAYADA
- Oleg Tsurkin (MBA 1994), Managing Director, BTA Bank
- Galina Umarova (MPA 2000), Vice President of Air AstanaAir AstanaAir Astana is the flag carrier and the national airline of Kazakhstan with its head office in Almaty. It is the national carrier of Kazakhstan and operates scheduled domestic and international services. Its main bases are Astana International Airport and Almaty International Airport...
- Gani Uzbekov (MA 1997), Vice Chairman of Board, HSBCHSBCHSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...
Kazakhstan - Dmitriy Yeremeyev (MBA 1994), General Director, Richmond GroupRichmond GroupThe Richmond Group also known as the Richmond School, is a group of American Impressionist painters who worked in the Richmond, Indiana area from the late 19th Century through the mid-20th Century...
, Moscow - Sanzhar Kozybayev (MA 1999), Vice-President of Visor CapitalVisor CapitalJSC Visor Capital is one of the largest investment banks of Kazakhstan. It has a headquarter in Almaty city and the representative branch in London , Beijing and Dubai , Moscow , Bishkek , and Tashkent...
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Faculty and research
KIMEP has over 200 faculty members coming from more than 40 countries. KIMEP has 71 instructors with terminal degrees from Western universities – the highest such concentration of any institution in the entire CIS. KIMEP professors come from a wide variety of background and KIMEP’s combined research output has steadily increased over the past few years.KIMEP espouses “student-centered” education. All instructors maintain office hours during which they are available to meet personally with students. Classes are meant to include class discussion and critical analysis of subject matter.
Research focuses on issues critical to Central Asia’s long-term development. Last year, KIMEP faculty members attended more than 100 conferences and published more than 110 articles and books.
Notable faculty members include:
- Amin Aloysius Ajab, Chair of the Economics Department, economics and development scholar, former Deputy Director and Head of Training at the United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP)
- Zhuldyzbek Abylkhoznin, a famous scholar of Kazakhstan History;
- Charles Armitage, Director of the Consultancy for Central Asia, former Director of the Poon Kam Kai Institute of Management at the University of Hong Kong
- Terence Blackburn, former Dean of Michigan State University College of LawMichigan State University College of LawThe Michigan State University College of Law is a private law school located in East Lansing, Michigan which is affiliated with Michigan State University...
and founding Dean of the Whitehead School of Diplomacy at Seton Hall UniversitySeton Hall UniversitySeton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the... - Razzaque Bhatti, finance scholar and author of The Theory and Empirics of Exchange Rates, published in 2010 by the World Publishing Company Pte. Ltd
- John JA Burke, widely published scholar, former Rector and Professor of Law of the Riga Graduate School of LawRiga Graduate School of LawThe Riga Graduate School of Law in Riga is a graduate law school established in 1998 through an international agreement between the Governments of Sweden and Latvia and the Soros Foundation. The Law School is an academically independent institution within the University of Latvia . Current...
, LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... - John Dixon, public policy scholar, published in over 29 books and refereed in over 150 articles
- William Gissy, Professor of Economics, formerly editor-in-chief for the Proceedings of the Acadaemy of Economics and Finance
- Gurumuthy Kalyanaram, Associate Dean for Doctoral Program and Research, scholar of marketing and Indian industries
- Zhenis KembayevZhenis KembayevZhenis Kembayev is a Professor of Law at the KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan....
, scholar of Public International Law, Law of the European Union and Constitutional Law of Kazakhstan, expert in the field of regional integration theory and regional integration processes in the post-Soviet statesPost-Soviet statesThe post-Soviet states, also commonly known as the Former Soviet Union or former Soviet republics, are the 15 independent states that split off from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in its dissolution in December 1991... - Gavin Kretzschmar, PricewaterhouseCoopersPricewaterhouseCoopersPricewaterhouseCoopers is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest professional services firm measured by revenues and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms....
Chair of Accounting, co-serves as Director of Finance and Risk at the University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
, formerly the Finance Director of Standard BankStandard BankThe Standard Bank of South Africa Limited is one of South Africa's largest financial services groups. It operates in 30 countries around the world, including 17 in Africa.-History:...
(SA) Retail - Kanat Kudaibergenov, mathematician
- Roman Podoprigora, frequent consultant to the Supreme CourtSupreme Court of the Republic of KazakhstanThe Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the highest of three levels of courts of Kazakhstan, sitting above regional appeals courts, and city or district courts...
and Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan; Deputy Chair, Financial & Tax Law Research Institute, since 2008. - Vassily Voinov, statistician, major developer of extensions of khi-square distributions
Partner universities
KIMEP has active partnerships with more the 70 universities, and on average, 100 KIMEP students study abroad each year. Some of KIMEP's partner universities are:| Country | College or University |
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 CanadaCanada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
Laval University |
 GermanyGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
University of Applied Sciences in Schmalkalden |
| Humboldt University | |
 PolandPoland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
Collegium Civitas Collegium Civitas Collegium Civitas is a university located in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. It was established under the auspices of five Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 1997 and has relied extensively upon the teaching and research traditions of these renowned institutions... |
 SpainSpain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya |
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Dickinson State University Dickinson State University Dickinson State University is a four-year public university in Dickinson, North Dakota, United States, and is a part of the North Dakota University System... |
| George Mason University George Mason University George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County... |
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| Southeast Missouri State University Southeast Missouri State University Southeast Missouri State University, is a public, accredited university located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States, near the banks of the Mississippi River. The institution, having started as a normal school, has a traditional strength in teacher education... |
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| Texas State University | |
| University of Northern Colorado University of Northern Colorado -Organization:The University of Northern Colorado offers 100 undergraduate programs and more than 100 graduate programs. The university has a satellite campus in Denver, Colorado... |
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| University of San Francisco University of San Francisco The University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of... |
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| University of Wyoming University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university... |
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| Keuka College Keuka College Founded in 1890 and located on the shores of Keuka Lake in New York State’s Finger Lakes region, Keuka College is an independent, four-year, residential, coeducational college that places emphasis on career and pre-professional education.... |
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 Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong Baptist University is a publicly-funded tertiary institution with a Christian education heritage. It is the sole surviving institution of 13 major Christian universities that once operated on the Chinese mainland,... |
 South KoreaSouth Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
Ewha Womans University Ewha Womans University Ewha Womans University is a private women's university in central Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the city's largest institutions of higher learning and currently the world's largest female educational institute. It is one of the best-known universities in South Korea, and often considered to... |
| Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Hankuk University of Foreign Studies is one of the leading universities in the Republic of Korea.HUFS has been consistently ranked as one of the most prestigious higher education institutes in Korea, especially being ranked as a top in the field of Foreign Language... |
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| Korea Cyber University | |
| Korea University Business School | |
| Kyung Hee University | |
| Pai Chai University Pai Chai University Pai Chai University is one of South Korea's oldest modern universities. Its campus is located in Seo-gu, in Daejeon metropolitan city, on the lower slopes of Yeonja Mountain. It has a present-day student body of about 14,000... |
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| Busan University of Foreign Studies | |
| Sookmyung Women’s University | |
| Sungkyunkwan University Sungkyunkwan University Sungkyunkwan University is a private university in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea. The university has two campuses: the Humanities and Social Sciences campus in Myeongnyun Dong, Jongno-gu in central Seoul, and the Natural Sciences Campus in Cheoncheon Dong, Jangan Gu, Suwon... |
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| Hallym International School | |
 TaiwanTaiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
Ching Yun University Ching Yun University Ching Yun University（; Hakka: Ciàng-iŭn Tai-hok; abbreviation CYU）is a university in Zhongli City, Taoyuan County, Taiwan. CYU is also known as Ching Yun Tech .- Present Situation :... |
 TajikistanTajikistan Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east.... |
Tajik State University of Commerce Tajik State University of Commerce Tajik State University of Commerce is an economics university in Tajikistan. It is located in Dushanbe.... |
KIMEP is also a member of the Erasmus Mundus
Erasmus Mundus
The European Union's Erasmus Mundus programme aims to enhance quality in higher educationthrough scholarships and academic co-operation between Europe and the rest of the world.Erasmus Mundus comprises three Actions:-Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes:...
External Cooperation Window Lot 9. Since 2007, more than 40 KIMEP students and faculty have received scholarships through this program.
Core Values
At its meeting on 20th November 2009, the Board of Trustees/Board of Directors of the JSC KIMEP adopted the following statement of core values for the Institute. This followed an extensive period of consultation with students, faculty, board members, administrators and partners.1. We value the well-being of our students, faculty, and staff.
2. We encourage personal and professional development in an environment of collegiality and trust.
3. We value quality in our education programs and research activities.
4. We value the holistic development of our students, instilling in them a questioning spirit and the ability and desire to learn throughout life.
5. We value our responsibility to develop the future leaders of society who will embrace the highest ethical standards.
6. We value the creation, application, and dissemination of knowledge in a culture which fully supports the freedom of inquiry and speech.
7. We value fairness and integrity and will not tolerate favoritism, nepotism or corruption.
8. We value open, honest communications and transparent and accountable decision-making.
9. We value partnerships with our community, including the parents of our students, business, government, and non-government organizations, within The Republic of Kazakhstan and throughout the world.
10. We value the high reputation of our Institute in the Republic of Kazakhstan and beyond, and also its important contribution to the growth of society.
11. We value all people both within and outside our organization, regardless of their nationality, religion, gender or other factors not related to the purposes of the Institution.
Criticism
Cronyism
Cronyism is partiality to long-standing friends, especially by appointing them to positions of authority, regardless of their qualifications. Hence, cronyism is contrary in practice and principle to meritocracy....
. In a letter to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the former faculty members claimed contracts and salaries were "compromised" at the institution. Former faculty published another letter in the opposition newspaper Respublika
Respublika (Kazakh newspaper)
Respublika is a Kazakh newspaper frequently critical of the government, which was ordered to closure in May 2005 by the Ministry of Culture, Information and Sports....
which accused several administrators of professional misconduct and lack of qualifications. The letter addressed the awarding of KIMEP tenders to USKO, a company chaired by Dr. Bang.
Responding in the same newspaper, Bang claimed that the accusations by the former faculty were not true. He noted that in 2006, 95% of KIMEP employees said they would recommended the school as a good place to work. He said four faculty members were regrettably fired because "their actions did not correspond to the mission and goals of the institute". He noted that those faculty members who left KIMEP voluntarily usually did so for personal reasons or because their time in Kazakhstan had come to a scheduled end. The letter also pointed out that out of eleven on-going or recently completed construction projects at KIMEP, only two were done by USKO, and that all such projects at KIMEP are examined by an independent committee.
In September 2010, the Ministry of Education and Science issued a decree showing an intention to suspend KIMEP's license for a period of six months. The Ministry cited technical issues such as student-teacher ratio
Student-teacher ratio
Student-teacher ratio refers to the number of teachers in a school or university with respect to the number of students who attend the institution. For example, a student-teacher ratio of 10:1 indicates that there are 10 students for every one teacher...
, classroom sizes and the templates of diplomas for the suspension. KIMEP filed an appeal against the suspension in Astana and continued to operate. Observes pointed out that the university had been operating for almost two decades, and suggested that the sudden emergence of this problem after such a long period of time was politically motivated. Two weeks later, the Ministry fully reinstated KIMEP’s license, stating that all violations had been resolved. Zhansit Tuimebayev, the Minister of Education and Science who had issued the suspension of KIMEP’s license, was moved to a different government position and replaced by Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov.
External links
- KIMEP - Official website