On October 28th Professor David Asch, Director of the EFMD Quality Services along with Arseni Haliabovich, Operations Manager of the EFMD Global Network visited Almaty Management University.

This year at the end of September, QS World University Rankings, the world rating agency, updated its official rating of the best world MBA programs, which is available on the site. Almaty Management University is the only higher educational institution in the Commonwealth of Independent States included in QS World University Rankings: Global MBA Rankings 2020 rating.

On September 18, at the initiative of AlmaU School of Hospitality and Tourism, a guest lecture was given by Professor Dr. Neethiahnanthan Ari Ragavan on the topic “Impact of IR4.0: Future Proofing University Graduates”.

The main organizers of the event were Akimat of Almaty, “Atameken” National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and “Qolday” Center for Entrepreneurship. Almaty Management University provided an open platform for all participants in the event to exchange experiences and discuss new initiatives from executive bodies to support entrepreneurship.

Signing Memorandum of Cooperation between “PR-company “Secret Counselor” LLP and EI “Almaty Management University”

On September 7, 2019, the team of the Institute for Educational Development - Center for Teaching Excellence spent an orientation day for new teachers of AlmaU. The event started unusually with the demonstration of Chinese tea ceremony which set the atmosphere of hospitality and comfort for all participants. Students of the School of Hospitality and Tourism told the story, significance and importance of the tea ceremony in the east.

Today, on September 10, a regular meeting of members of AlmaU Board of Trustees took place. The agenda discussed the development of large schools, such as Graduate School of Business and Graduate School of Management till 2025. Also, members of the Board of Trustees approved the University's Accounting Policy. At the meeting, the results of the last academic year were summed up and plans for the 2019-2020 academic year were outlined. In the afternoon, members of the Board of Trustees met with teachers and employees of the university, and discussed questions and visions about the role of applied research in education, how to conduct research better: in a team or separately, on the initiative for consulting services and others.

I am pleased to welcome you at today's meeting of the National Council of Public Confidence! At the beginning of my speech, let me express my gratitude for the invitation to take part in the meeting with 34 representatives of public councils of the regions, in close relation to the people.