International seminar corporate governance in higher education institutions of kazakhstan: principles, forms and prospects

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International seminar corporate governance in higher education institutions of kazakhstan: principles, forms and prospects

On November 3-4, 2016, in Almaty at the Kazakh National Agrarian University International Seminar ‘Corporate Governance in Higher Education Institutions of Kazakhstan: Principles, Forms and Prospects’ is organised by the National Erasmus+ Office (NEO) in Kazakhstan jointly with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the financial support of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission (EACEA), Brussels, Belgium.

PROGRAMME
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OF KAZAKHSTAN:
PRINCIPLES, FORMS AND PROSPECTS

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
Almaty
3-4 November 2016 г.

NATIONAL ERASMUS+ OFFICE IN KAZAKHSTAN

Title: Corporate Governance in Higher Education Institutions of Kazakhstan: Principles, Forms and Prospects
Date: 3-4 November 2016
Objective:

Familiarise with the EU experience in implementing corporate governance in HEIs and enhance knowledge and skills in the field of corporate governance;
Development of recommendations on the implementation of corporate governance principles in universities of Kazakhstan.

Expected outcomes:

Participants are familiar with the EU experience in the field of corporate governance
Recommendations on the implementation of corporate governance principles in universities of Kazakhstan on the basis of a comparative analysis of the experience in the field of corporate governance in universities of Kazakhstan and the EU are developed.

Participants: Representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science and its subordinate organisations, rectors and vice-rectors of universities of Kazakhstan, Higher Education Reform Experts (HEREs)
Venue: Conference Hall, Main building of the Kazakh National Agrarian University,
8, Abay Ave, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Contacts:

National Erasmus + Office in Kazakhstan
Address: Kazakhstan, 050059, Almaty,
21, Al-Farabi pr., Block 9, Suite 226,
Tel.: +7 727 3118645
E-mail: neo@erasmusplus.kz
Website: www.erasmusplus.kz

Day 1 - 3 November 2016

8.30 – 9.00	*Registration*
9.00 – 9.30	Opening. Welcome speech: Tlektes Yespolov, Rector, Kazakh National Agrarian University Darkhan Akhmed-Zaki, Director, Department of Higher and Posrgarduate Education, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan ShaizadaTasbulatova, National Coordinator, National Erasmus+ Office in Kazakhstan (NEO)
9.30 – 9.45	Seminar programme, its objectives. Introduction of the participants. ShaizadaTasbulatova, NEO
9.45 – 10.15	‘Role of corporate governance in Kazakhstan higher education system’ – D. Akhmed-Zaki, HERE
10.15 – 10.45	*Break*
10.45 – 12.20	‘The Structure, Role of Best Practice Corporate Governing Bodies in European Universities’ –Stephen Hagen, EU expert, professor, Saint-Petersburg National University of Information Technology, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University). Questions & Answers
12.20 – 12.50	‘Corporate university management principles’ – Serik Omirbayev, rector of the Kozybaev North-Kazakhstan State University, HERE
12.50 – 13:00	Instructions for working groups: ‘How can good governance be achieved in the areas of university management’ – S. Hagen
13.00 – 14.00	*Lunch*
14.00 – 15.00	Work in groups. Discuss how can good governance be achieved in the following areas of university management: Group 1 – HR-management – chair S. Omirbayev, HERE; Group 2 – Curriculum design – chair D. Akhmed-Zaki, HERE; Group 3 – University Annual Budget: Finance and Expenditure – chair Amantay Nurmagambetov, Director, the Centre of Bologna Process and Academic Mobility, HERE.
15.00 – 15.30	Presentation of the group work outcomes / Comments from EU expert S. Hagen
15.30 – 16.00	*Break*
16.00 – 17.30	Discussion ‘Main challenges in implementing Corporate Governance’
17.30 – 18.00	Summary of the first day discussions - S.Tasbulatova

Day 2 - 4 November 2016

9.00 – 9.15	Brief overview of the first day – S.Tasbulatova
9.15 – 10.10	'The Changing Nature of Governance and Governing Bodies in European Universities: what does the Future Hold?' – S.Hagen
10.10 – 10.30	Instructions for working groups: 'How can governance and governance processes be improved in KZ universities’- - S. Hagen.
10.30 – 11.00	*Break*
11.00 – 12.10	Work in groups. Discuss how can governance and governance processes be improved in KZ universities with reference to: Group 1 – University faculty, staff and students – chair S. Omirbayev, HERE; Group 2 – The participation of employers in university development – chair Serik Svyatov, Chairman, the Board of Directors of JSC 'Narxoz University', HERE; Group 3 – The participation of the state, its employees and local authorities in university development (Ministry of Education, local authorities) – chair D. Akhmed-Zaki, HERE
12.10 – 13.00	Presentation of the group work outcomes/ Comments from EU expert S. Hagen
13.00 - 14.00	*Lunch*
14.00 - 15.30	Case study ‘Preparing and conducting meetings of the Corporate Governance body’ - S. Hagen
15.30 – 16.00	*Break*
16.00 – 16.30	Roundtable ‘What from the experience of the EU is applicable to Kazakhstan?’ - D. Akhmed-Zaki
16.30 – 17.00	Summary of the seminar. Awarding certificates. Closing.

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