Educational programmes

Educational Program: 6B04101 ‘Management’

Objective of the educational program: Training a specialist with knowledge in the functioning of the national and world economy, who knows the theory and practice of management; who has the tools for analyzing and assessing the state of business entities, reorganizing business processes, and managing investment-innovation projects; who is able to apply modern HR management technologies and develop management decisions under risk and uncertainty in a dynamically changing external environment.

Uniqueness of the educational program: Academic exchange, multilingualism, a double-degree program, international accreditation by FIBAA, practice-oriented learning

Field of professional activity: Graduates can work in the positions of economist or middle- or senior-level manager: development manager, production manager, leading and chief specialist, entrepreneur, personnel management manager, HR manager, quality management system manager, risk management manager, client relations manager, project manager, brand manager.

Graduate employment locations:   Government bodies, enterprises and organizations regardless of type of activity, size, or form of ownership, educational institutions and research institutes and organizations, individuals and societies

Academic degree awarded: Upon completion, the bachelor’s graduate is awarded the academic degree: Bachelor of Business and Management in the program 6B04101 ‘Management’ 

EP Partners: Gold Star Astana Development LLP, Samruk-Qazyna Invest LLP, Ulan Service Plus LLP, Altyn Kum Karazhar LLP, Agrarian Credit Corporation JSC, National Agency for Technological Development JSC, Qaztemirtrans JSC, Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund JSC, Science Foundation JSC, Kasipkor Holding NJSC, Aman-Engineering LLP.

Educational Program: 6B04102 ‘Public and Local Administration’

GoalsEP: Training highly qualified specialists able to participate in the preparation, adoption, implementation, evaluation, and expert support of management decisions in government bodies.

Uniqueness EP: – A high graduate employment rate; - The opportunity to obtain a European diploma supplement; - The availability of a double-degree program at EU Business School (Switzerland) and Kangnam University (South Korea); - Academic mobility and internships at universities in Kazakhstan and in neighboring and distant countries; - Agreements with government bodies, business structures, and public organizations of the city, region, and republic for all types of practice; - Active department branches at the ‘Eurasian Expert Council’ Public Foundation, the ‘Astana Youth Policy Department’ State Institution, ‘Q-Promo’ LLP, and the ‘ZIAT’ Center; - A highly qualified faculty with practical experience in public service, including in leadership positions, holders of awards and honorary titles.

Field of professional activity: specialist, chief specialist, head of department in central and local government bodies, heads of regional departments, directors of departments, chairman of a committee in central government bodies, etc.

Graduate employment locations: Graduates of the ‘Public and Local Administration’ program have the opportunity to work in the following organizations: central government bodies; local government bodies; local self-government bodies; state institutions, enterprises, and budgetary organizations; civil society institutions; public organizations; non-commercial organizations; international organizations and international governing bodies; research and educational organizations and institutions.

Academic degree awarded: bachelor of business and management in the educational program ‘Public and Local Administration’. 

Partners: EU Business School (Switzerland), Kangnam University (South Korea), the "Eurasian Expert Council" Public Foundation, the "Astana City Youth Policy Department" State Institution.

Educational Program: 6B04112 ‘HR Management’

Goals EP: Training specialists in HR management who are in demand and competitive in the labor market, able to independently make management decisions, with organizational skills, and a high level of readiness to perform the main professional functions.

Uniqueness of the educational program The absence of similar bachelor’s programs in Astana that help graduates gain competencies in human resource management

Individuality EP Academic Exchange, Multilingualism, Practice-Oriented Learning

Field of professional activity: personnel specialist; labor relations specialist; management consultant; HR manager; personnel manager; assessor (assessment specialist); personnel training and development specialist; organizational design specialist; corporate culture management manager, etc.

Graduate employment locations: State government bodies, enterprises and organizations regardless of type of activity, size, or form of ownership, educational institutions and research institutes and organizations, individuals and societies, HR departments and services of organizations, employment and social protection services, recruitment agencies, and organizations specializing in management and HR consulting and auditing

Academic degree awarded: ‘Bachelor of Business and Management in the educational program ‘HR Management’;

Partners: Gold Star Astana Development LLP, Samruk-Qazyna Invest LLP, Ulan Service Plus LLP, Altyn Kum Karazhar LLP, Agrarian Credit Corporation JSC, National Agency for Technological Development JSC, Qaztemirtrans JSC, Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund JSC, Science Foundation JSC, Kasipkor Holding NJSC, Aman-Engineering LLP.

Educational Program: 7M04103 ‘Public and Local Administration’ (scientific-pedagogical track), 7M04104 ‘Public and Local Administration’ (professional track)

GoalsEP: Training scientific-pedagogical personnel able to conduct research in public and local administration and education and apply it in their professional activity (scientific-pedagogical track).

Training highly qualified specialists able to participate in the preparation, adoption, implementation, evaluation, and expert support of management decisions in government bodies (professional track).

Program Uniqueness: – A high graduate employment rate; - The opportunity to obtain a European diploma supplement; - The availability of a double-degree program at EU Business School (Switzerland) and Kangnam University (South Korea); - Academic mobility and internships at universities in Kazakhstan and in neighboring and distant countries; - Agreements with government bodies, business structures, and public organizations of the city, region, and republic for all types of practice; - Active department branches at the ‘Eurasian Expert Council’ Public Foundation, the ‘Astana Youth Policy Department’ State Institution, ‘Q-Promo’ LLP, and the ‘ZIAT’ Center; - A highly qualified faculty with practical experience in public service, including in leadership positions, holders of awards and honorary titles.

Field of professional activity: specialist, chief specialist, head of department in central and local government bodies, heads of regional departments, directors of departments, chairman of a committee in central government bodies, etc.

Graduate employment locations: Graduates of the ‘Public and Local Administration’ program have the opportunity to work in the following organizations: central government bodies; local government bodies; local self-government bodies; state institutions, enterprises, and budgetary organizations; civil society institutions; public organizations; non-commercial organizations; international organizations and international governing bodies; research and educational organizations and institutions.

Academic degree awarded: Professional track: master of business and management in the educational program ‘Public and Local Administration’. Scientific-pedagogical track: master of economic sciences in the educational program ‘Public and Local Administration’.

Partners: EU Business School (Switzerland), Kangnam University (South Korea), Public Foundation "Eurasian Expert Council", State Institution "Astana City Youth Policy Department", Q-Promo LLP, Scientific and Methodological Center "ZIAT".

Educational Program: 7M04105 ‘Management’ (scientific-pedagogical track), 7M04106 ‘Management’ (professional track)

Goals EP: The goal of the program is to develop in master’s students the personal qualities that contribute to the conscientious fulfillment of their professional duties, as well as to form general cultural, general professional, and professional competencies, in particular the capacity for intellectual, cultural, moral, physical, and professional self-development and self-improvement, the ability to understand the social significance of their future profession, and high motivation for professional activity (scientific-pedagogical track).

The goal of the program is to develop in master’s students the personal qualities that contribute to the conscientious fulfillment of their professional duties, as well as to form general cultural, general professional, and professional competencies, in particular the capacity for intellectual, cultural, moral, physical, and professional self-development and self-improvement, the ability to understand the social significance of their future profession, and high motivation for professional activity (professional track).

Uniqueness of the educational program: Academic exchange, multilingualism, international accreditation by FIBAA, practice-oriented learning, a research-based approach

Field of professional activity: Graduates can work in the positions of economist or middle- or senior-level manager: development manager, production manager, leading and chief specialist, entrepreneur, personnel management manager, HR manager, quality management system manager, risk management manager, client relations manager, project manager, brand manager.

Graduate employment locations: Organizations and enterprises of all forms of ownership regardless of industry and field of activity; bodies and infrastructure of state and local administration; secondary vocational and higher education institutions; research centers, research and expert-consulting organizations, interdepartmental, interregional, and international scientific project organizations.

Academic degree awarded: Professional track: master of business and management in the educational program ‘Management’. Scientific-pedagogical track: master of economic sciences in the educational program ‘Management’.

Partners: EP Partners: Gold Star Astana Development LLP, Samruk-Qazyna Invest LLP, Ulan Service Plus LLP, Altyn Kum Karazhar LLP, Agrarian Credit Corporation JSC, National Agency for Technological Development JSC, Qaztemirtrans JSC, Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund JSC, Science Foundation JSC, Kasipkor Holding NJSC, Aman-Engineering LLP.

Educational Program: 8D04104 ‘Management’

Goals of OP: The goal of the program is to train a new generation of Kazakhstani specialists for research institutions and university teachers with deep scientific and pedagogical knowledge, able to effectively manage human resources, innovative programs and projects, and business processes

Uniqueness of the educational program The foundation of the educational program consists of original courses, professorial research seminars, and master classes by renowned scholars and practitioners

Program Individuality  Academic exchange, multilingualism, practice-oriented learning, a research-based approach 

Field of professional activity: Organizational and management activity in organizations of any legal form, in which graduates work as managers, top managers, and specialists in change management and the formation of effective business communications; in state and local government bodies — as managers and employees; entrepreneurial and organizational activity in structures in which graduates are entrepreneurs creating and developing their own business; research activity in scientific organizations related to solving management problems; research and teaching activity in higher education organizations and additional vocational education organizations; analytical activity in scientific and information-analytical centers and experimental-consulting organizations.        

Graduate employment locations: Higher education institutions, organizations and enterprises of all forms of ownership and sectors of the national economy, state and local government bodies, research and experimental-consulting organizations, information-analytical centers, and Kazakhstani and international project organizations.

Academic degree awarded: ‘Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)’ in Program 8D04104 — Management.

Partners: EP Partners: Gold Star Astana Development LLP, Samruk-Qazyna Invest LLP, Ulan Service Plus LLP, Altyn Kum Karazhar LLP, Agrarian Credit Corporation JSC, National Agency for Technological Development JSC, Qaztemirtrans JSC, Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund JSC, Science Foundation JSC, Kasipkor Holding NJSC, Aman-Engineering LLP.

Educational Program: 8D04106 ‘Public and Local Administration’

Goals EP: The goal of the program is to train successful leaders who are competitive in public and local administration and who contribute to the development of the state through research and effective teaching.

Uniqueness of the educational program: Academic exchange, multilingualism, practice-oriented learning, a research-based approach.

Field of professional activity: Organizational and management activity in organizations of any legal form (commercial, non-commercial, state, local), in which graduates work as performers or junior-level managers in various services of the management apparatus; structures in which graduates are entrepreneurs creating and developing their own business.

Graduate employment locations: Higher education institutions, organizations and enterprises of all forms of ownership and sectors of the national economy, state and local government bodies, research and experimental-consulting organizations, information-analytical centers, and Kazakhstani and international project organizations.

Academic degree awarded: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Program 8D04106 — Public and Local Administration.

Partners: EU Business School (Switzerland), Kangnam University (South Korea), Public Foundation "Eurasian Expert Council", State Institution "Astana City Youth Policy Department", Q-Promo LLP, Scientific and Methodological Center "ZIAT".