Turar Ryskulov New Economic University

Turar Ryskulov New Economic University
Established 1963
Location Almaty

Turar Ryskulov New Economic University (former Almaty Institute of People's Economy (NarHoz), Kazakh State Academy of Management (KazGAU), Kazakh State Economic University (KazGEU) and Kazakh Economic University named after Turar Ryskulov (KazEU)) is a higher education institution in Kazakhstan, which focuses on teaching economics.

History

In 1963, the Almaty Institute of National Economy was founded in accordance with the Decree of the Government of the USSR of May 9, 1963. In 1991, the Almaty Institute of National Economy was transformed into the Kazakh State Economic University by the decision of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 1993, the KSEU was transformed into the Kazakh State Academy of Management (KSAM) by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 1999, the Institute of Economics and Finance, a branch of the KSAM, opens in Astana (nowadays, the Kazakh University of Economics, Finance and International Trade).

In 2000, the KSAM was named after Turar Ryskulov, a prominent Kazakh statesman, political and public figure and economics thinker.

In 2001, the Academy was transformed into Turar Ryskulov Kazakh Economic University by the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In 2002, Turar Ryskulov KazEU was visited by President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. The President took part in the opening ceremony of the KaxEU’s Kazakh-Japanese Center for Human Resource Development and met with teachers and students of the University.

In 2002, Turar Ryskulov KazEU opened an Economics College.

In 2005, Turar Ryskulov KazEU became a basis for the Education and Methodology Section (EMS) for specialty groups of the Republican Education and Methodology Council for Higher and Postgraduate Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In the same year, the KazEU began to implement international educational programs in partnership with leading universities of Russia, such as Lomonosov Moscow State University, the University of People’s Friendship, as well as academic, scientific and cultural exchange programs with universities in the EU and South Korea.

As of 2006, the University has been arranging the Ryskulov’s Readings international scientific forum and the annual republican education and methodology conference Continuous Economics Education: Modernization of Teaching and Methodological Support.

Furthermore, this year the University opened groups at departments, where subjects are taught in English, and began to implement a Dual Degree program, i.e. joint projects with partner universities overseas.

A pilot PhD program was launched offering training in two specialties.

In 2007, the University became a member of the University Consortium of the European Union and Kazakhstan and joined the Erasmus Mundus program.

In 2009, the University became a base university of the Education and Methodology Section of the Republican Education and Methodology Council, offering five Bachelor, Master and PhD degree courses (Economics, Accounting and Audit, Finance, Statistics, Labor and Workload Organization).

In 2008, the International Business School (IBS) was opened.

In 2010, the University joined the European educational environment by signing Magna Carta.

In 2011, a department of International Educational Programs was launched with subjects taught in English.

Starting from 2011, the University has been hosting Science for Business, an international scientific youth forum.

In 2011-2012, the University opened regional distance learning centers in Kyzylorda, Atyrau, Shymkent and Pavlodar.

In 2012, Grandpool, a sports complex with a swimming pool, was opened.

In 2013, a regional distance learning center was opened in Semey.

In the same year, the University Museum was opened after reconstruction.

On December 3, 2014, as part of the re-branding, the University changed its name to Turar Ryskulov New Economic University.

As of February 2015, Krzysztof Rybinski is the principal of Turar Ryskulov New Economic University.

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