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As part of the memorandum of cooperation with UIBE University (China) and the implementation of the two-degree programs «Business Administration» and «International Trade and Economics», our students took part in a Summer camp in the city of Lianyungang (连云港市). The students of the Summer School were greeted by the Deputy mayor of the city, Deputy Secretary General of the People's Government, Mr. Wu Jīn’ēn and a member of the party group of the Lianyungang Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Deputy Director of the Municipal People's Defense Department, Mr. Zhang Yi Jian.

The program of the Summer Camp was interesting, it included excursions, meetings at enterprises, master classes in Chinese, familiarization with the culture and history of China. 

At the final ceremony, 4th year student Sagidullina Aruzhan made a speech of gratitude on behalf of all foreign students to the organizers and partners of Astana International University.

The results of the competition of the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan for grant financing of scientific and scientific-technical projects for 2023-2025 have been announced. Congratulations to Associate Professor of the Higher School of Economics Okutaeva Saule and the project team with the approval of the scientific project AP19676100 “Development and testing of methods of employment of socially vulnerable segments of the population». We wish you new discoveries and successful implementation of the project!

Astana International University has won a grant for an incubation training program from JSC "NAID "Qazinnovations" with the support of MDDIAI RK. We invite new and existing entrepreneurs to take free training under the business incubation program and receive a certificate with the right to participate in grant financing from JSC "Qazinnovations". Contact phone number: +7 777 176 61 58 Bolat Baltabayev, e-mail: b.baltabaev@aiu.edu.kz

Professor of the Higher School of Arts and Design, holder of the Order of “Kurmet”, Ph.D. Baimurat Ermagambetovich Ospanov was invited as chairman of the State Certification Commission to the Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after T. Zhurgenev in the specialties 6B021121-Architectural design, 6B02120-Industrial design, 6B02159-Landscape design.

June 26th, 2023 Astana International University (AIU) hosted a meeting of the university staff with a group of lawmakers of the Maslikhat (local representative body (parliament) of the city of Astana, headed by the Chairman of the Maslikhat - Kanalimov Yerlan Ermekuly, as well as with the head of the city department of education - Sengazyev Kasymkhan Sengazyevich.

Within the framework of the round table, the progress of the implementation of the PPP project No. 4 on the transfer of the Pedagogical College to the management of AIU was discussed. It was noted that this project serves the purpose of integrating teacher education at all levels for the capital's schools and kindergartens and is designed to largely meet the growing need of Astana for higher education teachers, through the gradual transformation of the college into a pedagogical institute.

In particular, the Astana International University invested more than 6 billion tenge to create a pedagogical institute. These are two educational buildings in the very center of the capital with a total area of 10 thousand square meters, fully equipped in accordance with strict qualification requirements (subject rooms, computer classes, auditoriums, library, a first-aid post, canteens, gym, etc.) and with required licenses and accreditations. This is a great intellectual work of highly qualified AIU faculty to design the necessary educational programs. In addition, the college was renovated and modern educational equipment was purchased in the amount of more than 136 million tenge. And to increase the salaries of college teachers, AIU has invested more than 330 million tenge in the college and continues to invest more than 20 million tenge for these purposes every month.

The transition of teacher education from the level of TVET to higher education is an urgent need for Kazakhstan. Thus, for example, higher education for teachers of even preschool education and upbringing is mandatory in OECD countries, and in 4 countries (England, France, Iceland, Italy) teachers of preschool education are required to have a master's degree.

Finland, which school system is recognized by the academic and expert community as one of the best in the world, already in 1974 made the transition of pedagogical education from colleges to universities and since 1979 all teachers must have a master's degree.

The Concept of Development of Pre-School, Secondary, Technical and Vocational Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2023-2029, approved by Government Decree No. 249 dated March 28, 2023, states that specialists with Master and a PhD degree will be recruited to secondary education and will take retraining at the pedagogical higher educational institutions.

At the round table, it was noted that the transformation of a pedagogical college into a pedagogical university should take place gradually and smoothly, according to a clear and understandable algorithm for all interested parties, which should be synchronized with the efforts of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education to develop pedagogical education.

During the meeting, mutual understanding was reached on the importance of high-quality training of teachers for the capital's schools. Establishment of an leading pedagogical university on the basis of the AIU Pedagogical College, as well as advanced training of teachers and a number of possible solutions to these issues were proposed in the interests of the capital.

The Higher School of Art and Design, in accordance with the mission of Astana International University, is actively involved in expanding the geography of its partnerships with related creative universities outside of Kazakhstan.

International creative symposium “ASTANA. ART. PLEINER" (June 7-9) to commemorate the fifth anniversary of our university became an excellent opportunity to expand the creative community. The possibilities of educational, scientific and creative communication with colleagues and students from leading creative universities in Kyrgyzstan, the Siberian region of Russia, and Guangdong University (China) were actively discussed during all events of the creative symposium.

A logical continuation of the final events of the symposium “ASTANA. ART. PLEINER" was the official signing of documents on cooperation in joint educational programs, research projects, creative projects and trainings of the Astana International University and the Kyrgyz State University named after. I. Arabaeva, Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, (Russia), Guangdong University of Technology (China), Naryn State University named after. S. Naamatova (Kyrgyzstan).

During the academic year, students of the business incubator participated in various regional, republican events to support aspiring entrepreneurs. Close cooperation with ERG "Ecosystem of Student Entrepreneurship" allowed students and teaching staff to participate in trainings and competitions held in Almaty and Karaganda. It is particularly worth noting the participation of the team of the Higher School of Economics in the Republican «ТОМ Мейкатон» Competition for the invention of prototype products for people with disabilities. Our students took 3rd place with the project "The National Game of Assik for children with autism spectrum disease".

The final event of the business incubator was the holding of the anniversary competition "Startup weekend AIU" among 14 teams of Astana International University and Pedagogical College. The participants presented startup projects, and the best 3 teams received cash prizes for the implementation of their ideas.

As part of the work of the social Laboratory in the academic year, a series of interesting meetings with social entrepreneurs were organized for students. For example, master classes from entrepreneur Yergali Baymamirov, entrepreneur and founder of JopsOptic Artem Belobrodsky, founder of the private fund for the development of human capital Sergey Sovetkin. Development Director of "GreenTAL" LLP Kabdykesheva Dayana conducted a training on the development of social innovation projects. S.T. Okutaeva and her students visited the "GreenTAL" social workshop. Students had the opportunity to plunge into the atmosphere of a social enterprise where people with special needs work.

In general, the activities of the Social Innovation Laboratory are relevant and interesting for students. In addition to interactive events, the head of the Laboratory attracted students for joint scientific work on the topic of social entrepreneurship development.

Leading professors and lecturers Virtual Advisory Council on the basis of the HSE held consultations for doctoral and undergraduate students on writing articles taking into account the disciplinary specifics of scientific research and in accordance with modern international standards of science. Such issues were considered as: the criterion for choosing a journal for publication, selection of a journal for publishing Web of Science and Scopus, how to publish for free, how to check if a publication is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, etc.

Under the guidance of professors Kazhyken M.Z., Smagulova Z.K., Lesbaeva G.T., Aimurzina B.T., Rakhimova S.A., associate professors Okutaeva S.T., Baibasheva G.K. articles of doctoral students, undergraduates were published in the «Scientific Journal of the University International Sciences Reviews: Social Sciences series», a collection of the International Scientific and Practical Conference "AIU - 2023: Analyze. Innovate. Use" and others. According to the results of the implementation of master's projects in the direction 7M04109 - "Strategic management and leadership" (EMBA), certificates were obtained on the implementation of results in the production of undergraduates Ostashchenko S.A., Tsoi V.V., Khasenov A., Omarov A. and others.

Within the framework of scientific cooperation, a Memorandum of Mutual Cooperation was concluded between Astana International University LLP and «КазНИИ ЭАПК и РСТ» LLP to conduct joint research projects, participation of representatives of the parties in scientific and practical conferences, seminars, presentations, exhibitions and other events.

"ASTANA. ART. "PLEINER" international creative symposium dedicated to the 5th anniversary of Astana International University was held on June 7-9, 2023 at the initiative of the staff of the Higher School of Art and Design. A scientific program was organized for professors and teachers invited to participate from various Kazakhstani and foreign higher educational institutions.

Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor of Novosibirsk Pedagogical University, Member of the Union of Artists of the Russian Federation, Honored Cultural Worker Oleg Vasilievich Shalyapin held a 36-hour course of lectures for teachers entitled "Current state, trends and perspectives of artistic education in Russian and foreign practice". The main topic of the lecture course is the task of increasing the effectiveness of the designer's professional education process, forming a clear artistic and design thinking as a synthesis of stylistic, conceptual and compositional interaction. Each lecture meeting ended with a discussion of the participants about modern opportunities and problems of art education.

The practical continuation of the theoretical part of the scientific program of the symposium was plein air and master classes on composition, which included "ASTANA ART. Participants of "PLEINER" and many teachers from Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Kazakhstan creative higher educational institutions took an active part.

To commemorate the 5th anniversary of our university, the teaching staff of the Higher School of Art and Design prepared and held a large-scale International creative symposium “ASTANA. ART. PLEINER." The main goal of the symposium was to form creative connections with universities conducting training in the group of educational programs “Design”, as well as integration into the international educational space.

Participants in the Symposium were offered a rich program: plein air in beautiful locations in Astana, master classes by artists and jewelers, an exhibition of decorative arts brought by colleagues from the Siberian Institute of Traditional Applied Arts, a presentation and competition of plein air works in the exhibition hall of the university, a vernissage of the famous Kazakh artist Kazakhbay Azhibekuly in Military - Historical Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan. As part of the scientific program of the symposium, lectures were given by Professor O. V. Shlyapin from the Siberian State Pedagogical University (RF) and Professor Liu Wang Bing from Guangdong University of Technology (China).

June 7 and 8 became particularly tense. During these unusually hot days, the entire staff of the Higher School, with the help of student volunteers, ensured the holding of plein air in several picturesque locations of the capital, accompanied guests to the Military History Museum, a car tour of the city, and helped prepare landscape works for participation in the final exhibition and competition.

On June 9, the final day of the symposium, an international jury carefully reviewed the plein air works. The level of the competition films demonstrated the high creative capabilities of the participants and the choice was not easy.

The ideological inspirer and author of the concept of the symposium was Professor Baymurat Ermagambetovich Ospanov, an authoritative scientist who devoted many years to higher art education in Kazakhstan. The detailed study of the three-day program fell on the shoulders of senior teachers A. N. Alieva, G. A. Imangalieva, S. K. Mukhamedieva. Associate Professors Aliev T.Kh., Kiseleva T.A. and Povalyashko G.N., Dean S.B. Ybyrai provided information support and creative communication with the symposium participants, and presented our Higher School at all levels of communication. The entire teaching staff of VSID contributed to the creation of a friendly and creative atmosphere, which was noted by all guests of the symposium.

International creative symposium “ASTANA. ART. PLEINER" showed the readiness of our colleagues from various regions of Kazakhstan and neighboring countries for further creative exchange and new projects.

International creative symposium “ASTANA. ART. PLEINER”, dedicated to the 5th anniversary of ASTANA International University, took place on the initiative of the team of the Higher School of Arts and Design from June 7 to 9, 2023. The busy program of the symposium included not only creative and competitive events for students. A scientific program was organized for teaching staff invited to participate from various Kazakhstani and foreign universities.

Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor of the Novosibirsk Pedagogical University, member of the Union of Artists of the Russian Federation, Honored Cultural Worker Oleg Vasilyevich Shalyapin read a course of lectures for teachers “Art education - state, trends and prospects, Russian and foreign experience” for 36 hours. The key topic of the lecture course is increasing the efficiency of the professional education process of a designer, the task of forming specific artistic and design thinking as a synthesis of stylistic, conceptual and compositional interactions. Each lecture meeting ended with a discussion of the participants about modern opportunities and problems of art education.

A practical continuation of the theoretical part of the scientific program of the symposium was a master class on plein air and composition, in which many teachers who came to ASTANA took an active part. ART. PLEINER" from Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Kazakh creative universities.