AlmaU hosted a gala reception dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the university!

On November 9, a reception was held in honor of the 30th anniversary of the university. A gala reception in honor of the 30th anniversary of the oldest business university in Kazakhstan - Almaty Management University (formerly IAB), was held last Friday in Atrium Grand Hall AlmaU.

Almaty School of Managers - International Academy of Business - Almaty Management University ... 3 milestones, woven together, 3 stages of formation, 3 components of success.

The history of the university began with a small business school teaching cooperators for the post-perestroika economy, 3 years before emergence of independent Kazakhstan on world maps. And it was from this page that the excursion into history began for the guests of the gala reception. But ... let's take everything in order .

The key metaphor of the evening was the choir. “It is in the choir that everyone is important and all together, it is the choir that is strong in generality, team spirit and harmony ... It is impossible to overestimate the role of the conductor who controls this powerful team, inspires creative energy and steers it in the right direction”, the presenter’s words accompanied the choir’s coming to the stage of the Kazakh National Conservatory under the direction of Yan Rudkovsky.

Pages of history came to life on the screen, familiar faces, and the choir created the atmosphere of that time, performing works dedicated to ASM, IAB and AlmaU ... Confederates thrown up and a salute of festive confetti at the end of the trilogy on the stage ... And also warm applause for those who devoted much to the formation of the university at each stage of its glorious path.

A pleasant excitement was felt in the hall - the guests who came to congratulate AlmaU team and share this wonderful holiday with their alma mater, recalled with pleasure the past, were happy to meet each other, gave gifts, spoke speeches and congratulations. In honor of the festive reception, a gala concert was organized, in which partners, graduates of ASM and IAB, and former employees took part.

“I am pleased to congratulate with the anniversary all partners, graduates, faculty and staff of the university who have gathered here! Your contribution to all achievements of AlmaU is invaluable! ”, said Assylbek Kozhakhmetov, the founder and president of AlmaU, in his welcoming speech.

“On this day, everyone contributed to the celebration. In the university hall, guests were offered to have a welcome drink, leave their wishes in “Book of suggestions”, take memorable photos in the photo zone - and with accompaniment of dynamic festive music.

The gala reception began with the welcoming speech of the President of AlmaU Assylbek Kozhakhmetov, during which the President spoke about three most significant historical awards and victories of the university:

In AlmaU, we often say that the function of universities is not just to teach students, but the impact on the economy and society. We are trying to help Almaty become a city of social business, Start-Up City, introducing advanced ideas. In my opinion, a university that does not work for development of a city, a society, is not a university. And I believe that we will succeed in changing the meaning that people put into this concept. When it happens, AlmaU can rightfully be called the “University which creates meanings,” said Assylbek Bazarbaevich.

“AlmaU’s contribution to development of society was recently marked by Kazakhstani Altyn Zurek prize in the field of philanthropy. And we received two awards at once, having won in the nominations “For support of education” and “For care of people with disabilities”. I consider this victory an important achievement of the university in the field of social responsibility, development of civil society and support for education. This is the first.

The second. In the field of management development - our key task as a university of management - we have received recognition from the CEEMAN international association for development of management in Central and Eastern Europe. Over the years, AlmaU was awarded CEEMAN Champions Awards in the categories "Institutional Management" and "Responsible Education Management."

And finally, the third. AlmaU is the only university in Kazakhstan and Central Asian region which was awarded the prestigious international accreditation of AMBA (Association of MBA's, UK, London) in 2013, and in 2016 AlmaU MBA program passed  AMBA re-accreditation for the maximum possible period of 5 years. ”

After the welcome speech, the entertainment part of the program began. Musical component of the evening was filled by the choir of Kazakh National Conservatory named after Kurmangazy run by Yan Rudkovsky, and an interesting video about significant events of the thirtieth anniversary. There were also Congratulations from foreign partners and video greetings from those who could not come to the Reception, and gifts from partners became a pleasant addition to the evening. The evening ended with a festive fourchette.

Happy anniversary, AlmaU!