AlmaU and International University of Information Technologies jointly will create animation textbooks

On April 7 Almaty Management University was visited by delegation from the International University of information technologies headed by the rector Damir Shynybekov.

President of Alma University Assylbek Kozhahmetov warmly welcomed the guests, among whom were also Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Raisa Uskenbaeva, Muslim Sergazy Dean and Managing Director Medet Turgambaev.

During a meeting, both sides shared the achievements and development plans for universities, discussed processes of interaction on many questions. Following the results of a meeting, the Memorandum of cooperation of two universities was signed.

AlmaU and IUIT agreed about an exchange of the credits - now students will be able to choose part of disciplines in Business University, part – at IT University.

"This is a partnership within the framework of academic mobility, - explained the rector of AlmaU Almagul Kanagatova. - For example, students who major in IT will be studying in IUIT, and IUIT will close  the "Management"  department and send their students to study this discipline (which is traditionally strong in AlmaU) to us. It is assumed exchange not only by students but also by teachers - strong "star" professors will give lectuers in the partner institution. We plan to train our faculty in IT-direction, and in areas of "entrepreneurial thinking", "Management" we have to teach them."

The sides also agreed to open a joint program of MBA "Management in IT". IUIT will provide teachers on IT; AlmaU will provide teachers on management.

Assylbek Kozhakhmetov, noted the importance of creation in Kazakhstan of own business cases, and suggested the rector of IUIT to send to AlmaU group of teachers for training in writing of cases. "In the future they will create the first domestic business cases in the field of IT. Without your support, we at all desire cannot write case studies on IT », - said the president of the university business.

The interesting idea during a meeting was introduced by the rector of IUIT Damir Shynybekov – he suggested AlmaU jointly promote the idea of loans for education for students, "Grant - is good, but it does not allow the student to understand the cost of education, which he receives. We need to do so that the guys were not afraid to take out loans for education, try to give, not just take."

The sides also agreed together to organize sport events, to hold the Vienna ball. Other areas of cooperation - Joint research projects, work on the creation in Kazakhstan of the entrepreneurial university model.

The particular interest of Damir Shynybekov was caused by visit of the virtual museum of AlmaU. The guest as the professional in the sphere of IT, began to propose directly specific measures for improving, enhancement of the museum – and on behalf of IUIT even expressed readiness to help with its implementation. Guests also visited recently constructed Art-Sport-Zone AlmaU that works since March of this year.

It is supposed also that IUIT jointly with AlmaU will be engaged in animation of textbooks – technical processing as a result of which the education material will become more interesting and available for students.