Meeting of the Advisory Council of the School of Economics and Finance

The Advisory Council (AC) of the School of Economics and Finance is a collegial advisory body that includes teachers, students, undergraduates, doctoral students, University management and invited external experts.

At the meeting of the AC EP “Finance”, which included expert practitioners from banks, insurance organizations, private companies, independent experts, representatives of the quasi-public sector, associations of professional participants in the financial market, curriculum plans for the upcoming 2022-2023 academic year were discussed.

Experts note that the chosen reference point for undergraduates as preparation for passing the ACCA exams, for master’s students as preparation for passing the CFA exams, is a correct and practice-oriented path that is in demand in the labor market. During the discussions, valuable comments and recommendations were received, proposals were taken into account and, on their basis, a curriculum was developed, programs for bachelor's, master's and doctoral studies were improved.

Following the results of the Advisory Council, the minutes of the meeting with the decisions taken were presented.

The Advisory Council:

1. Astrakhantseva Irina, MBA, Auditor of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Dipifr rus, Professional accountant of the Republic of Kazakhstan. CAP, Financial Director of Orientir TS LLP, Author of the TSnik Information Resource
2. Batyrkhan Baymurzaev Pws Manager for Auditors and Capital Markets
3. Ten Tamara Aleksandrovna - Chief Accountant of the Precast Concrete and Bridge Structures Plant.
4. Teacher of ISFM Kazakhstan LLP, IPBA RK LLP, ProfiTraining LLP (Uchet.kz), Satybaldina LLP, Union of Accountants and Auditors, Higher School of Economics, Samruk-Kazyna LLP, Zerde Training Center. Courses and seminars for accountants
5. Sydyrbaeva Saule Karimovna, Director of KazRosAudit LLP, Master of Economic Sciences
6. Poltaranina Natalya Artemovna, teacher of management and financial accounting. She has experience in training accountants and auditors in preparation for qualifying exams for CAP and CiPA certification, as well as conducting practical consultations on financial and management accounting within the framework of the international certification program for accountants. Certified Accountant Practitioner.
7. Marufi Valeria - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Project and Program Assistant
8. Zamanbekova Zere - Schneider Group LLP, Ch. accountant
9. Pavlov Svyatoslav Vitalievich, 4th year student
10. Chen Kamila Andreevna, 3rd year student

The study program “Accounting and Audit” was developed taking into account the demand in the labor market. Training of “Accounting and Audit” specialists must comply with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan: NSFR, IFRS and ISA; and international requirements, this is due to the fact that Kazakhstan is actively working to attract investment into the country’s economy. The specialty has international accreditation by the ACCA program.