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AMA MEETING ON LEGAL EDUCATION AT MAQSUT NARIKBAYEV UNIVERSITY

On November 27, 2024 the regular meeting with the participation of 20 universities providing legal education, employers — national and international law firms and companies, and representatives of state bodies — Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Association of Higher Education Institutions […]

03.12.2024

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AMA REMC - Legal Education

The activities of the AMA have been transformed into the Project Office

The Project Office — Quality Legal Education was created on the basis of the protocol decision of the Republican Educational and Methodological Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, marking the transition of AMA’s legal education initiatives to a new operational model.

Project Management Group (PMG)

The Project Management Group (PMG) is a team comprising representatives from higher education institutions, law faculties of the AMA, employers from national and international law firms and companies, and Employers’ Associations.

The PMG is responsible for driving the achievement of overall project goals and specific team outcomes. It oversees the development, planning, implementation, and adaptation of projects, ensuring alignment with established methodologies and the effective use of project management tools.

The work of the Project Management Group will be carried out in the following areas:

• Developing a portfolio of educational programs.
• Promoting academic integrity through best practices, credit-based education standards, and global strategies to prevent academic dishonesty.
• Enhancing access to the legal profession through national and international accreditations and certifications.
• Establishing a center for advanced training and retraining of legal professionals.
• Supporting career development and employment opportunities.
• Updating and improving the content of legal textbooks.

PMG: Development of Educational Program Portfolios

The project management group is aimed at developing a portfolio of educational programs at the Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral levels, taking into account the recommendations of employers (IT competencies, practice orientation, legal writing techniques, professional practice, etc.). Representatives of authorized bodies, leading foreign and domestic companies will be involved in the work of the group and its further implementation. Additional major and minor educational programs will be developed as well.

PMG: Promotion of Academic Integrity

Based on the recommendations of the Academic Integrity League, the standards of credit technology of education and world practices on countering academic dishonesty, the group implements the principles of academic honesty in the educational process and research activities. To do this, the Project Team is improving the education quality assurance system by implementing the principles of horizontal management, transparency and collegial decision-making. Special attention is paid to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic activities in accordance with the recommendations of the League.

PMG: Access to the Legal Profession

The group promotes the issues of external assessment of students’ skills and competencies based on:

• employer ratings;
• professional standards issues;
• the industry qualification framework;
• implementation of national certification of legal personnel with an objective assessment of competencies;
• qualifications of specialists in the market of professional legal services.

PMG: Advanced Legal Training Center

The project management group “Creation of a center for advanced training and retraining of legal personnel” is working to train young teachers with little work experience through the institute of internship, professional development, training and retraining of legal personnel.

PMG: Career and Employment Support

Based on the recommendations of the Employers Council, the project group is working on issues related to analyzing the percentage of employment of graduates in educational programmes, monitoring the employment of graduates for six months, a year and three years after completion of studies. The group is also holding “Career Days” events, concluding agreements with Employer Associations.

PMG: Modernized Legal Textbooks

The project team analyzes the availability of textbooks and educational literature at universities, including the language of instruction and the year of graduation, forming requirements for the development of textbooks and educational literature (structure, volume, technical features, etc.). The project team draws up a thematic plan of publications, a list of necessary textbooks and educational and methodological literature in the field of Law.