{"id":16195,"date":"2024-10-30T08:33:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T03:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/mission\/business-council\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T17:46:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:46:35","slug":"business-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/en\/business-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n\/* \u0421\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0438\u0434\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u043a\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0439 *\/\n.widget_categories {\n    display: none !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u0421\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f *\/\n.tabs {\n    display: flex;\n    justify-content: center;\n    flex-wrap: wrap;\n    margin-bottom: 20px;\n    background-color: #fff;\n    padding: 10px 0;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\n}\n\n.tab-button {\n    padding: 10px 20px;\n    margin: 5px 5px;\n    border: 1px solid #e80000;\n    background-color: #fff;\n    color: #e80000;\n    cursor: pointer;\n    font-weight: bold;\n    transition: background-color 0.3s, color 0.3s;\n}\n\n.tab-button.active {\n    background-color: #e80000;\n    color: #fff;\n}\n\n.tab-content {\n    display: none;\n}\n\n.tab-content.active {\n    display: block;\n}\n\n\/* \u0421\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0442\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0442\u0430 \u0438 \u0433\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0438 *\/\nbody, h2, h3, h4, p, ol, li, a {\n    font-family: Aeroport, sans-serif;\n    letter-spacing: 0.5px;\n    font-weight: normal;\n}\n\np, ol, li {\n    margin-top: 0;\n    margin-bottom: 10px;\n    font-size: 1.1em;\n}\n\nh2 { \n    margin-bottom: 15px; 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Such activity is carried out at in-person meetings of the SLA Business Council.<\/p>\n\n        <p>The Business Council, composed of representatives of employers, academic and strategic business partners, was established at the end of 2019 with the aim of developing recommendations to improve the quality of educational programmes of SLA.<\/p>\n        \n        <p>The Business Council is an independent advisory body that conducts meetings with the participation of invited domestic and foreign companies partnering with MNU SLA to obtain advice and expertise in determining the content of educational programmes and the general education disciplines (Kazakh, Russian, English languages, and modern history of Kazakhstan) provided by MNU SLA, ensuring the quality of their practical applicability with the consideration of international experience and establishment of long-term partnerships.<\/p>\n        <button class=\"pdf-button\" onclick=\"openPDF('https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/business-council-regulations_2023-1.pdf')\">Regulations of the Business Council<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Content for 2020 -->\n    <div id=\"2020\" class=\"tab-content\">\n        <h2>Business Council 2020<\/h2>\n\n        <!-- First Gallery -->\n        <div class=\"slideshow-container\" id=\"gallery1\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/novost-3-ks-7-600x400-1.webp\" class=\"fade active\" alt=\"Photo 5\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/novost-3-ks-6-600x400-1.webp\" class=\"fade\" alt=\"Photo 6\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/novost-3-ks-5-600x400-1.webp\" class=\"fade\" alt=\"Photo 7\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/novost-3-ks-4-600x400-1.webp\" class=\"fade\" alt=\"Photo 8\">\n        <\/div>\n\n        <p>The first in-person meeting for 2020 took place on February 18 and was attended by the following representatives of employers and SLA partners:<\/p>\n\n        <ol style=\"padding-left: 20px; font-size: 0.9em; line-height: 1.3;\">\n            <li><strong>Baitursynuly Bilim Academiasy<\/strong> \u2014 Ulan Erkinbayev<\/li>\n            <li><strong>National Testing Center<\/strong> \u2014 Manshuk Mukhametkalikyzy<\/li>\n            <li><strong>Centre for Creative Teaching of Kazakh<\/strong> \u2014 Kulyash Shaimerdenova<\/li>\n            <li><strong>Chairman of the Association of Professional Translators, Interpreters and Translation Companies of Kazakhstan<\/strong>, co-founder of Gala Global Group and Kazakhstan Translation Academy, simultaneous interpreter (English-Russian) \u2014 Kulshan Aliyeva<\/li>\n            <li><strong>Deputy Chairman of the Association of Professional Translators, Interpreters and Translation Companies of Kazakhstan<\/strong>, co-founder of Gala Global Group and Kazakhstan Translation Academy, simultaneous interpreter (English-Russian) \u2014 Anna Loyenko<\/li>\n            <li><strong>Simultaneous interpreter (English-Russian) of the Kazakhstan Translation Academy<\/strong> \u2014 Marat Zaurbekov<\/li>\n            <li><strong>Director of Studies of Linguagrad Language Academy<\/strong> \u2014 Anna Tonkikh<\/li>\n            <li><strong>StudyInn (Zoom call)<\/strong> \u2014 Gulnar Bekzhanova<\/li>\n        <\/ol>\n\n        <p>The Business Council addressed the development of the Bachelor&#8217;s programmes \u2018Applied Linguistics\u2019 and \u2018Kazakh-English Languages and Linguistics\u2019. Experts expressed their opinions on the existing trends in the labour market, discussed the programme structure trajectory, available minor-programmes and other working issues.<\/p>\n\n        <p>Overall, the meeting was of a hands-on nature, the participants came to a consensus that these programmes are in demand and have an applied value in the development of linguistic studies in Kazakhstan and beyond. Based on the results of the discussion, the parties agreed to hold BC meetings at least twice a year.<\/p>\n\n        <!-- Second Gallery -->\n        <div class=\"slideshow-container\" id=\"gallery2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ca6_0421-600x400-1.webp\" class=\"fade active\" alt=\"Photo 1\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ca6_0472-600x400-1.webp\" class=\"fade\" alt=\"Photo 2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ca6_0512-600x400-1.webp\" class=\"fade\" alt=\"Photo 3\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ca6_0727-600x400-1.webp\" class=\"fade\" alt=\"Photo 4\">\n        <\/div>\n\n        <h4>Second meeting &#8211; November 28, 2020<\/h4>\n        <p>The second annual traditional meeting was attended by representatives of employers and SLA partners. Within the framework of the Business Council, the development of Bachelor&#8217;s and Master&#8217;s degree programmes in three areas was discussed:<\/p>\n\n        <ul>\n            <li>Translation Studies<\/li>\n            <li>Tourism and Hospitality<\/li>\n            <li>Kazakh-English Languages and Linguistics<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n        <h4>1. On the first track:<\/h4>\n        <p>The meeting discussed the trajectory of the Bachelor&#8217;s and Master&#8217;s programmes in Translation Studies, current trends in the field of interpreting and translation as well as strengthening the stance of studying second foreign languages to improve the profile of graduates.<\/p>\n        \n        <p><span class=\"section-title\">Recommendations:<\/span><\/p>\n        <ul>\n            <li>Dividing the programme into interpreting and translation at the undergraduate level.<\/li>\n            <li>Allocating an audio-visual translation track at the graduate level.<\/li>\n            <li>Including disciplines on editing.<\/li>\n            <li>Adding the opportunity to obtain an international certificate in French.<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n        <h4>2. On the second track:<\/h4>\n        <p>The keynote of the meeting was the improvement of educational programmes in the areas of Tourism and Hospitality.<\/p>\n        \n        <p><span class=\"section-title\">Recommendations:<\/span><\/p>\n        <ul>\n            <li>Increasing the time and volume of credits for practical training.<\/li>\n            <li>Adding topics on tourist destinations of Kazakhstan.<\/li>\n            <li>Strengthening the digital competences of graduates.<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n        <h4>3. For the third track:<\/h4>\n        <p>The Kazakh-English Languages and Linguistics programme is aimed at training linguistic specialists with skills in teaching, translation and media writing.<\/p>\n        \n        <p><span class=\"section-title\">Recommendations:<\/span><\/p>\n        <ul>\n            <li>Introducing the discipline &#8216;Comparative Grammar\u2019 (in Kazakh &#8216;Salystyrmaly Grammatika&#8217;).<\/li>\n            <li>Adding minors in \u2018Media Linguistics\u2019 and \u2018Language and Translation\u2019.<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n        <p>In general, the meeting was of a hands-on nature, and the participants agreed that these programmes are in demand and have a practical application in development.<\/p>\n        <button class=\"pdf-button\" onclick=\"openPDF('https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/protocol-1-february-18-2020.pdf')\">Protocol \u21161<\/button>\n        <button class=\"pdf-button\" onclick=\"openPDF('https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/protocol-2-november-28-2020.pdf')\">Protocol \u21162<\/button>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Placeholder for 2021-2024 -->\n    <div id=\"2021\" class=\"tab-content\">\n        <h2>Business Council 2021<\/h2>\n        <p> <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div id=\"2022\" class=\"tab-content\">\n    <h2>Business Council 2022<\/h2>\n<!-- Gallery -->\n    <div class=\"slideshow-container\" id=\"gallery4\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/mg_0634-scaled.webp\" class=\"fade active\" alt=\"Photo 1\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/mg_0648-scaled.webp\" class=\"fade\" alt=\"Photo 2\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/mg_0526-scaled.webp\" class=\"fade\" alt=\"Photo 3\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/mg_0537-scaled.webp\" class=\"fade\" alt=\"Photo 4\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>On April 27th the III meeting of the Business Council of the School of Liberal Arts of M.S. Narikbayev KAZGUU University was held in Sheraton Nur-Sultan Hotel.<\/p>\n    <p>The priority of the University&#8217;s School of Liberal Arts is the improvement of educational programmes in accordance with the demands and considerations of employers. Such activity is carried out at in-person meetings of the Business Council.<\/p>\n    <p>Sergey Pen, Provost of KAZGUU University noted that Business Council Meetings play an important role in improving the quality of educational programmes. Enquiries of partners and employers with a focus on practical application of knowledge and skills obtained by students shape the profile of a student and a qualified and competitive employee in the future.<\/p>\n    <p>Internship bases and the Business Council allow graduates to improve their professional skills according to the current requirements of the labour market.<\/p>\n    \n    <p>The III meeting of the Business Council was attended by more than 40 representatives of media partners, major media outlets, international hotels, national companies, international schools, associations and public associations such as:<\/p>\n    <ol>\n        <li>Khabar Agency JSC<\/li>\n        <li>TV and Radio Complex of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan NJSC<\/li>\n        <li>Channels &#8216;Kazakh TV&#8217;, &#8216;Qazaqstan&#8217;, &#8216;Astana TV&#8217;<\/li>\n        <li>RSA &#8216;Ministry of Information and Public Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan&#8217;<\/li>\n        <li>Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan<\/li>\n        <li>National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan &#8220;Atameken&#8221;<\/li>\n        <li>Committee of Tourism Industry of the Ministry of Culture and Sport of the Republic of Kazakhstan<\/li>\n        <li>St.Regis Astana Hotel<\/li>\n        <li>Sheraton Nur-Sultan Hotel<\/li>\n        <li>Hilton Astana Hotel<\/li>\n        <li>&#8216;National Company &#8216;KazakhTourism&#8217; JSC<\/li>\n        <li>The Kazakhstan Tourism Association LLC<\/li>\n        <li>QSI International School of Astana<\/li>\n        <li>Quantum STEM School<\/li>\n        <li>Astana Garden School<\/li>\n        <li>BINOM SCHOOL<\/li>\n        <li>Bilim-Innovation boarding lyceum<\/li>\n        <li>Kazakhstan Professional Psychological League<\/li>\n        <li>UIE and LE &#8216;Union of Psychologists of Kazakhstan&#8217;, etc.<\/li>\n    <\/ol>\n\n    <!-- Document download link for PDF -->\n    <button class=\"pdf-button\" onclick=\"openPDF('https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/protocol-6-april-27-2022.pdf')\">Protocol \u21166<\/button>\n    \n\n<\/div>\n    <div id=\"2023\" class=\"tab-content\">\n    <h2>Business Council 2023<\/h2>\n<!-- Gallery -->\n    <div class=\"slideshow-container\" id=\"gallery3\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/135a3179-scaled.webp\" class=\"fade active\" alt=\"Photo 1\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/135a3196-scaled.webp\" class=\"fade\" alt=\"Photo 2\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/135a3203-scaled.webp\" class=\"fade\" alt=\"Photo 3\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/135a3225-scaled.webp\" class=\"fade\" alt=\"Photo 4\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>On June 7, 2023, the IV Business Council of the School of Liberal Arts was held in the format of a discussion on the topic of:<\/p>\n    <p><strong>\u2018Artificial Intelligence through the prism of educational programmes of liberal arts direction: opportunities and prospects for development\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n    \n    <p>S. Pen, Provost of Maqsut Narikbayev University, and A. Karbozova, Deputy Chairman of the Board of MNU, delivered welcoming speeches. They expressed gratitude to the partners for their contribution to the development of educational programmes and emphasized the importance of the topic of the meeting.<\/p>\n    \n    <p>A. Ibrayeva, Director of the School of Liberal Arts, made a report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Council, presenting a report on the educational programmes \u2018Applied Linguistics\u2019, \u2018Translation Studies\u2019, \u2018Kazakh-English languages and linguistics\u2019, \u2018Tourism\u2019, \u2018Hospitality\u2019, \u2018Psychology\u2019, \u2018Journalism: Analytics and Investigations\u2019. She noted the improvements made to the programmes based on the recommendations of employers.<\/p>\n    \n    <p>Vice-Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan Ordabayev O. made a presentation on \u2018The impact of artificial intelligence on changes in demand on the labour market\u2019, in which he provided data on the impact of AI on the labour market, and also pointed out the need to adapt to new demands.<\/p>\n    \n    <p>Bostan Hayat, Head of the Department of Linguistics at QUANTUM STEM School, made a presentation on \u2018Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Education\u2019, noting the importance of developing critical thinking among students.<\/p>\n    \n    <p>The panel discussed the threats and opportunities that artificial intelligence brings to the liberal arts professions, as well as the role of universities in shaping the ethical use of AI.<\/p>\n    \n    <p>The participants noted the importance of regular meetings and exchange of experience for further development of educational programmes that will meet the current requirements of the labour market.<\/p>\n    \n    <p>The Business Council was attended by more than 40 partners of the SLA such as:<\/p>\n    \n    <ol>\n        <li>National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan \u201cAtameken\u201d<\/li>\n        <li>Sheraton Nur-Sultan Hotel<\/li>\n        <li>St. Regis Astana Hotel<\/li>\n        <li>\u2018National Company \u2018KazakhTourism\u2019 JSC<\/li>\n        <li>Astana Invest City Investment Development Centre LLP<\/li>\n        <li>Tourism Industry Committee of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan<\/li>\n        <li>The Kazakhstan Tourism Association LLC<\/li>\n        <li>Kazakhstan Association of Hotels and Restaurants (KAGIR, KTA)<\/li>\n        <li>Professional Psychological League Ltd.<\/li>\n        <li>Correctional Development Centre \u2018Samga\u2019<\/li>\n        <li>Aviation Service<\/li>\n        <li>UIE and LE \u2018Union of Psychologists of Kazakhstan\u2019<\/li>\n        <li>Gala Global Group LLP<\/li>\n        <li>Legal Consulting Community Limited<\/li>\n        <li>Centur Nur Translation Agency<\/li>\n        <li>KSI \u2018Nur-Sultan Akimat\u2019s boarding lyceum school \u201cBilim-Innovation\u201d for gifted young men\u2019<\/li>\n        <li>BINOM SCHOOL LTD.<\/li>\n        <li>QSI International School of Astana<\/li>\n        <li>Quantum STEM School<\/li>\n        <li>Astana Garden School<\/li>\n        <li>Crystal Study Group LLP<\/li>\n        <li>Sensys Engeneering Ltd.<\/li>\n        <li>Khabar Agency JSC<\/li>\n        <li>Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan<\/li>\n        <li>NUR-Media LLP<\/li>\n        <li>Egemen Qazaqstan newspaper<\/li>\n        <li>Investigative journalist<\/li>\n        <li>International Information Agency \u2018KazInform\u2019<\/li>\n        <li>RTRC Television Channel \u2018Qazaqstan\u2019 JSC<\/li>\n        <li>Kazakh TV channel<\/li>\n        <li>Astana TV channel<\/li>\n        <li>Aikyn newspaper<\/li>\n        <li>Republican TV channel \u2018Qazaqstan\u2019<\/li>\n        <li>Legal Media Centre Public Foundation<\/li>\n        <li>KazInform International News Agency<\/li>\n    <\/ol>\n\n    <p>We would like to express our gratitude to our partners for their active participation in discussions, comments and feedback! See you next academic year!<\/p>\n    <button class=\"pdf-button\" onclick=\"openPDF('https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/protocol-7_07.06.2023.pdf')\">Protocol \u21167<\/button>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <div id=\"2024\" class=\"tab-content\">\n    <h2>Business Council 2024<\/h2>\n<!-- Gallery for 2024 -->\n    <div class=\"slideshow-container\" id=\"gallery5\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dsc09770-scaled.webp\" class=\"fade active\" alt=\"Photo 1\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dsc09789-scaled.webp\" class=\"fade\" alt=\"Photo 2\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dsc09912-scaled.webp\" class=\"fade\" alt=\"Photo 3\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>On May 23, 2024, MAQSUT NARIKBAYEV UNIVERSITY School of Liberal Arts hosted the V Annual Business Council on the topic of \u2018On the Strategic Role of the Business Community in Education\u2019.<\/p>\n\n    <p>The event brought together leading and emerging employer partners in the fields of Tourism, Hospitality, Psychology, Translation Studies and Applied Linguistics to discuss current educational programmes. A. Ibrayeva, Dean of SLA, presented a report on the school&#8217;s achievements and future plans, and Gulshan Aliyeva-Tufek, an expert partner from GALA GLOBAL GROUP, highlighted the contribution of business to the development of educational programmes.<\/p>\n\n    <p>The second part of the council was held in the format of panel sessions, in which partners worked together to analyse training programmes, shared industry insights and suggested improvements. 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