Bolashak Fellows Conference

Join us for a Bolashak Fellows Conference

Welcome coffee and light refreshments will be provided during the day

Full Conference Program

9:30-10AM Welcome Speech: Marlene Laruelle, Director IERES; Marat Sapargaliyev, representative of Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the USA

10-11AM Panel I: Innovation in Teaching Methods for Kazakhstani Universities

Chair: Assylzat Karabayeva, PhD in International Relation, CAP fellow, IERES

Speakers:

1. Nauzhan Didarbekova, Deputy Director for the National Testing Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan

2. Dinmukhamed Kelesbayev, Dean of the Faculty Economics of Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University

3. Alibek Ydyrys, Director of the Biomedical Research Centre at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

4. Dina Sabirova, Senior Lecturer at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University

11AM-12PM Panel II: Internationalization of Kazakhstani Universities

Chair: Karlygash Kabatova, CAP coordinator, IERES

Speakers:

1. Guzyal Zada, Senior Manager at Satbayev University

2. Sabina Manapova, Senior Manager at the Institute of Distance Education and Professional Development, Satbayev University

3. Samal Kazybayeva, Head of the International Cooperation Office at the Toraighyrov University in Pavlodar

4. Arslan Ivashov, Assistant professor at the Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications

12-1PM Lunch Break

1-2PM Panel III: Ethics and Leadership in Higher Education

Chair: Catherine Donovan, Program Coordinator, IERES

Speakers:

1. Aigul Sarenova, Dean of General Education at Satbayev University

2. Gaini Seitenova, Chair of the Mechanics and Oil and Gas Department at the Toraighyrov University

3. Kazyna Bekbenbetova, Director of the Department of Educational, Social Work, and Youth Policy at the Kazakh National Pedagogical University

4. Sholpan Kalkabayeva, Methodologist at kindergarten in Astana.

2-3PM Panel IV: Inclusion and Sustainability Issues in Higher Education

Chair: Sebastien Peyrouse, Research Professor, Central Asia Program, IERES

Speakers:

1. Ainur Seilkhan, Senior Lecturer at Abay Kazakh National Pedagogical University

2. Madina Yussubaliyeva, Senior Research Manager at D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University

3. Mussa Turdalyuly, Associate Professor in the Department of Software Engineering at the Kazakh National Research Technical University

4. Aida Baibotanova, head of kindergarten in Astana