On 19-20 May, 2016 JSC KAZGUU University together with Nazarbayev University and JSC Economic Research Institute holds an international scientific forum “Academic Integrity: issues and perspectives. Best practices“.
The purpose of the forum is to create an international platform for the exchange of researchers’ and practitioners’ experiences in the development of academic integrity in the context of innovation in education. During the Forum leading international and Kazakhstani researchers, practitioners, experts in Economics and Law will discuss topical questions and problems of academic integrity; will take part in workshops by the following areas of activity:

1. Academic integrity in secondary and higher education institutions (Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools, Nazarbayev University and KAZGUU University);
2. Academic integrity and international accreditation;
3. Academic integrity and principles of business ethics;
4. Legal bases of academic integrity;

The event’s participants include representatives of the MES, National Chamber of Entrepreneurs, republican subordinate organizations, national and international accreditation agencies, domestic and foreign scholars, international experts in the field of education, heads of educational institutions of all levels and representatives of educational institutions.

The speakers at the forum will be Talgat Narikbayev, Chairman of the Board, Rector of KAZGUU University; Shigeo Katsu, President of Nazarbayev University; Nurzhan Altayev, Deputy Chairman of NCE Atameken; Berger Hendricks, PhD, Managing Director of FIBAA (Germany); Yuan Simpson, Dean of Business School of KBTU and others.

During sectional discussions the participants will discuss topical issues in sphere of international and domestic education:

  “Academic integrity and international accreditation”;

“The accreditation of educational programs by international professional organizations”;

“Intellectual Property in the education system”;

“The implementation of academic integrity policy: the experience of the Higher School of Economics of KAZGUU University”.