ACCREDITATION COUNCIL

The Accreditation Council is an elected collegial body composed of representatives of the academic community, employers, and students.

The Accreditation Council is responsible for approving regulatory documents and making decisions on accreditation.

Гамарник Г НGennady Gamarnik

Chairman of the Accreditation Council at IQAA

Professor, Doctor of Economics, former First Vice-Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1995 - 1997, 2003 - 2006)

  • Education: Almaty Institute of the National Economy (1970).

    Work experience:

    • Senior Researcher, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Deputy Dean, Chairman of the Trade Union Committee, Party Committee Secretary, Associate Professor at Almaty Institute of National Economy (1971 - 1988);
    • Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at Kazakh Republican Higher School of Management (1988 - 1992);
    • Head of the main Department of the State Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan for support of new economic structures and limitation of monopolistic activities (1992);
    • Vice-Rector, first Vice-Rector at Kazakh State Academy of Management (1992 - 1995);
    • Head of the Department for Economic Policy at the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1995);
    • First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1995 - 1997);
    • Rector of Semey State Financial Institute (1997 - 2000);
    • Rector of the D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University (01.2000 - 06.2003);
    • First Vice-Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (06.2003 - 02.2006);
    • Rector of the University of International Business (02.2006 - 12.2012);
    • Advisor to the Head of the Holding "Kasipkor" (2012 - present).

    Scientific works, publications: published 150 article of scientific content on the development of accounting and economics; 8 monographs, textbooks, teaching materials on accounting, analysis and management.

    Awards: the title "Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan", awarded by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2003, awarded the Order "Kurmet" in 2008, the badge of merit " For merits in the development of education of the Republic of Kazakhstan "in 2008, awarded the Order" Parasat "(2017), the holder of the title"Excellent Student of Education of the Commonwealth of Independent States".

doskenovTalgat Doskenov

Deputy Chairman of the IQAA Accreditation Council - Representative of employers

Doctor of Economic Sciences, Chairman of the Committee of Social Sphere and Social Partnership, Member of the Presidium of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan

  • Member of the Expert Councils under the Ministries; Participant of the Working Groups at the Government and its departments, as well as Mazhilis of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Member of the Research and Technical Council on Development of Innovative Clusters; Member of the Council of National Investors under the President of Kazakhstan; Co-chairman of the Working Group on Administrative Barriers at the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

    Education: Karaganda State University (1978).

    Work experience:

    • General Director of the Insurance Society "Ometa Kazakhstan", Vice-President of the "American Company O.M., LLC" (1992 - 1997);
    • Head of the Unit of Regional Department of Privatization, Deputy Mayor of Karaganda (1997 - 1998);
    • President of Karaganda Central Kazakhstan Association of Entrepreneurs (1998);
    • Director of Karaganda Representative Office at the Forum of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan (2003);
    • Member of the Council of the Forum of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan (2004);
    • President of Kazakhstani Association of Businessmen (2008);
    • Director of the National Economic Chamber of Kazakhstan "Atameken Union" (2011 - 2013);
    • Chairman of the Board of Trustees at E.A. Buketov Karaganda State University (2013 - 2014);
    • Member of the Supervisory Board at E.A. Buketov Karaganda State University (2014).

    Research studies, publications: Dr Talgat K. Doskenov published more than 100 articles in the field of entrepreneurship. He participated in the review of more than 250 draft laws and legislative acts.

    Certificates: He has about 50 certificates of professional training from international and republic organizations.

    Awards: Awarded with the medal "Kurmet" in 2011.

Вайсиюкевичиене ЕваIeva Vaiciukevičienė

Member of the IQAA Accreditation Board - international expert

International ENQA expert, Master of Laws (Lithuania)

  • Education: Mikolas Romeris University, Lithuania.

    Experience in Quality Assurance of Higher Education - 10 years:

    • Head of Legal and General Affairs Division, Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC);
    • Member of SKVC Self-Assessment Team Preparing for External Evaluation of SKVC (2011-2012 and 2016-2017);
    • Designated contact person with ENQA Secretariat and EQAR Secretariat (2017);

    Public and expert activities:

    • International ENQA expert, Master of Laws (Lithuania);
    • National Expert of the Republic of Lithuania appointed by the Ministry of Education and Science in ETINED Platform on Themes "Ethics and Transparency in Education, Anticorruption" (2017-2024);
    • Expert of the Council Europe in the Mission to Georgia on Revised Accreditation Standards and Internationalization of Higher Education (2017);
    • Expert at the Education Exchanges Support Foundation (Lithuania), national agency entrusted with the administration of Erasmus+ and programs LLL and other activities funded by EC and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania in the field of education and vocational training;
    • Certified Internal Auditor at SKVC (since 2011).

    Project activities: Lawyer in Europian Social Fund projects: development of study field and cycle descriptors – SKAR (2010 - 2012) и SKAR-2 (2012 - 2013); development of external evaluation system of HEIs – AMIS (2014 - 2015); strengthening the system of academic recognition – KAPRIS-2 (since 2015 until now).

Губашев Нуркен МаратовичNurken Gubashev

Member of the IQAA Accreditation Board

Associate Professor, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Deputy Chairman of the Board-Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the West Kazakhstan Agrarian and Technical University named after Zhangir Khan

  • Work experience: in different years, he worked as the head of the department, director of the university department, Vice-rector for Academic and educational work, Vice-rector for Academic and methodological work of the West Kazakhstan Agrarian and Technical University named after Zhangir Khan.

    Scientific works, publications: he is the author of more than 10 educational publications, more than 140 scientific articles, two monographs. He has 5 patents for breeding achievements in animal husbandry.

    Awards: awarded with diplomas of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the badge of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Honorary Worker of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan", the badge of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan "For merits in the development of science of the Republic of Kazakhstan". Winner of the state scientific scholarship for young and talented scientists.

Еркинбаева Лаззат КалымбековнаLyazzat Yerkinbayeva

Member of the IQAA Accreditation Board

Professor, Doctor of Law, Member of the Board - Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the Taraz University named after M.Kh. Dulati

  • Education: Faculty of Law of the Kazakh National University named after S.M. Kirov (1989), diploma with honors from the postgraduate program of the Kazakh National University named after S.M. Kirov (1992), scholarship holder of the Presidential Program "Bolashak" (2013-2014), Brunel University (UK) (language courses), University of Reading (scientific internship).

    Work experience:

    • Member of the Board - Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the NAO "Taraz University named after M.Kh. Dulati" (2024-present);
    • Member of the Board - Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the NAO "Al-Farabi Kazakh National University" (2023-2024);
    • Professor of the Department of Customs, Financial and Environmental Law of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (2018-2023);
    • Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of I. Zhansugurov ZhSU (2017-2018);
    • First Vice-Rector - Vice-Rector for Academic and Methodological Work of I. Zhansugurov ZhSU (2011-2017);
    • Head of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Law of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (2002-2011);
    • Associate Professor of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Law of Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University (1999-2002);
    • Senior Lecturer of Natural Resources and Environmental Law of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (1996-1998);
    • Assistant of the Department of Agrarian and Natural Resources Law of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (1993-1995);

    Scientific works, publications: Author of 130 scientific publications, including 19 textbooks and 15 monographs, scientific director of projects of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

    Awards: medals “10 years of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, “10 years of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, “Best teacher of KazNU-2008”, “Best teacher of KazNU-2009”, “Best teacher of the university-2010”.

Asylbek ZeynidenovAsylbek Zeynidenov

Member of the IQAA Accreditation Council

PhD, Professor, Acting Member of the Board - Vice-Rector for Research of the Karaganda University named after Academician E.A.Buketov

  • Education: .

    Karaganda State University named after Academician E.A. Buketov, specialty "Physical methods and devices for monitoring and analyzing substances and products" (2005); Karaganda State University named after Academician E.A. Buketov, specialty "Biology" (2008); Karaganda State University named after Academician E.A. Buketov, master's degree in specialty 6N0607-"Biology" (2011); Karaganda State University named after Academician E.A. Buketov, PhD doctoral studies in specialty 6D060400 - "Physics" (2015).

    Work experience:

    • Acting Member of the Board - Vice-Rector for Research at the Karaganda University named after Academician E.A. Buketov (2024-present);
    • Dean of the Physics and Technology Faculty of the Karaganda University named after Academician E.A. Buketov (2019-2024);
    • Associate Professor of the Department of Radiophysics and Electronics at the Karaganda State University named after Academician E.A. Buketov (2017-2020);
    • Head of the Department of Radiophysics and Electronics at the Karaganda State University named after Academician E.A. Buketov (2015-2016);
    • Senior Lecturer of the Department of Botany, Deputy Dean for Research at the Biology and Geography Faculty of the Karaganda State University named after Academician E.A. Buketov (2014-2015);
    • Senior laboratory assistant of the Department of Botany of the Karaganda State University named after Academician E.A. Buketov (2006-2009);
    • Senior laboratory assistant of the laboratory of environmental hygiene of the State Enterprise "National Center for Occupational Health and Diseases" (2005-2006).

    Scientific works, publications: author of more than 200 publications, including: 34 works indexed by international databases, has experience in managing scientific projects supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, member of the editorial board of the indexed journal "Eurasian Physical Technical Journal" (Scopus).

    Awards: holder of the title "Best University Teacher", holder of state scientific scholarships for talented young scientists.

Кадырова Маргарита БулегеновнаMargarita Kadyrova

Member of the IQAA Accreditation Board

Professor, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Vice-Rector for Academic Activities of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

  • Work experience: worked as Director of the Institute of Additional Education of Civil Servants of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Deputy Director of the Institute of Management of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Head of the departments "Finance and Credit", "Banking" of M.H.Dulati Taraz State University; Vice-Rector for Research and International Cooperation, Dean of the Faculty "Economics and business" of Aulie-Ata University

    Scientific works, publications: More than 90 publications, including 5 textbooks, 4 monographs, 21 foreign publications (including in journals with a non-zero impact factor, in publications recommended by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.)

    Awards: was awarded a letter of thanks from the Head of the Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Acting Director of the Library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan-the Leader of the Nation; honorary diplomas of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan; diplomas of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs; letters of thanks from state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan; letters of thanks from international organizations, Universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Костюк Александр ВладимировичAlexander Kostyuk

Member of the IQAA Accreditation Council

Candidate of Medical Sciences, PhD, Scientific Advisor of the Kazakhstan Association for Health Technology Assessment, Evidence-Based Medicine and Pharmacoeconomic Research

  • Education:

    Alma-Ata Institute of National Economy (1970); Kazakh State Medical Academy, postgraduate studies - pharmacology and clinical pharmacology (1996); Virginia Commonwealth University, USA, majoring in health policy, economics and management (2007); WHO/Europe (World Health Organization), training in health management and health emergency management (2009); International Organization for Pharmacoeconomics and Clinical Outcome Evaluation (ISPOR), training in health economics and health technology assessment (2015); UMIT University, Austria, training in clinical epidemiology (2018).

    Work experience:

    • Scientific Advisor of the Kazakhstan Association for Health Technology Assessment, Evidence-Based Medicine and Pharmacoeconomic Research (2024-present);
    • Chairman of the Board of the National Scientific Center for Health Development. S. Kairbekova (2022-2024);
    • Director of the Department of Drug Policy (Department of Drug Supply and Standardization) of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2019-2020);
    • Head of the Expert Analytical Center for Pricing (Department of Reference Pricing) of the National Center for Expertise of Medicines, Medical Devices and Medical Equipment (2018-2019);
    • Head of the Center for Rational Clinical Practice of the Republican Center for Health Development (2017-2018);
    • Member/Head of the Health Technology Assessment Committee of the Joint Commission on the Quality of Medical Services of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2016-2020);
    • General Director of the Kazakhstan Agency for Health Technology Assessment (2015-2016);
    • President of the Kazakhstan branch of the International Organization for Pharmacoeconomic and Clinical Outcome Evaluation (ISPOR) (2013-2019);
    • Head of the Center for Standardization and Evaluation of Medical Technologies of the Republican Center for Health Development (2010-2013);
    • Associate Professor, Deputy Dean, Quality Management Representative/Director of the Department of Strategic Development and Quality Management of the Kazakh State Medical Academy (2002-2009);
    • Assistant, Associate Professor, Department of General and Clinical Pharmacology, Akmola State Medical Academy (1996-2002).

    Scientific works, publications: author of 2 textbooks, 12 methodological recommendations, more than 100 publications, more than 40 of them in foreign journals with an impact factor above 1.0.

    Awards: Excellence in Public Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Мекенбаева Рахима ТастановнаRakhima Mekenbaeva

Member of the IQAA Accreditation Council

Candidate of Medical Sciences, PhD, Professor of the Department of Cardiology, Astana Medical University

  • Education: .

    Central Asian Medical Pediatric Institute, Faculty of Pediatrics, Tashkent (1985).

    Work experience:

    • Professor of the Department of Cardiology, Astana Medical University (2024-present);
    • Adult and pediatric cardiologist, Di Vera Medical Center (2021-present);
    • Chief Researcher of the Center for Innovative Technologies in Cardiology, Expert Auditor of the Clinical Audit Department, Head of the Pediatric Cardiology Course of the Residency in the Specialty "Cardiology (Adult, Pediatric)", JSC "National Scientific Medical Center" (2012-2021);
    • Cardiologist, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Scientific Secretary, Chief Specialist, Department of Strategic Planning and Corporate Development, JSC National Scientific Medical Center (2011-2012);
    • Assistant, Department of Pediatrics, Tashkent Institute for Advanced Medical Studies, Tashkent (2010-2011);
    • Senior Lecturer, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics, Tashkent Medical Academy, Tashkent (2003-2010);
    • Postgraduate student, Department of Cardiology, targeted postgraduate study, Research Institute of Pediatrics, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow (1990-1993);
    • Resident Doctor, City Children's Hospital, Chirchik, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan (1988-1990).

    Scientific works, publications: about 120 publications (monograph, articles, theses, guidelines, clinical protocols), candidate's dissertation on "Dynamics of clinical and cytochemical status in children with extrasystolic arrhythmia with various types of therapy", doctoral dissertation on "Prognosis, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular pathology in children who have suffered perinatal hypoxia". Has state awards, incentives, certificates of honor.

    Awards: Independent expert of the Association of Independent Experts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, independent expert on the assessment of innovative technologies, member of the Republican Society of Cardiologists, member of the Society of Pediatricians of Uzbekistan, member of the All-Russian Society of Cardiologists.

Нурахметов Бауржан КумаргалиевичBaurzhan Nurakhmetov

Member of the IQAA Accreditation Council

Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, First Vice-rector of Almaty Technological University

  • Education: Al-Farabi Kazakh State University with a degree in Mechanics (1991).

    Work experience:

    • Researcher, Senior Researcher and Chief Researcher, Institute of Mechanics and Machine Science named after Academician U.A.Dzholdasbekov, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1994 - 2000);
    • Head of the Department of Applied Mechanics and Engineering Graphics, Almaty University of Technology (2000 - 2002);
    • Director of the Department of Science and Postgraduate Education and Professor of the Department of Engineering Mechanics, Kazakh-British Technical University (2002-2009);
    • Head of the Department of Science and Postgraduate Education, Vice-Rector for Educational and Methodological Work, Almaty Technological University (2010-2013);
    • First Vice-rector, Almaty Technological University (2013 - present).

    Scientific papers, publications: 130 scientific papers, including 8 monographs, 2 textbooks, 15 patents of the Republic of Kazakhstan

    Awards: medal "30 years of independence of Kazakhstan"; badge "Honorary Worker of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan"; certificate of honor of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan; certificate of honor of the Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Kazakhstan; certificate of honor of the Chairman of the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of the Republic of Kazakhstan; medal "For Merits and achievements" of the National Business Rating Of the Republic of Kazakhstan; medal "Honorary Citizen of the countries of the Customs Union".

Нуразханова Жанат Шуреновна Zhanat Nurazkhanova

Member of the IQAA Accreditation Board

Professor, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Head of Quality Control Service and Patient Safety of LLP International Oncology Tomotherapy Center "UMIT".

  • Education: Semipalatinsk State Medical Institute, Faculty – medical (obstetrician - gynecologist), internship in therapy (1982).

    • Intern Doctor, Teacher (1982 - 1983);
    • MSI-58 of the III Main Department (Severodvinsk, Russian Federation) (1984 - 1993);
    • Lecturer of the Department, Hematologist, Head of the Department. Hematology Department of the regional hospital, Chief Hematologist the Department of Healthcare of East Kazakhstan region (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan) (1993 - 2005 years)
    • Manager, Hematologist, Auditor, Assessor, Expert, Executive Director, Head of Strategy, Quality Management and Patient Support of the JSC "National Scientific Medical Center" Astana (2006 - 2022);
    • International Oncology Center for Tomotherapy "UMIT" LLP, head of the quality control service and patient safety (SKKUBP) (2022 - present).

    General medical experience - 35 years: A hematologist of the highest category – with 28 years of experience. She also has the highest category in public health (experience as a manager and clinical expert — 21 years). Assessor of the European Quality Management Organization – (EFQM) (2010-2022), Manager of the European Quality Organization (EOQ since 2012). Internal auditor for international ISO systems. Inspector and surveyor for accreditation of medical organizations.

    Scientific, works, publications: author of 1 monograph, more than 40 scientific articles, developer of more than one hundred internal standards of the integrated quality management system of a medical organization.

Nurken AimenovNurken Aimenov

Member of the IQAA Accreditation Board - Student Representative

Doctoral student of the Higher School of Law JSC "M. Narikbayev KAZGUU University"

  • Education:

    • JSC "KAZGUU University". Bachelor, "Jurisprudence";
    • JSC "KAZGUU University". Master, "Jurisprudence".

    Work experience:

    • President of the Youth Association "UNISON" (2016-2017);
    • Chairman of the "Student Guild of Prosecutors" (2016-2017);
    • Delegate of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the IV International Youth Forum "Youth Initiative" on the topic "Drug prevention", organized by the UNODC agency at the UN, Vienna, Austria (2016);
    • Chairman of the V convocation of the Supreme Student Council "Biler Kenesi" of KAZGUU University (2016).