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ACADEMIC QUALITY ENHANCEMENT
OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
Sharing NU Experience
June 10, 2015
Session: Developing a Culture of Enhancement
Target audience: faculty and administrative staff of HEIs and QA agencies.
The session will provide a platform for sharing NU’s experience in establishing institutional quality
assurance and enhancement practices, as well as an opportunity to discuss, explore challenges and
share good QA practice by Kazakhstani higher education institutions.
Discussion Topics:
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Program approval and annual monitoring;
Student engagement;
External and peer review;
Implementation of quality enhancement policies.
Keynote speakers:
1) Dr. Duncan Priestley, Head of Academic Quality Enhancement, Office of the Provost, Nazarbayev
University, Chair of the Session;
2) Ms. Aizhan Mussina, Senior Manager, Office of the Provost, Nazarbayev University;
3) Ms. Aliya Suleimenova, Manager, Office of the Provost, Nazarbayev University;
4) Ms. Kuralay Bozymbekova , Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Education, Nazarbayev
University.
Information for participants
Faculty and QA officers of Kazakhstani higher education institutions and QA agencies are welcome to
take part in sharing their projects and experiences through the delivery of presentations. Please submit
your presentations by May 15, 2015.
The certificates of attendance will be presented to participants of the session. Please submit your
contact information (full name, position, institution) by May 22, 2015 at the email below.
Contact information
[email protected]
+ 7 (7172) 70 61 36, +77016025650, Aizhan Mussina
+7 (7172) 70 90 50, +77775461778, Aliya Suleimenova
Developing a Culture of Enhancement
Programme
Date: June 10, 2015
Venue: Nazarbayev University, Block 3, room #3302
10x10 mins. format (presentation x discussion)
9:00 – 9:15
Registration
9:15 – 9:30
Session Opening – Chair Welcome Speech
9:30 – 10:30
Institutional Quality Assurance Processes
This session will address the approaches to establishing and
maintaining academic standards.
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NU Academic Quality Framework;
Program approval principles and processes;
Guest speaker presentation.
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:40
Embedding Quality Enhancement
The aim of this session will be to discuss the concept of enhancement
and the development of strategies to encourage enhancement within
higher education institutions.
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12:40 – 13:00
QE through annual and quinquennial program review;
Engagement with students and their representatives;
Conducting a Course Evaluation Survey: Lessons Learned;
Guest speaker presentation.
Closing Session – session conclusion and wrap up by Chair