Assylbek Kozhakhmetov is the President of Almaty Management University and one of the most respected and active leaders in the area of education in the region. He was one of the founders of the first business school in Kazakhstan – the Alma-Ata School of Management, created in 1988, which later transformed into International Academy of Business (IAB) and in 2014 has obtained the university status and the new name - Almaty Management University (ALMA University).
Dr. Kozhakhmetov passed specialized training on management in educational centres of Germany, France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Holland, Hungary and Estonia. He obtained the degree of Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Graduate School from the Management of the National Research University “Higher School of Economics” (Moscow, Russia) in 2011. He is the author of more than 60 works on management and education development.
Dr. Kozhakhmetov is currently a member of the working group on amendments to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Education"; a member of the Expert Council of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and a member of the Council on combating corruption in higher education institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Among many recognitions and awards, he was also the recipient of the CEEMAN Champions Award for Institutional Management in 2014.
Following the long history of successful cooperation between Dr. Kozhakhmetov and CEEMAN and his significant contribution to the development of management education in Kazakhstan and the whole region, we look forward to having him on the board of CEEMAN.