In honor of the festive reception a spectacular concert was organized, which was attended by partners, alumni of the Almaty School of Managers and International Academy of Business (former names of AlmaU), and former employees.
On this day everyone brought a piece of their soul to the celebration. In the hall of the University guests were offered welcome drinks, the possibility to leave their wishes in the "Book of Wishes", and to make memorable photos in Photone – and all this in addition to the dynamic festive music.
Delegates from international universities and organizations have been at the center of the reception. With great pleasure, AlmaU welcomed Vice Rector of RANEPA, Mr. Sergey Myasoedov; Mr. Mi, Consul of Science and Technology of the Republic of China in Kazakhstan; Mr. Gilles Mametz, attaché of university cooperation of the French Consulate in Kazakhstan; Mr. Aloysius Arokiaraj, representative of the Lingnan University, Hong Kong; Ms. Natalia Ershova from Tambov State University, Russia and other honorable guests.
The gala reception began with the welcoming speech of President AlmaU Assylbek Kozhakhmetov, during which the president spoke about three most important historical awards and victories of the university:
"The contribution of AlmaU to the development of society was recently marked by the Kazakhstan Prize in the field of charity "Altyn Zhurek". We received two awards at once, having won in the categories"support of education" and "care for people with limited opportunities". I consider this victory an important achievement of the university in the field of social responsibility, development of civil society and support of education. Secondly, in the field of management development – our key task as a university of management – we have received recognition by CEEMAN, the International Association for Management Development in Dynamic Societies. In previous years AlmaU was awarded the CEEMAN Champions Awards in the categories "institutional management" and "responsible management education". And finally, the third pillar: AlmaU is the only university in Kazakhstan and the Central Asian region, which was awarded the prestigious International Accreditation of AMBA (Association of MBA's, UK, London) in 2013, and in 2016 the MBA programs of AlmaU underwent the accreditation of AMBA to the maximum possible term – 5 years."
After the welcome speech, the entertainment part of the program began. The musical component of the evening was filled by the choir of the Kazakh National Conservatory named after Kurmangazy under the management of Yan Rudkovsky, as well as interesting videos about the significant events leading up to this 30th anniversary. There were also congratulations and gifts from the partners. The evening ended with a festive buffet.
Happy Anniversary, AlmaU!
For those wishing to read the Russian article AlmaU published about this event, please visit their website.