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EU Business School (formerly European University) students spend their Easter holidays in a variety of ways in preparation for the exam-laden spring term. This year, 27 students from the Montreux and Geneva campuses embarked on the annual Asia Study Tour with Professor Johnny Kim.

Academy of Business has obtained a prize for Development of Education and Science in Kazakhstan, under unique reputational project Topzhargan founded by Exclusive analytical magazine and Eurasian Business Forum. The awards ceremony was held within the Eurasian Business Forum on April 17 and 18 in Almaty.

20 students of Restaurant and Hotel Business of International Academy of Business have prepared a dinner at Ritz Carlton for the guests of IAB’s partner Taylor’s University (Malaysia) and for the university’s management. The team cooked a four-course dinner based on unique recipes, prepared the table layout and acted as waiters, too.

Aruzhan Sain, Director of Voluntary Society Charity, has sent a thank-you letter to President of International Academy of Business Assylbek Kozhakhmetov after IAB students had helped her to organize a concert for vulnerable children.

International research and practice conference entitled Internationalisation and Integration of Business Education: Principles and Opportunities, organised by International Academy of Business (IAB) jointly with the Russian Association of Business Education (RABE) and Central Asian Foundation for Management Development (CAMAN).

Thirty-six program managers and directors from 24 institutions in 14 countries (Finland, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine and United Kingdom) attended the seminar and contributed to an inspiring and productive work and a very special spirit of professional understanding and personal friendship.

The eighth annual EU Business School Asia Commencement Ceremony was held, for the first time in Kota Kinabalu at the Shangri-la Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa on April 19, 2014.

On April 7, 2014 International Academy of Business hosted a lecture organized as part of a joint project made by IAB and kaspi bank Flight over the Horizon*! A series of lectures under this name is being held at IAB between April 7 and 30 as part of cooperation between the bank and the university under kaspi bank’s initiative About Finances in Simple Terms.

Over 25 members of students and staff of International Academy of Business will join the Almaty Marathon Courage to be the First on 20 April. The 42 km 195 m. route will start at the First President’s Park and finish at the Central Stadium, traversing a few milestones including the Esentai River, Al-Farabi Avenue, Sain and Abay streets.

Nearly 150 people have been working for more than one year in order to produce the first international knowledge test on sustainable development. The “sustainability literacy test” is a multiple choice questionnaire of 50 online questions evaluating basic knowledge of sustainable development issues, and individual and corporate responsibility. At no charge for any student enrolled in a higher education institution, the test is designed to be used at any level (bachelor, master, MBA, PhD...) regardless of the type of study pursued (engineer, manager, lawyer, biologist, architect ...)