IREG FORUM 2012

Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
IREG International Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence

PROGRAM of Regional Forum

Development of Higher Education in Central Asia:
The Role of Quality Assurance, Relevant Information and Rankings

25 October 2012

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Almaty, Kazakhstan
Al-Farabi KazNU Administrative Building, 15th Floor

9.00-10.00 Registration

10.00-10.30 Opening of the Forum by moderator Galym Mutanov, Rector of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

• Welcoming speech by Murat Orunkhanov, Vice-Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Welcoming speech by Jan Sadlak, President of IREG Observatory

Forum Presentations

10.30-11.10

Jan Sadlak, President of IREG Observatory, UK - How to Deal with Quality Challenges in a Changing Landscape of Higher Education

11.10-11.50

Zoya Zaitseva, Regional Director of Central Europe & Central Asia QS, UK -

Kazakh Universities in the QS World University Rankings: success factors and challenges

11.50-12.30

Angela Yung-Chi Hou, Director of Center for Faculty Development & Instructional Resources, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan - Changing Trends in EQA: Asian and Taiwan’s experiences

12.30-14.00 Lunch

14.00-14.40

Waldemar Siwinski, Vice-President of IREG-Observatory; President of Perspektywy Education Foundation, Poland - National rankings as an integral part of the global university landscape

14.40-15.20

Gero Federkeil, Vice-President of IREG Observatory; CHE-Centre for Higher Education, Germany - Multidimensional Ranking: Principles, Methodological Criteria and Application

15.20-16.00

Maxim Khomyakov, Vice-Rector for International Policy of Ural Federal University - The Role of International Rankings in Internationalization of Russian system of Higher Education

16.00-16.30 Coffee-break

16.30-17.10

Ashraf Darwish, Cultural and Educational Attaché of the Embassy of Egypt to Kazakhstan - Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Egyptian Higher Institutions

17.10-17.40

Discussion and Forum Closing by Mukhambetkali Burkitbayev, First Vice-Rector of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

17.40-18.00 Certificate Presentation Ceremony

18.00-19.00 Dinner