DIRECTOR

Contact information
   f.kuanganov@n-k.kz

Education
Master of Public Administration (MPA), National Institute of Political Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo (2001-2002)
National Graduate School of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1996)
V.I. Lenin Kazakh Polytechnic Institute, Automated Information Processing and Control Systems, system engineer (1992)

Work experience
RSE REM "Higher Education Development National Center" MSHE RK
11.2022 - 12.2024 - Director of the Project Management Office of the RSE REM at the Higher Education Development National Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Since December 2024 - Director of the RSE REM at the Higher Education Development National Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
02.2020 - 10.2022 - Private Institution "Astana International Scientific Complex
08.2019 - 01.2020 - Director of the Corporate Foundation "Elbasy Academy Advisor to the Executive Director of the Private Foundation "Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan-Elbasy
06.2014 - 07.2019 - Secretary of the Nur-Otan Party on Ideology
04.2010 - 06.2014 - Deputy Akim of the North Kazakhstan region of the Republic of Kazakhstan
26.06.2008 - 04.2010 - Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
04.04.2007 - 26.06.2008 - Vice-Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2006 - 2007 - Deputy Head of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2005 - 2006 - Head of the Department of Social and Cultural Development of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan
17.07.2003 - 2005 - Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2003 - Head of the Sector of the Socio-Economic Analysis Department of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1999 - 2003 - Deputy Director of the Civil Service Personnel Department of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service
1997 - 1999 - Head of Department, Head of the Department of the Agency for Strategic Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1996 - 1997 - Senior Expert of the Secretariat of the Supreme Economic Council under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1995 - Deputy Director of the State Development Bank of Kazakhstan 1996 - Deputy Director of the Informatization Department of the Expert Import Bank of the Republic of  Kazakhstan
1993 - 1995 - Engineer, Senior Engineer, senior specialist of Kazakh Joint-Stock Bank «Turanbank»
1992 - 1993 - Engineer of the Institute of Computer Science and Management Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1987 - Technician of the territorial state design Institute "Kazgiproselkhoz"

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Contact information
   y.irgebayev@n-k.kz

Education
Yerzhan Irgebayev graduated from D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan State Technical University (1998), East Kazakhstan State University (2004), and The University of Nottingham (2018). Candidate of Technical Sciences.

Work experience
He started his career in 2001 as a Director of “Niet” LLP.
In 2003-2009, held the positions of Deputy Director for Operations, Executive Director of the Eastern Technical and Humanities College.
In 2009-2010 was a senior lecturer at D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan State Technical University.
In 2010-2014 worked as a chief expert of the Office of Monitoring and Coordination of Higher Education Institutions of the Department of Higher, Postgraduate Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In 2014, was appointed Head of the Department of Planning, Development and Innovation of the DHPE of MES RK (2014-2018).
In 2018-2019 was the Head of the Department of Planning and Financing of Higher Education of the DHPE of MES RK.
In 2019-2021 held the position of Deputy Director of the Department of Higher and Postgraduate Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Since 2021 he is Deputy Director of the Higher Education Development National Centre.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Contact information
   a.madibekov@n-k.kz

Education
Alibek Madibekov graduated from A.Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, specialised in law (PhD).
Graduate of the Bolashak Programme - Pennsylvania State University, USA, specialisation in law.

Work experience
Alibek Madibekov started his career as a lawyer at the International Public Foundation "KATEV".
In 2013-2019, worked as Director of the Department of Social and Civic Development at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. He was also a researcher at the Institute of Modern Studies (2014-2015), a lecturer at the Department of Theory and History of State and Law, Constitutional Law (2015-2019).
In 2019-2021 held the positions of Head of the project office for the course "Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship" of the Department of Human Capital Development, Project Manager of the project office "Rating of educational programmes of higher education institutions" of NCE RK "Atameken".
Prior to his appointment as Deputy Director of the Higher Education Development National Centre, he was a lawyer at “DizaynProektMontazh” LLP (2022-2023).

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Contact information
   sh.nurlanov@n-k.kz

Education
Graduate of the Bolashak program with a specialization in Public Policy from the University of Washington (USA) (2010).
Completed Nazarbayev University with a Master's degree in Educational Leadership (2019).

Work experience
Began professional career in 2010 as a specialist at the Joint-Stock Company Center for International Programs.
2011 - Consultant at the Graduate School of Business, Nazarbayev University.
From 2011 to 2013 - Senior Analyst at the Department of Educational Management at the Joint-Stock Company Information-Analytical Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
From 2013 to 2014 - Expert at the Department of International Research Programs and Projects of the Institute of Public Policy of the Nur Otan party.
From 2014 to 2016 - Coordinated the project Professional Education in Central Asia at the German Enterprise for International Cooperation in Kazakhstan, GIZ.
From 2017 to 2019 - Worked at the capital branch of the National School of Physics and Mathematics, as the Manager, Deputy Principal, and School Principal.
In 2019, was appointed as the Director of the School of Political Management of the Nur Otan party.
From 2021 to January 2024 - Vice-Rector for Social Development at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University.
Since February 2024 - Coordinator of the Startup Projects Group at the Republican State Enterprise on the National Center for Higher Education Development of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Since March 2024 - Deputy Director.

ADVISOR TO THE DIRECTOR

Contact information
   a.nurmagambetov@n-k.kz

Education
Amantay Nurmagambetov graduated from Kirov Kazakh State University with a degree in physics (1974). In 1983, he completed postgraduate studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, 1984
Doctor of Political Sciences, 2003
Professor, 2007.

Professional experience
Since 2018, he is Advisor to the Director of the Higher Education Development National Centre.
2014 – Acting Director of the Bologna Process and Academic Mobility Centre.
2013-2014 – Acting Rector of Aktobe Regional State University named after K. Zhubanov.
2012-2013 – Rector of Aktobe State Pedagogical Institute.
2011-2012 – Director of the Department of Strategic Planning and Information Technologies of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2006-2011 – Chief Inspector, Head of Department, State Inspector of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1992-2006 – Head of International Cooperation Service, Professor, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty.
1990-1992 – Dean of the Preparatory Faculty for Foreign Citizens, Associate Professor (KazNU).
1985-1990 – Deputy Dean of the Preparatory Faculty for Foreign Citizens, Associate Professor (KazSU).
1983-1985 – Senior Researcher of the Faculty of Physics (KazSU).
1978-1983 – Postgraduate student of the Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University.
1974-1978 – Researcher at the Institute of Nuclear Physics, Academy of Sciences of the KazSSR.

Publications and researches
1. Educational policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the context of transformation of the higher education system: monograph.-Almaty: "Domino", 2002.
2. Strategy of Higher Education Development in Europe: Documents.-Almaty: Kazakh University, 2004 -154p.
3. Kazakhstan: Transformation of School Education in the Years of Independence and Globalisation //Globalisation, Modernization and Education in Muslim Countries.-Ed. Rukhsana Zia/- New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2006.
4. About trends of higher education development.-Higher School of Kazakhstan.- No.2.- 2018.-pp.4-8
5. Training of personnel of industrial-innovative development of Kazakhstan.-Higher school of Kazakhstan.- No.2.- 2018.- pp.25-27
6. Modernisation of Kazakhstani higher school at a new stage.- NN Journal Miras/-N4(48)2018/-pp.29-33
7. Modern problems of domestic and foreign policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Collective monograph / Edited by Doctor of Political Science, Professor L.M. Ivatova. - Astana, 2019. - Sections 3.2, 6.3.-406p.