The main requirement for winning the award is that they should have experience and competencies, and most importantly, that they should be able to enroll on the M.Sc. in Educational Leadership program of the NU Graduate School of Education, said Bakhnur Ziyabekov, Vice-president of the Mathematical Association of Mathematics Teachers of Kazakhstan.
“As an alumnus of this university, I decided to establish this award, aimed at the development of the education industry, in support of the President’s policy of raising the status of the teaching profession,” said Bakhnur.
He pointed out that NU GSE offers a lot of training over two years – from the history of education reforms and conducting research to submitting proposals to ministries.
“This is a great opportunity for a quality education while balancing studies with the main job. Submit your documents and pass, and you will not regret it. My fellow students are now working in America, Canada, Dubai, and Turkey, and those in Kazakhstan have opened their private schools,” Bakhnur appealed.
The Graduate School of Education appreciated the graduate’s kind gesture.
“We are very pleased by the high praise from alumni, pleased that our graduates retain such a connection to their Alma Mater, and, of course, the fact that alumni want to contribute to both the Graduate School of Education and the industry as a whole. On Bakhnur Ziyabekov’s initiative, a new trend is emerging – when former students want to participate in the life of the university and contribute, among other things, materially,” said Aida Sagintayeva, dean of NU GSE.
Many NU students and alums implement social projects to support women’s entrepreneurial initiatives, educate schoolchildren, and develop IT skills. The founder of the Hello Aul platform, Bakhnur Ziyabekov, annually visits rural schools in the summertime and teaches English with volunteers. The platform also offers pupils online lessons based on educational materials developed jointly with professors and consultants from NU and other universities.
