Ulaanbaatar
VIII Annual Eurasian Higher Education Leaders’ Forum at Nazarbayev University
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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On June 6, the VIII Eurasian Higher Education Leaders’ Forum opened in Nazarbayev University. This year, the organizers have prepared interesting sessions, discussions and seminars related to the main topic of the forum “Future Ready Graduates”. About 300 delegates from 12 countries are participating in the Forum.
At the plenary sessions, participants are discussing the readiness of higher education institutions to prepare students for the changing nature of the work environment and their capacity to develop future leaders and good citizens. Today institutions face numerous challenges such as how to maximize the value they bring to students, how to successfully internationalize learning experiences, how to provide opportunities to participate in research and encourage lifelong learning, and how to create a strong portfolio of trusted partnerships with leading industry players. Discussions and interviews with the forum speakers are organized as part of the event.
On the first day of the Forum, the Graduate School of Education hosted a presentation of books by international and Kazakhstani authors on key issues of higher education. Among them are "Education System Reform and Internationalization: Case Study of School Reform in Kazakhstan" edited by David Bridges (2014); "Higher Education Reform and Development: Case Study of Kazakhstan" edited by Matt Hartley and Alan Ruby (2017); "Sustainability of Universities in Respect of the Model of Financing Higher Education System in the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Period of Transition" (2019) by the authors Ali Mhammed, Rita Kas, Aida Sagintaeva, Hans Vosenstein.
In addition, within the framework of the forum Nazarbayev University Library opened the VIII annual international conference for librarians "Modern global trends in the development of the university library" and "Services and resources of university libraries for science and innovation". Annually the Nazarbayev University Library holds the conference jointly with the Scientific Library of the Eurasian National University named after L.N. Gumilyov and the Association of University Libraries of Kazakhstan. This year more than 120 people from 15 countries, including China, Germany, India, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Turkey and the USA are taking part in it.
