Introduction
KIMEP is committed to delivering a world-class education experience to all its students. Our core values, fundamentally a commitment to honesty, integrity, transparency, meticulous care for the well-being of our students and the delivery of academic excellence, are the foundation stones of this process. On this basis our mission is built.
We have developed a strategy to achieve this. This route map to world-class status demands a series of coordinated actions. This will be led by a committed, experienced management team who share our core values. With the Institute operating with a financially viable business model, our faculty will be qualified and committed to teaching and research. By 2012, all core faculty will be academically or professionally qualified or on target to achieve this qualification by 2013. This is fundamental to achieving international accreditation. Faculty will deliver a curriculum which develops our students as:
- committed, respectful citizens with leadership abilities;
- comfortable and skilled in the English language to enable them to succeed in the international community as leaders;
- critical thinkers with analytical reasoning skills;
- successful graduates in their field;
- able to proceed either to successful employment or to further study.
This builds on our definition of a world-class university, which is one that delivers
eminently qualified graduates with the values, expertise, skills and knowledge which are consistent with, and relevant to, the society in which they intend to serve.
Our students will be committed to this process in order for this plan to achieve its goals. They will be committed to our core values and strive to maximize the benefits from the opportunities offered to them.
Figure 1: Becoming World Class – The System
Further, we will gain validation for the quality of our actions internally by developing a system of quality assurance driven by peer review and student consultation. External validation will be provided by international recognition for our achievements through international accreditation and joint degrees with other world universities. Crucially, consultation with employers will ensure that we maintain relevance and quality. A partnership of committed students, faculty, managers and stakeholders both within Kazakhstan and around the world will ensure the delivery of this strategy. The system is summarized in Figure 1. It goes without saying that no institution can survive unless it is financially viable. The plan discussed below, when implemented, will deliver both a foundation of financial stability and a sustained increase in the quality of education.
