Why Partner with KIMEP University?

  • Train a new generation of leaders in Central Asia to solve the global challenges of the new century
  • Donate to financial aid and enable worthy students from less affluent backgrounds to study at KIMEP
  • Gain access to KIMEP’s top students for internship and employment opportunities
  • Enhance your corporate social agenda through engagement in educational advancement and sustainable development

Ways to Give

A wide range of gift opportunities at KIMEPUniversity will allow you to make a significant impact on the University’s future.  We welcome donors’ interest in collaborating with KIMEP and sincerely appreciate your contributions.  KIMEPUniversity will work with you to create a donation exactly suited to your corporate values and goals.

Your Scholarship Gift is an investment in a young person’s future, in KIMEP, and in Central Asia!

By establishing a scholarship program , you will enable talented and promising young adults to gain the knowledge, skills and values associated with a KIMEP education.   Undergraduates and graduate students may receive scholarships.  As the scholarship provider, you may work with us to determine the selection criteria for students, including academic discipline, merit, and financial need.  Scholarships may be named after an individual or company however the donor wishes.

Give the gift of a KIMEP education 

Academic Chairs

Funds earmarked for academic chairs advance  teaching, scholarship and research at KIMEP.  An endowed academic chair  position is a sign of academic excellence for a professor. Named after the donor, chair positions offer corporations the opportunity to signal their support for a specific academic discipline.

Sponsored academic chair positions will allow KIMEP to develop innovative recruitment and retention packages. These include competitive salaries for faculty and funding for pioneering research initiatives. Sponsored chair positions will allow KIMEP to compete for top ranked faculty from around the world.

Institutional Support

In addition to scholarships and support for faculty, there are dozens of ways to provide support for and work with KIMEP.  Whether you would like to enhance the library’s collection of academic resources, contribute seed funds for KIMEP’s research centers or assist our students achieve their dreams of participating in international conferences, a range of opportunities exist to support the University.  Corporate Development Department staff can assist you with your personalized gift to improve KIMEP’s services for faculty, students and the community.

Impact – Student and Donor Testimonials

“Over the past 18 years, KIMEP has been the catalyst of a new generation of leaders in the business and public sphere. Every day for the last 10 years that I have been working at the executive level, I am thankful for the knowledge and skills I learned at KIMEP.
Rinad Temirbekov, MBA ’99, Executive Director, Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia, Kazakhstan.
“Procter and Gamble Kazakhstan has had positive and productive experience working with KIMEP… As KIMEP shows openness and readiness for any collaboration…. We surely encourage future opportunities for working together and strengthening personal and business relationships with the university in order to contribute to KIMEP’s success in providing highly-qualified Human Resources onto the market”.
Procter and Gamble Kazakhstan
“Citibank Kazakhstan has enjoyed an excellent partnership with KIMEP for over 10 years. Our decision to choose KIMEP as our partner is based on our opinion that KIMEP is an University that continuously works towards ensuring the very highest standard of education…”
Citibank Kazakhstan

Madina Shaganova, 2nd year MBA student
“I was deeply honored to receive a scholarship to obtain an MBA degree in KIMEP from one of the most outstanding global business leaders – the British American Tobacco Company. This scholarship is especially meaningful for me because it represents my future. It not only gave me a chance to get my MBA but also provided with an opportunity to be a part of their company and put into practice everything learnt at KIMEP. “

Nurshat Ismakhanbetova, 3rd year student majoring in finance
For me PetroKazakhstan scholarship is not just about money. It provided me and my family with a huge psychological support. The scholarship covers 100% of my tuition fee, cost of living in the dormitory, a library deposit, stationary goods, monthly allowance, and even my tickets home. Besides that, the company guarantees me a position after I graduate.

Xeniya Morozonva, 3rd year student majoring in finance
By virtue of U.S. Central Asia Education Foundation today I can study at the most prestigious university of our country – KIMEP. The aim of is to help students with financial need but academically gifted to receive high education. For us, U.S.CAEF fellows, the tuition at KIMEP is paid fully by foundation.

Donor Recognition

Facilities and programs can be named to recognize the individual or corporation whose financial support helps KIMEP achieve its educational mission.   Scholarship funds can also be named for the donor.  Donors who have established name funds receive regular reports from KIMEP. Special recognition ceremonies are held annually to recognize donors’ contributions to KIMEP.

Our Partners

KIMEPUniversity is grateful to all of the sponsors and donors who have continued over the years to support the academic and institutional development of the University. This external support has allowed KIMEP to introduce numerous improvements that make KIMEP a leading university in Central Asia and the CIS.

In recognition of such valuable support, KIMEP provides its sponsors with various benefits, including selection of best students as interns for companies, advertisement of sponsors at numerous students’ and institutional events, and granting numerous discounts for KIMEP courses and trainings. KIMEPUniversity has earned a reputation among sponsors as a trusted and responsible partner, in part due to the university’s transparent systems of monitoring and financial accounting.  Many companies find that their initial cooperation with KIMEPUniversity translates into a long term mutually beneficial relationship.

List of our current supporters
  • ACCA
  • AGIP KCO
  • American Chamber of Commerce
  • Asiana Airlines
  • BOTA Foundation
  • British American Tobacco
  • Capital Asset Management
  • Carlsberg Kazakhstan
  • CoffeeInn
  • Deloitte
  • Dream Technology KZ with brand Assem-Ai
  • Etihad Airlines
  • EUROBAK
  • EY
  • Galaksi
  • Idea ( Institute for development and economic affairs)
  • KazKom
  • KazMunaiGaz NK
  • KazMunaiGaz RD
  • Kcell
  • LEXUS Almaty
  • LG
  • Mad Murphy Pub
  • MARS
  • Microsoft
  • Ministry of Education and Science of RK
  • Mon Amie
  • NCOC
  • Noodles
  • PetroKazakhstan Kumkol Resources
  • Posco Engineering
  • PwC
  • RBK Bank
  • SABRE foundation
  • Samsung
  • Shinkhan Bank Kazakhstan
  • Tengizchevroil
  • U.S. – Central Asia Education Foundation Enterprise Fellowship
  • UNO Gastro group
  • USKO
  • White&Case
  • Yerzhan Tatishev Foundation

Individual donors:

  • Chris Haney
  • Harmut Fischer
  • Hyejung Byan
  • Joan Cone
  • Tomas Balco

All KIMEPUniversity faculty and staff members participated in Faculty and Staff Scholarships Giving Campaign

Corporate Development Department

The Department of Corporate Development is the contact at KIMEP for corporations and foundations to access:

  • faculty expertise applicable to their business
  • students for a talented and multilingual workforce
  • professional education and training programs for company executives and staff
  • marketing programs and products on campus
  • speaking engagement opportunities

Contact us to discuss your corporate needs and arrange a meeting with faculty, administration, or student organizations at KIMEP: Raushan Kanayeva, Director, Corporate Development Department, rauka@kimep.kz, +7 727 270 42 26.