Almaty City Administration allocated social grants to study in AlmaU!
Almaty City Administration awarded two graduates with disabilities a grant to study at Almaty Management University (previously IAB) – the only university in Kazakhstan, technically ready for students with disabilities.
100% grant holders to study at 4-year bachelor programme are: Alikhan Gabbasov (disabled group 2) and Aziza Abdurakhmanova (disabled group 3). This event became known during the round table “Inclusive higher education in Kazakhstan: realities and challenges”, which took place in AlmaU. The event organizers were Almaty Management University, PU “Society of disabled people with higher education “Namys”. The attendees of the roundtable were representatives of Almaty universities, NGO protecting the human rights of persons with disabilities, city administration, UN and other organizations.
Participants discussed the real opportunities of persons with disabilities to receive higher education in Kazakhstan, as well as future decisions to solve mentioned problems. “Today’s round table is a continuation of the policy of AlmaU in supporting social projects”, - mentioned in her speech Vice Chancellor for academic affairs of AlmaU Nurzhamal Duysengulova, recalling University projects, as awarding social grants for persons with disabilities to study at MBA program and bachelor degree, - now at the university study 13-15 students with disabilities.
Gulnar Kurenkeeva, Dean of Graduate School of Business of AlmaU told about university social initiatives, as well as about the project “Unlimited possibilities”, 8 participants of which in June of this year obtained a grant and discount to study at MBA programs of our university. Gulnar emphasized four main issues of inclusive higher education in Kazakhstan: creating an accessible environment, enrollment to the university, learning issues and employment of graduates with disabilities. At all these four stages, AlmaU help students to solve these problems. G.Kurenkeeva also, told about implementation of “service learning” at bachelor degree programmes: “This course is aimed to develop students’ active civil and social responsibility. AlmaU students will work at social works in the frame of practical training during the course. Course is included to WSP and is mandatory”, - said Gulnar.
