REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE HELD
Senate Meeting No. 2 for the 2026–2027 academic year was held at our university. It was attended by Senate members and heads of the relevant administrative units.
The meeting began with congratulations to staff members celebrating milestone birthdays. Rector Zhanar Temirbekova and Representative of the Rector Peyami Battal congratulated university employees Almagul Kilemqyzy on her 70th birthday; Imanali Amangeldiuly, Lazzat Kassymbekqyzy, Bakytgul Aliyevna and Gulmira Sarsenbaiqyzy on their 60th birthdays; and Aigul Yesirkepqyzy on her 50th birthday.
A number of faculty members were then presented with academic titles. Gulnaz Nuskabayeva, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Fazladin Temurov were awarded the academic title of Associate Professor (Docent) in Medical Sciences, while Dinara Berdi and Nursultan Nurdinov received the same title in Educational Sciences.
Kassymkhan Daurenkulov, Director of the Research and Practice Centre for Intellectual Games of the Turkic Peoples, was awarded the “Distinguished Contributor to Asyq Atu” badge.
Kemal Kantarci, Gaukhar Abasova, Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Management and Law, and Laila Alimbekova, Professor at the Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Education, were also presented with Letters of Appreciation for their dedicated service and contributions to the university’s development.
The meeting then continued with its formal agenda. Rector Zhanar Temirbekova presented a draft report to the university community and the public on the institution’s activities during the 2025–2026 academic year. On 7 October 2026, the Rector will hold a public reporting meeting to present the university’s key achievements in education, research, international cooperation and strategic development.
A. Bostanova, Director of the Academic Department, delivered a report on the operation of the internal quality assurance system and presented the work undertaken to improve the quality of education.
The meeting also reviewed the implementation of the University Development Programme for 2024–2029 during the first half of 2026.
In addition, participants discussed proposals to approve the ECTS credits for courses within the TÜRTEP Centre’s non-thesis master’s programmes in “Information Law” and “Artificial Intelligence,” as well as to launch the Yassawi Law Journal.
At the conclusion of the meeting, relevant decisions were adopted on other agenda items and future priorities were identified.