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IMEP University’s Executive Education Center offers the leading Executive MBA program in Central Asia. The program has been awarded full, international accreditation by AQ Austria, the Fed-eration for International Business Administration Accreditation

(FIBAA) and the Asian Forum on Business Education (AFBE). This world-class Executive MBA is a rigorous 18-month program designed for senior executives interested in enhancing their skills, job performance and bring-ing the most successful strategies and practices into their organizations, as well as mid-career executives preparing to assume leadership positions.

The objective of the Executive MBA is to support executive in pursuit of the professional goals that they wish to achieve. The Executive MBA provides business enterprises and government agencies with strategic competitive

advantages by building on the existing capacities of the next generation of senior managers and execu-tives to allow them to become effective leaders. The Executive MBA enables working professionals to gain a comprehensive understanding of business and earn a Master of Business Administration degree without interrupting their career. The program’s superbly-qualified faculty members are drawn both from academia and industry, and it also provides a productive platform for professional networking.

Yours sincerelyDilbar Gimranova

Deputy to the President for Executive Education Center

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Why join KIMEP University’s Executive MBA program?

Your Pathway to Professional Success• Students include leading executives from 18 different industries and sectors• Salary of Executive MBA alumni is 2.5 times the national average• Average increase in salary in year after graduation is 54%• Average return on investment in tuition is 100% within 2 years of graduation

International recognition and Global ranking: • Accreditation by FIBAA, AFBE, AQAAA• Accreditation by Independent Kazakhstan Quality Assurance Agency• Top global ranking from the EdUniversal International Scientific Committee

What you will gain from KIMEP University’s Executive MBA program• Deepen your understanding of business both in theory and practice;• Learn to manage and lead more effectively;• Improve your decision making skills and ability to convince and negotiate more persuasively;• Broaden your perspective;• Network with and learn from other succesful executives;• Open new career opportunities;• Gain from a first-hand experience from industry experts;• Introduce best practices, new ideas and innovations to your organization;• Enhance management capacity essential to competitive advantage;• Maximize efficiency and effectiveness to positively impact your bottom line;• Take advantage of KIMEP’s renowned teaching faculty to explore issues relevant to your organization;• Develop in-house the capacity to recognize and overcome future challenges

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Foundation Management• Research Methodology

• Organizational Behavior and Development

Management Core Concepts• Applied Managerial Economics

• Finance & Accounting: Theory and Applications

Leadership and Development• Leadership and Ethics

• Business Intelligence Applications

Decision Making• Management Control Systems

• Financing and Investment Decision Making

Globalization Perspectives• Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management

• Strategic Marketing

• Global Business, Innovation and Risk Management

Integrative Concepts• Strategic Management and Business Policy

• Integrated Business Research Project

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Mr. Borisbii ZhangurazovMr. Zhangurazov is the for-mer chairman of the board of Kazyna Capital Management. He has also held top execu-tive positions with the National Innovation Fund, Deloitte and Touché, and Ernst and Young. Mr. Zhangurazov holds an MA in Economics from KIMEP Uni-

versity (courses taught in the MBA program include: Financing and Investment Decision Making, Leader-ship and Ethics)

Dr. Ha-jin HwangDr. Hwang is a professor of management at KIMEP Univer-sity. He holds BBA from Chung Ang University in Korea, and MBA and DBA from Mississippi State University. His research interests include e-Business Applications, Knowledge Man-agement, Ubiquitous Comput-ing and its Applications and

Information Systems Security and Privacy. (courses taught in the Executive MBA program include: Busi-ness Intelligence Applications, Global Logistics)

Dr. M Mujibul HaqueAssociate Professor, PhD (Texas Tech University, USA). Previous Affiliations: North South Univer-sity, Bangladesh, Wichita State University and Texas Tech Uni-versity, USA. Research Interests: Natural Recourses and Economic Growth, Development and Effi-ciency of Financial Markets and Institutions and International rate

Parity Conditions and Arbitrage Opportunities.

Dr. Nathan KlingDr. Kling serves as the Director of the School of Marketing and Management at the University of Northern Colorado’s Monfort College of Business. He holds a BBA in Marketing, an MBA in Management and Market-ing and a Ph.D in Marketing, all from the University of Texas at Austin. His research interests

include international marketing, marketing pedago-gy, and business ethics. Dr. Kling also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of KIMEP Univer-sity. (courses taught in the Executive MBA program include: Strategic Management, Strategic Marketing)

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Gavin KretzschmarProfessor Kretzschmar holds the endowed PwC Chair of Accounting and Finance at KIMEP University and has done so for the past four years. This Chair position has been renewed in recognition of PwC’s commitment to Kazakhstan and also reflects the high level of research, quality and corporate

engagement by Professor Kretzschmar. He has held high level banking directorships and specializes in Executive Education. His governance experience is combined with wide ranging research skills and academic publications. With prior positions as Finance Director of Standard Bank specialized in retail, commercial and investment banking experiencing. Dr Kretzschmar now holds the position of Finance Professor at Barcelona Business School. The role Professor Kretzschmar performs in Central Asia fits seamlessly with a role that requires. Energy Finance to be taught at his home university in Barcelona. In particular, PwC is proud to be associated with the Energy teaching stream at Barcelona Business School through Professor Kretzschmar. Research interest:Professor Kretzschmar’s Research focuses on two areas: Energy Finance and the effects of commodity volatility on Oil and Gas companies. The second research area covers bank asset pricing, risk and economic capital. Courses taught at KIMEP:Professor Kretzschmar supervises 3 doctoral students, runs the highly successful PwC Summer School in Oil & Gas Finance

Mr. Marat BakpayevMr. Bakpayev has served as In-ditex Brands Manager for Retail Group Kazakhstan, where he was responsible for the coun-try business development of Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear, Bershka, and Stradivarius. As Branch Director of Nergy Re-tail, Mr. Bakpayev oversaw the opening of Celio and Sine-

quanone stores in Kazakhstan. At Leo Burnett, an international advertising agency, Mr. Bakpayev man-aged marketing in Kazakhstan for a variety of brands, including Tide, Myth, Always, Tampax, Discreet, W&G, Camay, Secret, Max Factor, Red Bull, Kazcom, the Mukhtar Auezov Foundation and the AIDS Foundation East-West. Mr. Bakpayev is currently pursuing a Ph.D at the NEOMA Business School in France, and holds an MBA from Washington University in Saint Louis, in the United States. (courses taught in the MBA pro-gram include: Strategic Marketing and Strategic Man-agement)

Donald HoskinsAssistant Professor. MBA (Uni-versity of Virginia, USA), CFA, CFP. Previous Affiliations: Hei-delberg College and Florida Atlantic University, USA, Uni-versidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Peru and various international banks, mutual funds, hedge fund and private equity funds, USA. Research

Interests: Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets and Behavioural Finance.

Zhanat SyzdykovSenior Lecturer. MPA (KIMEP University), Diploma in IFRS, and Certified Auditor of Ka-zakhstan, DBA (in-Progress at KIMEP University) Previous Affiliations: SAF Audit LLC, Ac-counting and Audit LLC, Audit Manager at KPMG, Kazakhstan. Research Interests: Corporate Governance Implication in De-

veloping Countries, Earnings Management and Com-pany Valuation and Quality of Accounting Information Affecting Investors’ Decisions.

Sang LeeAssociate Professor. PhD (Uni-versity of New Orleans, USA). Previous Affiliations: Mainline Information System, Korea, Market Force Consulting firm, Korea, KWR International Con-sultants, Inc. (KWR), Korea, Korea Securities Dealers As-sociation (KSDA), Korea and Nicholls State University, USA.

Research Interests: Financial Market Integration, In-ternational Portfolio Management and Financial Mar-ket Development.

Ms. Assem ZhakipovaMs. Zhakipova is the Country Controller at GE Kazakhstan. She holds an MSc in Finance from Cambridge University and a BSc from KIMEP University, and is a member of the Asso-ciation of Chartered and Cer-tified Accounts (ACCA). Ms. Zhakipova previously served at PwC as a Manager in the Capi-

tal Markets Group and Audit, during which time she was assigned to international secondments in Hong Kong and London.

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Yuliya AkhmudovaFinancial Director Bassar Electronics LLPThe Executive MBA program is ideal for working professionals. The schedule is flexible yet intensive, and allows me to take part in a top-level program while still working in my position. I also appreciate

that my fellow students are also executives in similar positions. The program offers a solid educational experience. The organizers are they are attentive, responsive, helpful and always in touch (ExMBA Current student)

Baltabek KabylbekovHead of the Business Processes Department and Head of the Finance Management DepartmentGlobal Building Contractors, LLPThe Executive MBA program continued the excellent education and training that I had received as an undergraduate. It has KIMEP’s

trademark quality, tailored for the specific needs of executives. (ExMBA Alumni)

Aidar KatayevGeneral DirectorLinesystem Engineering TOOKIMEP University’s Executive MBA program meets international standards of academic quality. It provides the skills needed for executives in the twenty-first century. Everyday, I see the benefits

that this program has given my career (ExMBA Current student)

Mariya Slovyak Ancillary Revenue & IT Training Manager, Air AstanaThe program has given me a much wider view of business as a whole. But what most important is that participant share their views and real business experiences from different areas. This just isn’t

possible in a non-executive environment (ExMBA Alumni)

Assel Seitenova Consultant, International Finance Corporation, World Bank GroupThe best part of the Executive MBA program is that the lecturers have real professional experience. As top managers, they provide truly practical lessons applicable

to the real world. Nothing beats learning from top professionals (ExMBA Current student)

Paulo MarrasDirector of Business DevelopmentVK-Astana Architects & Engineers KIMEP provides an interesting and challenging program for the executive and the entrepreneurial spirits who want to improve. Many professors display true passion and commitment for their academic

subject. This in its turn brings out the best in the students. The atmosphere among the professors and students is very supportive and I found it to be a very useful tool for networking

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Almaz KhafizovFinancial Manager JV Tarbagatai Munai KIMEP University’s Executive MBA program delivers world-class education in Kazakhstan ac-cording to international standards. I would advise all of my friends and colleagues to enroll and

receive the benefits of the best education available in Kazakhstan, all at an affordable price. (ExMBA Alumni)

Galym DauletbakovFinancial DirectorRatiofarm KazakhstanKIMEP’s Executive MBA speaks the same language as international business. If you want to understand the global corporate world and know how to engage in it successfully

in Kazakhstan, this program is an absolute necessity. (ExMBA Current student)

Alexander TarishkinMarket Access Manager Merck, Sharp & Dohme Representative Office in Central Asia The Executive MBA program offers case studies highly applicable to real-life business,

broad coverage of questions relevant to executives and superb networking opportunities (ExMBA Current student)

Anzhelika KozhevnikovaDeputy Director Yug-Electrocomplect, LTDThe contacts that I was able to make in this program evolved into real business relationships that led to real business deals (ExMBA Alumni)

Anara SartbayevaHead of Compensation and Benefits, HR Employee Relations and AdministrationPractical tools and knowledge combined with superb business connections are what makes this program so beneficial.(ExMBA Alumni)

Fatih Uzunoglu CEO, Galaksi GroupAs a foreign investor in Kazakhstan, I was looking for an MBA program that combines local knowledge with an international business paradigm. KIMEP’s Executive MBA program has been a

good choice for me as I am developing myself and, on the other, sharing experience with others. The teaching faculty is of the highest quality and deliver courses In an informative and interesting way (ExMBA Alumni)

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Hong KongKIMEP University Executive MBA students got the opportunity to study the economic success story of one of the “Asian Tigers” up close during a nine day trip to Hong Kong. Conducted from September 13 to 22, 2013 the trip included 32 participants from the program. Highlights of the trip included visits to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Participants also took in a seminar entitled “Doing Business in Hong Kong”, learning about the Special Autonomous Region’s simplified tax regime and free trade policies. Two courses, Applied Mangerial Economics and Management Control Systems, were offered during the trip.

PragueBetween March 15 and 25, 2013, KIMEP University MBA students traveled to Prague for in a special module on Strategic Management and Business Policy. The module was conducted in cooperation with the city’s Higher School of Economics. The European Study Abroad Centre and its director, Dr. Kristine Zamastil, provided support for the trip. Participants held a number of meetings, including with the Staropramen brewery, Radio Free Europe and Max Munson’s acclaimed Jama restaurant.

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Executive MBA program participants from all sectors also are invited to participate in KIMEP University’s Leader’s Forum. Members of this unique group have the opportunity to speak to students in KIMEP University’s Leadership Development Program, sharing the professional experience and perspectives that they have gained in their careers with KIMEP University’s top undergraduates. They also have the opportunity to participate in specially-designed Leader’s Forum seminars dedicated to the challenges faced by Executives today.

Chan Young Bang President, KIMEP University

Borisbiy Zhangurazov Chairman, “Kazyna Capital Management” JSC

Moazzam Mekan Regional Manager for Central Asia at “International Finance Corporation”

Janat BerdalinaSenior Advisor, KPMG

Keith GaebelManaging Partner, Ernst & Young, Central Asia and the Caucasus

Kenes RakishevChairman, SAT&Company

Nurbol Sultan General Director, “KazTransOil” JSC

Karel HolubGeneral Manager, Nokia, South CIS

Mikhail LomtadzeChairman of the Board, CEO of JSC “Kaspi Bank”

Shingo KatoPresident, Toyota Motor Kazakhstan

Eldar AbdrazakovManaging Director, Centras Capital

Hans DewaeleGeneral Director, Procter&Gamble Kazakhstan

Nurlan KapparovMinister of Environment Protection

Asif ZaidiChief Executive Officer of JSC “CitiBank Kazakhstan”

and many others!

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“The award of International accreditation to the Executive MBA program is in recognition of the efforts of the staff and faculty of both the Executive Education Center and the Bang College of Business. The outcome is a business education program that we believe is equivalent to a world-class standard”

Professor Dr. Brian Sheehan, President of AFBE (Asian Forum on Business Education)