Kozybayev University Holds a Board of Directors Meeting

The university consistently reinforces its transparency principles, corporate governance, and academic development. A regular meeting of the University’s Board of Directors was held.

The in-person attendees included:

Chair of the Board of Directors – Galym Simbekovich Baytuk

Chair of the Management Board – Rector, Yerbol Maratovich Issakayev

Anatoly Afanasyevich Bashmakov

Didar Nurkenovich Smagulov

The remaining members of the Board joined the session remotely.

As part of the agenda, the Board adopted several important decisions:

▪ The report on compliance with the Corporate Governance Code was approved, along with a plan for its further development;

▪ Reports from the Anti-Corruption Compliance Service and the Internal Audit Service were presented;

▪ Amendments were made to the Regulation on the Procedures and Conditions for Business Travel Reimbursement;

▪ New Rules for Competitive Substitution of Academic Staff were adopted, including procedures for hiring under international academic programs and competitions for research positions;

▪ Admission Rules for educational programs were approved, including dual degree programs with the University of Arizona, with specified entry scores.

In addition, the Board outlined priority tasks for university leadership, including improving the performance of the HR department, streamlining HR documentation workflow, and enhancing oversight of academic staff recruitment procedures.