Almaty Management University (AlmaU)

Almaty Management University is an entrepreneurial, socially responsible university striving to become more comprehensive and research-oriented. This year we celebrate 37 years in the education market, being the oldest private university in the country, the first business school of Kazakhstan, pioneer of business education in CIS. The university cooperates with more than 130 universities and associations. AlmaU is committed to the principles of the Third Mission, the UN SDGs, and promotes the Principles of Responsible Management Education (UN PRME). AlmaU is accredited by IQA CEEMAN (2010-2029), MBA programs are accredited by AMBA (2013-2026), Graduate School of Business, School of Hospitality and Tourism, School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation of AlmaU are accredited by BGA (2021-2026). The university ranks 801-1000 in the THE Impact Rankings 2024. GSB AlmaU is in the top 300 best business schools in the world according to the QS World University Rankings: Global MBA Rankings 2024, the AlmaU EMBA program takes 24th place in the QS Executive MBA 2023: Joint programs. At AlmaU there are 10 Schools, 3 Centers, the Institute for Education Development and AlmaU Extension (executive education center). Subject areas present at AlmaU include Business and Management, Economics and Finance, Politics and Law, Digital Technologies, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Hospitality and Tourism, Media and Film, Health Sciences, Urban Studies, Creative Industries, Sports Management, and Humanities. Programs are delivered in 3 languages: Kazakh, Russian, and English, in more than 20 specialties. Currently, we have 5200 students, 75% are undergraduate and 25% are postgraduate students. We have the largest MBA and DBA students cohort in the region (more than 1000). 72% of undergraduate students study in the Russian language, 15 % - in Kazakh, 13% - in English. Postgraduate studies are delivered in Russian, the Global EMBA program run jointly with AMS is an English-language program.