Kamila Sugirbekova

1. Scope of Responsibilities

Provides overall leadership of the University’s administrative and organizational activities. Ensures the implementation of personnel policy, legal support, digital transformation, improvement of management processes, and support for the University’s strategic initiatives.

2. Professional Experience

– Member of the Board – Chief of Staff, Tashenev University (2025–present).

– Director of the Department of Strategic Development, Kazakh National Women’s Teacher Training University (2022–2025).

– Chief Expert and Acting Deputy Director of the Bologna Process and Academic Mobility Center, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2014–2022).

– Senior Specialist in International Relations and Professional Development, Academy of Transport and Communications named after M. Tynyshpaev Kazakh (2006–2014).

– Assistant to the Chairperson, NGO “Namys” (2005–2006).

3. Education

– Oriental Studies: International Regional Specialist (Sinologist), Interpreter-Referent, Lecturer in the History of Eastern Countries.

– Finance: Financier.

– Master of Economic Sciences (Public and Local Administration).

4. Achievements

– Over 19 years of professional experience in higher education and international cooperation.

– Participation in the development and promotion of university internationalization and strategic development projects.

– Coordination of international ranking activities (QS, THE, Webometrics, UI Green Metric).

– Strengthening institutional partnerships with foreign educational organizations.

– Expertise in international qualification recognition mechanisms (ENIC-NARIC, BFUG, Lisbon Convention).

– Leadership of ESG/SDG transformation and quality management projects.

– Participation in international initiatives of the EU, UNESCO, ASEAN, ERASMUS+.

– Development of analytical materials, including the report on the implementation of Bologna Process parameters in Kazakhstani universities and the analysis of Kazakhstan’s data in the EHEA 2020 report using the “Bologna Traffic Light” methodology (Framework of Indicators and Monitoring Tool).

– Recipient of awards from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and institutional recognitions, including the honorary badge for the development of Kazakh National Women’s Teacher Training University (2024).

5. Professional Development

– Moscow School of Management “SKOLKOVO” (competitiveness of universities).

– ERASMUS+ (Belgian Education Council).

– ISO 37001, ISO 9001 certifications.

– Internships:

• ENIC-NARIC centers (Denmark, Czech Republic).

• BFUG Thematic Group “B” on the Lisbon Convention (Italy).

• National Project Office — Project Management within the National Development Project of Kazakhstan until 2025.

6. Membership and Expert Activity

– Expert of the ENIC-NARIC network.

– Expert of international BFUG working groups.

– Member of the Grant Commission for New Business Ideas of the City of Almaty.

– Participant in international educational and scientific platforms.

7. Key Publications

– Analytical Report on the Implementation of Bologna Process Parameters in Kazakhstani Universities (2022).

– Analysis of Kazakhstan’s data in the EHEA 2020 Report using the “Bologna Traffic Light” method (Framework of Indicators and Monitoring Tool).

– Articles and expert materials in qualification recognition, internationalization, quality management, and higher education development.