INTRODUCTION
On the eve of the 20th anniversary the staff of Kazakh-Russian International University (hereinafter KRIU) wrote a book about the University which reveals important facts and significant events that took place over the 20-year development history of one of the first non-state universities in Kazakhstan. KRIU isconsidered to be one of the largest non-state universities and practically the only educational institution in the region that has the status of an international university, promoting European traditions of education, focused on personal growth of students.
On February 23, 2014 the University celebrated its 20th anniversary. Each year, being a separate page of the University history, is documented not only in the papers, but also in the spiritual memories, in the bright events, and in the interesting illustrations of all those who for many years contributed to the development of the University, worked as a head or professor, was a student or a graduate, supported as a partner and an ally...
The main target of the anniversary book release is to acquaint the modern community with the experience of creating a regional higher education institution of international importance, with the stages of its difficult "career" growth and formation of Aktobe Branch of International Institute of Business and Law (1994) up to the present status acquired by the University as per the order of the Head of the country - Nursultan Nazarbayev (August, 1998) - who gave a great credence to the university appreciating its material and technical and human resources and thereby determining the further path of development.
As the retrospective analysis of the university evolution has shown, severe difficulties the University has faced over its development resulted from the administrative, political, and socio-economic reforms in the country. It was a period when young Kazakhstan also experienced difficult times of its historical development as an independent country. The independent Kazakhstan is 22 years old and our University is 20, so we are almost of the same age, and therefore, we are working hard and developing in accordance with progress of the country. This is the second symbolic factor that is important in our University life.
The public remembers the difficult times Kazakhstan people experienced in the early 90s. But it was precisely over those years that thousands of successful Kazakhs proved themselves as true patriots of their country and made an overwhelming contribution to the prosperity of economic and social life of their region and country. During these years these people created the first small and medium-sized businesses which are now justly called "made in Kazakhstan", new workplaces, new services, opportunities for modern treatment andobtaining decent education. Among them, we justly can name the founder of KRIU - Temerkhan Baibosynovich Berdimuratov, the Man who is deeply committed to his work, truly loves to create, to implement the most incredible projects and ideas, who knows how to lead people and reveal their talents. Only in terms of the present days it can be understandable that precisely such persons at time of great changes could create and implement the idea of a modern university establishment giving opportunities for European education in Aktobe region, particularly on majors which were available only in large metropolitan Almaty – the center of the country of that time.
It is a very responsible but not an easy work to write an anniversary book about the University which was created by the Person; about a University that is a brainchild, deeply sacral and spiritual. Thus, the process of writing a book about this University arouses genuine interest and overwhelming desire to bring it home to its 20-year history.
Accumulated experience and traditions, personal vision and corporate culture, active international activity, fruitful projects in implementation of student entrepreneurship as well as practice-oriented trainings, personal developments on student-centered educational system, mobile educational projects with foreign universities – all these characterize today's icon of the University.
You, our dear reader, should judge the effectiveness of the KRIU performance. We will try to uncover all the facts, events, personalities of the university life, confirming their invaluable experience and personal development path. But the important achievement for KRIU is its graduates, the number of which today reaches about 10 000 people successfully working in all parts of the world.
In the course of the years of its activity the University has repeatedly confirmed its compliance with the quality management system (2006); it thrice passed the state certification of the Ministry for Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2001, 2006, 2011), it went through inspections in compliance with licensing requirements of MES; it passed the state accreditation of MES as an object of scientific and scientific-technological activity (2013); it participated in the National Business Rating and entered the Top 50 as "Leader-2013" in the sphere of "Higher Education" among medium-sized enterprises of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Astana, 2013); it participated in the competition "Science and Education" of Socrates Committee of the European Business Assembly and was included in the official international registrar "The Best University" (Oxford, UK, 2013).
On the eve of the 20th anniversary Kazakh-RussianInternationalUniversity summarizes the fruitful performance based on the achievements, results, facts, and events of the university life. The university history has evolved daily work of a great number of employees, researchers, educators, undergraduate and graduate students. The University experience gained over 20 years of scientific and pedagogical work will serve as a solid foundation for the future development.This anniversary book is devoted to the 20-year valor of the University that for many years will be serving to the prosperity of the modern education in Kazakhstan, will be making an invaluable contribution to the development and education of the younger generation of intellectuals, as well as to the further formation of a new cluster of leaders.
Speech of N.A. Nazarbayev during his visit to KRIU
I congratulate you on founding this glorious University!
I wish strong health to all students, faculty and administrators of this remarkable University!
Ipropose to name this University – “Kazakh-RussianInternationalUniversity”. The decision has been made. Our children at this University will get modern education for living better in the world and supporting our Motherland!
N.A.Nazarbayev
From the public speech during his visit to Aktobe Institute of Management, Business and Law "NUR", at present KRIU, 21.08.1998
Philosophic content of our symbol «Нұртерек» - “Tree of Light”
The meaning. There are several of them.
1)Cognition. A man cognizes by the sight and hearing that come from organs of sense. A man cognizes by brain which is knowledge by intellect. In these ways pupils and students are taught. There is another way too - cognition by heart and soul, the latter is the one that knows by itself (by Aristotle). It is a way how students should study.
In the heart a man meets with the all-knowing, all-seeing and all-hearing God.
A man, who realizes himself/herself, has the ability to cognize by heart that understands the Essence of things. Ондайадамды«Көзі ашық адам» дейді, meaning a man has cognized the essence of things. A man who does not understand the essence of things was called «көкірегінде көзі жоқ, көңілі соқыр адам» (an insensitive man, if his/her soul is blind).
Rational knowledge looks like the Moon, as the Moon shines only by reflecting to the light of the Sun. The Moon shines from the Sun.
The knowledge gained by heart is the Sun, creating its own light - NUR.
That is why it is necessary to shine not by reflection, but by the own light of knowledge.
Hence, lessons at university should be metaphysical, where Sense, Brain, and Heart reign.
Only educating by Light - Нұрмен, providing a man by his/her own light, planting love for own nation. This love sharps all man's abilities and forms such a key notions as абырой, ар, намыс, ерлік- notions of traditional Kazakh ethics.
These traditions should not be confused with love of knowledge, pompous jubilee, painful envy, uncritical attitude to oneself and ancestors, which we have today in our life.
2)Tree - all that remains from Aktobe tree growing near the University (it is 140-year old), a symbol of place where we live, and a symbol of the eternally renovating life.
3)Alphabets. Five of the oldest alphabets of mankind - Sumerian, Greek, Chinese, Latin and Cyrillic - where the Word that came from the idea that "First there was a Word and a word was the God..." Everything is crossed and interrelated: light, soul, heart, knowledge, brain, love, people - мәңгілік ел.
Нұртерек - the Tree of the Light from the Tree of Knowledge, which stands on the ancient Word.
May Нұртерек has a long life as the New symbol of the University!
A word of welcome by the President of the University
Dear colleagues, students, friends!
Today we are celebrating our 20 year anniversary. During these years about ten thousand students have graduated from the University. At the present time the planet of "Kazakh-Russian International University" inhabits five thousand undergraduate and graduate students.
The University formative years coincided with the tremendous changes constantly happened in all areas throughout. In education, it has been the beginning of years of global changes in our perception of the World, years of entry into the tread of universal human civilization. We dropped this time - and we are grateful for resurrection of the person Essence. "Blessed is who has visited this world in its fateful minutes", - wrote the great Russian poet F. Tyutchev.
Our University has been forming and developing with young and independent Kazakhstan. During the years of independence, all aspects of society in Kazakhstan, especially science and technology, education, information and communication technologies have undergone many reforms, characterized by their mobile incarnation and change. It is indisputable that modern reforms and development of innovative technologies are a very important factor in quality growth and development. The University has always been seeking to realize all the wishes expressed by the Head of the State in his speech to the students and faculty on August 20, 1998 during the opening of the university main building.
By human standards, 20 years is the age of youth, flight of thought and a new start to comprehend the vertices of the Spirit, Mind, and Creativity. Great Turkish poet Hikmet Ran Nazim wrote "Youth is a dream. It is a belief. This is the attraction to the feat. This is lyrics and romance. These are big plans for the future. This is the beginning of all perspectives."
Everything that is in the world of civilization and culture is the concept of "university", possibly based on a clear, realistic and deep analysis of the undergone path. The 20-year experience allows building long-term plans for the future, which covers such items as the creation of new scientific schools and directions, the creation of a new model of the educational process and pedagogical dialogue, the expansion of the material base in the format of "KRIU - CITY".
The main goal of the University is to give students high-quality knowledge in order to ensure the competitiveness of graduates on the labor market. This contributes to an innovative model of practice-based learning, aimed for the future professional student activity and employment. For this purpose, on the basis of the University, new business units and academic laboratories have been created as a permanent base of practice and research.
Happiness, prosperity and success to everyone who had been with us in the years and stay with us today in making our offspring - Kazakh-Russian International University - and good luck!
The founder of Kazakh-Russian International University,
Professor, PhD in Psychology
Berdimuratov T.B.
Aktobe is one of the first modern urban centers in Kazakhstan
Aktobe (Aktyubinsk) is one of the largest industrial cities in Kazakhstan, in western part of the country. The city grew from fortress "Aktobe / Ақтөбе", constructed in 1869. The status of "garrison fortification "Aktobe" left the city until 1891, and in 1891 it became a County town of Turgaisky region. In 1932 has acquired the status of a regional center of Aktobe region. On March 11, 1999 Aktyubinsk under the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan was renamed into Aktobe (Kazakh: Ақтөбе means "The white top").
The earth Aktyubinsk is similar to the great intersection where dozens ways were weaved together. And it is true until today…
The Aktyubinsk area is the fatherland of large statesmen, from Uzakpaya Kulymbetov, Temirbek Zhurgenov and Telzhan Shonanov, a known group of poets and writers, from Takhavi Akhtanov, Kuandyk Shangytbayev and Zhiyenbayev's Saga, composers and artists, from a well-known academician Ahmet Zhubanov.
Aktobe is the homeland for 37 Heroes of the Soviet Union. People are proud of a female hero of all Soviet East, the Hero of the Soviet Union Aliya Moldagulova. They are also proud of the distinguished astronauts V. I.Patsayev and Yu.V.Lonchakov who are natives of the Aktyubinsk.
The area is a region that has a huge geopolitical, economic and strategic importance in the western part of Kazakhstan. It borders with Kostanay, Karaganda, Kazylordin, Mangystau, Atyrau, West-Kazakh regions, and with Russia in the North. The subsoil of the area is very rich which allows developing powerful economic resources.
Aktobe region is a donor region, supporting the country's economy and budget. According to rating indicators of recent years in all branches of the last years in all industries, the region has come out on the top.
The Aktyubinsk area is the land with great economic potential, very rich in mineral wealth and a very high intellectual and cultural level. Proper use of these features in accordance with the spirit of the times enables the rapid development and continuous growth of the economy. The subsoil assets of the region include more than 10 percent of the country's proven oil reserves, 30 percent of the projected hydrocarbon feed, and 100 percent of Kazakhstan's chromium. On reserves of chrome ore region ranks the 2nd place in the world (more than 400 million tons), copper ore reserves (100 million tons) - 3rd place in the country, in terms of gas reserves - 4th place.
The region’s land is also rich in nickel, titanium, phosphorus, zinc, copper, aluminum, coal, as well as in many other natural resources, including gold, silver, cobalt, potassium salts, asbestos, kaolin, glass and hued stone raw, natural materials, decoration, oil bituminous deposits, mineral water, raw materials, etc.
Fields of education, health, culture, sports, transport are rapidly developing and improving every year. In Aktobe there are six institutions of higher education, including two academies - Military Institute of Air Defense named after T.Begeldinov, Aktobe Law Institute of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan, West Kazakhstan State Medical University nameda after M.Ospanov, three universities - Aktobe Regional State University named after K.Zhubanov, Kazakh-Russian International University, University of Aktobe named after S.Baishev.
Kazakh-Russian International University (KRIU) is the first non-state international university in Aktobe, founded in 1994. KRIU is located in the old part of the city on 52, Aiteke- bi street, (former Lenin street, 52). It was built in 1956 as a campus of a Medical Institute.Later this building was purchased by the founder of KRIU to expand the material and technical base of the institution. KRIU not only preserved, but also developed a powerful infrastructure of the institution and created an unusual building resembling institutions in powerful cultural center of Russia - St. Petersburg by its architectural design.
In 2011 a 7-storey building was built, and in spring 2014 the construction of building of the third Campus at 5.5 thousand sq.m was started. KRIU educational building is of a historical value for Aktobe and it was recorded in the Registrar of the Cultural Property.
Aktyubinsk is known as a city with developing sports sphere of life, especially there is a well-known soccer team "Aktobe" - five-time champion of the Republic of Kazakhstan; The Sport School of Olympic Reserve of boxing, created by the champion of Olympic Games in Sydney, Ermakhan Ibraimov, whom his country is proud of. Among his students are many champions of Kazakhstan and Asia, including the pride of KRIU - Nurbol Kalzhanov, a student of the Department of Law, a famous young boxer, a multiple champion of Kazakhstan, Asia and international competitions, Man of the Year of his native land (2010). Over the last few years the modern infrastructure has been developed and the material and technical base have been improved. The number of sports facilities is growing and town authorities pay a special attention to the development of sports schools for young people.
There are about five hundred organizations of culture and art in the region. Life and social conditions of the population are dynamically improving. The number of new schools, modern hospitals, cultural facilities, shopping malls, high-rise buildings is growing. Particularly building construction develops in the city.This field is at the forefront in the country.