Supervisory Board is an elected, collegial body, which includes representatives of the academic community, accreditation bodies and employers.
Supervisory Board is responsible for determining the priority areas of the Agency's activities, approving the development strategy, long-term activity plans, annual reports on the Agency's activities and financial reports.
Professor Zhaksybek A. Kulekeyev
Chair of the IQAA Supervisory Board
Professor, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Adviser to the Director-General of the Production and Drilling Technology Research and Development Institute of "KazMunayGas", member of the National Research Board by the Ministry of Education and Science
of the Republic of Kazakhstan, member of Economic Expert Board of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a former Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Member of the IQAA Accreditation Council
(2016-June, 2018).
Education: Kazakh State University, Faculty of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics (1979).
Work experience:
Lecturer, Associate Professor, Head of the Department at Almaty Institute of National Economy (1979-1995);
Deputy Head, Head of the National Statistical Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1995-1999);
Minister of Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1999-2002);
Head of the Accounts Committee for Control over Execution of the Republican Budget of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2002-2003);
Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2003-2004);
Rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2005-2006);
First Vice-President of JSC NC "KazMunaiGas" (2006-2007);
President of JSC "National Company "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy" (2007-2008);
Adviser to the Director-General of JSC "Kazakh Institute of Oil and Gas" (2010-2014);
• Adviser to the Director-General of the Production and Drilling Technology Research and Development Institute of JSC NC "KazMunaiGas" (2014 - present);
Research studies, publications: He is an author of more than 10 books and monographs, more than 100 articles.
Members of Supervisory Board
Dr Maiki Udam
Member of the IQAA Supervisory Board
Independent international expert, Ph.D., Member of the Accreditation Council at IQAA (2014- June,2018)
Work experience:
Head of the Division for Higher Education in the Ministry of Education and Research of Estonia (1998 - 2001);
Head of the Office of Academic Affairs at Tallinn University of Technology (2002-2009);
Consultant for National Qualification Framework (NQF) in the Consulate of European countries (2008 – 2009).
Expert in Bologna Process in Estonia (2009-2013);
A short-term expert in a joint project of Finland and Estonia on development of quality assurance systems (2012-2014);
Director of International Cooperation and Development at Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education (EKKA) (2009 – 2018);
Director of the Board of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) (2015-2018);
Research studies, publications: Dr Maiki Udam published more than 15 articles. She is a contributor and a coordinator of research projects and ENQA projects: "Transparency of European Higher Education through Public Quality Assurance
Reports (EQArep)", "Internal Quality Assurance Assessing Impact: Using External Reviews and Evaluations in Internal Quality Assurance".
Certificates: She is a holder of professional development certificates issued by international organizations.
Mr Gani M. Tasmaganbetov
Director of "EL DEVELOPMENT" LLP of Astana (2018 - present). Member of the IQAA Supervisory Board - Entrepreneur in construction (2018-present)
Education:Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan (2005); Master`s degree holder of Hitotsubashi University in Tokio, Japan (2007).
Work experience:
Head of the Department for International Collaboration and Cooperation of International Organizations at the Department for International Relations in the Ministry of Economics and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2007-2008);
Consultant at the Committee for Economic Reforms and Regional Development of the Mazhilis Chamber of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2008-2009);
Expert, consultant and Head of the Division at the Center for Strategic Projects and Analysis by the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2009-2012);
Deputy Akim of Aktobe, Head of the State Institution "Bureau of Economics and Budget planning in Aktyubinsk region" (2012-2015);
Director of the Regional Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Astana (2015- 2018 ).
Director of "EL DEVELOPMENT" LLP of Astana (2018 - present).
Mrs Aigul Zhumabayeva
Deputy of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Deputy Chair of the National Industrial Chamber of Kazakhstan. Member of the Accreditation Council at IQAA - representative of employers.
Education: Ural State University (Sverdlovsk, 1990).
Work experience:
Junior research fellow at the Department for Sociological Studies at the Institute of Philosophy and Law at the Academy of Sciences, a sociologist in the Department of Public Opinion Analysis at the Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
(1990 - 1992);
She has been actively involved in entrepreneurial activities for many years;
Work at the Executive Board of "Atameken": expert, director of the Department for Corporate Social Responsibilities, Deputy Chair of the Executive Board of the Chamber (2008 - 2011);
Director for Public Relations, advisor to the Chairman of the "Akzhol" Party (2011 – 2012);
Head of the Executive Office of the "Akzhol" Kazakhstan’s Democratic Party’s Fraction in the Mazhilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan (from January 2012);
Deputy Chair of the National Industrial Chamber of Kazakhstan;
Deputy of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the seventh convocation (from 14.01.2021).
Professor Sholpan M. Kalanova
Member of the IQAA Supervisory Board
Professor, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, President of the Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (IQAA).
Education: Kazakh Institute of Chemical Technology (1971), diploma with honors. Specialty – chemical technologist. Graduate school of Institute on Organic Catalysis and Electrochemistry, Kazakh Academy of Sciences
International internships: Humboldt University of Berlin (Berlin, 1978-1979), Indiana University Bloomington (2001), the KOICA Agency in South Korea (2002).
Research degrees and ranks: Candidate of Chemical Sciences (1977), Associate Professor, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences (Moscow State Pedagogical University, 1999), Professor of Higher Attestation Commission (2001).
Work experience:
Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Head of the Department: Karaganda State University (1976-1982), Centrosoyuz Karaganda Cooperative Institute (1982-1992);
Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs: Kyzylorda Institute of Engineers in Agricultural Production, Zhambyl State University, M.H. Dulati Taraz State University (1992-2001);
Deputy Director of the Department of State Inspection and Monitoring, Deputy Director of the Administrative Department of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2001-2006);
Director of the National Accreditation Centre of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2006-2008); President of the Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (2008-2009); Deputy Head of the Centre for
Strategic Research and Analysis under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2009 - 2011);
President of JSC “Information-Analytic Center” of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2011-2013);
President of the Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (2013-present).
Research studies, publications: She is an author and co-author of 3 monographs, 4 study guides and more than 170 research and methodological articles.
Awards:She is awarded with the medal “10 Years of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, award pin “Ybyrai Altynsarin”, "Excellence in Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan", “Honored Worker of Education of the Republic
of Kazakhstan”.
