Name of Educational Programs

«8D04107 – Project management»

Field of education

04 - Business, Management and Law

Direction of training

041 - Business and Management

Group of educational programs

8D041

Purpose of Educational Programs

Preparation of highly qualified scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel capable of innovative project activities in the economy, education, and the social sphere based on an in-depth study of the theoretical and methodological foundations of the science of project management, as well as the systematic use of knowledge and methodology of related scientific fields and digital technologies capable of creating new conceptual knowledge that develops the science of project management, reasonably present it to specialists in the context of scientific discussions including international, in the working language of scientific activities.

Language of instruction

Kazakh / Russian / English

Theoretical training

180 credits

Degree to award

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the educational program "8D04107 - Project Management"

Expected learning outcomes

Upon completion of this program, undergraduates are expected to be able to:

ON1. develop scientific, research and educational strategic plans, integrated programs, project portfolios based on fundamental scientific training, knowledge of strategic planning, methods of research and modeling of projects;

ON2. create creative scientific ideas and products using analysis as a general scientific method of knowledge, evaluation and synthesis in the process of integrated research, creation and promotion of an innovative project product;

ON3. to make a substantiation and choice of accepted portfolio and design decisions, on the basis of modeling and application of modern methods and tools of project management;

ON.4 develop alternative methods of forecasting and evaluation for investment and portfolio analysis, with the aim of improving the efficiency of projects and making decisions on their financing;

ON 5. create an expert opinion, summarizing the results of system analysis in assessing and synthesizing new ideas, identifying problem situations in the process of designing, developing, adopting and implementing project management decisions;

ON 6. organize the provision of analytical, consulting, outsourcing and educational services to interested organizations and individuals; develop educational programs and corporate project management standards; develop methodological support and conduct pedagogical activities in higher education institutions;

ON 7. to recommend, on the basis of analysis, evaluation and selection, alternative options for management decisions in specific organizational and project situations;

ON 8. generate and set goals and objectives in the process of planning and operational management of the program, the project in conditions of full awareness;

ON 9. substantiate the choice of the trend of the project idea, models, expert methods of forecasting and reducing the investment risks of the project;

ON 10. to prove and insist on their point of view in evaluating the effectiveness of project management activities, to convince opponents of the correctness of the proposed solution;

ON 11. expand the scope of existing knowledge in the field of project management, reflect them in national and international refereed publications, through original research, critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new ideas, creation of an innovative project product.

ON 12. conduct a dialogue with a wide scientific community, equal in status by scientists, employers and students on the subject of their field of competence: types of research projects, project management problems, types, methods, management project consulting technologies, areas of application of these methods, risks, trends and their limitations.

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Academic activities

Academic activities in the educational program are regulated by the Academic Policy of Al-Farabi KazNU and are implemented within the framework of existing regulatory documents and guidelines in the field of higher education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The educational program is built on a modular basis based on a competency-based approach.

Academic activities of educational programs are carried out:

- within the framework of existing regulatory documents and methodological recommendations in the field of higher education in the field of economic sciences, as a result of the implementation of regulatory documents regulating the educational and methodological process at the university;

- generalization and dissemination of new normative legal acts concerning methodological work;

- current and long-term planning of the educational and methodological work of the university, coordination of the educational and methodological complex of the discipline (UMKD) of the department for compliance with regulatory legal acts, the working curriculum and the educational program;

- monitoring the provision of the educational process with teaching materials, documenting the results;

- development of teaching materials; development and implementation of the working curriculum

Scientific activity

There are centers for the implementation of the educational program at the faculty:

Center for Management and Business Education

Center for Innovative Competencies in Accounting, Audit and Analysis

Center "Islamic Finance and Financial Analysts"

Exchange Technology Center

Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The educational program «8D04107 – Project management» allows for the preparation of masters taking into account the new opportunities created by the integration of production and science, and new challenges caused by the new requirements of the labor market, global and local requirements.

International activities

Academic mobility: with leading Universities-TOP 200, one of them:

Erasmus– EPP-1-2016-KZ-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP. Enhancement of Higher education and corporate sectors integration in accordance with new social environment ENINEDU.

Comparison with similar programs of the TOP 200 universities according to the QS rating.

International scientific internships and academic mobility of the department.

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Russia

Novosibirsk State University, Russia

Teachers of the educational program undergo internships, educational courses abroad to exchange experience, gain new competencies, and improve educational skills.

Quality assurance (Accreditation, rating, work with employers)

The educational program "8D04107 - Project management" was accredited by the international organization FIBAA - Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (2015-2020).

In 2021, the educational program has successfully passed the accreditation of KazSEE - the Kazakhstan Society for Engineering Education (2021-2026).

According to the results of the IAAR rating - 2021, the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR), KazNU named after al-Farabi takes the 1st place in the republic in the groups of OP of the direction "6В041 Business and Management", which includes OP8D04107 - Project Management.

The department has a Council of employers in the specialty; representatives of companies that are part of this Council participate in annual scientific and methodological conferences, round tables, where they share their vision of training qualified specialists, indicating the competencies that they would like to see in our graduates.