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EURASIAN HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERS’ FORUM 11-12 June 2014, Astana, Kazakhstan SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITIES: WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW TO BUILD ONE? CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS UDC 378 LBC 74.58 E68 Editors: Aida Sagintayeva and Kairat Kurakbayev, Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education E68 EURASIAN HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERS’ FORUM 2014, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. – Astana, IndigoPrint Llp., 2014, 90 p. ISBN 978-601-80467-4-2 UDC 378 LBC 74.58 ISBN 978-601-80467-4-2 © Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, 2014 3 CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . .5 CONFERENCE STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS . 6 CONTRIBUTORS . .7 OPENING SESSION DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN KAZAKHSTAN . .8 Gulshara Abdykalikova TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITY IN SOCIETY . 10 Aslan Sarinzhipov WHAT IS ‘A SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITY’? . .14 Lynne Parmenter, Murat Orunkhanov and Kairat Kurakbayev PANEL SESSION 1: WHAT IS ‘A SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITY’? THE QUEST FOR A WORLD CLASS UNIVERSITY: DEFINING THE GOAL FOR AN EMERGING ECONOMY . 23 Alan Ruby THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT IN BUILDING A “SUCCESSFUL” UNIVERSITY . 27 Jane Knight IN SEARCH OF CRITERIA AND FACTORS OF SUCCESS FOR A REGIONAL UNIVERSITY . 32 Amantai Nurmagambetov DIVERSITY AND INTEGRITY IN THE SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITY . 35 Humphrey Tonkin WHAT MAKES A UNIVERSITY SUCCESSFUL FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TEACHING AND STUDENT LEARNING? . 40 Jan Vermunt PANEL SESSION 2: HOW TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITY: START FROM A NEW INSTITUTION OR BUILD FROM THE EXISTING ONE? SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITIES . 43 Simon Jones HOW TO BUILD ‘A SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITY’? . .49 Mary Canning 4 PANEL SESSION 3: STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON A SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITY WHAT DOES A SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITY LOOK LIKE? – THE STUDENTS’ VIEW . .50 Rok Primožič A STRATEGIC, LAYERED APPROACH TO EVIDENTIALLY IMPROVING STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES AND OUTCOMES WITHIN ‘A SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITY’ . .54 Liz Winter PROMOTING STUDENT MOBILITY IN A GLOBAL AGE . 59 Angela Yiu PANEL SESSION 4: FACULTY’S PERSPECTIVES ON A SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITY THE ROLE OF FACULTY IN CREATING A SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITY . .62 Loretta O’Donnell CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND FACULTY’S ROLE IN THE FORMA TION OF A SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITY . .66 Fatima Zhakypova THE ROLE OF FACULTY AT SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITIES . .70 Matthew Hartley HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCES IN KYRGYZSTAN: CASE OF OSH STATE UNIVERSITY . .72 Kanybek Issakov ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP: A MISSING LINK IN HIGHER EDUCATION GOVERNANCE IN TIMES OF CHANGE? . 75 Aida Sagintayeva FACULTY’S PERSPECTIVE ON SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITY: PERSPECTIVE FROM A REGIONAL UNIVERSITY . .81 Beibit Mamrayev PANEL SESSION 5: SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES: GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES . .82 Zhexenbek Adilov SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES: DEVELOPMENT FACTORS . 83 Zhumakhan Myrkhalykov CONCLUDING REMARKS . 87 Humphrey Tonkin 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education is delighted to present the publication of the third annual Eurasian Higher Education Leaders’ Forum. The conference proceedings present papers written by distinguished local and international contributors that attended the Forum in 2014. The papers are grounded in theoretical argument and empirical research and written to provide debate and discussion among policy makers, faculty, students, and staff. Around 350 speakers and delegates and participants from more than 15 countries attended the Forum in 2014. Attendees discussed global trends in higher education and presented their understandings and interpretations of a successful academic institution. The Forum has been divided into five plenary sessions: 1) What is ‘a Successful University’? 2) How to Build a Successful University: Start from a New Institution or Build from the Existing One? 3) Students’ Perspectives on a Successful University; 4) Faculty’s Perspectives on a Successful University; 5) Successful Research Universities. The Forum aims to develop an international dialogue between higher education leaders, policy makers, researchers and practitioners from different parts of the world. We believe this dialogue should be at the heart of collaboration both on individual and institutional levels. This collection of papers offers both local and global perspectives on the future of higher education, showcasing the breadth and depth of opinions. We hope that the annual Forum and its conference proceedings will serve as a valuable resource for higher education leaders, faculty members and policy makers. We invite everyone who is interested in reflecting on the continuities and changes in education development and taking strategic actions to improve their national and local educational environments. Information about the annual Eurasian Higher Education Leaders’ Forum is available on our website at www.ehelf.nu.edu.kz. We are indebted to our speakers and authors as well as members of the Steering Committee, for their contributions and unstinting support. This collection of papers is a project of the Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education. Aida Sagintayeva and Kairat Kurakbayev, Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, Astana, Kazakhstan October 2014 6 CONFERENCE STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS CHAIR Shigeo Katsu, President, Nazarbayev University. MEMBERS Kadisha Dairova, Vice-President for Student Affairs, International Cooperation, Government Relations, Nazarbayev University. Zakir Jumakulov, Junior Researcher, Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education. Loretta O’Donnell, Vice-Provost for Academic Affairs, Nazarbayev University. Timothy Reagan, Dean, Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education. Aida Sagintayeva, Chief Executive Director, Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education. Dennis de Tray, Advisor to the President, Nazarbayev University. Janet Turarbekova, Director, Department of Communications and Marketing, Nazarbayev University. 7 CONTRIBUTORS WELCOMING SPEECHES Gulshara Abdykalikova is Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Aslan Sarinzhipov is Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. PAPERS Zhexenbek Adilov is Professor and Rector at Satpayev Kazakhstan National Technical University, Kazakhstan. Mary Canning is a higher education policy expert and member of the Higher Education Authority, Ireland. Matthew Hartley is Professor and Chair of Higher Education Division, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, PA, USA. Kanybek Issakov is Rector at Osh State University, Kyrgyz Republic. Simon Jones is Provost at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. Jane Knight is Adjunct Professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada. Kairat Kurakbayev is Director of the Research Institute of Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, Kazakhstan. Beibit Mamrayev is Professor and Rector at Dosmukhamedov Atyrau State University, Kazakhstan. Zhumakhan Myrkhalykov is Professor and Rector at Auezov South Kazakhstan State University, Kazakhstan. Amantai Nurmagambetov is Professor and Rector at Zhubanov Aktobe Regional State University, Kazakhstan. Loretta O’Donnell is Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. Murat Orunkhanov is Professor and a senior researcher at the Research Institute of Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, Kazakhstan. Lynne Parmenter is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, Kazakhstan. Rok Primožič is the Chairperson of European Students’ Union, Belgium. Alan Ruby is a senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, PA, USA. Aida Sagintayeva is Chief Executive Director at Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, Kazakhstan. Humphrey Tonkin is Professor of the Humanities and President Emeritus at the University of Hartford, USA. Jan Vermunt is Professor of Education and Deputy Head of Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge, UK. Liz Winter is a university lecturer at the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge, UK. Angela Yiu is Vice President for Academic Exchange at Sophia University, Japan. Fatima Zhakypova is Executive Director of the Graduate School of Public Policy at Nazarbayev University and a national education expert, Kazakhstan. 8 Gulshara Abdykalikova DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN KAZAKHSTAN Gulshara Abdykalikova Dear ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to welcome you to the Eurasian Higher Education Leaders’ Forum. Symbolically, the tradition of holding a forum was born at Nazarbayev University settings, which is envisioned to be a flagship of higher education in Kazakhstan. When creating Nazarbayev University, an in-depth analysis of top universities’ achievements around the world was studied; many of these institutions have now become partners of the University and for the past four years since its foundation, the University set an example of collaboration and partnership of outstanding scholars in the country. In the Strategy “Kazakhstan – 2050” the Head of the State set a task to enter top 30 most developed countries of the world. Human capital development will definitely be a condition for achieving that goal. Only with high human potential, alternative ways of economic and socially oriented growth will be developed. With the present challenges a highly educated person is capable to cope with necessary knowledge and skills. Universities, as generators of knowledge, play an important role in building human capital