KIMEP University
[1] In 2001 KIMEP became the first institution in Central Asia to implement an American-style course credit system for all academic programs.
Enrollment increased tenfold, thus the campus saw significant renovation, including the addition of a new library, an academic building and a gym.
The College of Social Sciences (CSS) consists of four departments: It offers bachelor's and master's degrees in: economics, international relations, journalism, public and municipal administration, PhD programs in economics and in public administration and dual degree programs with Humboldt University Berlin (Master of Economics and Management Science) and with Yonsei University (Master of Global Affairs and Policy).
The college offers four bachelor's degree programs: Two Foreign Languages (TESOL), Translation Studies, Cognitive Science, and Psychology; and three graduate programs: MA in Foreign Languages (TESOL) and MA in Education Policy and Management, PhD in Education Policy and Management.
The Language Center teaches courses in English, Russian, Kazakh, Chinese, Korean, German.
[6] First-year undergraduates at KIMEP take interdisciplinary courses from the Language Center as a part of the general education program.
[8] KIMEP has a license to offer academic programs from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan[citation needed].
It includes three main academic buildings, a library, sports center, dormitory, various fields, benches and other facilities.
[citation needed] The main collection specializes in publications on business, social sciences, law and languages.
OGEL librarians have created a major database of reference materials on Central Asia, which they continually update.
[13] International and exchange students enrol from more than 25 countries, including China, India, Kyrgyzstan, Peru, South Korea, Spain, Tajikistan, United States, and Uzbekistan.
[citation needed] Notable alumni include: KIMEP has over 100 faculty members coming from approximately 20 countries.
[17] In a letter to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the former faculty members claimed contracts and salaries were "compromised" at the institution.
[17] Former faculty published another letter in the opposition newspaper Respublika[18] which accused several administrators of professional misconduct and lack of qualifications.
[20] He noted that those faculty members who left KIMEP voluntarily usually did so for personal reasons or because their time in Kazakhstan had come to a scheduled end.
[citation needed] In September 2010, the Ministry of Education and Science issued a decree showing an intention to suspend KIMEP's license for six months.
[21] The Ministry cited technical issues such as student-teacher ratio, classroom sizes and the templates of diplomas for the suspension.
Observers pointed out that the university had been operating for almost two decades and suggested that the sudden emergence of this problem after such a long period was politically motivated.
[23] Zhansit Tuimebayev, the Minister of Education and Science who had issued the suspension of KIMEP's license, was moved to a different government position and replaced by Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov.
