Actual draft of program of the DAAD Alumni Week "WHZ & KAFU- International 2023"

Event location: Kazakh-American Free University (KAFU) in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kasachstan
Official language of the conference presentations: English
Languages of communication: German, English and/or Russian

TimeTopic
N.N.Arrival day
Individual trip to Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kaz.), Arrival during the day, Check-in at a hotel.
TimeTopic
N:NIndividual arrival from hotel to the campus of the Kazakh-American Free University (KAFU)
Meeting point: KAFU-Campus (Ust-Kamenogorsk, 070000, M. Gorky str., 76
link ru, link dt)
09:30Meeting and Registration
Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
10:00Opening Ceremony
Founder and President of KAFU, Mr. Prof. Dr. Mambetkaziev Yereshep Alkhairovich (former Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan)
Governor of East Kazakhstan region, Mr. Yermek Kosherbayev/Zhaksylyk Omar
Head of the Project, Mr. Prof. Dr. Christian Brauweiler, University of Applied Sciences Zwickau (WHZ), Honorary Doctor and Honorary Professor of KAFU
Vice President of KAFU for international relations and of Co-Serve International (USA), Mr. Prof. Dr. Daniel Ballast
Dr. Claudia Winkelmann, WHZ and Mr. Stefan Noack, MA, WHZ and PhD student of KAFU and Aizhan Chettykbaeva and Yulia Engel, International Office of KAFU:
organization team
Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
11:45Presentation
Main Tasks of International Activity of an University
Mr. Serik Abilov, Co-Head of the Project and Head of the International Office of KAFU
Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
12:15Lunch break
(seft-financing via paid daily allowance)

Meeting point: Cafeteria of KAFU
12:15Administrative Work of DAAD Grand
Collecting outstanding invoices for cash-payment of travel grant and on-site-support on the following day

Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
13:30Presentation
"Aging Society, Demographical Change and the Health Care System – Perspective of Germany"
Mr. Prof. Dr. Tom Schaal, Professor for Health Care Management, University of Applied Sciences Zwickau
+ Discussion
Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
15:00Coffee Break
(free of charge)
15:15Presentation
"Virtual Reality … what’s all the fuzz about?"
Mr. Prof. Dr. Sven Hellbach, Professor for Informatics and Intelligent Systems, University of Applied Sciences Zwickau
+ Discussion

Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
16:15Presentation
"Applying the technologies of Virtual and Augmented reality in education"Mr. Ruslan Chettykbayev, PhD Student, Docent at KAFU
+ Discussion

Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
17:15Keynote lecture DAAD Alumni:
"The Republic Uzbekistan: Diversification and Support of the Export of Goods and Services"
Mr. Prof. Dr. Ubaydullah Nadirkhanov, Tashkent State Transport University, Uzbekistan
DAAD Alumnus
+ Discussion

Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
18:00Summary of the day and closing remarks
Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
18:30Informal dinner and social gathering of the participants
Restaurant La Festa
(food is free of charge; drinks have to paid by yourself)

Meeting point: Foyer of KAFU (link ru, link dt)
TimeTopic
09:00Meeting and Registration
Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
09:20Presentation
"Multilinguality-Education exemplified at Turkmenistan"
Mr. Dr. Raimond Selke, Lector for German as a foreign language, Nationales D. Azadi-Institut für Weltsprachen, Faculty for  European Foreign Languages and Literature, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
10:30Online presentation
"Sustainability and Supply Chain Management"
Mr. Alexander Neske, Manager at Scheer GmbH, Germany, PhD Student at KAFU
Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
11:30Presentation
"Effective group decision making: Simulation decision making activity and discussion"
Ms. Julia Novitskaya, Lecturer in foreign languages; Head of the Foreign Languages Department at KAFU

Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
12:30Lunch break
(seft-financing via paid daily allowance)

Meeting point: Cafeteria of KAFU
13:15Presentation
"International Project Management – Insides of a Transnational University Project between Germany, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia and Armenia"
Head of the Project, Mr. Prof. Dr. Christian Brauweiler, University of Applied Sciences Zwickau (WHZ), Honorary Doctor and Honorary Professor of KAFU
Mr. Stefan Noack, PhD Student at KAFU, Scientific Researcher, University of Applied Sciences Zwickau
Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
13:45DAAD Grand
Payment of travel grants
Ms. Dr. Claudia Winkelmann, WHZ & Mr. Stefan Noack, MA, WHZ und PhD student of KAFU and Aizhan Chettykbaeva and Yulia Engel, International Office

Meeting point: International Office of KAFU, main building room 306 (link ru, link dt)
15:30City tour Ust Kamenogorsk
Ms. Aizhan Chettykbaeva and Ms. Yulia Engel - International Office of KAFU

Meeting point: Foyer of KAFU (link ru, link dt)
17:30Official dinner and networking of alumni and newly enrolled students of the IDEA program
Restaurant Karina (Protozanov Street 11, Öskemen link dt)
(food is free of charge; drinks have to paid by yourself)

Meeting point:  Foyer of KAFU (link ru, link dt)
TimeTopic
09:00Meeting and Registration
Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
09:15Presentation:
"Presentation of the water laboratoty"
Ms. Prof. Dr. Valentina Kolpakova – Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan

+ Discussion
Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
10:45Coffee Break
(free of charge)
11:00Presentation
"Digitalization of Management Control Systems"
Mr. Prof. Dr. Kai Nobach, Professor for Controlling and General Business Administration, Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm, Germany
+ Discussion

Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
12:00Lunch break
(seft-financing via paid daily allowance)

Meeting point: Cafeteria of KAFU
13:30Presentation
"Importance of International Student and Staff Exchange - Experiences from 30 Years of American-Kazakh Exchange and 10 Years of German-Kazakh Exchange at KAFU – Servant Leadership Program"
Mr. Prof. Dr. Daniel Ballast, Founder and Vice Präsident of KAFU
+ Discussion

Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
14:30Coffee Break
(free of charge)
15:15Presentation
"Visit of the new IT-Hub from Ust-Kamenogorsk"
Mr. Didar Muratuly, Lecturer of KAFU, Kazakhstan
+ Discussion

Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
16:15Summary of the day and closing remarks
Meeting point: Foyer of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt) address: Kazakhstan 59/1 (3rd floor)
16:30Cultural Event
Walk to the Ethnic Park of Ust-Kamenogorsk
Networking and chatting
Ms. Aizhan Chettykbaeva and Ms. Yulia Engel – International Office of KAFU
Meeting point: IT-Hup of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
17:30Individual free time
18:30Farewell party Informal get-together, networking, socializing
Restaurant Qurt & Wine (link)
(food is free of charge; drinks have to paid by yourself)

Meeting point: Foyer of KAFU (link ru, link dt)
TimeTopic
09:00Meeting and Registration
Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
09:15Presentation
"New Agenda of Global Connectivity: Science-Based Solutions in Cross-Border Cooperation"
Mr. Prof. Dr. Sos Khachikyan, Head of the Chair of Macroeconomics and Coordinator of the Center for Digital Transformation and Data Analyses, Armenian State University of Economics (ASUE)
Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
10:15Coffee Break
(free of charge)
10:30Evaluation study - feedback discussion on program, continuation, etc.
All alumni, lecturers, presenters and participants
Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
12:00Lunch break
(seft-financing via paid daily allowance)

Meeting point: Cafeteria of KAFU
13:30Awarding of participation certificates
Head of the Project Mr. Prof. Dr. Christian Brauweiler, WHZ, Honorary Doctor and Honorary Professor of KAFU
Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
14:30Farewell speech
Rector of KAFU, Mr. Prof. Dr. Aidar Mambetkaziev
Deputy Head of the Project, Mr. Serik Abilov, Head of the international department of KAFU
Head of the Project, Mr. Prof. Dr. Christian Brauweiler, WHZ, Honorary Doctor and Honorary Professor of KAFU

Meeting point: Large auditorium of KAFU, main building (link ru, link dt)
15:00Individual free time
TimeTopic
N.NIndividual free time
Options:
City sightseeing
shopping tour
tour in the countryside / suburb of Ust Kamenogorski
(or individual departures for those who need to leave earlier)
TimeTopic
N.NDeparture day
Individual departure

Here you can download the actual draft of program as PDF

Here you can download the campus plan of KAFU as PDF

Subject to change without notice!

Project managent

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Dr. h.c. mult. H.-Christian Brauweiler
Chair of Business Administration, esp. Accounting and Internal Auditing
Campus Scheffelstraße, West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau (Univ. of Applied Sciences)
+49 (0) 375 536 3541
christian.brauweiler@fh-zwickau.de

Organisation team

Claudia Winkelmann, Dipl.-Ing., Projectcoordinator (WHZ)
and
Yuliya Engel, DaF-Lecturer, Chair of Foreign Language (KAFU)
Aizhan Chettykbayeya, Head of the International Office (KAFU)
alumniwoche.org@fh-zwickau.de

Postal address
West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau
Faculty of Economics
PSF 20 10 37
08012 Zwickau
Germany

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