Marina Suchilina International Business School

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Marina Suchilina International Business
SchoolKelajak Ilmi

• Consolidating Efforts for Development of Business
  Education

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World Bank Report on Higher Education in
Uzbekistan2007

• Highlighted the need for the Development of the
  Private Education Sector in Uzbekistan

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Private business education

• Its further development creates a competitive
  environment in the area of educational services
• Flexibility of curricula for private institutions
  enables the development of curriculum directed to
  the needs of business
• Private institutions need tools for fund raising
  and long term financial planning

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Private business education

• Oriented to the development of productive
  business professionals
• Faculty more knowledgeable of the business
  environment
• Close interaction with businesses
• Emphasis on the practical application of business
  knowledge to real life situations.

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International Business SchoolKelajak Ilmi

• A Small Private Institute. . .But
• We Try Harder

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IBS Mission
To prepare the future business leaders of
Uzbekistan in accordance with internationally
accepted educational practices
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IBS

• Have proof on the quality of trained
  professionals
• Students are Employable 100 of graduates are
  working in leading local and foreign companies
  operating in Uzbekistan and abroad such as
• KPMG
• Renaissance Capital
• Deutsche Bank
• PWC
• ABN AMRO Bank
• Nestle
• Uz KDB
• Rosella Trading

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IBS Curriculum

• Modeled after the curriculum of leading business
  schools and in collaboration with the University
  of Michigan Business School
• Meets Uzbek local standards of management
• Emphases in Marketing, Accounting and Finance
• Educates freethinking young individuals by using
  interactive methods of teaching
• Includes Internships at leading local and
  international companies operating in Uzbekistan
  and abroad

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IBS Programs

• IBS offers
• Full-time 4 year BBA program
• Evening 3 year BBA program (second specialty)
• General Management program for employees of the
  local companies
• Preparation Courses

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IBS Faculty

• Organized into six departments
• Faculty structure
• Doctors - 7
• Professors 3
• Masters - 22
• Country manager of World Bank, Head
  Representative of EBRD regularly give lectures in
  IBS
• Guest lecturers from the Uzbek and foreign
  business community

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IBS

• Develops competence in marketing, finance and
  accounting and emphasis the development of strong
  communication skills
• Classes are taught entirely in English
• Is committed to the development of innovative
  thinkers who are problem solvers in the business
  environment
• Stress is placed on high ethical academic conduct
  along with moral personal and business related
  decision-making

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IBS

• IBS graduates knowledge of Western business
  practices is of value to businesses that are
  transitioning to the global economy
• Builds practical experience derived from case
  studies and projects done inside and outside the
  classroom
• Develops freethinking and effective decision
  making by encouraging students participation in
  different projects and contests (SIFE, job
  interview, etc.)

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IBS Library

• More than 3,000 books relating to business
• Library resources are an integral part of the
  learning process
• Library resources include information in a
  multi-media format

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IBS IT Center

• Organized as part of the curriculum to supplement
  interactive learning methodology
• Two modern computer labs give equal opportunities
  to all students to learn effectively
• All students have unlimited access to Internet

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IBS Board Of Trustees

• Chairman of BOT - Mr. Mirpaez Mirsaatov,
• General Director, Bostonlik Suti
• The permanent members of the Board are
• Don Nicholson, SEAF-SME Investment Management,
• Lola Nasirova, COSCOM
• Rano Kholmuradova, Avesta
• Robert Horton, UzTexaco,
• Rustam Aykhodjaev , Deloitte Touche,
• Nozir Ibragimov, IBS Kelajak Ilmi,
• Ned Kalb, IBS Kelajak Ilmi,
• Oybek Khalilov, UzAIG
• Charles Rudd, Interconcepts
• Huan Antonio Guau Lowe, Uz BAT

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IBS Opportunities

• Importance of the MBA program implementation for
  Uzbekistan
• Vision of National Center establishment for
  business professional training
• Tashkent Business School
• Institute of Management

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Ideas for the Future

• Partner with Another University in the
  Development of an MBA Program for Top Young
  Business Professionals
• Through this partnership develop opportunities
  for undergraduate student and faculty exchange
• Receive international recognition as an Academic
  Institution according to the Business Education
  Quality Standards

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Uzbek Students Continuing Education Following
Completion of High School. . .

• Only Turkmenistan trails Uzbekistan in the
  percentage of students continuing their education
• 8.3 Percent of Uzbek Student enroll in higher
  education
• 
  World Bank Report

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Challenges

• Expanding access to business educational programs
  for young people in Uzbekistan
• Securing funds to provide financial support to
  students from low-resource families
• Providing professional improvement opportunities
  for faculty and administrative staff

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Prospective of Education System in Uzbekistan

• Creation of the competitive environment in an
  education system by creation and development of
  private higher educational institutions
• Joining the Bologna process by the Uzbek
  education system

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Prospective of Education System in Uzbekistan

• Development of the academic cooperation by
  realization of the international programs of
  double or joint diplomas
• Curriculum development includes such elements of
  educational process as
• approved curricula,
• learning goals
• assessment,
• Automatic recognition of the training results
• Creation of the mutual controlling unit
• Issuing of the diploma of university-partner.

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