Almaty Management University

Almaty Management University (AlmaU)   is an entrepreneurial and socially responsible university located in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. Since its establishment in 1988 AlmaU took the path of bringing innovative programs and projects to the market and developing an entrepreneurial spirit and a sense of social responsibility among students, faculty and impacted communities.

The University team sets a clear goal of making a meaningful contribution to the development of Kazakhstan via fruitful cooperation with the business, government and society. In its operations AlmaU incorporates the UN SDGs, through following the UN Academic Impact and UN PRME initiatives.

Today, AlmaU is a large community of successful alumni, creative students, and faculty. We broadcast the entrepreneurial mindset all over Central Asia, supporting economic growth through education.

Vision:   A globally recognized comprehensive University with a broad development profile for people aspiring to the sustainable development of society

Mission:   “We are making the world better through the development of education, research and entrepreneurship”

Values:   Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Honesty, Sustainable Development, Responsibility

Fast Facts:    5350  students, 351 faculty, 150+ international partners, 6 Schools (Graduate School of Business, School of Digital Technologies and Economics, Sharmanov School of Health Sciences, School of Management and Tourism, School of Media and Film, School of Transformative Humanities and Education); as well as the Institute of Entrepreneurship, Institute of Law, Institute of Urban Studies, Institute of Education, Institute of International Relations, "Tolyq Adam" Institute and Extension AlmaU. Education in AlmaU is delivered in 3 languages: Kazakh, Russian and English.

Global Recognition

AlmaU has following accreditations: FIBAA, AMBA, BGA, IQA CEEMAN, IQAA, IAAR. University is also accredited by international professional certification agencies ACCA, CIMA and KAUP IPMA. The MBA program of the AlmaU Graduate School of Business “Financial Engineering” was internationally accredited by the Global Association of Risk Professionals GARP.

AlmaU ranks 1 st among the leading humanitarian and economic universities of Kazakhstan in the National IQAA Ranking of 2025. University’s impact within society and development of social responsibility has been evaluated by Times Higher Education Impact Ranking, where AlmaU was ranked 1001-1500. QS Executive MBA Rankings 2026: Joint Programmes-24th place in the world, QS Full T ime MBA Rankings 2026: Asia-52nd place in the world and QS Asia University Rankings 2026 among 1500 universities-741-750 place. AlmaU is the Top 1 University in Kazakhstan who has Eduniversal 5 Palmes of Excellence Award – Top Business School with Significant International Influence and is in the top 3 best business schools in the Central Asian zone of the Eduniversal Top Business Schools world ranking. In 2025 AlmaU was awarded with 4 Stars of University Rating System QS Stars.

Academic Profile

Every School has its own network of corporate partners, research centers and study laboratories in the areas of neuromarketing, kaizen, cyber security, media and public speaking, hospitality, design thinking, entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, management, education management and other related fields.

AlmaU offers the full range of programs from Foundation, Bachelor, Master, PhD, MBA, EMBA, DBA to executive education programs. AlmaU promotes the concept of life-long learning and welcomes all ages and professional backgrounds to expand their knowledge and skill set. 

Internationalization

University holds strong connections with over 150 partner institutions and more than 20 associations worldwide. Building meaningful connections and projects as well as faculty and student exchange, double degree programs, and joint research are the major directions of international partnerships.

Our international students coming from Central Asian region, as well as from Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Israel, India, Pakistan, Cameroon, China, Ukraine. As a part of their study abroad programs the exchange students come to AlmaU from partner universities in Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, France, Belgium, Austria, Russia, Tajikistan, and Turkey.

AlmaU promotes diversity and multi-cultural interaction and offers international students support services: visa and registration, airport pick-up and accommodation search upon request, speaking clubs, orientation weeks, sport and event clubs, double degrees, joint and exchange programs, short-term trainings, summer and winter schools.

AlmaU attracts international experts for administrative, education, project development and scientific activities. Foreign teachers and researchers from Spain, Türkiye, China, Italy and other countries run lectures on core and language programs. The University develops staff and faculty mobility programs (including Erasmus+), as well as visiting professors and PhD supervising programs.