KACEBI (CONT)
Why is KACEBI so unique?
KACEBI will always look to the business community for partnership and for advice on the needs of local businesses. Every course and training will contain components that get participants involved in real world business projects and solving actual business problems.


KACEBI plans to utilize technology to implement innovative methods of instruction such as distance learning and holding videoconferences for its students who are located in other nearby cities. Such methods will also be used to allow for close cooperation with international partner institutions. No need to travel to Almaty or Europe for high-quality training when KACEBI is located next door. KACEBI enables you to get a high-quality education utilizing internationally recognized teaching methods right here in western Kazakhstan!


Why create KACEBI?

Kazakhstan’s economy has been booming. The country’s GDP growth rate of approximately 9% (for 2005) ranks Kazakhstan as the 17th fastest growing economy in the world. Yet, there are still several factors discouraging the rapid development of the business sector in the region of western Kazakhstan.

One key factor is the gap that exists between the education that institutes of higher education in western Kazakhstan are providing and the needs of the local business environment. Start-up entrepreneurs, Directors of International companies, and university instructors of business and economics in the region have not had the opportunity to take practical courses that emphasis real-world business projects. (Most typical courses focus on theory.) KACEBI programs will focus on practical applications of course material to allow participants to successfully keep up with the ever-changing demands of today’s international business world. The KACEBI project will also create a mechanism that allows for continuous cooperation between Evrazia Institute students and faculty (or those of other local universities) and local entrepreneurs.

The lack of business diversification in our region is evident. There is significant opportunity for development in the manufacturing industry and the service industry. The majority of entrepreneurs (approximately 70% in western Kazakhstan) have been focusing on the common practice of simply buying and selling ready-made goods (often very small, mom-and-pop type shops that for the most part offer parity products).

Furthermore, given the likely prospect that Kazakhstan will join the WTO, this change in the country’s status will cause the level of competition in the market to increase. Such an increase in competition will force private organizations to diversify their activities in order to survive. Most of the region’s entrepreneurs are not yet ready to work under these new market conditions.

As a result, there are many opportunities for KACEBI to make an impact on the local business community!