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Small & Medium Enterprise Executive Development Program
Launched in 2011, the “Small & Medium Enterprise Executive Development Program” provides business education and support to entrepreneurs and senior managers of small and medium size business in Kazakhstan who want to significantly grow their business.
This program is sponsored and funded by the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and is supported by the Damu fund.
The “Small & Medium Enterprise Executive Development Program” aims at introducing the latest models of growing successful business, developing skills of efficient management of the existing enterprise and addressing strategic and tactical business challenges. Nazarbayev University delivers the program in partnership with Duke Corporate Education, part of Duke University (USA) .
Program structure
01.Residential Training
The program commences with a 3-day residential module held at the Graduate School of Business of Nazarbayev University in Nur-Sultan. This module is taught in English with simultaneous translation into Russian.
02.Webinars
After the residential module, there is a series of three online webinars. These webinars are interactive and allow participants to ask questions to a Kazakhstan business expert.
After successful completion of the program, all participants will receive a Certificate of Completion. This Certificate entitles SME alumni to participate in the “Business Connections” program.
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Welcome to the NU Virtual Open House Day 2021
September 26, 2021 from 10:00 to 16:00 (Nur-Sultan time).
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Implemented since 2011
Regions in Kazakhstan
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Dr. Robert Rosenfeld, Duke CE
Professor Robert Rosenfeld is a long serving visiting faculty member at Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business. Along with other colleagues, since 2011, he has taught on the long running NUGSB `Small & Medium Enterprise Executive Development' program. In addition, Professor Rosenfeld works on designing and delivering many executive education programs globally for Duke Corporate Education as well as other internationally respected institutions. In this video, Robert shares his thoughts on the relevance and impact of executive education based on his experience of more than 25 years as a business educator.
Chet Borucki, Professor of Strategy and Management at NU GSB explains benefits of Executive Education
Chet Borucki, Professor of Strategy and Management at NU GSB explains benefits of Executive Education, and addresses the following questions: - Purpose of the Executive Education? - Why is it important to invest in personnel? - What impact does Exec Ed have on career development or performance of the staff? - What areas of development in ExecEd are always in demand?
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