Conference Session

Grasping the "Concept"

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sayara Saliyeva, Nazarbayev University; Dinara McLaughlin; Moulay Rachid Babaa, Nazarbayev University; Hella Tokos, Nazarbayev University; Stefaan Jan Rogier Simons, University College London; Sarim Naji Al Zubaidy, Nazarbayev University; Joseph A. Menicucci Jr., Nazarbayev University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

exception ofan elective and an introductory course in each specific discipline. The curriculum was developedafter a “needs analysis” identified the attributes desirable to companies looking for engineers inthe Republic of Kazakhstan.Most aspects of higher education in the Republic of Kazakhstan are prescribed by the Ministry ofEducation, including courses to be taught and texts to be used. Nazarbayev University is the firstin the Republic of Kazakhstan to be developed in a “western style” without Ministry approval ofthe curriculum. A Rodriguez-Falcon study1 highlights the significant cultural differencesbetween the western mindset and the mindset of students from Asian backgrounds, as found inthe Republic of Kazakhstan. Specifically, students from