2021

January 15, 2021

By decision of the Board of Directors of the Non-Commercial Joint Stock Company “Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University” dated January 15, 2021 (Minutes No. 1), the following appointments were made:
    •    Member of the Management Board – Vice-Rector for Social Affairs and Youth Policy – Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor Lyaila Yerbulatovna Koyshygulova;
    •    Member of the Management Board – Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations – PhD Didar Galymovich Batryshev;
    •    Member of the Management Board – Chief Accountant – Roza Dzholdaskaliyevna Ismagambetova.

April 7, 2021

By Order No. 152 dated April 7, 2021, issued by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan as the Sole Shareholder of “Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University,” and pursuant to Public Procurement Contract No. 151 dated March 31, 2021, the auditing organization LLP “Zhana Audit” was appointed to conduct the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements for 2020.

April 19, 2021

“Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University” announces a decision adopted by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which holds 100% of the Company’s shares (Sole Shareholder).

By Order of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 171 dated April 19, 2021, the Corporate Governance Code for Non-Commercial Joint Stock Companies in the Field of Higher and Postgraduate Education was approved.

June 14, 2021

By Order of the Sole Shareholder No. 287 dated June 14, 2021, the annual financial statements of “Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University” for 2020 were approved.

June 30, 2021

By decision of the Board of Directors of “Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University” dated June 30, 2021 (Minutes No. 6), the powers of Didar Galymovich Batryshev, Member of the Management Board – Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations, were terminated ahead of schedule.

July 16, 2021

“Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University” announces a decision adopted by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which holds 100% of the Company’s shares (Sole Shareholder).

By Order of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 346 dated July 16, 2021, the following amendments and additions were made to Order No. 171 dated April 19, 2021 “On Approval of the Corporate Governance Code for Non-Commercial Joint Stock Companies in the Field of Higher and Postgraduate Education”:

Clause 1 was revised to read as follows:

“The Corporate Governance Code for Non-Commercial Joint Stock Companies in the Field of Higher and Postgraduate Education (hereinafter – the Code) is a set of rules guiding the activities of a non-commercial joint stock company in the field of higher and postgraduate education (hereinafter – the Company) in its internal relations and in relations with stakeholders. The Code has been developed in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan ‘On Joint Stock Companies.’”

Clause 50 was revised to read as follows:

The Board of Directors must include independent directors.
The Board shall consist of at least three members.
At least thirty percent of the Board members must be independent directors.
The number of independent directors must be sufficient to ensure independence in decision-making and fair treatment of the Sole Shareholder.
The composition of the Board shall observe gender balance.
Independent directors must be free from any material interests or relationships with the Company, its management, or its ownership that could compromise independent judgment.
An independent director is a person possessing sufficient professionalism and autonomy to make independent and objective decisions free from the influence of shareholders, the executive body, or other stakeholders.
Requirements for independent directors are established in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Company’s Charter.
Independent directors actively participate in discussions on matters involving potential conflicts of interest (preparation of financial and non-financial reporting, related-party transactions, nomination of Management Board members, determination of remuneration for Management Board members).
Independent directors are elected as chairpersons of key Board committees – Audit, Nomination, and Remuneration Committees – and may serve as members of other committees.
An independent director shall monitor the possible loss of independent status and promptly notify the Chairman of the Board of Directors if such circumstances arise.
If circumstances affecting independence occur, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall immediately inform the shareholders for appropriate decision-making.

The Code was supplemented with Clause 56-1 as follows:

“The agreement with members of the Board of Directors – independent directors – shall be concluded by the Chairman of the Management Board – Rector (President-Rector) of the Company.”

November 5, 2021

By decision of the Board of Directors of “Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University” dated November 5, 2021 (Minutes No. 9), PhD Yelaman Kanatovich Aibuldinov was elected Member of the Management Board – Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations.

December 31, 2021

By Order of the Sole Shareholder No. 628 dated December 31, 2021, amendments were made to Order No. 408 of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 23, 2020 “On Issues of the Boards of Directors of Certain Non-Commercial Joint Stock Companies.”

In the composition of the Board of Directors of “Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University,” the position:

“Adlet Zhunisovich Toibayev – Director of the Department of Higher and Postgraduate Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan”

was replaced with:

“Yerzhan Amirbekuly – Deputy Director of the Department of Higher and Postgraduate Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.”