On May 11, a master class “Benchmarking of international best practices in managing the work of nursing faculties, cooperation in organizing PhD educational programs and assessing Master’s and PhD theses” has started today. The organizer is work package 2.4 – University Medical Center Utrecht, S. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University. The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan and medical universities.

The participants discussed the management systems of the nursing faculty in different universities to study the best practices and further develop recommendations for improving the organization of university work in this area: faculty structures, human resources and management of structural divisions, faculty, as well as the procedure for assessing master’s and doctoral dissertations, requirements for supervisors and members of the dissertation assessment commission, etc.

During the next meeting on May 14, further discussions are planned on the management structure, staffing and funding of nursing faculties. We wish good luck to the participants of the master class!