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The new episode of the CASE CEO program features a discussion about management transformation, the role of universities in the knowledge economy, and a new model for training professionals for the digital age. Host: Kanat Sakhariya, CEO of Atameken Business Media Holding Guest: Altair Akhmetov, Rector of Astana IT University. Today, a university is not only an educational institution but also an ecosystem where students work with real-world industry challenges, create startups, and gain experience during their studies. AITU is part of the educational ecosystem of the NNEF Public Foundation, founded by Dinara Kulibayeva with the support of Timur Kulibayev's Halyk Charitable Foundation. In this episode, we discuss how this model is being built and why the university is increasingly becoming a player in the technology market. Special attention is given to the guest's management journey: from public service to leading a modern educational and innovation center. 00:00 — Introduction. CASE CEO: Management, Experience, and Career Transformation 01:00 — Astana IT University Today: Scale, Directions, and Role in the Ecosystem 03:20 — University as a Link between Education, Science, and Real Business 05:30 — Examples of Student Projects: From Ideas to Patents and Real-World Solutions 07:30 — How University Management Differs from Traditional Business 09:00 — Students as Key Stakeholders and Managing Through Their Demands 11:00 — Public Service Experience: Reforms, Digitalization, and Management Decisions 13:30 — Transitioning from Public Administration to a New Sector: Logic and Motivation 16:00 — Differences in Management Cultures: Hierarchy vs. Team Engagement 18:00 — Bottom-Up Leadership: How Decisions Are Made in Real Life 20:30 — University Strategy: A Project Portfolio Instead of a "Paper Strategy" 23:00 — Financial Model: Grants, Science, and the Transition to Self-Sustainability University 25:30 — University of the Future: IT Talent Pool and the "University as a Company" Model 28:00 — Startups and AI Projects: Medicine, Diagnostics, and Real-World Implementations 31:00 — International Partnerships and Going Global 33:30 — Working with Students: Self-Governance, Initiatives, and Engagement 36:00 — "Listening University": How Decisions Are Made Through Feedback 38:30 — Managing People Without Formal Subordination 41:00 — Results: Civil Service vs. Business and the Universal Principle of Success Telegram Qaz - t.me/atamekenbusiness_qaz Telegram Rus - t.me/atamekenbusiness Telegram Sport - t.me/atamekenbusiness_sport Telegram Auto - t.me/atamekenbusiness_auto Telegram Silk Way - t.me/atamekenbusiness_silkway Instagram -   / atameken.business   Instagram -   / inbusinesskz   Facebook -   / atamekentv.kz   Facebook -   / inbusiness.kz   TikTok -   / atamekenbusiness   Atameken Business online: https://inbusiness.kz/ru/tv Website - https://inbusiness.kz #AITU #Management #Education #IT #Kazakhstan #Digitalization #CASE_CEO