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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS TEAM

Organisational structure

Meet the team

General Issues
Institutional Research & Analytics
Academic Quality Enhancement
Innovative Learning
Institutional Evaluation, Ranking and Accreditation

 

Duncan Priestley | General Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Email: duncan.priestley@nu.edu.kz

Phone: + 7 (7172) 70 90 51

 

Dr Duncan Priestley joined Nazarbayev University in October 2013 as Head of Academic Quality Enhancement in the Office of the Provost. He currently holds responsibility for Institutional Effectiveness, including quality assurance and enhancement, institutional research, and institutional evaluation/accreditation. He has also acted Vice-Dean Teaching and Learning in the School of Engineering.

 

His academic qualifications include a BSc (Hons) in Geology from the University of Liverpool, a Postgraduate Degree in Education and a PhD in Acoustical Oceanography from the University of Hull. After twenty years’ experience in UK universities and naval academies, he spent three years in Abu Dhabi as Associate Dean of the UAE Naval Academy.

 

He was a founding member of the Centre for Oceanographic Research and Education at the University of Plymouth, and his scientific research focuses on the applications of acoustics in the shallow ocean. Recent studies have examined the impact of atmospheric and oceanographic variability on both sonar and radar propagation in the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. His research interests also include teaching, learning and academic quality in the international higher education context.

 

Aizhan Mussina |Associate Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Email: amussina@nu.edu.kz

Phone: + 7 (7172) 70 61 36

 

Ms Aizhan Mussina joined Nazarbayev University in 2011. As a founding member of the Office of the Provost, she combined operational management of the unit with the development of internationally benchmarked policies and procedures for academic quality assurance and enhancement.

 

Coordination of institutional effectiveness, including institutional evaluation, ranking and accreditation, and institutional initiatives for enhancing teaching quality are key aspects of her current role.

 

Her academic qualifications include a M.A in Educational Leadership and Management (Distinction) from the University of Nottingham and an Executive MBA from Nazarbayev University. She completed the International Quality Assurance Programme from the UK QAA. She is a Certified Project Management Associate (International Project Management Association).