What to Throw Away? Perspectives on Waste Management in Nur-Sultan

The waste management system of Nur-Sultan is a large-scale complex that provides the services like waste collection, sorting, recycling and burying in the landfill. The main organizations that are directly involved in these processes are the Akimat (municipal government) for the Saryarka district of Nur-Sultan, LLP Clean City NC (private waste collection company), LLP Kaz Recycle Service (recycling facility) and LLP Nur-Sultan Eco-Landfill (a landfill for municipal solid waste and construction waste). Due to both recent urbanization as well as to a high level of consumption among city residents, the amount of waste is increasing in Nur-Sultan and the waste management organizations are under pressure to constantly increase their work capacity. In this thesis, the waste management system of Nur-Sultan will be examined primarily from the perspective of employees, as well as from the population of the city...

What to Throw Away? Perspectives on Waste Management in Nur-Sultan

The waste management system of Nur-Sultan is a large-scale complex that provides the services like waste collection, sorting, recycling and burying in the landfill. The main organizations that are directly involved in these processes are the Akimat (municipal government) for the Saryarka district of Nur-Sultan, LLP Clean City NC (private waste collection company), LLP Kaz Recycle Service (recycling facility) and LLP Nur-Sultan Eco-Landfill (a landfill for municipal solid waste and construction waste). Due to both recent urbanization as well as to a high level of consumption among city residents, the amount of waste is increasing in Nur-Sultan and the waste management organizations are under pressure to constantly increase their work capacity. In this thesis, the waste management system of Nur-Sultan will be examined primarily from the perspective of employees, as well as from the population of the city...

The university-industry cooperation: The role of employers in quality assurance of Education

The purpose of the study is to discuss the role of employers’ engagement in the educational process of universities in assuring the quality of educational services and preparing quality graduates. Realization of the principle of integrating education, science and industry in modern conditions ensures a balance between the content of educational programmes, results of R&D and industry. Thus, the paper discusses the current launched mechanisms of Kazakh National University in Kazakhstan aimed at promoting an establishment of mutual trust between the university and the employer community to ensure the quality of provided educational services. The results of the paper could serve as a guide to the most necessary aspects of cooperation practices between universities and employers for potential academy managers and practitioners in quality management processes

Corporate strategies in agricultural enterprises: Adaptation and development in the СOVID-crisis environment

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on changes in agricultural enterprise corporate strategies. The study also aims to identify their potential implications in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic's spread. The most important research method is monitoring. The results of monitoring reflect the efficiency of agricultural production processes before and during the COVID-19 crisis. The studied country exemplifies agricultural business development under favorable natural resource conditions. In the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the corporate strategies of Kazakhstan's five largest agricultural enterprises were analyzed. The materials for the analysis were the databases of these enterprises' official websites. The analysis rested on a forecasting model based on a trend line. The results suggest that the efforts to adapt corporate strategies to the COVID-19 imperatives aim to balance and restore the economic activity of agricultural enterprises. This task requires strategies for reducing secondary costs, investing in high-growth areas, micro supply chains, and management system transformation. In practice, the findings can be useful for policymakers and managers in the agricultural sector of the economy. The study presents additional information on how to better support agricultural enterprises during and after the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic