Rector of SSU Rufat Azizov visited Almaty Management University (AlmaU) as part of his visit to Kazakhstan. In the meeting which was held with the rector of AlmaU, professor Gulnar Kurenkeyeva and the management team of the university, the creation of cooperation relations between both universities, professional development, conducting joint research in economic fields and teacher-student mobility projects were discussed. During the discussions, it was specially emphasized that the cooperation with AlmaU will have a positive effect on the development of the activities of the SSU Business School. It was evaluated as an important step in terms of forming relations between these parties. It should be noted that AlmaU is a prestigious university specializing in the training of specialists in economic fields, offering dual degree programs with the world's leading universities, and ranked 25th in the QS Executive MBA 2025 ranking