DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC AND MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION

The objective of the Ph.D. program in public and municipal administration is to encourage intellectual inquiry and to foster the creativity and academic excellence that are to produce successful researchers, teachers, and practitioners. Graduates will acquire the skills to be highly competitive in the international academic labor market, and will have the ability to make contributions at the frontiers of their fields of specialization.

1. Select and construct a methodology suitable for their research topic;
2. Appraise the historical origins and institutional foundations of traditional, legal-rational, and social-democratic political systems;
3. Identify key civic and political actors in the agenda-setting and decision-making of public policy;
4. Analyze economic events and decisions in terms of efficiency and equity;
5. Apply principles of public budgeting and financial management;
6. Evaluate the relationships between fiscal and monetary policies and how they affect income distribution;
7. Distinguish between normative and action-oriented facets of social policy;
8. Formulate and design environmental conditions for economic and technological innovation;
9. Produce an original policy contribution in the form of an advanced doctoral dissertation.

• state-building and comparative development
• social modernization and New Institutional Economics
• public administration and bureaucracy
• organizational design and behavior
• civil society and NGOs
• local government
• civil service reform
• administrative law
• human rights law
• human resource management
• public policy of Kazakhstan
• social policy
• healthcare delivery and reform
• education and science policy
• industrial policy
• oil and gas policy
• natural resource management
• immigration studies
• human geography and urban design
• sustainable development and green economy
• taxation and customs administration
• public management
• fiscal governance
• contracting out and New Public Management
• project management and evaluation
• gender and women’s leadership
• e-government and technology for sustainable development

• Policy advisers and analysts to governments and international development institutions;
• Head of Research Units in private and public organizations;
• Faculty members in academic institutions;
• Managerial positions combining roles in strategic decision-making, research and research administration.

• Francis Amagoh, Ph.D. (Virginia Commonwealth, USA)
• Saule Emrich-Bakenova, Ph.D. (Carleton University, Canada)
• Aslan Tanekenov, Ph.D. (Herriot-Watt University, UK)
• Kristopher White, Ph.D. (University of Connecticut Storrs, USA)
• Dennis Soltys, Ph.D. (University of Toronto, Canada)

Admission to the Ph.D. program is highly competitive. Admission is granted to candidates deemed most likely to complete and benefit from the program. The final decision on admission is based on a comprehensive assessment of the applicant’s overall qualifications, motivation, determination and commitment to the program.

• Copy of a diploma confirming the completion of a graduate degree “master”
• Copy of transcripts (diploma supplement) with grades

• IELTS – at least 5,5
• TOEFL IBT – at least 46
• TOEFL PBT – at least 453

• At least three years of experience in academia;
• The graduate GPA shall be 3.0 out of 4.0 and above or more than 69% equivalent when converted into a scale comparable to the KIMEP grading scale
• A typed statement of purpose of up to 500 words that states the applicant’s academic and professional interests; how the applicant will benefit from the Ph.D. program professionally and personally; the applicant’s strengths and qualities that will enable them to complete a rigorous doctoral program;
• A 2-3 page research proposal: In this proposal, the candidate should lay out the general idea of their intended research and some indicative description of the method they intend to use. The candidate should demonstrate familiarity with current research, the ability to identify open research questions and the ability to create an original research proposal;
• An interview with program admissions committee where admissions committee may consider additional evidence of excellence or aptitude such as prior publications of work experience and have the final decision making authority on the recommendation of the candidate for admission to PH.D. program;
• Additional exams required by MES.

College of Social Sciences
Program Coordinator:
Kamila Mussina, office # 503 (Valikhanov Building),
Tel.: +7 727 270 42 12 (ext. 3266)

css_coordinator@kimep.thinkdev.link

050010, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
4 Abai Avenue Admissions Office, Valikhanov bld.
Telephone: +7 727 270 42 13, +7 727 270 42 48
Mobile: +7 707 170 42 13
E-mail: phd@kimep.thinkdev.link

Working hours: Monday – Friday, 8.30 am – 6.00 pm