On 2 October 2025, the Fifth International Endowment Forum was held at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Evgeniy Mokhovikov, Executive Director of the Aurora-Ala Corporate Foundation, took part in the forum.
The forum aimed to bring together experts and practitioners to discuss the establishment, development, and effective management of endowment funds.
The speakers included Gulzat Kobenova, Vice Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan; representatives of foreign universities (University of Minnesota, University of Michigan, Izmir Katip Celebi University, MGIMO University, and NUST MISIS) and of the Potanin Foundation; and representatives of the country's leading universities, of Kazakhstan's endowments, and of the academic community researching endowment funds, among others.
The forum aimed to bring together experts and practitioners to discuss the establishment, development, and effective management of endowment funds.
The speakers included Gulzat Kobenova, Vice Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan; representatives of foreign universities (University of Minnesota, University of Michigan, Izmir Katip Celebi University, MGIMO University, and NUST MISIS) and of the Potanin Foundation; and representatives of the country's leading universities, of Kazakhstan's endowments, and of the academic community researching endowment funds, among others.