Managing Director of Swiss Univerity Sports

Member of:

• Board of SUSF


• Swiss University Sports Foundation


• Commission of Sciences of the Federal Commission of Sport


• Swiss Sports Press Association


• FISU Executive Committee since 2003


• FISU Press Commission since 1991


• EUSA Executive Committee since 2005


• International Sports Press Association (AIPS) since 1985

Vice President since the GA of 2011

Chairman of the FISU Press Commission (2003-2011),

Vice-president of the Summer Universiade Supervision Commission (2003-2007)

Vice-president of the Winter Universiade Supervision Commission (since 2007)

FISU Executive Committee Member-PhD Student University of Glasgow Scotland 2012 – 2015 -BS Sport Management, Springfield College Massachusetts USA. -Director of Sport University of Technology,Jamaica since 2007 -President Jamaica Intercollegiate Sports Association (NUSF) since 2009 - Executive member Jamaica Rugby League since 2011 - Executive member Jamaica Table Tennis Association since 2011 -Executive member Jamaica Athletics Administrative Associaiton 2000 - 2004 - Chairman of Competition Committee and Competition Director IAAF World Junior Championship in Athletic Kingston 2002. - Head of Delegation Summer Universaide 1999, 2001 & 2011 - Olympian Track & Field 1980

FISU Executive Committee Member Kairat ZAKIRYANOV (KAZ) E-mail : president@fnsu.kz Full name: Kairat Kairullinovich Zakiryanov Date of birth: December 17, 1954 Place of birth: Kazakhstan Career 2015 - present FISU Assessor 1998 - present President of the Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism 1998- present President of Student Sports Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan 1998 – present President of Olympic Academy of Kazakhstan 2009 - present President of the International Association of Physical Education and Sport Universities 2012 - present Deputy Chairman of the 2017 Almaty Winter Universiade Organizing Committee Academic degree and title: doctor of educational sciences, professor, candidate of mathematical sciences, academician of Petrovsk Academy of Arts and Sciences, academician of the International Academy of Higher Education, academic of the World Academy "Genghis Khan". Professional activity: from 1973 to 1995: lecturer, associate professor, head of the department, first Vice Rector, Rector of East Kazakhstan State University; from 1995 to 1998 Vice Governor of East - Kazakhstan region, Head of the internal policy department of the Republic of Kazakhstan President's Administration; since 1998 President of the Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism, editor in chief of the scientific - theoretical journal "Theory and Methodology of Physical Education", member of the editorial board of the international scientific - theoretical journal "Science and Sports: Current Trends." Main directions of the professional activity, research interests and achievements: in the algebra and mathematical logistic he proved the simplistic group under the rings of the algebraic numbers has the final width. This theorem got the name as "Zakiryanov's theorem". In the pedagogy - on the example of the East-Kazakhstan University he developed the theoretical basis of changing the Kazakhstan's system of education to the Western multi steps system of education "Bachelor - Master - PhD"; becoming the head of the Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism developed the preparation of new formation specialists in different directions for the sphere of physical culture and sport. Kairat Zakiryanov made great contribution to the development of the student and Olympic sport, promotion of the values and ideals of the University and Olympic sports, introducing means and methods of physical culture and sports to the system of populations' healthy life-style improvement, improving the selection of gifted children in sport and sports reserve training. He also made a huge contribution to the research of the Kazakh people's history. The results of his research, professional and social activities published in more than 100 scientific works, monographs, in the mass media and put into practice to the student and Olympic sports and to the training of the Kazakhstan teams for the participation in the Olympic Games, World Universiades, and World Championships. Kairat Zakiryanov regularly appointed as keynote speaker at International Scientific Congresses "Olympic Sport and Sport for All", International Conferences of Students and Young Scientists "University Sports: Health and prosperity of the nation" and in other major international scientific events. Kairat Zakiryanov regularly delivers papers in plenary session in the International Scientific Congresses "Olympic Sport and Sport for All, in the International Conferences "University Sport: Health and Prosperity of the nation" and actively took part in other major international scientific events. Kairat Zakiryanov is the one of the developers of the State program for the developments of physical culture and sport in the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2011-2015, Conception of the school and student sport development in the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2014-2020. He makes a significant contribution to the implementation of state policy on the development of mass youth sport and elite sport. Professor Zakiryanov has established for gifted in sports children 6 small Academies named after Olympic Champions, in which at present studies more than 500 children. Under his leadership as President of the Student Sports Federation of Kazakhstan our student teams at the World Universiades won 36 gold, 45 silver, 51 bronze medals and today they are among the 20 strongest student teams in the world. He is the initiator and President of the International Association of Physical Education and Sport Universities, which unites 52 leading sports universities in the world. Kairat Zakiryanov as President of the IAPESU established close partnership relations with International University Sports Federation and International Olympic Committee. Every year in different countries Association hosts International Scientific Congress "Olympic Sport and Sport for All" under the patronage of the hosting country's President and IOC President. These congresses were held in Almaty in 2004, 2009 and 2014. According to his initiative from 2011 also in different countries Association hosts International Conference for Students and Young Scientists "University Sport: Health and prosperity of the nation" under the patronage of the International University Sports Federation (FISU). By his initiative in Almaty were hosted the World University Boxing Championship in 2006, Asian University Taekwondo Championship in 2011 and the 2nd World University Speed Skating Championship in December, 2014. In 2016 will the 3rd Asian University Futsal Championship. And for 2018 is bidding to host World University Futsal Championship. He made great contribution in winning the right to host in Almaty the 28th World Winter Universiade 2017. Professor Zakiryanov deeply exploring and widely promotes the history and culture of the Kazakh people in the world. He is the author of two books, which are published in three languages and have been presented at the Great Britain Royal Geographical Society and the British Library in London. For his scientific works he received gratitude letters from the Library of Congress, National Library of Japan, and Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Awards and honors: Order "Kurmet", medal for contribution in the sphere of education named after Altynsarin, commemorative medals "10 years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan" in 2001, "10 years of Kazakhstan's Constitution" in 2005, "20 years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan" in 2011; honorary titles "Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan", "Honored Worker in the field of sports of Republic of Kazakhstan" in 2004, "Honored Worker of Education of Kazakhstan", "For contribution in development of tourism in the Republic of Kazakhstan" in 2002, "Honored Worker of Tourism of the Republic of Kazakhstan" in 2004, Honorary badge of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Awarded with the Order "Ablai Khan", "Genghis Khan". Awarded with the title of "Kentucky Colonel" assigned him by the Governor of this state Brereton C.Jones for the establishment of the Kazakh-American Free University in Ust-Kamenogorsk. In 2014 he was awarded with title "Knight of the Order of Genghis Khan" which was established by the descendants of Great Rome and Great Byzantium noble families. Books and monographs Scientific basis of the Higher School of Psychology (1998) Professional-pedagogical and applied physical training of students (1998) Experimental methods in pedagogy, psychology and physical education (2002) Turkic saga of Genghis Khan. Secret History of the Kazakhs (Almaty, Zhibek Zholy, 2008) Under the Wolf's nest: Turkic Rhapsody(in Russian, Almaty, Altyn Baspa, 2010) Under the Wolf's nest: Turkic Rhapsody (in English, London, Hertfordshire Press, 2012) Turkic saga of Genghis Khan & KZ factor (in Russian, Almaty, Poligrafkombinat, 2013) Turkic saga of Genghis Khan & KZ factor (in English, London, Hertfordshire Press, 2014) When gods do not argue with the inevitable (in Russian, Almaty, Poligrafkombinat, 2014)