Report on NymVPN Lecture at Almaty Management University (AlmaU)
Lecture Topic: Who’s Afraid of Anonymity: How We Lost Privacy – and How We Can Get It Back
Venue: Almaty Management University (AlmaU), Almaty, Kazakhstan
Date: 29 Jan, 2026
About the University
Almaty Management University (AlmaU) is one of Kazakhstan’s leading private universities and the oldest private higher education institution in the country. Founded in 1988 as the Almaty School of Management, it became the first business school in Kazakhstan and one of the pioneers of business education in the CIS region.
Today, AlmaU offers undergraduate, graduate, MBA, and DBA programs, with a strong focus on entrepreneurship, management, innovation, and socially responsible leadership. The university follows a student-centered philosophy, prioritizing students’ interests, independence, and personal development.
Event Overview
According to the organizers, AlmaU places strong emphasis on student autonomy and choice. For this reason, attendance at the lecture was not made mandatory.
As a result, approximately 15 participants attended the session, including 6 university staff members and 9 students.
Despite the relatively small audience, the meeting turned out to be especially meaningful and engaging. The atmosphere was warm, focused, and genuinely interactive. Those who attended were truly interested in the topic of digital privacy and anonymity, which allowed for deeper discussion, thoughtful questions, and a more dialogue-driven format.
The lecture lasted approximately one hour and explored the growing challenges of digital surveillance, the erosion of online privacy, and how technologies such as NymVPN can help restore anonymity in the modern internet environment.
Follow-Up and Next Steps
After the event, the organizer expressed appreciation for the discussion and later assisted in arranging the same lecture at another partner university.
According to the information currently available, discussions are ongoing with the dean of AlmaU regarding the possibility of organizing a future session with mandatory attendance for a specific group of students.
Additionally, this lecture proved valuable in another important way — though I will keep that detail undisclosed for now. Let it remain a small surprise for the near future. 
P.S.
Apologies for the second half of the photos — they were not taken by me.