Abstract: The research is devoted to the study of innovative methods of implementing the management of education in higher education. In this study, we consider the need to change existing forms of control over the activities of a higher education institution. Current trends in university management are analyzed: strategic management, risk management, democratization and decentralization. In this study, we decided to dwell in detail on the management systems of America and Japan, comparing with the management of education in Kazakhstan. The advantage of the work is a comparative analysis of the methods of managing education in foreign countries and an explanation of the need to adapt new methods of management education in the Republic of Kazakhstan.