Information sessions were held on the House of Friendship building’s two floors. NU faculty and staff explained to the Almaty residents about the admissions and education procedures at the University within the School’s exhibition. They presented Bachelor’s, Masters and Doctoral degree programs of their Schools.
Participants were interested in the benefits of the foundation program. The program helps incoming students improve their English and math skills and generally prepares them for academic studies, according to Robert K. Dobler, director of the Preparatory School.
The Day was also an opportunity to talk to alumni from different years. During the panel sessions, alumni, including Madina Razbekova, Daryn Kalym, Bakhyt Kopbaeva, and others, shared their experiences and where they work now. Akbota Madieva is successfully building a career in the auditing company PWC Kazakhstan.
“Studying at NU, we developed an interesting quality in ourselves. NU has such a quality that you find yourself in a cool environment with many opportunities. The brain begins to work differently. The principles and vision of life are different from others. You can endure and even succeed where others fail,” Akbota said.
NU SSH student Dilara Begalikyzy, awarded the title of “Volunteer of the Year,” spoke about student life. The University, for example, has about 200 student interest clubs.
A master class on effective communication and impression management was given by Korlan Syzdykova, General Director of ARO. James Swider, а coordinator of the SSH Writing Center, spoke about how to write emails ethically.
NU SOM Program Director Nancy Smitt and NU SOM Assistant Professor Jonas Cruz presented the Nursing and Medical Science programs. NU School of Medicine is part of an innovative health care system along with the University Medical Center (UMC) and NU’s research laboratories. The Doctor of Medicine (MD) program offered by the NU School of Medicine is recognized by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.
The University’s largest Schools – the School of Engineering and Digital Sciences and the School of Sciences and Humanities – have about 5,000 students enrolled in various academic programs. Students can apply for research projects as first-year students, be co-authors of scientific articles, and bring their ideas to life by creating startups.
NU’s School of Engineering and Digital Sciences also works closely with the NU School of Mining and Geosciences. According to Professor Fidelis Suorineni, new technologies, robotics, and automation are being introduced in mining and mechanical engineering. Working with data and being able to use knowledge in robotics in the industry is what students, including those in the master’s and doctoral programs, are taught.
NU’s research and academic activities are built on meritocracy and academic integrity. Duishon Shamatov, Associate professor at the Graduate School of Education, spoke about the importance of academic integrity in learning. Jason Sparks, GSE vice dean, shared the challenges and opportunities of internationalizing higher education. GSPP Assistant Professor Zhanibek Arynov led a session on effective management while David de Remer, GSB Assistant Professor, lectured on managing expectations in macroeconomics.
NU holds information sessions in other cities of Kazakhstan as well. You can register for them at this link.
