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2025, February 24 #NUnews NU President Discusses University’s Global Development Live on LinkedIn Professor Waqar Ahmad participated in his first live broadcast on LinkedIn as NU President. With Prof
As part of his tour of Astana’s key sports facilities, Mr. Al-Musallam visited NU, highlighting the university’s significant contributions to sports science, education, and medical innovation.
More than 500 representatives from about 40 countries, including government and transnational companies’ leadership, world organizations, investors, businesses, and experts, gathered at the KGIR-2024 forum. The signed memorandum focuses on fostering educational, scientific, innovative, and research cooperation between a British-Swedish pharmaceutical company known for its strong commitment to medical and pharmacological research.
Among the speakers were NU representatives – President Waqar Ahmad, NLA CEO Dos Sarbassov, and Vice Provost Aida Sagintayeva. At the panel session “Global competitiveness of higher education: building a strategy”, Waqar Ahmad spoke about the strategy of Nazarbayev University, which seeks to become a model for reforms in the higher education and science system of Kazakhstan.
The comprehensive program “Academic Leadership Institute: Deans’ School,” developed by the NU Graduate School of Education (GSE), has been launched to enhance the skills and knowledge of faculty leaders at Kazakhstani higher education institutions. The program aims to achieve high-quality standards and effective management in the dynamic environment of higher education.
The signing, which took place on the second day of the congress, marks a significant step in enhancing educational and cultural connections between the two organizations. The formal signing ceremony was attended by FICAC President Nikolaos Margaropoulos, Acting President of NU Ilesanmi Adesida, and Chairman of the Board of the “Society of Honorary Consuls” Denis Van den Weghe.
NU hosted a briefing with the participation of Professor Atakan Varol, Founder and Head of the Institute of Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence (ISSAI), Yerbol Absalyamov, Deputy Director for Operations, and Madina Abdrakhmanova, Deputy Director for External Relations. The speakers elaborated on developing a large language model of the Kazakh language—KazLLM.
The visit to Astana took place within the framework of the agreement reached during the official visit of the leadership of the Kazakhstani university to the leading universities and schools of Uzbekistan in April this year. Their accommodation on campus allowed them to fully immerse themselves in university life, where, despite the vacation period, research work continues and prestigious international Olympiads are held, particularly the IBO-2024 – a biology competition among schoolchildren from 81 countries.
NU took 106th place in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2024 and became the No. 1 university in Kazakhstan! The ranking assesses the quality of teaching, research, international outlook, and industry links of the best universities are 50 years old and less.
On April 30-May 2, an NU delegation visited leading universities and schools in Uzbekistan to strengthen ties and build bridges of cooperation between the two countries. Over the three days, the delegation met with representatives of the Kazakh Embassy in Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Higher Education and Innovation of Uzbekistan, and the management of educational institutions, including the National University of Uzbekistan, University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Tashkent Medical Academy, New Uzbekistan University, OXUS University, and others.
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