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NU’s (NU) Board of Trustees held a meeting on Feb. 16, which was attended by Chairman of the Board, Assistant to the Kazakh President for Economic Affairs Asset Irgaliyev, as well as Members of the Board, including Chairman of the Kazakh Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms Zhandos Shaimardanov, Kazakh Minister of Science and Higher Education Sayasat Nurbek and Kazakh Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry Bagdat Mussin.

These competitions are among the world’s most prominent engineering competitions, with over 20 countries and over 600 universities participating. NU Motorsports became the first Kazakh team to ever take part in the FSE, joining 84 teams in FS Germany, while 129 teams are still on the waiting list.

International Education Fair in Bishkek, KyrgyzstanDate: 20 February, 2024Time: 15. 00–19.

The delegation was headed by the Vice-Rector for Science of this Kazakhstani university, Alzhan Shamshidin. The NU Vice President for International Cooperation, Darkhan Bilyalov, welcomed colleagues, introduced them to the General Plan of the University campus, and invited the scientists to visit NU’s top-class laboratories.

NU always provides a platform for the expert community to generate ideas and exchange knowledge. On January 24, the guest speaker was Deputy Regional Director of the UN Development Program, Nick Rene Hartman, who visited Astana during a working visit.

The Kazakh Ministry of Education organized the Republican Forum of School Principals at NU. The school leadership from Astana, Akmola, Pavlodar, Kostanay and North Kazakhstan regions gathered to discuss current issues in the field of education under the topic “Modern school management: trends and future.

“NU and the National Academy of Sciences must strengthen cooperation to build up the country’s scientific potential,” said Dr. Kunsulu Zakaria during her visit to NU.

NU Graduate School of Education (NU GSE) in partnership with leading Finnish universities – Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) and JAMK University of Applied Sciences (JAMK), launched a project to train university teachers. Supported by the World Bank and the Kazakh Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the project aims to introduce an enhanced model of teacher education and to adapt 30 educational programs.