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The Head of State had a meeting with the President of NU Shigeo Katsu. During the meeting, Mr.

NU has become a new benchmark and model of a research university in the CIS countries, integrating education, science, and innovation, based on international practices. The fundamental principles of the University are meritocracy and academic integrity, providing world-class higher education in Kazakhstan at a lower cost than overseas scholarship programs such as Bolashak, and importantly, generating research-based knowledge in Kazakhstan rather than having to import it from abroad.

NU graduate Shynggyss Sadyk took part in the 2022 IRENA Youth Forum organised under the theme ‘Youth-led solutions to accelerate the energy transition and achieve climate objectives’ as part of the 12th session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly in Abu Dhabi, UAE. IRENA is an intergovernmental organisation that supports countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future, and serves as the principal platform for international cooperation.

2021 was a very fruitful and successful year for our NU students, as they broke new ground, won awards, and had many remarkable accomplishments throughout this year. We would like to sincerely congratulate our students, and to acknowledge and share their successes with our community.

Students of NU were awarded Tauelsizdik Urpaqtary grants at the President’s residence Akorda. Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has congratulated and handed prizes to the winners at the ceremony.

The NU team became the winner of the International Olympiad in Electrochemical Materials Science, which was organized within the framework of the ХІ International Birimzhanov Congress, on chemistry and chemical technology. It was conducted by the Laboratory of Technologies of Electrochemical Production at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University on November 18th, 2021.

iGEM Kazakhstan team that consists of NU students became a winner of the gold medal in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition – an annual worldwide synthetic biology event for undergraduates, graduates, and high school students. iGEM competition is a truly international event with teams coming from all over the world.