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On May 1, within the framework of Kazakhstan People’s Unity Day, a historic event was held within the walls of NU – the first tournament in the discipline of International Taekwondo Federation (further – ITF) Taekwondo. More than 40 participants and 50 spectators visited the Athletic Center to watch this tournament.
At a meeting in Atyrau, Adesida Ilesanmi advised the Nazarbayev Intellectual School’s high school students, who asked how to choose a future specialty, to follow their passions and to choose by their hearts. While being in Atyrau, the provost of NU Adesida Ilesanmi with the head of the Office of the President of NU Arman Zhumazhanov visited three educational institutions of Atyrau: Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Chemical and Biological direction, APEC PetroTechnic Higher College and Atyrau regional Boarding Lyceum “Bilim-Innovation”.
NU hosted a Policy Challenge 2022 contest among students and graduates of the NU Graduate School of Public Policy (NU GSPP), the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, KAZGUU and the Bolashak Association. During the Policy Challenge, the teams studied the document on the Concept for the Development of Public Administration until 2030 and the Action Plan for its implementation.
During the visit, a master plan of the university, research centers, and laboratories were presented to him. The President also learned about the university projects and programs in science, healthcare, digitalization, agriculture, ecology and sports areas, through which NU contributes to the implementation of the President’s initiatives.
Nur-Sultan hosted the IT contest “BILIM Hackathon-2022” among college and university students, organized by the Ministry of Education and Science. On March 27, the awards ceremony for the winners of BILIM Hackathon – 2022 took place.
Researchers at NU and the National Laboratory Astana (NLA) have been honored with the award for Best Researcher 2021. Among the winners are Ainur Akilzhanova, Head of the Laboratory of Genomic Personalized Medicine at the NLA, Zhumabay Bakenov, Director of the Center for Energy and the Science of New Materials at the NLA, Damira Kanaeva, Assistant Professor at NU SSH, Bakhyt Matkarimov, Leading Researcher at the Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioinstruments at the NLA, and Assiya Yermukhambetova, a postdoctoral scholar at NU SEDS.
The Head of State had a meeting with the President of NU Shigeo Katsu. During the meeting, Mr.
NU researchers have participated in the 2022 Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS 2022). Postdoctoral scholars of NU SSH Aigerim Soltabayeva, Ellina Mun, Azat Abdullayev, postdoctoral scholars of NU SEDS Aibek Niyetkaliyev, Altyngul Jumabayeva, Ablaikhan Akhazhanov, and a third-year Ph.
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.
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