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Denis de Crombrugghe, NU Graduate School of Business (GSB) professor, together with his colleagues from the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, have published his research on economic slumps as sequences of structural breaks in the World Bank Economic Review. The researchers have studied the scientific literature on economic growth and recession and found out that more attention was paid to the beginning of growth onset and growth acceleration, rather than to the onset of declines or the duration of contractions.

We continue our series of interviews with NU PhD students, this time we will talk to our international researchers. Today’s interviewee is Kayode Olaifa, NU School of Engineering and Digital Sciences PhD candidate.

The article of a second-year graduate physics student Tilek Zhumabek “Capturing light by arbitrarily thin cavities” was published in the Physical Review Research journal, published by the American Physical Society since 1893. In the article, the author, together with Professor Valagiannopoulos, theoretically investigates the absorption of light by artificial materials structured in nanometer scale.

The consequences of climate change were discussed at the “Climate Talks” conference organized by NU Green Campus, UNDP, and corporate foundation “National Conservation Initiative”. More than 100 people from various countries participated in the conference, with ecologists, representatives of state bodies and NGOs, NU students and professors among them.

NU and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan held their first joint meeting on gender equality and harassment. During the online roundtable, the parties discussed an action plan for creation of equal opportunities and safe work, learning and social space.

NU researchers, Professor Naureen Durrani (Graduate School of Education) and Dr. Helene Thibault (School of Sciences and Humanities) have won a prestigious and highly competitive grant in collaboration with three international universities.

Stefanos Xenarios, Associate Professor of the NU Graduate School of Public Policy, has been doing research on water management issues in Kazakhstan for more than five years. He commented on the current state of the industry and told how to improve management issues.

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NU hosted Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) Presidents Forum. The online event gathered 13 AUA university leaders, who exchanged their experiences of coping with the COVID-19 crisis.

NU and its scientists have won prestigious awards for their research publications. Clarivate Analytics has presented its annual Web of Science Award for contribution to the development of higher education and scientific research.