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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.

Our guest today is Sofiya Imanbayeva, Vice President of the Children’s Development Foundation, a 4th-year student majoring in “Mathematics” at the NU School of Sciences and Humanities. Sofiya told us about the projects that are being implemented by the Children’s Development Foundation and about caring people who support social initiatives and students’ undertakings.

NU scientists developed a “smart” electricity meters system. A group of researchers led by Professor Mehdi Bagheri has come up with an invention that will allow tracking energy consumption.

More than 1,500 Kazakhstani school and kindergarten teachers received free training in inclusive teaching. The three-week course was developed by an international team of expert professors from the NU Graduate School of Education and was implemented with the support of the Dara Foundation and Chevron.

50 senior civil servants were trained under the “Leader of a New Formation” program. The training was attended by vice ministers, deputy Akims of regions, cities and districts, heads of departments of the Presidential Administration, as well as representatives of the President’s personnel reserve.

Since 2011, NU annually gathers its strategic partners to reflect on the latest cooperation developments, share perspectives and experiences on the trends in higher education, and discuss implications for further partnership. Affected by the COVID-19, this year Partners’ Meeting is being held online on November 12-13 and covers the following topic: “Future of Higher Education and Partnership with NU”.

Daily new cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in Kazakhstan. During the autumn-winter period, the number of respiratory infections typically rises, however this year the coronavirus infection will be a compounding factor.