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October 20 is “World Osteoporosis Day” designated for raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis. This is a chronic progressive skeletal disease in which the density and structure of bone tissue is impaired.

On October 15-16, 2020, the Graduate School of Public Policy of NU (NU GSPP) held the fourth annual conference on the topic: “Sustainable Development Goals in Central Asia and the Challenges of COVID-19” in partnership with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and the Astana Civil Service Hub. Researchers, scientists, experts, civil servants, students from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Russia, Great Britain, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Canada, Slovenia, Singapore, Israel and the United States took part in the conference, organized for the first time in an online format.

On October 8-9, 2020, the International Forum “Abai and Humanism”, dedicated to the 175th anniversary of the great Kazakh poet and thinker Abai Kunanbayev, was held online at NU. Over 125 participants from Kazakhstan, Turkey, the Netherlands, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and other countries gathered for the forum, which had the following goals: to popularize the creative heritage of Abai, instill patriotism in the younger generation, inspire love for the Motherland, and foster respect for the traditions and customs of the Kazakh people.

Continuing a series of conversations with NU doctoral students, we offer an interview with Bolat Sultankulov, PhD graduate of the School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, who successfully defended his dissertation on the topic “Chitosan composite cryogel with polyelectrolyte complexes for tissue regeneration application”. What do you think are the benefits of NU PhD programs?I must say that NU developed right before my eyes.

We continue our series of interviews with our alumni and their employers. NU graduates who work at KPMG and Kazzinc have already taken part in the project.

The NU Library in partnership with the Association of University Libraries in the Republic of Kazakhstan successfully organized the 9th Eurasian Academic Libraries Conference (EALC) from September 30 – October 2, 2020. The conference was completely virtual and was able to reach more than 200 active participants from 26 countries during the three-day event.

The first virtual ‘NU Datathon’, organized by the DataSci club students, was held at NU. The datathon was a two-day challenge, where participants were solving cases using their data science skills.

We continue a series of interviews with our alumni and their employers. In this interview, we will speak with current employees of “Kazzinc” Ltd, one of the leaders among non-ferrous metal producers.

NU graduates have developed a “smart” test to estimate the probability of COVID-19 infection, which is now available for everyone to take at home. The test is in the form of a survey with questions and possible answers and is based on an Artificial Intelligence technology known as a neural network.

Iconic cultural sites of Kazakhstan have become even more accessible. Internet users are now able to virtually visit the “Astana Opera” Theater and the “Kazakhstan” Central Concert Hall.