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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.

On September 25-26, 2020, NU School of Sciences and Humanities held the International Online Conference called “Sacred Geography: Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Time and Space. “The purpose of the conference was to discuss interdisciplinary approaches to religious studies, cultural anthropology, archaeology, and history, as well as to the study of sacred landscapes and religious sites.

An additional scholarship in the amount of 25 000 tenge will be provided to NU students. Last year, members of the “NU Alumni” Association created this scholarship to provide financial help for the School of Sciences and Humanities students.

The Institute of Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence at NU (ISSAI) is launching a project on automated recognition of Kazakh speech – the Kazakh Speech Corpus (KSC). Developers expect that this project will help introduce Kazakh language into the global digital world.

NU graduates will help schoolchildren with their studies. “NU Alumni” association is launching the “E-Tutor” project – a social initiative on educational mentoring.

“A Sketch of the World After the COVID-19 Crisis” – a book by Dr. Jean-François Caron brings out the insights into the political consequences of the pandemic Lessons the world ought to learn from the COVID-19 crisis and the political consequences it has entailed – these are the questions that Dr.

An in-depth and sophisticated understanding of their domain of study; to be intellectually agile, curious, creative, and open-minded; to be thoughtful decision-makers who know how to involve others; to be entrepreneurial, self-propelling, and able to create new opportunities, and to be prepared to take a leading role in the development of their country – these are some of the graduate attributes that NU graduates shall possess. Is merely having the NU Graduate Attributes enough to get a job in one of the Big Four companies? What else does a graduate need to know to get a good job? How do higher education institutions prepare graduates for the workforce and life after leaving university?KPMG Kazakhstan and Central Asia currently employees more than 700 people in Central Asia and more than 210 000 people around the world.