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Today, the Japanese government announced that Chairman of the Board of the Corporate Fund “University Medical Center” and General Director of National Laboratory Astana, NU Professor Zhaxybay Zhumadilov will be awarded the highest state award of Japan – Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon – for his outstanding achievements as a scientist and contribution in the field of radiation exposure research and strengthening the health of affected people. It should be noted that the Emperor of Japan traditionally honors prominent statesmen, public figures and scientists with this award.

The online final of Science Stars, a national science communication competition for school and college students in Kazakhstan, was held on April 18, 2020. It was organised by the British Council, OYLA Magazine, NU and the Science Fund, in partnership with Chevron Kazakhstan, to popularize science among youth.

The NU Social Development Fund has implemented a number of initiatives aimed at supporting the volunteer movement in the country, as well as helping socially vulnerable groups. Like the entire NU community, the Social Development Fund supports measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Despite the state of emergency and the introduction of quarantine, the NU community continues to be active in both research and public outreach. But now, we have transitioned to working online.

On March 19, the capital introduced the “Quarantine” regime – where the city borders were closed for entry and exit, movement in the city was limited, and people were encouraged to keep social and physical distance from others. From March 30, companies moved to remote work and ceased their traditional (usually in person) mode of operation, and from April 6, all educational institutions shifted to distance learning.

There is a growing concern about ecological sustainability and mitigating potential human impact on our planet’s environment. Scientific communities around the world want to create eco-friendly products that will help reduce risk in a variety of industries, and NU researchers are no exception.

NU has established the fastest computing station for the advanced development of artificial intelligence (AI). Two NVIDIA DGX-2 servers included in the workstation specialize in general-purpose computing on GPUs to accelerate research in the field of deep learning.

In our ever-changing world, people have come to expect innovative solutions to the problems they face in everyday life. The world is becoming a “better place” to live due to technological advances developed around the world, and Kazakhstan is part of this effort.

Starting April 6th, the first week of regular classes began for all NU students in an online mode. For all students who needed laptops, NU provided them free of charge.

Signaling the threat to public health posed by COVID-19, and following the first casualties recorded in the country, the Government has further stepped up measures designed to limit the spread of the virus by further restricting physical interaction. Delaying and flattening the peak of COVID-19’s spread gives Kazakhstan’s health system a fighting chance to manage the oncoming wave of infection.