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Researchers at NU and the National Laboratory Astana are studying the effect of mobile phone frequency electromagnetic fields for the treatment of age-related dementia. The scientists started investigating opportunities for how radiofrequency electromagnetic fields could be used in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) therapy, and they selected a frequency of 918 MHz because it is so commonly used in mobile phones.

The NU Cultural Center opened last July. Since then, the center has been welcoming all guests all year round.

NU recently welcomed 9th-grade students from Kazakhstani rural schools to the IQanat Republican Olympiad. The opening ceremony and event hosted 712 students and was organized by IQanat Foundation.

On June 28, 2019, the children of Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools completed the Summer research program at NU. The Vice-President for Student Affairs and International Cooperation Kadisha Dairova and the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences Daniel Pugh congratulated students on a successful completion of the program and wished them further success in their studies.

This year, NU was a co-organizer of the Republican contest “Nazarbayev Fund Schools Challenge”. This competition is for school children of Kazakhstan, and focuses on Engineering and technical sciences.

The XVI Asian Logic Conference was held at NU on June 17-21, 2019. During the conference presenters shared recent scientific developments in the field of mathematical logic and its applications, logic in computer science and philosophical logic.

The Second international conference “Exploring the Energetic Universe 2019” opened at NU today. The Energetic Cosmos Laboratory organized the conference, supported by the International Science and Technology center.

On June 16th, NU welcomed forty 10th and 11th grade pupils from the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools of the Republic of Kazakhstan to participate in the Summer Research Program. The program’s welcome included speeches and participation by Loretta O’Donnell the Vice-Provost for Academic Affairs, as well as various deans and NU faculty.

Today the VIII Eurasian Higher Education Leaders’ Forum opened in NU. This year, the organizers have prepared interesting sessions, discussions, and seminars related to the main topic of the forum “Future Ready Graduates”.

Kadisha Nurduldinovna, what do you think makes a competitive graduate?One of the most important issues occupying the field of education and policy makers of the state, is how university graduates can be competitive in the labor market. Because today’s world is rapidly changing in almost all spheres of life modern conditions dictate new rules of conduct in the labor market, and this means that even more attention is paid to the creating competitive graduates.