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Test center at Nazarbaev University was established in 2017. Now everyone can take such international standardized tests as SAT, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, TOEFL iTP, TOEFL iBT, TOEIC as well as mock tests.

On September 20, the National Final of the Climate Launchpad Competition will be held at NU. Nine national teams who made it to the final will present their “green” business ideas promoting a low-carbon future.

On August 12, 2018, 14 top 3rd year students of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences returned from an eight-week Visiting International Student Program (VISP) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA fully funded by NU. During the VISP program, students took 2-3 courses out of a wide range of courses and earned between 6 to 9 Carnegie credits.

In 2018 the project “Construction of Sub-Phase 2 Phase II construction of the Scientific and Educational Complex “NU” became the finalist of “IPMA Global Project Excellence Awards 2018” competition in the category “Mega-Sized Projects”. At the second judges meeting in July 2018 international Judges, representing previous award winners, different sectors and industries as well as the academic world decided on the finalists in the IPMA Global Project Excellence Award competition and selected the winners of the gold, silver and bronze prizes in three categories: medium, big and mega-sized projects.

On June 19, 2018, a ceremonial handover of the equipment from Alageum Electric to the joint Laboratory of Power System and High Voltage was held at NU. The laboratory, as an educational platform, will be used to provide practical classes for Electrical and Engineering Department students, School of Engineering.

This Spring NU selected best students from School of Engineering and School and Science and Technologies to study in the summer semester at the University at Buffalo, New York State, United States of America. As a result, top 38 undergraduate students, 17 from School of Engineering and 21 Science and Technologies were granted with customized program at the University at Buffalo.

On July 3, 2018, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of our capital, on behalf of the Head of State N. Nazarbayev, Mr B.

On June 20, 2018 the NU Library held an author talk with Gulnara Bazkhkenova, a Kazakhstani journalist and columnist for Esquire Kazakhstan on her book Just Do Not Say It’s Too. Gulnara Bazhkenova spoke about how she collected materials for the book.

On June 7-8, 2018 NU hosted a visit of the delegation from Renmin University of China headed by the Vice President Professor Wu Xiaoqiu. Professor Wu Xiaoqiu gave a speech at the VII annual Eurasian Higher Education Leaders Forum’s (EHELF) session on “Best practices implemented by Universities” and met with NU leadership.

On 2-6 April 2018, under the Staff Mobility program, NU held a series of lectures by Professor V. V.