NAZARBAYEV

UNIVERSITY
2019
 KAZAKHSTAN

Nur-Sultan

In the center of Eurasia 2

 FACTS ABOUT AZAKHSTAN

the 9th largest country in the world

an abundance of natural resources; one of the
top producers of oil & gas in the world
the world’s first and largest space launch
facility - the Baikonur Cosmodrome built in the
1950s
more than 120 nationalities
a transcontinental country as its western part
extends all the way to Europe

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Nur-Sultan in the heart of Kazakhstan
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 FACTS ABOUT THE CAPITAL
Political, cultural &
business center

Excellent career
opportunities

Comfortable & safe

Culture, sport and events

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 NU FACULTY & STUDENTS
Nazarbayev University was founded at the
initiative of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the First
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Date of opening: June 2010

Language of instruction: English
Status: Research university
Faculty: more than 500, including
professors, associated professors,
assistant-professors and instructors

- 90% have PhD degrees from the best

universities

-75% foreign faculty, from 56 countries

Students: 5 433 (incl. 50 international)

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OUR GUESTS

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 WHY NU?
Strategic partnership with the world’s top
universities
Language of instruction –English
100% scholarships for international students
Internship & study abroad opportunities
Integration of education & research
State of the art facilities
Politically & economically stable country
Safe & secure campus
Vibrant student life
Alumni working in the world’s top companies and
entering top universities of the world 9
 SCHOOLS

Center for Preparatory Studies

School of Engineering & Digital Sciences

School of Sciences & Humanities

School of Mining & Geosciences

School of Medicine

Graduate School of Business

Graduate School of Education

Graduate School of Public Policy

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STRATEGIC PARTNERS

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 PROGRAMS

University
programs

Non-degree
Foundation Academic programs
programs

Undergraduate Master’s PhD

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 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Chemical and Materials Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Robotics and Mechatronics
Computer Science

Political Science and International Relations Anthropology

Economics Chemistry
History Mathematics
Languages, Linguistics, and Literature Physics
Sociology Biological
Sciences

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (cont.)

Petroleum Engineering
Mining Engineering
Geology

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MASTER’S PROGRAMS
 MSc in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
 MSc in Chemical and Materials Engineering
 MSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering
 MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering
 MSc in Biomedical Engineering
 Master of Engineering Management
 MSc in Computer Science
 MSc in Data Science
 MSc in Robotics

 MA in Political Science and International Relations

 MA in Economics
 MA in Eurasian Studies
 MSc in Biological Sciences and Technologies
 MSc in Chemistry
 MSc in Physics
 MSc in Applied Mathematics

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 MASTER’S PROGRAMS (cont.)
 MSc in Petroleum Engineering
 MSc in Mining Engineering

 Master of Public Health

 Master of Molecular Medicine
 Master of Pharmacology and Toxicology
 Doctor of Medicine
 Residency

 MSc in Finance
 MBA
 Executive MBA

 MSc in Educational Leadership

 MA in Multilingual Education

 Master in Public Administration

 Master in Public Policy
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PHD PROGRAMS

 PhD in Engineering, Science and Technology

 PhD in Eurasian Studies

 PhD in Education

 PhD in Public Policy

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 EMPLOYERS & UNIVERSITIES
Main employers Top Universities*

KPMG Audit LLC, PWC Kazakhstan, Ernest & Stanford (USA)

Young
UNHCR Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)

AOE "Nazarbayev University", subsidiaries, University of Pennsylvania (USA)

NIS, National office “Erasmus+”
University of California, Berkley(USA)
Tengizchevroil, Schlumberger
Oxford University(UK)

Imperial College London (UK)

National companies “Samruk-Kazyna”, University College London (UK)
“KazAtomProm”, “Kazmunaigaz”
Government and Ministries of Republic of
Kazakhstan
*For the students who continued their
education

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 NU CAMPUS

• Learning audiences, library

• State of the art science
labs
• Sport facilities
• Dormitory
• Fully-fledged cinema
• Canteen, cafe, shops
• Pharmacies, medical
center
• Bank, postal services
• Beauty salons
• Wi-Fi

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NU GRADUATION CEREMONY

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NU INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI
Khamza Sharifzoda
(Tajikistan)
High school: TTHS Haji Kemal in Dushanbe

BA in Political Science and International

Relations; minor in Spanish and Hispanic
Studies from NU

Doing his graduate studies in Political

Science at Georgetown University in
Washington, D.C.

A research fellow at a NATO sponsored

new project on the security environment
in the post-Soviet space
continues improving his Spanish, which he
studied at NU for 3 years.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Admissions Department
+7 (7172) 64-25-84
international.admissions@nu.edu.kz
nu.edu.kz

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