International Networks

Nazarbayev University is a member of the following global and regional associations in higher education:

What are the benefits of Nazarbayev University’s memberships in these and other associations? These memberships help us to:

  • Enrich students’ learning experience
  • Exchange knowledge, experience and best practices with leading universities of the world
  • Establish and develop new contacts for joint projects
  • Learn other perspectives on common challenges from different parts of the world
  • Develop joint advanced research
  • Elaborate a global discussion and a dialogue on the questions of higher education and research
  • Increase our visibility in a wider and more complicated global higher education
  • Use opportunities of professional development and consulting services
  • Have a priority access to numerous databases, research results and university surveys on different aspects of work
  • Receive financial support through the system of grants.

2017

  • February 19-22: AIEA Annual Conference on “Internationalization through Difference: Transcending Boundaries”

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Presentation by the Vice President for Student Affairs and International Cooperation Kadisha Dairova: “Partnerships as Tools for Development and Internationalization: Lessons from Universities in Kazakhstan and Central Asia”

For more information on AIEA Conference 2017, please click here.

  • May 1-7: AIEA Leadership Academy for New Senior International Officers

In 2017 Director of the Department of International Cooperation Aliya Kaimoldinova participated in the AIEA Leadership Academy for New Senior International Officers.

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AIEA Academy Certificate Aliya K.

To learn more about the 2017 cohort, please visit AIEA website.

2018

  • February 18-21: AIEA Annual Conference on “The Internationalization Imperative in Turbulent Times”
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In 2018 Director of the Department of International Cooperation Aliya Kaimoldinova and Sharing Experience Coordinator Madina Aitakanova participated in the AIEA Conference and at one of the sessions spoke on “Alliances under the Belt and Road Initiative: University Partnerships between China and Kazakhstan”.

To get other session materials presented at the AIEA Conference 2018, please follow the link.

  • EAIE Forum Magazine Publication

In the summer edition “International Policies and Practices” of the Forum Magazine Director of the Department of International Cooperation Aliya Kaimoldinova and Sharing Experience Coordinator Madina Aitakanova introduce the unique context of NU and discuss how it embarks on the challenge of positioning itself in the global higher education landscape.

Download full paper “New Institution, Big Plans” (Link)

2019

  • May 13-15: Annual Going Global Conference on the “Knowledge diplomacy and the digital world: does international tertiary education have a role?”

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At the Going Global Conference in 2019 Nazarbayev University was represented by the Vice President for Student Affairs and International Cooperation Kadisha Dairova and Acting Director of the Department of International Cooperation Madina Aitakanova who presented the poster on the “Global Partnerships and Their Impact on the Development of Local Higher Education”.

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For highlights from the Going Global Conference 2019, please check the official website.