Welcome to the Graduate School of Public Policy at Nazarbayev University!
The mission of the NU Graduate School of Public Policy is to improve the quality of life of the people of Kazakhstan and Central Asia by engaging the policy community and training leaders to promote good governance through excellence in teaching, research, and executive development that focuses on key policy and leadership challenges.
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NU GSPP Master's Programs are accredited by the EAPAA and the NASPAA
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Academic Programs
Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Public Policy Programs
Master in Public Policy program is aimed at students who want a rigorous training in public affairs which will prepare them for jobs in regional and international public, state-affiliated and NGOs organizations.
Master in Public Administration program is aimed at in-service public and third sector professionals with a career trajectory aimed at the most senior levels in government, state affiliated and NGOs organizations.
The Online Master in Public Administration program is designed for in-service professionals seeking rigorous education and training in public administration.
PhD program is aimed at high calibre candidates who will make a contribution to applied public policy through the supply of outstanding doctoral graduates with functional expertise in these areas.
Executive Education Program is aimed at the public sector professionals to provide them with the tools and the skill-set they need to tackle the complex issues in a dynamic world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71tIIEwrjcw&t; NU GSPP sixth annual conference on “Public Policy and Good Governance in a Changing World”; 3:15:12;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESlED872eTE&t; The official launch of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network in Kazakhstan; 2:49:25;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaWS777ZKB8&t; Guest lecture by Ivailo Izvorski: “Kazakhstan: Dependence – Distance – Dispersion”; 1:06:53;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOWnPc2I0iM; Book Presentation with Dr. Rano Turaeva: “Labour, Mobility and Informal Practices in Russia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe”; 1:03:33;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERYtME8IWUw; NU GSPP Webinar with Giliberto Capano “Deciding under Fog and Time Pressure”; 1:09:57;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNwu003DuTs&t; Dr. Togzhan Kassenova "Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb; 1:06:15;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXcX79hBJTY; Dr. Edward Lemon: Patterns of Protest in Central Asia During a Time of COVID-19; 1:09:24;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXjIfN184AE; Dr. Khalida Azhigulova: Domestic violence in Kazakhstan; 1:09:09;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CWTMSiPq4Y; Professor James Crabtree: Public Communications Lessons from COVID-19; 1:07:46;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csPhW1ywOSs; GSPP Book Presentation webinar by Dr Luca Anceschi "Analysing Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy: Regime Neo-Eurasianism in the Nazarbayev Era"; 1:03:06;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=913ieI_I-Dw; GSPP Webinar by Dr.Mariya Omelicheva "Webs of Corruption:Trafficking and Terrorism in Central Asia"; 1:05:33;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK6u2J8Q50I; Closing Remarks of the 2020 GSPP CONFERENCE part1; 11:14;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=095v9_S7gqU; GSPPCONF2020 Closing remarks of the 1st day of the Conference; 17:22;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gMWH0yRH_4; GSPPCONF2020 Panel 8 Young Researchers, emerging research on SDGs – Job mismatches in Kazakhstan; 31:00;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V00U-WN7v_U; GSPPCONF2020 Panel 8 Young Researchers, emerging research on SDGs – Limits of Open Government; 16:49;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vm7C4k0UJM; GSPPCONF2020 Panel 8 Young Researchers, research on SDGs – Policy and Governance Land Commissions; 12:38;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N12XKjbsvLw; GSPPCONF2020 Panel 8 Young Researchers, research on SDGs– Policy and Governance. Green growth; 15:31;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hy1LU1KhFE; GSPPCONF2020 Panel 8 Young Researchers, emerging research on SDGs – Policy and Governance; 18:10