Dr. Stefanos Xenarios will be the keynote speaker in the “Water resources and water security” session that will be held on February 24 within the “The Silk Road of Knowledge: Science Meets Green Policy” conference. The session is dedicated to water resources and water security in Central Asia. Topics are considered, but not limited to […]
The Networks Strategy Council of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has approved the appointment of Nazarbayev University as host of the SDSN National Network for Kazakhstan, under the umbrella of the global SDSN. The SDSN is the world’s leading knowledge network for the research and education initiatives on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDSN mobilizes […]
A new guest of ‘Galym-Galam’ rubric is Dr. Colin Knox, Professor and Vice Dean for Academic Affairs of NU Graduate School of Public Policy. Prior to joining Nazarbayev University, Dr. Knox worked at Ulster University (UK) where he taught modules on the Masters in Public Administration Programme. He also led a team that designed the […]
During the last semester, NU GSPP 2nd year MPP students Temirlan Nurmoldayev and Zhibek Jazykbayeva participated in the student exchange program at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management in Korea. Temirlan shared his impressions from the learning experience within the program. What did the program give you? What goals did you pursue by […]
NU GSPP alumnus Zhusup Zhumagulov was appointed as the Akim of Saryarka district in Nur-Sultan. Zhusup graduated from NU GSPP in 2020. He joined the civil service in 2015, went from chief specialist to deputy chief of the akim’s staff on the capital. In 2019, he was enrolled into the Presidential Personnel Reserve of Kazakhstan. […]