NU is a member of the following global and regional associations in higher education.
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University Alliance of the Silk Road (member of the Executive Council) |
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What are the benefits of NU’s memberships in these and other associations? These memberships help us to:
May 2022 – Publication in the IAU Horizons magazine
In the 16th issue of IAU Horizons on "Relevance and Value of Universities to Future Society," President Shigeo Katsu, Provost Ilesanmi Adesida, Vice Provost Loretta O'Donnell and Head of the Office of Global Relations Aliya Kaimoldinova spoke about reinventing higher education and what the Covid-19 pandemic can teach us.
To learn more, please visit the website IAU - International Association of Universities - The Global Voice of Higher Education (iau-aiu.net).
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October 24-28: Meta Silk Road: AUA Youth Forum kicked off at NU
Students from Kazakhstan, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, UAE, Malaysia, India and other countries discussed the integration of cultures in real and virtual universes.
For more information, please visit the website Meta - Silk Road: AUA Youth Forum kicks off at NU


At the Going Global Conference in 2019, NU was represented by the vice president for Student Affairs and International Cooperation, Kadisha Dairova and the 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.”

For highlights from the Going Global Conference 2019, please check the official website.
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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 about “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.
In the summer edition “International Policies and Practices” of Forum Magazine, Director of the Department of International Cooperation Aliya Kaimoldinova and Sharing Experience Coordinator Madina Aitakanova introduced the unique context of NU and discussed how it embarks on the challenge of positioning itself in the global higher-education landscape.
Download the full paper, “New Institution, Big Plans” (link)
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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 about the AIEA Conference 2017, please click here.
In 2017, Director of the Department of International Cooperation Aliya Kaimoldinova participated in the AIEA Leadership Academy for New Senior International Officers.

AIEA Academy Certificate Aliya K.
To learn more about the 2017 cohort, please visit AIEA website.