NU Research Week
Thu, Apr 10
|NU Campus
Time & Location
Apr 10, 2025, 12:00 PM – Apr 18, 2025, 6:00 PM
NU Campus
About the event
Join us for the Week of Science at Nazarbayev University from April 10 to April 18, featuring a series of insightful events across various disciplines. Engage with experts, explore cutting-edge research, and expand your knowledge.
NU SEDS Annual Research Conference
The inaugural Annual School of Engineering and Digital Sciences Research Conference is a significant event that brings together prominent researchers, academicians, and students. The conference theme, “Transforming the Future of Engineering and Digital Sciences Research in Central Asia” emphasizes the collaborative spirit that fosters research, creativity, and advancement.
Organizer: SEDS
Date: April 10-11
Time: 09:00
Venue: Red Hall
Day of Science
The program will include presentations on NLA’s Strategic Plan, as well as highlights of our researchers’ recent achievements and future plans.
Organizer: NLA
Date: April 11
Time: 15:00
Venue: Senate Hall
Participation upon invitation
Republican Scientific Conference "Young Scientist-VII"
The traditional Republican scientific conference of students "YOUNG SCIENTIST-VII" organized by the Department of Kazakh Language and Turkology will be held on 11th of April. This year, "Zhas Galym" is dedicated to the 180th anniversary of the renowned Kazakh poet and philosopher Abai Kunanbayev.
Organizer: SSH
Date: April 11
Time: 15:00
Venue: Red Hall
The 5th Annual Integrity Forum
А forum is designed to create an open space for knowledge exchange, where students can engage with experts and peers to understand the real-world implications of integrity in personal life, academics, and research.
Organizer: Ministry of External Affairs, SG
Date: April 12
Time: 11:30-15:30
Venue: Blue Hall, Orange Hall, Green Hall
Research Showcase: Advancing Knowledge, Policy, and Practice
This session features a diverse range of research projects from GSE, highlighting key insights, methodologies, and implications for policy and practice. It will provide an opportunity for researchers to share their work, engage in discussions, and explore potential collaborations.
Organizer: GSE
Date: April 14-20
Venue: Block C3, M floor
Art exhibition: A Glimpse into Kazakhstan's Learning Landscapes
This exhibition showcases 20 stunning maps that illustrate how educational infrastructure is integrated into the urban fabric of the 20 major cities across Kazakhstan. The exhibition will demonstrate how educational infrastructure is integrated into urban designs and how learning spaces shape our cities and communities.
Organizer: GSE
Date: April 14-20
Venue: Block C3, M floor
SSH Research Poster Exhibition
Demonstration of research works of SSH professors in the atrium between Blocks 8-9. They will highlight key insights, methodologies, and implications for policy and practice of research works performed by SSH faculty. Anyone interested can view and get to know better what kind of research work SSH performs
Organizer: SSH
Date: April 14-20
Venue: Between Blocks 8-9
Keynote Presentation: 15 Years of Research at NU: Leading the Way in Kazakhstan's Academic Landscape
This presentation examines the evolution of research in post-Soviet countries using bibliometric analysis of over 3,000,0000 publications (1992–2024). It highlights key trends in growth, quality, impact, collaboration, disciplinary shifts, adoption of open science practices, and patterns of publication retraction.
Organizer: GSE
Date: April 14
Time: 13:00
Venue: C3.2001
Workshop: Mastering Systematic Literature Reviews: Methods and Tools
This workshop provides an overview of best practices for conducting systematic literature reviews, including search and identification of relevant documents, data extraction and synthesis, and assessment of risk of bias strategies. Participants will also explore tools for organizing and analyzing literature effectively.
Organizer: GSE
Date: April 15
Time: 15:00
Venue: C3.2004
Webinar: "The Value of The Liberal Arts"
Insightful online webinar on The Value of the Liberal Arts with Professor Uli Schamiloglu. This session will explore how a liberal arts education fosters essential skills for lifelong success, including critical thinking, problem-solving, and adaptability.
Organizer: SSH
Date: April 15
Time: 16:00
Venue: Online
Lecture: Research hypothesis, research methodology with statistical analysis, and academic writing
This lecture, initially offered at SoM for school and UMC residents, as well as interested young physicians, gained significant popularity. Due to its success, the school has decided to repeat it in a hybrid format at the main campus, ensuring wider accessibility while maintaining its professional standards.
Organizer: NUSOM
Date: April 15
Time: 15:00
Venue: NU SoM
Roundtable: Innovative Methodologies in Educational Research
This roundtable brings together five experts to showcase how innovative methodologies (e.g., body mapping, GIS, network analysis) are transforming educational research. Panelists will discuss how these approaches complement traditional methods and explore their applications across disciplines.
Organizer: GSE
Date: April 16
Time: 13:00
Venue: C3.2001
Seminar: Beyond the Depths: The Future of Deep Mining
Many mines worldwide are already considered ultra-deep, reaching 4km below the surface. Geomechanical problems such as mining-induced seismicity and rockbursts will remain a serious concern for the mining industry for the next few decades, as long as mining goes deeper.
Organizer: SMG
Date: April 16
Time: 15:00-16:00
Venue: 6.519
Seminar: Natural Hydrogen, Exploration: Chances and Challenges
In the global race to mitigate climate change and reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, hydrogen (H₂) has emerged as a pivotal component in the transition toward clean, sustainable, and energy systems.
Organizer: SMG
Date: April 16
Time: 16:00-17:00
Venue: 6.519
Seminar: Surrogate Modeling for Predicting the Recovery Performance of Low- Salinity Waterfloods
Low salinity waterflood (LSWF) is one of the latest EOR techniques currently under research in the oil and gas industry, especially for carbonate reservoirs.
Organizer: SMG
Date: April 16
Time: 17:00-18:00
Venue: 6.519
SMG Lab Open House Day
Discover labs with SMG. Visit:
Block 6, floor 1, room 6141 Drilling simulation laboratory (Petroleum Engineering)
Block 6, floor 1, room 6154 Sedimentology and Petroleum Geology laboratory (Geology)
Block 6, floor 1, room 6106 Rock mechanics laboratory (Mining Engineering)
Organizer: SMG
Date: April 17
Time: 15:30-17:30
Venue: Block 6
Webinar: "Drug Discovery: How Chemistry Fights Diseases"
An engaging online webinar on "Drug Discovery: How Chemistry Fights Diseases" with Professor Ahmed Elkamhawy. This session will dive into the crucial role of chemistry in the development of new medicines and disease treatments.
Organizer: SSH
Date: April 17
Time: 16:00
Venue: Online
CARCEIT session: Advancing Educational Research: CARCEIT'S Mission and Impact
This session visibilizes the mission and activities of the Central Asian Research Center for Educational Innovation and Transformation and their role in promoting quality and impactful educational research in the Central Asian region and beyond.
Organizer: GSE
Date: April 17
Time: 13:00
Venue: Online
The Mathematics Needed for University Study and for the NUET
This webinar presents important mathematical topics that students should be familiar with before entering Nazarbayev University. It will also introduce Nazarbayev University’s Mathematics Entrance Test (NUET) and suggest ways a candidate can prepare. There will be a Q&A after the presentation.
Organizer: CPS
Date: April 17
Time: 16:00
Venue: Online via the link
The prerequisites of publishing in the top-tier journals: Sharing experiential insights
In this session, I will share my experiential insights into the rules of the business, highlighting what it takes for researchers, especially the novice ones to be able to publish in the top-tier, ideally Q1 journals. Specifically, I will discuss and demonstrate what strategies generally work, and what not—ranging from awareness about journals to the process, planning, strategy, practices, and above all certain personal habits or attitudinal traits that might work effectively.
Organizer: GSE
Date: April 18
Time: 12:00
Venue: C3.2001
European Parental Leave Policies Dataset (EPLP) and the results about the parental skills after the parental leave.
Seminar on "European Parental Leave Policies and Their Impact on Parental Skills", featuring Dr. Adèle Lemoine from the University of Vienna. This seminar will explore the European Parental Leave Policies Dataset (EPLP) and its findings on how parental leave influences skill development among parents. The discussion will provide valuable insights into parental leave policies across Europe and their long-term implications for both individuals and labor markets.
Organizer: GSPP
Date: April 18
Time: 15:00-16:30
Venue: Online via the link
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Seminar: Evolution of Market Power in Kazakhstan: Implications for Competition Policy
In recent years, rising concerns over market power and the dominance of “superstar” firms have gained traction globally, with evidence from the U.S. and Europe showing links to declining investment, falling labor shares, and reduced business dynamism. This seminar explores how similar dynamics are playing out in Kazakhstan, where a small number of firms account for a disproportionate share of productivity growth. We document the evolution of markups over time and assess the extent of market concentration across sectors, ownership types, and firm sizes. Using cutting-edge empirical methods, the seminar highlights the implications of rising market power for competition, consumers, and overall economic performance—and discusses how robust antimonopoly policy can help safeguard inclusive growth.
Organizer: GSB
Date: April 18
Time: 11:00-12:00
Venue: C3.3015