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News&Events

On March 28, 2023, Nazarbayev University hosted a conference dedicated to the results of the project “The evaluation of challenges of youth in Kazakhstan and piloting innovative solutions”. During the conference, experts shared the findings of the study about the NEET youth problem (stands for “Not in education, employment or training” and youth who are […]

From the 13th to 15th of March 2023, the Central Asia Hub of the Political Economy of Education Research Network (PEER Network), led by Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, together with partners from the University of Ulster, organised a three-day workshop on the “Research outputs and dissemination” in Tashkent (Uzbekistan). The workshop was organised […]

On February 24th, Vanessa Ozawa, a GSE 3rd-year PhD candidate and research assistant at PEER Network Central Asian hub, presented online at Institute of Education (IOE), University College London, from where she holds an MA. Vanessa, who examines the relationship between educational processes and Uzbekistani youth national identities and recently completed her doctoral fieldwork in […]

NUGSE professors met with the leadership of the National Testing Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the directors of its regional branches. The guests were addressed by the Vice-dean for Research of NUGSE, Professor Michael Mаcoelle, who spoke about the main activities of the school, and Balzhan Bliskeldinova, the administrative director of the CPS, […]

In 2016, NUGSE created the journal “Research in Education” – “Research in Education” (RiE). The publication is addressed to education leaders, politicians, researchers and students interested in education topics. On the pages of “Research in Education”, novice researchers, graduates and PhD students share their knowledge and views on current and future changes in education, contributing […]

Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education is pleased to share with you the recording of an online session on the GSE programs and application process which was conducted on February 14. The GSE Program Directors, who are also faculty members, told about the specifics of each program, its academic process and advantages. After the session, […]

On the 1-2 of December 2022, the Central Asia Hub of the Political Economy of Education Research Network (PEER Network), led by Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, hosted a two-day workshop. The Central Asia Hub Director, Prof Naureen Durrani, welcomed ten fellows across Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The team had two productive days of […]

NU GSE PhD candidate Vanessa Ozawa delivered a lecture on “Approaching Educational Research in Central Asia Using a Political Economy Lens” on November 18th in Tashkent. The event was held at Creative School named after Abdulla Qodiriy under the Agency for Presidential Educational Institutions and the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan. As a hybrid mode, […]

On November 11, 2022, NUGSE Professor Mir Afzal Tajik delivered an invited-gust lecture on research paradigms at the Area Study Centre for Central Asia: An Academic Unit of the University of Peshawar in Pakistan (http://www.uop.edu.pk/departments/?q=Area-Study-Centre). He also had discussions with the Centre’s Director, faculty and doctoral students on faculty-to-faculty research collaboration and scholarship opportunities available […]

On the 17-18 of November 2022, NUGSE Professor Naureen Durrani contributed to the conference «FAMILY, DEMOGRAPHIC AND GENDER POLICY AT A NEW STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT OF KAZAKHSTAN». The conference was organized by the National Commission for Women’s Affairs, Family and Demographic Policy under the President of Kazakhstan, together with the Ministry of Information and Social […]