Nazarbayev University is a public university in Astana, Kazakhstan, founded in 2009.
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Nazarbayev University (NU) is an autonomous research university in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. It was established in 2010 on the initiative of the country's first president and admitted its first students that year, as a research university meant to teach in English to international standards.
NU's schools were developed with strategic partners such as University College London, the University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison and others. It comprises schools of engineering and digital sciences; sciences and humanities; mining and geosciences; medicine; the graduate schools of business, education and public policy; and research centres including the National Laboratory Astana.
All instruction is in English, and the university operates with academic freedom and governance autonomy under a special law. Many Kazakhstani students study on government grants covering tuition and a stipend. The campus provides student residences.
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Government grants covering tuition and stipend for eligible students.
Accommodation options include: On-campus residences.
Nazarbayev University was founded in 2009.
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