There is a crucial historical meaning of location of Nazarbayev University in Astana, which is the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This city becomes famous in a short time and there are young dreamers who have fascinating goals in their life. This university has an international degree status because there are foreign students who […]
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For all those who wish to study at the School of humanities and social sciences! We are glad to invite you to the Application Evening, where we will talk about Master of Arts programs taught at SHSS on the 27th February at 6 pm in the auditorium 8.105. We will tell you about Master of Arts […]

The online application for the Summer School in Russian and Eurasian Studies (SSRES) will be open from January 15, 2018 to April 15, 2018. Please follow the link to fill out the application. For more information about the program please click here. Questions about the Summer School of Russian and Eurasian Studies can be addressed to: Victoria Thorstensson, […]

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences is one of Nazarbayev University’s largest schools and its programs are designed to train leaders in all aspects of social development and to have versatile knowledge in the field of social, liberal and natural sciences. SHSS is glad to announce that the applications for the following graduate programs […]
The 19th International Conference on Turkish Linguistics will take place at Nazarbayev University on August 17-19, 2018. For further information see the conference website: https://sites.google.com/site/ictl19astana/ […]
The Department of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nazarbayev University, is happy to announce that they will be hosting a conference marking the 100-year anniversary of the February and October Revolutions of 1917, entitled “On the Periphery of Collapsing Empire: National Minorities and the 1917 Revolution”. The conference aims […]

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Nazarbayev University invites you to take part in the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Actual problems of the Kazakh language and Turkology: Spiritual modernization in the 21st century” October 26 – 28, 2017. The purpose of the conference is to discuss the scientific, theoretical, and pedagogical base of […]
Dear all, Please join the MA in Political Science and International Relations program for the master’s thesis defense presentation, which is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there! Friday, April 21 @ 11:00 in Room 8105 Madina Bizhanova ***Explaining Internet Regulation Variation in Non-Democratic Countries*** Adviser: Dr. Spencer Willardson Second reader: Dr. Mwita […]
IOM CA launches a photography award and invites University Students and Artists/Photographers (citizens of Central Asia) to submit photographs related to the theme Migrants: An Invisible Force in Central Asia aiming to draw attention and stimulate dialogue around the theme of migration through powerful photography, story writing and open discussions with government and non government stakeholders, societies […]
Trust is often considered necessary for democracy and for the good functioning of institutions. It is also thought to be eroding. Can it be restored? Onora O’Neill gives surprising answers and challenges many of our assumptions about the phenomenon. Onora O’Neill is one of the most eminent philosophers in Europe. She is Emeritus Professor at […]