This week SHSS hosted an exhibit “Remembering and honoring” from the “ALZHIR” Museum. The “ALZHIR” Museum is a memorial complex dedicated to the victims of political repressions and Stalin’s totalitarianism that was opened in 2007. It is located in the village near Astana, where the Akmola prison camp for wives of traitors of Motherland began operating […]
On the eve of the 100th anniversary of October Revolution of 1917, scientific conferences dedicated to this epoch-making event were being held around the world. The leaders in organizing the highest number of conferences and seminars devoted to October 1917 are Russian cities – Moscow and, of course, Saint Petersburg. Scientists are trying to summarize […]
The European Institute for Advanced Study has re-appointed Prof. Philippe Forêt (History, Political Science and Religious Studies department) as one of its experts. He will rank multidisciplinary applications on the frontiers of science for 10-month residencies in the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities of Cambridge, the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, the […]
On the 10th of March 2017, the NU community had a unique, live opportunity to listen to and ask questions with the philosopher, Onora O’Neill, who gave a talk on “Trust” exclusively to Nazarbayev University students. Baroness O’Neill is one of the most eminent philosophers in Europe. She is Emeritus Professor at the University of […]
