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NU CAC NEWSLETTER

In this issue:

Dear NU community and partners,

NU Career and Advising Center is happy to

present you the next issue of the monthly

Newsletter. In this issue you will find the

informative article for students applying to

graduate programs “How to Earn Degree

Online?”, highlights on the events organized by

CAC in November, information on Field Trip to

“Electrovoz Kurastyru Zauyty”, introducing our

Partner of the Month, rewarding article for job

seeking students: “Skype Video Interview”, news

from our Alumni and highlights on CAC Friends’

Reception.

Enjoy your reading!

How to Earn Degree Online

You have not reached the final decision to become an International student, and you do not have time to go abroad, Career and Advising Center (CAC) has prepared important tips to increase your chance of being accepted to universities and earn degree online.

So do not stress out and consider our observations:

Our main MOOC platform that we have analyzed is Coursera.org. Coursera is an online learning platform founded by Stanford professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller that offers courses, specializations, and degrees. Coursera works with universities and other organizations to offer online courses, specializations, and degrees in a variety of subjects, such as engineering, humanities, medicine, biology, social sciences, mathematics, business, computer science, digital marketing, data science, and others.

Sometimes student can not be accepted to the university because of some reasons, and at that time, it is very useful to apply for online degree program. They don’t have difficult requirements for applicants.

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Real career transformation sometimes requires a university-recognized degree. Coursera believes that transformation should be accessible to everyone, so they’ve worked with different university partners to offer flexible, affordable online degree programs in business, computer science, and data science.

• All online - admission required

• 1-3 years of study

• Currently priced at $15-$25,000

• Earn an accredited master’s degree

Are you interested in learning more about degrees on Coursera?

Please provide your contact information and they’ll send you more information about current and upcoming programs that you can apply.

Sources: https://www.coursera.org/degrees https://blog.coursera.org/about/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coursera

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BCG Day - Interview Preparation Workshop

On November 2, 2018 Boston Consulting Group visited

University students with their Interview preparation workshop.

BCG consultants shared their personal consulting stories,

information about projects and career opportunities for fresh

graduates in the company. Students learned about consulting

industry, the types of consulting framework that BCG operates

within, the opportunities for career growth and self-realization.

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Sergei Perapechka, Partner and Managing Director BCG mentioned major projects of the

company in Kazakhstan and CIS region and also the fact that BCG is going digital across the

world. Students were provided with BCG review, special edition: Kazakhstan. The review was

made on modern banking system, corporate digitalization, transport infrastructure and the

winning parties from oil price decline.

Second part of the workshop was dedicated to tips for successfully passing case interview with

BCG. It is worth mentioning that previously (26 March 2018) BCG was giving similar workshop on

resume writing tips, how to make it capacious and informative.

If you missed these workshops, please do not hesitate to contact Career and Advising Center’s

members to receive detailed consultation on above mentioned issues.

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Tips for Finding International Research Internships

A lot of NU students come to CAC with one

particular question: How can I find an

international research internship? As an

answer to that question, on November 6, 2018,

CAC held an information session with Damel

Mektepbayeva as a guest speaker, who is a

Senior Manager of NU Innovation

Development Department. Damel studied at

the Indiana University Bloomington, Singularity

University (Silicon valley), and Magistracy of

École Normale Supérieure de Cachan in

France. She is also a winner of NASA

competition and has many other great

accomplishments.

The main idea of funding this session was to help our students find the answers to the questions

like how and where to start looking for international internships, when and why internships are

needed and what opportunities exist and how to find them. We can proudly say that all the

questions mentioned above were properly answered.

Damel shared with our guest students

unique information on existing research

opportunities, provided names of

international programs, useful links and

shared her own story of becoming

young successful scientist. We hope that

Damel inspired our students to not be

afraid and believe in their own dreams.

Dear Students, do you think about

internships? Do not know how to start?

Then make an appointment via CAC

CareerNet/Calendar with CAC Manager

- Zhanar Makhayeva.

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Profession Day: MPH Day

Career and Advising Center organized MPH day for students of Nazarbayev University School of

Medicine. The major goal of this event was to introduce graduating medical students of career

opportunities by the graduation time so that they could make informed decision on their future

career paths. For this reason representatives of two organizations : 1. National Center for

Expertise of Medicine, Medical Devices and Medical Equipment (NTSELS), 2.Republican Center

for Health Development (RCHD) were invited to make presentation on the major activities the

companies enroll in, the services they provide and career opportunities for fresh graduates

Rustam Abdusalamov, Director of Development; Svetlana Sultangaziyeva, PhD, Head of the

department for specialized expertise of medicinal products; Dmitry Voinovan, Head of the

Department for Specialized Examination of Medical Products and Yerbolat Orazbekuly Deputy

Head of the Center for Laboratory Testing of the National Center of Electronic Economy –

represented NTSELS.

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Employees of NTSELS told

specifics of the quality and safety

assessment of drugs in

Kazakhstan. They had an open

conversation in the form of

"Question - Answer" with

graduates, during which the

meeting participants analyzed in

detail the cases of mass outbreaks

of side effects of drugs on the

example of specific historical

cases of Viagra and thalidomide.

In addition, the problems of

conducting clinical trials in

Kazakhstan, proposed for consideration by the Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Yelzhan Birtanov during the plenary session of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of

Kazakhstan on November 7, 2018, were discussed. According to him, "NTSELS conducts all

research, evidence of quality, effectiveness of medicines and medical devices."

In addition, NTSELS experts familiarized students with career prospects in the field of

pharmacological expertise and supervision, and also presented the scope of the activities of the

National Center for Emergency Situations in Kazakhstan and within the collaboration framework

with EAEU, WHO, UNICEF and several other international organizations.

Representatives of RCHD – Zhaniya Nurgaliyeva, Director of the Center for Strategic

Development and Banu Qalmyrza, Head of HR shared information on the history and main

mission of RCHD as well as its structure and main scope of activities. The major focus was on

the structure of the organization which was comprised of: Center for Health Economics, Center

for Tariff Construction, Center or

Infrustructure and PPP Development,

Center for Rational Use of Medicines,

Accreditation Center, Center for Knowledge

and skills Assessment, Center for Human

Resources and Science, Center for

Improving Medical Care, Center for Strategic

Development and Public Health,

Management Center and Administrative

Department. To find out more information on

major projects and activites of RCHD,

please, follow the link.

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BRK Day

On November 15th, 2018 CAC hosted informational

session on Legal Risk Management in Credit Activities

of JSC “Development Bank of Kazakhstan” (the Bank)

which was given by Askar Amirtayev, Managing Director

- Member of the Management Board of the Bank. During

his presentation Mr. Amirtayev mentioned about the

general structure of legal analysis (compliance, notes,

and recommendations), the stages of legal risk

management (indicative analysis, bank expertise,

financing and restructuring), introduction of new ERP

system at the Bank and the external legal valuation of

the Bank’s activities. The Bank was incorporated during

early 2000’s under the Decree of the President of the

Republic of Kazakhstan. The Bank’s mission is to

promote the sustainable development of the national

economy by investments into the non-resource sector of

the country.

Bolashak Info-session

Within the Graduate Application Advising

Program on November 20 CAC conducted a

meeting for graduating Undergraduate and

Graduate students with Aiman Aubakirova,

“Center for International Programs” JSC

representative, to provide the latest

information about the Rules and

Requirements on awarding of Bolashak

scholarships in 2019.

Students received the guidelines on

submission of required documents for

participation in the competition, requirements

for applicants, tips for preparing the documents and choosing the University and major. We hope

this financial support will help our graduates to gain the best education at top world universities!

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“Electrovoz Kurastyru Zauyty”

On November 14 students of Electrical and Computer Engineering had an opportunity to visit the plant of “Electrovoz Kurastyru Zauyty” LLP, which specialises in the development and construction of electric locomotives, initially designed for operation off 25 kV AC 50 Hz, the electrification system used by the country's State rail network operator, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ). EKZ is the result of a strategic partnership between KTZ, the French train manufacturer Alstom, and the Russian engineering and train manufacturer Transmashholding (TMH). During the field trip the students were able to personally see and familiarize themselves with an innovative technology that enables to produce electric locomotives.

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The future engineers accompanied by Head Engineer of the Production Facility, got thoroughly acquainted with all the nuances and stages of the production process. Students showed great interest in the work of the plant and asked various questions.

Kassymzhomart Kunanbayev, 3rd year student of Electrical and Computer Engineering major:

Visiting the EKZ (Electric Locomotives

Assembly Factory) has given the opportunity to see the

assembly process of one of the most difficult

mechanical structures - an electric locomotive. Having

a site tour over the factory showed how different

processes are separated and interrelated. The real-

world application of the knowledge, especially the production of transformers, facilitated our understanding

about the relationship between university courses and asssembly procedures. In additiion, the meeting

with the company representatives gave lots of insights, ideas and advices about the future job prospectus

and career opportunities. As a result of conversation, we negotiated to conduct such field trips in a regular

basis.

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PARTNER OF THE MONTH National Center for Expertise of Medicines

Partner of the month – National Center for Expertise of Medicines, medical devices and medical equipment (hereinafter - National Center of Expertise). The National Center of Expertise is one of the structural parts of the integrated medicines, medical devices and equipment circulation system, responsible for provision of their safety, effectiveness and quality. It was established by the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan in November 2002 The National Center of Expertise carries out exclusive function of dossier evaluation during the state registration of medicines, medical devices and equipment. The main activities of the Center also includes certification of medicines, development of the State Pharmacopeia of Republic of Kazakhstan, conducting the preclinical trials and bioequivalence studies of medicines, participation in the pharmacovigilance and monitoring of adverse drug reactions, conducting the expertise of advertisement/promotional materials on medicines. Despite the fact that the process of cooperation with the National Center of Expertise has been established not so long ago, we would like to note the importance and value of the assistance provided by the center in the development of our students. CAC supports the message on the importance of cultivating highly qualified personnel in the field of medicines expertise and hope to make good contribution towards achieving this common goal. CAC deeply appreciates the National Center of Expertise for shown interest in our students and look forward to long-term and friendly cooperation.

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Skype Video Interview

There are different types of job interviews. They come in all shapes and sizes. As technology continues to advance, more and more interviewers are turning to Skype and video interviews as a way to connect with potential hires. Skype video interviews take the phone-screening interview to the next level. Skype is preferable to a phone interview every time. It shows future employer much more about who you are and how you will fit into their team. That is why Skype interviews can often be part of your hiring process. This is particularly relevant when the employer and the applicant are in different cities or countries In this type of interview, preparation is important, and not only informational. Common Skype Interview Mistakes 1.Being too casual The clothes should be official - no sportswear. It is easier to tune in a serious way if you are wearing a shirt, not a T-shirt. So make sure you’re dressed professionally from head to toe. 2.Not doing a trial run before the actual interview There’s nothing worse than firing up your laptop for a video interview and finding out your audio isn’t working, or your camera isn’t functioning, or your computer needs to update some driver before it’ll allow the program to run. Always do a test run at least 24 hours ahead of time so you’ve got an opportunity to fix any issues that might arise and that means making sure the person on the other end of the call can hear and see you. 3.Not setting your camera viewing angle Raise your camera up to a level where you’re looking straight at it, not down at it. This will help to give you a more natural look.

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4.Not being aware of your background Because this is a video interview, your hiring manager is going to be focused entirely on the screen in front of them. Ideally you’d like that focus to be on you. Set yourself up in an area with good light and a pleasing background. Try to avoid a plain or white background as well as any backgrounds with busy patterns. A home office is always your best bet. 5.Not being focused Because you’re doing your video interview from home, there’s always the possibility that you won’t be alone while you shoot it. If possible, do your interview in a room where you can shut the door and block out outside noises including children, televisions in the background, or your rump scooting dog. Try to avoid doing your interview in a busy location like a coffee shop or a café. Above all, make sure you’re paying attention.

Skype Interview Tips 1.Be Technically Prepared Make sure you have the right software installed a minimum of 24 hours ahead of time and that everything is running the way it should be. You should also find out exactly who will be calling whom and at exactly what time for the interview. The last thing you want to do is be waiting for a call and find out an hour later that you were supposed to be the one doing the calling in.

2.Dress to Impress Try to avoid stripes, especially narrow and close together stripes. On camera, they can create a zigzag pattern. The same thing goes for very bright colors. Try to choose shades that are neutral or pale. Bright reds, oranges and whites can ‘blow out’ on camera. 3.Natural Eye Contact Try to maintain eye contact with the camera as much as possible. By looking straight at the camera, it gives the illusion that you are making eye contact with the interviewer. Keep your eye contact natural and don’t forget to blink! Along with natural eye contact, try keeping your expression pleasant and engaged. Smiling is always a good thing during an interview. 4.Use your desktop or laptop computer, not your cellphone Try to avoid using your mobile phone to conduct the video interview. Desktops and laptop computers generally have superior audio and camera capabilities compared to a cellphone. If you have to use your phone, make sure you have it on a steady surface. Source: https://theinterviewguys.com/skype-interview-tips https://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-advice/interview-types/323749-expert-performance-tips-for-skype-and-video-interviews

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Alumni Involvement for Growth of NU Brand Awareness With a great pleasure, we thank our graduates who participated in the Fall 2018 NU Recruitment campaign in KZ cities - Pavlodar, Aktobe, Taraz, Shymkent and Almaty. Accepted our invitation alumni conducted the presentations and shared with high school students and parents their academic experience, what to expect from student life and the outcomes of studying at NU. Prospective students interested in tips and guides on how to become a student of the leading Kazakh University, how to meet admission requirements and employment opportunities after graduation.

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During the NU Day our alumni not only generously devoted their time and support University in recruiting and interviewing talented students, but also motivated and inspired young generation by sharing their stories and life experience. We express the words of appreciation to our graduates: NU DAY in Ust-Kamenogorsk

Assel Beisembinova, GSE ‘16

NU DAY in Pavlodar

Nazym Ospanova, GSE, 2017

NU DAY in Karaganda

Markhabat Nurketayeva, GSE,’17

NU Day in Aktobe

Nauryzgali Zhexenov, SEng ‘18

Adilbek Sadykov, SEng’15

NU Day in Taraz Aidana Omarova, GSE ’19

NU Day in Shymkent

Saodat Karimova, SHSS ’16

Dilyana Gafarova, SHSS ‘16

NU Day in Almaty

Akmaral Shalgimbayeva, GSE ‘15

Serik Yelaman, SST ‘18

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CAC Friends’ Reception

On November 28 NU CAC hosted a Friends’ Reception to intentionally express Thank you to our Partners for bringing the value and significant contribution and celebrate our cooperation. Together we have conducted various events like and not limited to Company and Presentation Days, Mock Interviews and Skills Workshops; conducted field trips and did internship placements; supported students planning to pursue further education abroad. Our Friends are our company representatives from various industries and regions of Kazakhstan and abroad, NU students and alumni, NU professors and staff. Let us continue providing mutually beneficial, decent and exemplary work for employability in upcoming 2019!

Our contacts:

Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay batyr ave., Office 2043, Block C-2

Tel.: 70 65 38, 70 90 16, 69 45 25, 70 58 86 Working hours: 8.30-17.30, 12.30-13.30 is lunch time

If you have any questions or ideas, please contact us via mail cac@nu.edu.kz, alumni@nu.edu.kz, social

networks or visit our office.

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