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AY 2016-2017
Career and Advising Center team
Nurgul Ularkhanova Senior Manager
School of Science and Technology, Student professional development Program and Employment program
Yevgeniya Kim Director
Coordinates the Internal work of the Center and maintains external
relations [email protected]
Liliya Tleukenova Manager
School of Engineering, Internship program
(Graduate& Undergraduate students) [email protected]
Azhar Myrzasheva Manager
School of Humanities and Social sciences,
NUFYP, Graduate application advising
Gaini Yessembekova Senior Manager
Alumni relations, Graduate application advising
Yenlik Molgozhdarova Consultant
Administrative support [email protected]
What we do
Class 2015 Employment Report at 15 months after Graduation
Total All Undergraduate students: 366 Total All Graduate students: 81 Grand Total of All Students: 447
Employment Status Number %
Undergraduate students (Bachelors) 366 Employed 152 42% Pursuing Graduate Degree 186 51% Not Seeking Employment 9 2% Seeking Employment 16 4% Employment Status Unknown 3 1%
Graduate students (Masters) 81 Employed 70 86% Pursuing Graduate Degree 3 4% Not Seeking Employment 7 9% Seeking Employment 1 1% Employment Status Unknown 0 0%
Grand Total All Students 447
Degree Undergraduate Graduate
Master's 166 (88 %)
PhD 17 (9 %) 3 (2%)
Joint (MSc+PhD) 3 (2 %)
TOTAL 189 100%
Top Countries:
Kazakhstan
UK
USA
NU alumni continuing education (Class 2015)
Top universities (by ranking)
Stanford University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Imperial College London
University College London (UCL)
University of Pennsylvania
London School of Economics (LSE)
Seoul National University
National University of Singapore
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (in top for research citations)
Seniors – make informed decisions
Graduate school
Graduate application
advising
Advising on postgraduate
funding
Employment
Company presentations
Career Fairs and on campus recruitment
events
Field trips
Professional Development
Workshops
Be on time with
applications
Explore
admissions
requirements,
timelines and
procedures
Get experience
to build
transferable skills
Build a
professional
network
Research
employers
Brush up on
professional
etiquette
Seniors – Considering graduate school?
Do not go straight to graduate school by default;
Earn some work/life experience if necessary;
Professional Master’s degrees (e.g. MBA) – for career advancement
Academic degrees (e.g. MSc.) – for intellectual growth or for future PhD
The Doctor of Philosophy Degree (Ph.D.) – highest degree
1. What is the best time to go to graduate school?
2. What is the best graduate degree for you?
Graduate application process
1. Define your goals: areas of interest, subjects and topics
3. Understand their admission requirements
4. Search for available scholarships
2. Select universities you wish to apply to
3. Understand their admission requirements
5. Do your paperwork: recommendation letters, personal statement, etc.
6. Apply and wait for reply
Postgraduate study
Research schools and programs
Find programs that suit your needs
Identify professors whose research interests you
Look for funding opportunities
Admission requirements: GRE, IELTS, TOEFL, etc.
2. Select universities you wish to apply to
• Once you decided on your major, select universities that
teach that subject;
• Select the universities by ARWU, QS or THE rankings;
• Look what ranking your selected major has at that university:
you need to look at the rankings by subject.
• Other criteria: research, faculty, employability, overall ranking.
of the University
3. Understand their admission requirements
• Once you have selected the school, you need to understand
their admission requirements for international students, i.e.
1. Select your major/school;
2. Look at application deadlines for international students;
3. Look at language requirements (IELTS, TOEFL, TestDaF, DILF/DELF/DALF, etc.);
4. Before the university can send you the unconditional offer,
they must receive your financial availability for the course:
either you are a self-funded student or you won a scholarship with partial or full tuition fee and living expenses coverage;
5. Student visa information.
Tests in Astana: GRE, GMAT, IELTS, TOEFL.
• Graduate Record Exam – GRE; Free practice test Computer-based test
Test Center Name Test Dates Availability
Buldirshin TOO--STN15116A
Esilskii Rayon, Orynbor avenue
8, House Of Mi
Entrance 3, 8th floor, room
number 803
Tel: +77017769858
Zhanbolat Meldeshov
ASTANA Kazakhstan
Sunday, September 04, 2016 No seats available
Sunday, September 18, 2016 Seats available
Sunday, October 02, 2016 Seats available
Sunday, October 30, 2016 Seats available
Paper-based test
Test Center Name Test Dates Availability
Kazakhstan
American Councils for
International education 10116
Nazarbayev University
Sat, Oct 08, 2016 Limited seats available
Sat, Nov 05, 2016 Limited seats available
GMAT, IELTS, TOEFL
• GMAT – Graduate Management Admission Test
• Usually for MBA programs
• Test dates: every Monday
• Where: Almaty
• Website: http://www.mba.com/global
• IELTS, TOEFL:
• InterPress IH (Astana, Almaty)
• British Council
4. Search for available scholarships
1. Scholarships offered by universities.
2. General scholarships for international students:
• http://cac.nu.edu.kz - For Students - Considering Graduate School - Post-graduate funding
• Other websites:
• http://scholarship-positions.com/category/international-phd-programmes/
• http://www.internationalscholarships.com/search
• http://accesstoscholarships.blogspot.com/
• http://www.scholars4dev.com/
Bolashak scholarship
• New requirements are being discussed;
• CAC maintains a database.
5. Do your paperwork
• Recommendation letters: You may find useful
information here;
• Write your personal statement;
• Financial resources form;
• Language tests results;
• Transcripts from university;
• Official letter on Nazarbayev University status.
What is Nazarbayev University status?
1. NU was established by special legislation in 2010 with a revision in 2012. On the Status of “Nazarbayev University”, “Nazarbayev Intellectual
schools” and “Nazarbayev Fund.”
2. We are an autonomous educational organization.
3. We are exempt from Kazakhstan's equivalent to accreditation (attestation) since we are at the vanguard of reforming educational policy in Kazakhstan, including the accreditation process.
4. We are recognized through legislation by the government of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Education and Science.
5. We are recognized as the leading university in Kazakhstan. All students are on full scholarships from the KZ government.
6. The Chair of our Supreme Board is the President of the Republic.
Supporting documents
• Joined the International Association of Universities (Observer status). This organization maintains a database of universities around the world.
• We will be talking to our partner universities.
• We will share information for you to send to universities.
- Letter explaining the status of Nazarbayev University.
6. Apply and wait for reply!
Graduate application
advising resources
Education USA British Council
Erasmus +
CAC monthly newsletter
CAC web-site
NU teaching staff and faculty
Writing Center
DAAD scholarship
Calendar of events for the AY 2016-2017
Event Period
Collection of graduate advising resource (from the faculty and teaching staff) By 26 August, 2016
Presentation of graduate application advising 6 September, 2016
Information session from Shanghai Jiao Tong university September (tbc)
Information session on Japanese graduate education 21 September, 2016
Guest talk by Dr.Bentley, College of Physical Sciences and Eng. Cardiff University 5 October, 2016
BARCEF international educational fair 7 October, 2016
Information session on USA graduate education 11 October, 2016
Education in UK (by British Council) 27 October, 2016
Graduate education in Germany (by DAAD rep. Sandra Ingelkoffer) November (tbc)
Bolashak information session November (tbc)
Database of students continuing education abroad Cont. Nov-April
All-Kazakhstan international education fair 24 January, 2017
Pre-departure orientation session May-June
NU Mentorship program: participants
•Mentor
NU alumni who wish to reengage with the
University and students
•Mentee
NU students and fresh graduates
CAC staff - coordinator
NU Mentorship program:
Areas to mentor on: Networking
what networking approaches are the best, how to network and where
Career conversations current trends, organizational culture, how to make a choice
Continuing education graduate application, GRE, GMAT, how to choose a university and etc.
Job search how and where to search for jobs/internships within your industry, conducting
mock interview, giving feedback on mentee’s CV
Applied mentors: Continuing education in leading foreign universities: 73%
Employed in Kazakhstan and abroad: 17% What motivates them to become a mentor?
I think as a first graduates of NU we have gained invaluable experience in going out to gain real life experience.
I would like to have mentor somebody who is keen on doing career in academia, preferably planning to do PhD as I am myself is on the same way. Thanks!
It is a way to pay back to my Alma mater and just to help to those students who need
some help in this difficult decision.
Useful resources
For more information – visit our website: cac.nu.edu.kz
Follow us in social networks:
Thank you for listening!
Questions?