I am a graduate of Master in Public Administration, year of 2019. The program was amazing as well as academic team of the School of Public Policy.
The program is designed for working professionals with various backgrounds and interests which makes this program unique. Your groupmates are going to be from different age groups and work environments, but they will all share the same goal of succeeding in their career as well as sharpening their skills. Also this kind of diverse environment gives you a great chance to learn about other’s experiences and grasp an opinion on how dilemmas in civil service or public policy are solved in their organizations and companies.
Professor’s were great from the very first day, and became our friends by the end of the program. All the books and materials used were in compliance with the international best practices and this opinion comes from a person who did his bachelor’s in California back in 2015. If you are seeking for a program that can challenge your professionalism do not hesitate to apply for this program or choose NU as your next place to start your studies.

Nazarbayev University strictly follow academic honesty principle, both during admission and studies. Therefore studying is hard and competitive, benefiting students’ tempered character and strong knowledge base. Living at campus is very comfortable, so that students can focus on studying without any worry. Also students are free of ostentatious participations of students for city and republican events, overall students have and know their rights.

However, there are some aspects that unnecessarily complicate students’ life, such as some overly strict professors/faculties who don’t mind to fail most of their class by low grades, lack of organized student internships for all, service management that often perform poor quality job, such as bad food in canteens, expensive and dirty grocery stores, dormitory rooms with no air flow, bad wifi coverage, unnecessary restrictions on internet access such as gaming platforms, etc.

These comments are to improve students’ life during their studies at Nazarbayev University, not to discourage future applicants from enrolling. By now, there is no other choice in Kazakhstan than Nazarbayev University to study and to get the best knowledge with comparatively best conditions.