Kazakhstan and ICESCO are expanding cooperation in the field of science diplomacy. A dialogue titled “Science Diplomacy and Global Cooperation” was held in New York as part of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly and Science Summit 2026. The event was jointly organized by ICESCO and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The information was published on the Ministry’s official website.

As part of the event, SDU University and New Jersey Institute of Technology signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The document strengthens the strategic partnership between the two universities and lays the foundation for joint educational and academic initiatives.

“We are taking a step toward a strategic partnership with NJIT. Our first initiative will be a 1+1 dual-degree program. Today, a traditional MBA program alone is no longer sufficient — modern management education needs to be closely connected with technology. Therefore, we are considering a program that will cover digital transformation, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and other relevant areas,” said Arman Zhumazhanov, Rector of SDU University.

Following the signing of the MoU, the SDU University delegation visited New Jersey Institute of Technology and met with the university’s leadership. The SDU University delegation also included Berik Sabdenaliyev, Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Business and Law.

The delegation toured the university’s educational infrastructure and learned more about the work of its faculties. The parties also discussed joint educational programs, academic opportunities for students, and further areas of cooperation.

“This partnership creates an opportunity for our students to begin their graduate studies at SDU and continue them at NJIT, earning degrees from both universities. We chose NJIT because its strength in technology-focused business education aligns with our goal of preparing leaders who can work across management and emerging technologies. We look forward to developing these pathways together and opening new opportunities for our students,” said Arman Zhumazhanov, Rector of SDU University.

“This partnership provides SDU students with an opportunity to continue their education at NJIT and complement their academic experience with technology-focused business education. We are pleased to contribute to this collaboration and help students develop the skills needed to succeed across industries and in an international environment,” said Oya Tukel, Dean of NJIT’s Martin Tuchman School of Management.

The MoU opens new opportunities for further development of educational, academic, and institutional cooperation between the two universities.

The results of the 2026 State Educational Grant competition have been announced.
The full list of grant recipients is available via this link.

This year, nearly 950 applicants were awarded state educational grants to study at SDU University.

Among the grant recipients is an applicant who achieved the highest possible score of 140 on the Unified National Testing. In addition, many grant recipients scored between 135 and 139 points, reflecting the strong academic performance of students admitted to SDU University.

Congratulations to all grant recipients, and we wish you every success in the new academic year!

SDU University has announced the dates for the creative exam for applicants interested in pursuing a degree in Journalism. In 2025, the exam will take place on July 11–12.

Applications for the creative exam are accepted from June 20 to July 7.

The exam consists of two stages: written and oral tasks. It is designed to assess applicants’ writing skills, critical thinking, and ability to express their thoughts clearly and logically.

The Journalism major trains professionals who can deliver timely and truthful coverage of important social events. For those aspiring to join this field, SDU University offers modern educational programs, a practice-based approach, and an environment that supports professional development.

The written and oral questions for exam preparation are provided below in Kazakh, Russian, and English.

For more information, visit the Instagram page @journalism_sdu.

Педагогика және гуманитарлық ғылымдар факультетінің Тілдік білім беру кафедрасының оқытушылары Идаятулла Адиханов пен Зульяр Кавашев білім беру саласы бойынша PhD in Education дәрежесін сәтті қорғап келді!

Айта кететін жайт, екі оқытушы да NUGSE (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education) түлектері болып табылады.

Мамандар кафедрада тілдік білім беруге қатысты маңызды пәндерді жүргізеді. Бұл жетістік – олардың қажырлы еңбегінің, табандылығы мен кәсіби біліктілігінің нәтижесі.

Құрметті оқытушыларды шын жүректен құттықтаймыз! Сіздерге шығармашылық табыс, жаңа жетістіктер мен сәттілік тілейміз!

SDU Extension School was interviewed regarding the pedagogical retraining program on the “Khabar channel”. During the interview, it was mentioned that this training is aimed to solve the problem of shortage of teaching staff at educational institutions of the country.

The professional specialists from different spheres without pedagogical qualifications may apply to this program to retrain in 6-months and obtain the right of teaching at secondary schools. The full information on the training format, duration, and required documents for admission was also provided.

Congratulations to our outstanding ENACTUS SDU team for reaching the quarterfinals of the Early Stage League at ENACTUS KAZAKHSTAN NATIONAL EXPO 2024, which took place in Astana on April 25-26!

The ENACTUS SDU team came up with the Qag-az project, developing a scheme to recycle and collect waste paper. During the project, the students recycled more than 350 kg of waste paper. This important event, organized by Enactus Kazakhstan, brought together more than 40 universities, 45 colleges and schools from all over Kazakhstan.

Our students proudly represented our university, being the youngest and most promising team on the site. We congratulate the Enactus SDU team on this significant achievement and wish them further success and inspiring accomplishments!

The SDU community organized a large-scale Grand Fair to help the flood-stricken region. About 7,000 people participated in the fair, the scale of which reached a record high. University staff and students presented handmade products and sweets, also confectionery products of the canteen network.

During the event, an auction was organized and valuable items owned by the university were sold at inflated prices. To participate and contribute to this noble cause, our students prepared culinary baked goods, various decorations and souvenirs for the fair.

98% of the food and products displayed at the Grand Fair were sold out. At the end of the event, 9,429,174 tg was collected from the fair. These funds were transferred to the account of the Public Fund “Shugyla” in order to provide assistance to the regions affected by floods.

Within the framework of the activity of the International Center of Mental Education “IMEI” in the Republic of Kazakhstan on February 23 at SDU University, together with the Agency for Anti-Corruption of Almaty region held a lecture on “Healthy Thinking” and a concert program.

The main purpose of this event is to offer practical methods for solving problems of modern youth, development of healthy thinking and education of future leaders, fight against corruption, prevention of suicide, alcoholism, drug addiction, gambling addiction, as well as the development of international exchange.

By holding these events, we actively share South Korea’s experience in economic, cultural, and anti-corruption development, giving concrete examples and facts that have brought significant results in creating a changed healthy mindset among the people.

Abstract: This talk is based on my recent jointwork with Taiki Takeuchi,

Waseda University. We give an alternative approach to the Gagliardo – Niremberg and Sobolev inequalities by the heat semigroup.
We would like to invite you to a guest lecture from Prof. Tohru Ozawa (Waseda University, Japan) on the subject “Embedding inequalities by the heat semigroup approach”.

26.02.2024
11:30 AM

SDU life Workshop 1 (204).

In order to develop an inclusive society in the country, special attention is paid to improving the education system in this direction. The meeting of the deputy of the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Dinara Naumova and students took place recently at SDU University.

The guest told about her fate, about the limitless possibilities of people with disabilities, also held a motivational lecture. During the meeting they discussed what measures should be done to make each person feel like a full member of society.

Most people understand “inclusion” as working only with people with disabilities. However, this is a misconception. In fact, inclusion is an attitude of integration of all people in society, which is the opposite of discrimination. The qualified specialist told about the problematic issues of the strategy of development of an inclusive society and shared her experience and at the end of the meeting the young deputy answered the students’ questions.