NETWORK UPDATE
As of 2022, NU has 6,365 students of which 1,467 are at postgraduate level. The institution’s aim is to have 8,000 students by 2025 and for international students to account for 10 per cent of this number. The university prides itself on diversity among its faculty. Right now, 70 per cent of its 521 full-time faculty members are defined as international, with a total of 58 different countries represented. A key strategic aim of NU is to become a leading research university and this drives a focus on publications with the potential for impact. Between 2011 and 2023, it is said to have produced 6,900 publications, according to the bibliometric tool, SciVal.
Vice-dean for academic affairs and accreditation, Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business Jenifer Lewis
6,365 students in total
What led you to join the BGA network and what has membership meant for your school? “Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business is only 10 years old. As a young and small business school, we joined the BGA network to multiply our impact and outreach, as well as to provide our students with additional resources provided by BGA. We are looking forward to networking with other member schools to broaden our international connections and are also pursing BGA accreditation this year. “We are already a leading business school in our region and believe that being part of the BGA network will allow us to partner with other schools for increased impact and visibility.” How would you describe your school’s unique selling point to other BGA network members? “We are unique because we offer an international business education wholly in English in the heart of Eurasia. NU GSB strives to serve the emerging economy in which we are situated, while also working towards our mission of developing principled leaders and generating knowledge to transform business and society. “Our English-language educational model has resulted in an incredibly diverse faculty and student population. It also gives us a unique position for exploring and understanding the increasingly diverse and multinational business environment in our connected world.”
58 countries represented by faculty
70% faculty defined as international
1,467 postgraduate students 6,900 publications produced
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Business Impact • ISSUE 3 • 2023
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