Nazarbayev University (NU) ranks first among CIS universities. According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, NU is ranked in the 376–400 range, maintaining its leading position in Kazakhstan and Central Asia. Last year, the university ranked fourth among higher education institutions in the CIS.
Interestingly, NU has outperformed several leading Russian universities, including the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (401–450), Bauman Moscow State Technical University (551–600) and HSE University (601–650).
Overall, Times Higher Education reviewed 2,297 universities from 118 countries and territories this year. Ten universities represented Kazakhstan.
«Over the past five years, NU researchers have published more than 6,500 scientific papers. Some 68% of these publications appeared in first-quartile (Q1) journals, representing the top 25% of scientific publications by CiteScore. At the same time, one-third of NU publications were published in journals ranked among the top 10% by CiteScore in the international Scopus database. This indicates that a significant share of the university’s research is published in leading international scientific journals,» NU said in a statement on its official website.
Last month, the university opened the School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence (SCAI).
