The Nazarbayev University and its strategic partner for the Graduate School of Public Policy, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore signed a long-term partnership agreement. Thus, the Lee Kuan Yew School has affirmed its intention for long-term partnership with Nazarbayev University.
On August 2nd of 2012 in Singapore, the long-term partnership agreement between the autonomous organization of education, Nazarbayev University and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore was signed.
The agreement was signed by the Rector (President) of the Nazarbayev University Shigeo Katsu, the Chairman of the Nazarbayev University Executive Council, Aslan Sarinzhipov, the President of the National University of Singapore, Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, as well as the Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Professor Kishore Mahbubani.
The agreement addresses the issues of providing consulting and educational services for academic development, development of human resources, academic staff and infrastructure for the Graduate School of Public Policy at Nazarbayev University.
The agreement implementation plan until 2017 has been developed. Under the agreement, the Graduate School of Public Policy of Nazarbayev University, in collaboration with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, will launch a Master of Public Policy program in 2013 and a Master of Public Administration program in 2015.
The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore is the strategic partner of Nazarbayev University’s Graduate School of Public Policy. At Nazarbayev University, the executive training program for government officials has been running with the participation of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy for the last two years.
L-R: Dr. Shigeo Katsu, President of Nazarbayev University, His Excellency Yerlan Baudarbek-Kozhatayev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan in Singapore, Australia and New Zealand and Kishore Mahbubani, Dean of Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy