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On 27th May 2017, SHSS had released its 3rd cohort of graduates. Nothing could spoil the spirit and mood of the soon-to-be professionals in that rainy and gloomy day. The ceremony started off with the Nazarbayev University (NU) President - Shigeo Katsu's speech, who, being proud of the accomplishments the whole NU community has achieved so far, wished the students to think and analyse critically in difficult times. "Remember, you always have the support of your family and friends!" was his advice.
The afternoon session consisted of the state President's - Nursultan Abishevich - visit to the NU to award PhD diploma holders and give a farewell speech to the young and ambitious graduates on how "the ones who had received education once in their life time do not win, but those who are constantly learning".
The ceremony finished off with a reception where SHSS graduates had an opportunity to listen to the Dean's and Vice-Dean's speech, and farewell words from the Eurasian Studies Program Director Dr. Alexander Morrison, who is leaving the School to pursue his career further in the University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Coming to statistics, this year there are 22 Master of Arts and 122 Bachelor degrees diploma-holders. 23 graduates (both BA and MA) are the ones who received red diplomas due to their high GPAs. The School is also proudly sending its bright students, such as Meiirzhan Baitas and Inkar Aitkuzhina to Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Lee Kuan Yew respectively.