NU CAREER AND ADVISING CENTER · MARCH 10, 2015 CAREER AND ADVISING CENTER OurMission...
8
MARCH 10, 2015 CAREER AND ADVISING CENTER Our Mission To encourage student excellence in career development, preparation and professional opportunities by providing comprehensive services that leads to a successful outcome by promoting strong partnership with parents, students, alumni, employers, academic departments, and the university community STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS The University of Wisconsin-Madison Career and Advising Center strives to provide NU students with international experience and broaden their horizons through Study Abroad program. We are happy to announce that sixty students from the School of Science and Technology and School of Humanities and Social Science have been selected to take part in adventurous experience for the Visiting International Students Program(VISP). These students will spend eight weeks studying at one of our partner universities, University of WisconsinMadison, from June 15th until August 7, 2015. The students will not be only learning and taking a research class Our Services Career Events Job and Internship Fair, Field Trips, and Company Presentations Professional Development Professional Development Program, Career workshops, Leadership forums and guest lectures Individual Career Counseling Personalized Guidance on Career Paths, Interest Assessment, Applying to graduate school and scholarship programs Experiential Learning Opportunities Local and International internships and Study abroad programs 1 Study Abroad Programs: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON U.C. BERKELEY FEBRUARY SPEAKERS WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OUTPERFORMER PROGRAM THINGS TO KNOW: MAJORING IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING IN THIS ISSUE: CAC news Industry Overviews Upcoming Events NU CAREER AND ADVISING CENTER
Transcript of NU CAREER AND ADVISING CENTER · MARCH 10, 2015 CAREER AND ADVISING CENTER OurMission...
MARCH 10, 2015 CAREER AND ADVISING CENTER
Our Mission
To encourage student excellence in career development, preparation and professional opportunities by providing comprehensive services that leads to a successful outcome by promoting strong partnership with parents, students, alumni, employers, academic departments, and the university community
STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Career and Advising Center strives to provide NU students with international experience and broaden their horizons through Study Abroad program.
We are happy to announce that sixty students from the School of Science and Technology and School of Humanities and Social Science have been selected to take part in adventurous experience for the Visiting International Students Program(VISP). These students will spend eight weeks studying at one of our partner universities, University of Wisconsin-‐Madison, from June 15th until August 7, 2015. The students will not be only learning and taking a research class
Our Services
Career Events Job and Internship Fair, Field Trips, and Company Presentations
Professional Development
Professional Development Program, Career workshops, Leadership forums and guest -‐ lectures
Individual Career Counseling
Personalized Guidance on Career Paths, Interest Assessment, Applying to graduate school and scholarship programs
Experiential Learning Opportunities
Local and International internships and Study abroad programs
!1
Study Abroad Programs:
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
U.C. BERKELEY
FEBRUARY SPEAKERS
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
OUTPERFORMER PROGRAM
THINGS TO KNOW: MAJORING IN CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING
IN THIS ISSUE:
CAC news
Industry Overviews
Upcoming Events
NU CAREER AND ADVISING CENTER
MARCH 10, 2015 CAREER AND ADVISING CENTER
designed speciVically for their respected schools but also visiting historical and cultural sites as a part of a special cultural program. The selection criteria was based on the students’ academic achievements and social life at Nazarbayev University.
!2
U.C. Berkeley Thirty students from the School of Engineering will be heading this summer towards east coast. Sunny California awaits these talented young minds to participate not only in classes but also in different cultural programs designed by the U.C. Berkeley. These selected students have demonstrated outstanding academic achievements and are also socially active NU students. We wish our students who are going abroad this summer marvelous time during their studies. The program will last from June 22nd until August 14th, 2015.
2015 SPIKE @ UNIST This summer four NU students will have chance to travel not only westward but also eastward. SPIKE, Summer Program of Internship and Korean Experience, will allow our students experience and get acquainted with the culture of South Korea. The program will last from June 29 until August 21, 2015. Students will be taking credit bearing courses and will dive into Korean culture through extracurricular activities and classes, such as Korean language, Globalization and Economy Communication with Korean Culture. Additionally, the program includes four weeks research internship with stipend at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology. In our next newsletter we will congratulate our winners.
Total E&P Kazakhstan Total E&P is fully funding Summer Program at the University Pierre and Marie CURIE for the students of School of engineering. Two week program consists of academic courses, company visits, the French language course and various cultural programs. The application process was highly competitive and we féliciter nine SEng students who will take their courses this summer to France. Students are planning to travel from June 22nd to July 5th, 2015.
Safi Utebayev Stipend for 2014-2015 AY NC “Kazmunaygas” and KAZENERGY Association have summarized the list of the contest “Stipend in the name of SaVi Utebayev for the Republic of Kazakhstan Universities students.” We congratulate our students:
* Omirzhakov Kaisarbek
* Omirkhan Aigerim
* Khabidullin Kuanysh
* Seidakhmetov Tamirlan
* Erzhankyzy Ainur
* Magzymov Daulet
MARCH 10, 2015 CAREER AND ADVISING CENTER
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Outotech Summer Internship Program Students majoring in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry will have a chance to gain research experience on metallurgical and mineralogical works in Pori, Finland. The application ended in February. In April we will know the names of two students who will go to Finland this summer for two months. It will be an amazing opportunity for students willing to advance their knowledge and work with experienced international scientists. Research internships are beneVicial not only for those who are thinking about academic careers but also for those who will work in companies or factories, too.
FEBRUARY SPEAKERS
!3
Mr. Alexander Tihonov, Director of Energy Research talked about internship opportunities in different laboratories at NURIS. The most exciting part about working at NURIS is that a student without any experience can bring his or her passion and readiness to work hard to become part of NURIS team.
Dastan Khussainov, Director for Academic Research, talked in details about different NURIS laboratories. Mr. Khussainov also discussed opportunities within these laboratories. In case, you will have any queries about projects or internship opportunities in NURIS, you can Vind them in 9 block, Nazarbayev University.
Dr. Damira Kanayeva, Director for Interdisciplinary Instrumentation Center talked about laboratories, ongoing projects and research works. For example, it was interesting to know that they are currently working on research of brucellosis, which is a serious problem in Kazakhstan. IIC NURIS also possess some unique equipments that has no analogues in CIS, for example, spinning disc confocal microscope.
Career and Advising Center organizes weekly presentation in cooperation with “Nazarbayev University Research Research and Innovation System” (NURIS). The purpose of these presentations is to introduce students with different NURIS devisions and departments. Students have an opportunity to know about NURIS ongoing as well as future programs and projects. They can also explore job and internship possibilities within some NURIS divisions.
MARCH 10, 2015 CAREER AND ADVISING CENTER
!4
“What makes a leader”
Partner, Head of Deloitte’s audit practice for the Caspian Region
Mr. Andrew Weekes shared with students his personal experience and discussed with them what it takes to be a leader. He stated that leaders are followed by people because they create an atmosphere that makes everyone feel comfortable.
He has also mentioned that those who are the first to follow someone is often under appreciated, albeit these first followers are also potential leaders who take courage to take first step.
“Managed career development”
Value Proposition Director, Beeline Kazakhstan
Mr. Sergey Nishchev discussed how a person should look at his or her career path. Success at work depends on a person’s individual development. Therefore, a person should all the time be engaged in new activities and take on new responsibilities. Mr. Nishchev stated that to be successful means to get outside one’s comfort zone. Moreover, a leader should inspire his or her team to new heights, otherwise, he/she won’t be able to grow.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Career and Advising Center has threefold objectives. Firstly, to provide students with international opportunities through Study Abroad Programs and International Experience. Secondly, to ensure that students are able to obtain real experience by participating in different internships and traineeship programs. Finally, our graduates must have an access to employment opportunities. Therefore, we had a couple of job opportunities for our students available in February:
‣ A vacancy for a position of National UN Volunteer/Project Assistant for “Improvement of Judicial Monitoring System in Kazakhstan” project, UNDP/UNV;
‣ Open positions were available at LLP “KMGP” for the students of the School of Engineering;
‣ Information-‐Analytical Center is looking for candidates for Senior Analyst and Analyst positions;
MARCH 10, 2015 CAREER AND ADVISING CENTER
Hilti Global Management Development Program February was marked by various international opportunities available for our students. One of them was designed for young professionals with master’s degree. Outperformer -‐ Global management development program -‐ constructed in a way that allows students to gain real world experience in different positions and locations. A program participant starts his/her at sales job position and gets involved in three projects. The Virst project conducted in Kazakhstan and the following two are located either in Hilti headquarter, Liechtenstein, or in other regional partner entities located in Europe.
Do not forget to check once in a while google drive “For students” folder for more updates and detailed information about internships, study abroad programs, presentation and workshops.
Majoring in Chemical Engineering – Industry Overview and Future Prospects Folks majoring in chemical engineering, good news for you, your industry is Vlourishing, growing and supported by the Government.
If you are a freshman and not sure what is your major about, this paragraph is FYI. Chemical engineers work in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, design and construction, petrochemicals, food processing, biotechnology and environmental health industries . The pillars 1
of chemical engineers are knowledge of math and science used to overcome technical problems safely and cost-‐effectively.
The chemical industry is one of the largest suppliers of raw material and intermediate materials to other sectors of the real economy worldwide. In 2010, the Government of Republic of Kazakhstan issued Decree on “Chemical industry development program in Kazakhstan for 2010-‐2014.” The Government involvement was necessary due to the reports showing the industry decline from 2004 to 2009 years.
If we compare the magnitude of the chemical industry in Kazakhstan with world leaders, then in terms of the share of industry in the GDP of Kazakhstan it is 10-‐20 times less than in China, Singapore, the U.S, Germany and other leading chemical powers.
Nonetheless, the positive result of the program is already visible. The chemical cluster of special economic zone (SEZ) in Pavlodar region already provides mass production. This SEZ involves concentration of 45 plants for the production of a wide range of products. A number of them have no analogues in the CIS.
In 2009 JSC “Samruk-‐Kazyna” has established LLP “United Chemical Company” (UCC). The company is engaged in the chemical industry projects, and, as for today, is implementing 11 investment projects. In 2013, the UCC approved the decision of the Development Strategy for 2012-‐2022. That means chemical engineers will have their job positions at least until 2022 year. Jokes aside, this industry is at the early stage of serious
AIChE - The American Institute of Chemical Engineers1
!5
MARCH 10, 2015 CAREER AND ADVISING CENTER
development and you could ride this wave and get to the top faster.
NAC “Kazatomprom” has also started construction of a pilot plant for the preparation of marine brines in the Mangystau region, MNPC (Мангистауский Атомный ЭнергоКомбинат). To mention it brieVly, chemical industry is developing in Atyrau, Pavlodar, Shymkent, Karaganda and Taraz cities.
The second wave of Government’s support came in 2014 year, with the President’s Decree on “Industrial innovation development program on 2015-‐2019.” Six priority sectors are selected among which 3rd is the chemical industry; others are manufacturing, metallurgy, petrochemicals, machinery, construction materials and food industry.
The sector is represented by enterprises producing sulfuric acid (LLP "CPS-‐U”, LLP "Kazphosphate"), yellow phosphorus (LLP "Kazphosphate"), chromium compounds (JSC
"Aktobe plant of chromium compounds"), hydroVluoric acid (LLP "Ulbaftor-‐Complex"), the chlor-‐alkali segment (JSC "Caustic"), paints and varnishes (group of companies “Alina”), explosives (JSC "Orica Kazakhstan").
Major players in the sector are "Kazphosphate" LLC, whose share in the total output of the chemical industry is 22%, JSC "Aktobe plant of chromium compounds" -‐ 12.5%, JSC "Caustic" -‐ 2.4%. Sector of chemical products for industry produces mainly for domestic consumption, as most of the products are difVicult to transport and are dangerous for the human health.
For the further development of the sector Kazakhstan is trying to attract international chemical companies to implement investment projects. Currently, the Government is negotiating with international companies, such as China Kingho Energi Group Co., Ltd. (China), IndussGroup (Belgium), DowChemicalsCompani (USA), Lanxess (Germany), GreenDay (Germany), and LanzaTech (USA).
Majoring in Economics – Employment Opportunities and Prospects It is being discussed in the most U.S. articles, Russian newspapers and is observable in Kazakhstan; majoring in economics is popular. You will see some pros and cons of this trend.
Economics majors’ popularity means there is a demand for these specialists. This profession has a fat plus, it is intersectoral. You should have a good understanding of the national economy and be able to think critically. Regardless of an industry, being a good economist also means having excellent math and econometrics skills and good command of econometrics software. Additionally, good communication skills and skills in manipulating data are basic requirements to switch from any industry or company . 2
You can Vind a job in the business sector, since companies, especially, big corporations refer to business economists to understand and adapt to a changing economic environment. Here you need to interpret and forecast the general economic
climate and analyze conditions speciVic to the company.
According to kurs.kz, a business-‐consultant is the second most popular profession after oil and gas
George Mason University, Economics Department2
!6
MARCH 10, 2015 CAREER AND ADVISING CENTER
industry specialists. The average salary of a business consultant is 143 331 tenge, the highest – 1 085 441 tenge . 3
The government sector also provides with the range of jobs for economists. You can work in the Vields of agriculture, business, Vinance, labor, transportation, utilities, urban economics and international trade. Here you have a space to combine multiple of your interests, e.g. majoring in economics and have keen interest in agriculture. You can also teach, if you decide to get your M.A and PhD in Economics. Additionally, there are entities such as international organizations, associations and nonproVits, in case you want to do some good not only for yourself or country but also to the human kind.
Now let’s turn to some downsides of economics major. Demand meets supply; there are wide ranges of universities that give knowledge in Economics and students with this diploma. You have a tough competition.
Another problem here is that most economics majors and schools provide with too general knowledge. Not having focused economic skills and knowledge might become an obstacle in your job search. Theory is good on paper; you’d better have some work related skills. Overall, with a major in economics you should be able to do three major things.
First, be able to solve complex problems analytically and critically. Second, be skilled in observation and inference data. Finally, you must be able to present ideas in compelling writing and speech.
Therefore, a piece of advice for future economists, hone your additional skills depending on your scope of interest. These skills could be research/analysis, Vinancial/data, problem solving or communication.
By the way, folks, know what is going on in economic sector. Be up to date. There is an Association of Economists in Kazakhstan (economist.kz) that could be a good reference for you. You can Vind many other useful sources.
N.B. To earn big money, you must be a specialist in your subject matter. To be a specialist means you need to be passionate about what you do. If you are passionate, you never stop learning something related and not quite to your profession and industry.
http://kurs.kz/index.php?s=default&mode=pages&page=8363
!7
Yessenov Foundation This is third time when seven NU students have won Yessenov Foundation internship program. These young people will be conducting a three month research in the different U.S. laboratories. This program is an excellent opportunity for those who are thinking about research career and are planning to apply to a PhD in the future. This programs differs from other similar study abroad programs by the fact that students do not only need to win but are also required to Vind for themselves professors who will be working with them. We wish our seven students productive and joyful summer in the U.S. labs from June till August.
MARCH 10, 2015 CAREER AND ADVISING CENTER
Upcoming in March and April Presentations
‣ CV and Networking (Professional Development Program)
‣ McKinsey and Company
‣ Mock Interviews -‐ April
‣ Тұлпар-‐Talgo
Events
‣ Procter and Gamble Online Business Case Study -‐ deadline March 16
‣ Outperformer submission -‐ deadline March
‣ Field Trips: Тұлпар-‐Talgo, Abu Dhabi Plaza
‣ Job and Internship Fair -‐ April 11
‣ The 5th Ph.D School-‐Conference on “Mathematical Modeling of Complex Systems”
‣ KAUST Research Internship program in Saudi Arabia
!8
Follow us on social media for updates
Facebook, Vkontakte, and Twitter
In the next issue…
* Majoring in Robotics
* Majoring in Civil Engineering
* How to be ready for Job and Internship Fair
For suggestions and feedback please email us, [email protected]
Hello, NU family! I am Ainur Iskakova and I am joining you as a consultant at Career and Advising Center. Being a passionate and diligent student I have obtained two degrees (M.Sc. in PR and Corp. Communication and B.Sc. in Political Science) and no work experience. So, you can imagine how much energy and excitement I am brining to you. I am a bookacholic and anime maniac, thus I will be happy to exchange with you with a list of books and anime. You can count on me on any issue or question unless it is not related to something illegal. Yeah, that is right, I am that doing-only-right-things ex-student.
