Nazarbayev University’s

Research Centre for

Entrepreneurship

Driving research and fostering
entrepreneurial spirit for a sustainable future.
About NURCE
The Nazarbayev University’s Research Centre for Entrepreneurship (NURCE) is a new research centre within the Graduate School of Business (GSB) at Nazarbayev University (NU). NURCE aspires to become a leading centre of research excellence in the field of entrepreneurship.
Our Recent Events
Workshop: Entrepreneurship and Social Change in Central Asia, South Caucasus, and Eastern Europe
When: 10-13 October 2024 Where: Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan Funding: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Our Recent Newsletters
October 2024
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August 2024

Meet Our Team

Dedicated Experts Driving Innovation and Excellence
  • Shumaila Yousafzai
    Director and Founder
  • Anjan Ghosh
    Co-director and
    co-Founder
  • Philipp Schröder
    Deputy Director
  • Nurlykhan Aljanova
    Deputy Director
All Team

Our main objectives

  • Global reputation

    Develop a global reputation for impactful academic research with relevance to practitioners and policymakers.

  • Networking

    Establish an Open Knowledge Network for like-minded members, partners, and researchers, promoting collaboration at all levels.

  • Social value

    To demonstrate impact by producing and sharing knowledge that advances transformative social value through entrepreneurship.

  • Research

    To facilitate interdisciplinary research collaborations among faculty members at NU and other CIS and international universities in the field of entrepreneurship.
Contact us:

Address: 53, Kabanbay batyr Ave., Astana, 010000, Republic of Kazakhstan

Email: info@nurce.kz