The Master of Engineering Management (MEM) degree program is a specialized degree program offered by the School of Engineering and Digital Sciences (SEDS) in partnership with the Graduate School of Business (GSB) at Nazarbayev University (NU). Students are required to complete 120 ECTS credits, in 4 semesters, which satisfies requirements stipulated by the Bologna Process and the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) for Master’s degrees. The GSB courses are offered at the 2nd semester and are all block-based, delivered as intensive three-weeks courses. SEDS courses, on the other hand, are offered at the other three semesters and are all semester-long, fourteen weeks courses.


The aim of the program is to prepare students with the technical skills and business knowledge for leadership of engineering-related units of enterprises with innovative solutions for complex business problems. Finally, it is the mission of the School to train the future scholars of Kazakhstan. By delivering the Master of Engineering Management program at an international standard level, we are offering our master’s students new opportunities in terms of PhD and positions in research centers, locally or abroad.


Aims and Objectives


The mission of the School of Engineering and Digital Sciences and of the Graduate School of Business of Nazarbayev University is to contribute to the development of Kazakhstan in terms of:


• Educating students with engineering and management expertise to lead organizations and provide innovative solutions for complex technical and business issues of enterprises.

• Conducting innovative and pioneering basic and applied research that evolve the body of knowledge in Engineering Management through interdisciplinary collaboration with other schools and research centers in Nazarbayev University and leading universities worldwide.

• Advancing the professional development in engineering and management through our service to the professional community and providing lifelong learning opportunities for practitioners.


The MEM program aims to reflect the mission of the School of Engineering and Digital Sciences and ofthe Graduate School of Business, and accomplishes this by pursuing the following objectives:


• Provide postgraduate engineers with the current tools, knowledge and skills necessary for a successful career in local and global engineering management.

• Support the progression of engineers of all disciplines to management roles in both private and public sectors.

• Develop future leaders of technology-based organizations by providing a state of the art and applied engineering management curriculum to a select group of high potential students with science and engineering backgrounds.

• Promote the importance of entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and the core values of ethical enterprise in modern economies.

Total Number of Credits: 120 ECTS

Year 1: Fall Semester (Semester 1)
Year 1: Spring Semester (Semester 2) - GSB

Year 2: Fall Semester (Semester 3)

Year 2: Spring Semester (Semester 4)

Core courses
Program Elective Courses
Admission to Nazarbayev University programs is based on the principle of meritocracy, which implies the selection of applicants on the basis of their academic achievements, providing everyone with equal opportunities at admission, and facilitating the selection of the most promising and talented students without the influence of external factors. Thus, the requirements for admission to the programs of Nazarbayev University are the same for all applicants regardless of citizenship, social status, the status of the educational organization, the graduate of which the applicant is, etc. The duration of Masters degree programs in the School of Engineering and Digital Sciences is 2 years.

More details on Regular admissions are available on the NU website.

To learn more about financial aid and scholarship requirements, please visit the following link.

For detailed information on the application process for the specific graduate program you are interested in, please refer to the guide linked below.

Guide for Graduate programs candidates.