Engineering Management Nazarbayev University

Overview

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.

The Engineering Management program from Nazarbayev University emphasizes adapting and applying analytical skills and scientific knowledge into business practice. Students learn about project management, operations management, supply chain management, engineering management, engineering economy, quality and lean management, marketing, R&D management, new product development, entrepreneurship, business ethics, business strategy, business communication, leading change and innovation, and many other aspects of managing a successful business.

Aims and Objectives

The aims of the MEM program are:

• To provide postgraduate engineers with the current tools, knowledge and skills necessary for a successful career in local and global engineering management.
• To support the progression of engineers of all disciplines to management roles in both private and public sectors.
• To 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.
• To promote the importance of entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and the core values of ethical enterprise in modern economies