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NEW OPPORTUNITIESFOR YOUR BUSINESS

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A83 «Astana Business Campus» Science park. New opportunities for your business. – Almaty: PI «Nazarbayev University Research and Innovation System», 2014.-24 p.

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This brochure describes the concept of the first Science Park in Kazakhstan - Astana Business Campus. It is intended to be used by the employees of the innovation sphere, students, young scientists and researchers as well as representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises of the Republic of Kazakhstan, involved in innovation process / Nazarbayev University

Science Park represents a symbiosis of scientific thought and industrial infrastructure, which brings to life the latest scientific developments. This brochure describes the concept of the first Science Park in Kazakhstan - Astana Business Campus, which will be formed around a powerful scientific core - Nazarbayev University. The goal is to generate innovative ideas for commercial use and training of professionals for high-tech industries. In particular, the brochure describes the main areas of activity, operation mechanisms and infrastructure of Astana Business Campus, as well as the contribution of the Science Park to the development of business and the country economy as a whole.

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© PI «Nazarbayev University Research and Innovation System», Nazarbayev University, 2014

“Nazarbayev University should have an intellectual – innovative cluster that will promote the transfer and creation of new technologies.”

Message from the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, to the people of KazakhstanAstana, 27 January, 2012

ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS - SEIZING THE FUTURE 04

WHAT IS A SCIENCE PARK? 06

WHAT WILL ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS LOOK LIKE? 08

ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS IS THE PLACE TO GROW YOU BUSINESS 12

ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS ACTIVITIES 14

PROJECT PLAN 18

MASTER PLAN FOR ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS 20

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROJECT? 24

CONTENTS

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ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS – SEIZING THE FUTURE

Kazakhstan is the ninth largest country in the world by land mass with a population of approximately 17 million people. It possesses abundant reserves of natural resources such as oil and gas and is also one of the most exciting places in the world for business development.

Since declaring independence in 1991, Kazakhstan has made tremendous strides in its economic development. Kazakhstan is now generally regarded as the strongest economy in Central Asia, with, a modern and sophisticated banking and financial system and an increasingly well-educated and young workforce. Substantial market reforms have been introduced and the country is on track to join the World Trade Organization in 2014.

While most of Kazakhstan’s growth to-date can be attributed to its rich natural resources base, the country’s leadership is now committed to a path of expanding its economic base by encouraging innovation and the development of new industries and businesses.

In 2010, the first research university in Central Asia – Nazarbayev University - was opened in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana.

Nazarbayev University hosts various scientific schools and research centers, employs internationally trained scientists and researchers from around the globe. It represents a major platform on which to build the modern, knowledge-based economy envisioned by Kazakhstan’s first President, Nursultan Nazarbayev. AS

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An important component of the blueprint for Nazarbayev University is the creation of an intellectual and innovation cluster, which will help to build ties between university research and industry, and facilitate the transfer of scientific developments to market.

The innovative cluster at Nazarbayev University already includes schools and science centers, National Medical Holding, a business incubator, a commercialization office, a technology park, and a research and development facility.

In 2014, Nazarbayev University’s innovation cluster will be further enhanced through the construction of Central Asia’s first world-class science park: Astana Business Campus.

The purpose of the Astana Business Campus is simple: to unite international and Kazakh companies, high-tech small and medium enterprises, venture funds, scientists, businessmen, financial experts, students, inventors, and anyone else ahead of their time, all under one roof and facilitate the growth of successful business enterprises.

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The terms ‘science park’, ‘research park’, ‘innovation center, and ‘technopolis’ have all come into wide use over the last quarter century and refer to an area where special conditions have been set up to drive new tech-nologies and industry.

WHAT IS A SCIENCE PARK?

The first research park in the world is the Stanford Univer-sity Research Park, better well known as Silicon Valley. The park was built in 1951. The university rented office space to high-tech companies, earned income from rent and found work for its graduates in Valley companies. Among the park’s first residents were companies that manufactured with semiconductors, hence the name Silicon Valley.

“TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN SMART PEOPLE AT WORK, YOU NEED TO ENABLE THEM TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER SMART PEOPLE.”

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As a symbiosis of scientific thought and manufacturing infrastructure, science parks have become an impor-tant mechanism for the rapid diffusion of innovation, at a time when the world is going through an era of unprecedented technological change. The main advan-tage of such parks has been the speed with which new scientific discoveries can be implemented and brought to market.

Today, there are more than 400 science parks world-wide, with 170 in the U.S. alone, 218 in Europe and 20 in Eastern Europe.

Science parks are always formed around a strong sci-entific core, usually a major university or science-re-search center. The task of the scientific core is to gen-erate promising ideas for commercial use and train specialists to work in high-tech industries.

Generally speaking, science parks usually include a business incubator, allowing scientists, engineers, and budding entrepreneurs to test their new ideas and receive qualified assistance in assessing their prospects while avoiding the high initial material costs. A business incubator’s main goal is to help start-ups achieve successful commercialization of their innovation.

An important component of a science park is the ability to provide funding for promising entrepreneurial pro-jects. This funding may come in various forms of public funds or from investors. Science parks areoften assist-ed by venture capital funds, which specialize in financ-ing potentially-risky, innovative projects.

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The cornerstone of a science park is the availability of all the economic tools needed for small and medium businesses and the research departments of industri-

al companies to run successfully. These include: the ability to buy or rent land, buildings, lease equipment, collaborate with the university, receive local tax breaks or other financial incentives, vital logistics, consulting, manufacturing, and other services.

Finally, a critical factor for the success of any science park is an advantageous geographic location and inter-est in the project from the government.

All of these components will be available at the Astana Business Campus.

The High Tech Campus Eindhoven is a famous Dutch science park and one of the centers of Europe’s inno-vative Eindhoven-Leuven-Aachen Triangle. The cam-pus was built on the terrain of Philips R&D center. It is unique in that it combines research teams from dif-ferent projects and scientific disciplines on one terri-tory. This creative interaction resulted in an increased amount of innovation and the company decided to es-tablish an entire science park in Eindhoven. The High Tech Campus Eindhoven specializes in microelectron-ics, life sciences, and informational and entertainment products.

Science parks began springing up across Europe in the 1970s. The pioneer of science parks in the UK is the Cambridge Sci-ence Park. Behind it came others like the French Sophia An-tipolis Science Park and the Scandinavian Oulu Science Park and Ideon Science Park. China’s pride is the Beijing-based Zhongguancun Science and Technology Zone and South Korea has the Daedeok Innopolis.

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WHAT WILL ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS LOOK LIKE?

Astana Business Campus will be located on a 50-hec-tare plot of land adjacent to Nazarbayev University. Of-fice space, laboratories, and a research and develop-ment facility will fill over 250,000 m2. It is estimated that there will be more than 8,000 people employed.

The Business Campus will be divided into cluster zones. Industrial clusters will be created according to the de-mands of Kazakhstan’s emerging economy with the first stage of the campus to include three clusters: geol-ogy; information and communications; and engineering. A biotechnology cluster will be formed in the second stage of the project.

One of the unique offerings within Astana Business Campus will be an innovative ecosystem, whereby any commercially attractive and viable technological idea can be brought to the final product stage. The notion of an ecosystem builds on the idea that all people and organizations on the Nazarbayev University campus are interconnected and have influence on each other, there-by creating a relationship in which everyone is open to cooperation.

The most important part of the innovative ecosystem is the continuous flow of technology, information and exchange of ideas between participants in the process, both people and organizations. The Astana Business Campus will give its residents the chance to use both formal and informal methods of interact-ing with one another. These could include: joint in-terdisciplinary projects, creating new tech platforms, systems of vertical enterprise integration, and many other structure.

ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS VALUE PROPOSITION

INNOVATIVE ECOSYSTEM TO SUPPORT NEW PROJECTS

MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BUSINESS AND LEISURE

COOPERATION WITH LEADING DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES LOCATED NEARBY

EXCELLENT SERVICE FOR YOUR BUSINESS

ACCESS TO NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY LABORATORIES AND RESEARCH RESULTS

COLLABORATION WITH NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AND SCIENTISTS

ENGAGING STUDENTS AND GRADUATES OF NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY

JOINT PROJECTS WITH NATIONAL MEDICAL HOLDING

A MULTINATIONAL ENGLISH-SPEAKING ENVIRONMENT

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The Astana Business Campus’ innovative ecosystem will have the following key objectives:

strengthening the relationship between science and real sectors of the economy;

commercializing scientific research; promoting business involvement in scientific devel-

opments,; and providing comprehensive project support from idea

to launch of final product.

The Business Campus will become a platform for generating new ideas and forming innovative, entre-preneurial ventures and high-technology manufac-turing.

The heart of informal communication among Astana Business Campus residents will be IdeaPark, a com-mon area at the center of the complex. It will house social spaces such as cafes, restaurants, sports and conference halls, pharmacies, and stores. Designed in the shape of a circle, the IdeaPark will unite Business Campus residents and guests.

Astana Business Campus will have a unique intellectual and multicultural environment, bringing together people with different interests and professions from different cultures and nationalities.

The location and architecture of Astana Business Cam-pus is ideal, combining both urban and rural lifestyles. Modern offices and laboratories, restaurants, parks, fountains, libraries, and concert halls await those who work and relax at Astana Business Campus.

PROJECT WORK SYSTEMS AT ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS

PROJECT INITIATION

RESEARCH

PRODUCTION OF PROTOTYPES

MARKET LAUNCH AND SALES RESULTS

FINANCING ALL PROJECT STAGES

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ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS IS THE PLACE TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS

economic space with government support and assis-tance, which will in turn strengthen a company’s com-petitiveness, help to increase market share and facili-tate sustainable development.

For Kazakhstani companies, Astana Business Campus is an opportunity to develop your business in an innova-tive and entrepreneurial environment, with wide access to international expertise and the most advantageous funding for projects through venture capital funds. Due to its centralized location, it is envisaged that Astana Business Campus will become a center of attraction for venture capital investors from around the world.

For international companies, Astana Business Campus represents the opportunity to build business operations in Kazakhstan in the most effective manner. An eng-lish-speaking environment, friendly atmosphere, inter-nationally regarded experts, the latest technology and equipment and association with Nazarbayev University are just some of the benefits Astana Business Campus has to offer its international residents.

A major goal of Astana Business Campus is to devel-op centers of excellence for scientific research, engi-neering, and research and development (R&D). These

Astana Business Campus is the best place in Kazakh-stan to develop research-focused and high-technology businesses, both local and international.

At the Astana Business Campus you will find every re-source needed for developing and taking your business to a whole new level: an english-speaking environment, qualified experts, world-class scientific researchers, modern infrastructure and the ability to work on joint projects and interact with world leaders in areas such as informational technology, engineering, biotechnol-ogy and geology.

Partners and residents of the Astana Business Campus have the opportunity to integrate into a world-class

A high-tech scientific hub in the center of the country will boost economic development in Astana by creating thousands of new jobs and helping hundreds of Kazakh companies face the competition. Astana Business Cam-pus aims to foster more innovation among Kazakh busi-nesses.

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centers will work to find solutions to urgent problems in the real world and lay the foundations for a high-tech-nology economic future, based on the principles of sus-tainable development.

It is envisaged that partners and residents of Astana Business Campus will include large, international and Kazakh companies involved in innovation and/or high-tech manufacturing. Astana Business Campus will also house corporate R&D centers, scientific research insti-tutes, small and medium high-tech businesses, as well as promising start-ups that have come through business incubator and technology park at Nazarbayev University.

As potential partners of Astana Business Campus, Ka-zakhstan’s small and medium businesses will be able to use the results of the University’s scientific research to increase the efficiency of their own production. In addition to providing residents with logistical and con-sulting services, the Astana Business Campus will also be home to prototyping and small-scale production of high-tech products.

Innovative development is an economic priority for Ka-zakhstan and the Astana Business Campus is regarded

Graduates, professors, and scientists from Nazarbayev University can put their knowledge into practice, working on developing applications in the R&D centers. The science park will also attract scientists to work on projects from a purely academic and theoretical environment, who until recently had no opportunity to display their scientific discoveries on an objective and practical level.

as a project of national importance. The government of Kazakhstan plans to give its full support to Astana Busi-ness Campus and it is envisaged that a variety of forms of government assistance will be on offer to Astana Business Campus residents, including state procure-ment opportunities.

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ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

Astana Business Campus will undertake the following activities on its campus:

RESEARCH. Carrying out scientific research in prior-ity areas;

ENGINEERING AND PILOT PRODUCTION. Develop-ing and creating high-tech products based on the latest scientific results and innovative design and manufacturing methods (industrial designs, soft-ware and new technologies);

EDUCATION. Training and retraining experts for work-ing in research and high-tech manufacturing through specialized training programs, workshops, and master classes from the world’s leading technology companies;

INVESTMENT. Attracting investments and venture capital financing, providing grants and access to state programs and projects;

SERVICES. Offering services such as transport, logis-tics, laboratory and manufacturing services, account-ing, consulting (business planning, tax audits, patent writing, marketing, etc.) and banking services.

INITIAL INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERSAs a first step in the development of Astana Business

Campus, three industrial clusters, based on areas seen as strategically important to Kazakhstan, will be created:

Geology; Information and communications technologies;

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS

NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES

APPROVE STRATEGIC PLANSAPPROVE THE RESIDENT SELECTION BOARD MEMBERS

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

STRATEGIC PLANNINGOPTIMIZING BUSINESS CAMPUS MANAGEMENT

DEVELOPING AN INNOVATIVE ECOSYSTEM AND OTHER TASKS

RESIDENT SELECTION BOARD

REVIEW RESIDENT APPLICATIONSAPPROVE OR DECLINE RESIDENTS

NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

APPROVE PLANSAPPROVE BUDGETS

APPROVE LEGAL AND REGULATORY ACTS

ADMINISTRATION

DRAW UP PLANS FOR THE BUSINESS CAMPUS DEVELOPMENTORGANIZE THE SELECTION OF RESIDENTS

ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION OF RESIDENT APPLICATIONS

DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE ECOSYSTEMPROVIDE SPACE FOR RENT

MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP BUSINESS CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE

INTERACTION WITH RESIDENTS

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Engineering (renewable energy, space technolo-gy, machinery, and other industries).

It is expected that a biotechnology cluster will be created in the second stage of the project, with fur-ther clusters planned as Kazakhstan’s strategic pri-orities evolve.Development of the geology and information and communications clusters are already underway.The geology cluster has an agreement with the Col-orado School of Mines to create a Mining School and an Institute of Earth Sciences. In addition, an agree-

ment has been signed with the Kazgeology National Exploration Company to create a National Center for Geological Research.The objective of the geological cluster is to facilitate the transition of Kazakhstani geology to the highest international standards. This will involve the devel-opment of a new generation of Kazakhstani geolo-gists and equipping them with the most modern and innovative analytical tools available. As part of the geology cluster, world-class infrastruc-ture will be built, including a certified and accredited laboratory, a core storage facility and a R&D facility.

GEOLOGY CLUSTER ACTIVITIES

REMOTE GROUND PROBING

GEOLOGY, HYDROLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS

INTERPRETING, MODELING AND ESTIMATING RESERVES

RESERVOIR ENGINEERING

GEOCHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY RESEARCH

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Integrated research will be carried out in geology, geo-chemical, mineralogical, pilot testing and experimental research of mineral and hydrocarbons, solid minerals, and groundwater in Kazakhstan and neighboring coun-tries.

GOVERNMENT SUPPORTInternational experience shows that governments are interested in and play a dominant role in financing of science parks. The UK government, for example, financ-es 62% of its science parks, Germany invests 78% in science parks, France invests 74%, and Belgium - al-most 100%. In the coming years, Kazakhstan intends to significantly increase state funding in the research sector.

The stream of funding for pioneering work in countries with developed systems of innovation is made up of state grants, the sale of licenses for the use of patents in research results, venture capital, corporate donations and seed grants, and private investors.

Residents of Astana Business Campus will receive the latest information about grants, new state projects, ac-cess to venture capital funding, and private investment.

Taxation, customs, and administrative benefits are cur-rently in the planning stages and will be designed to create the most favorable conditions for Astana Busi-ness Campus residents,.

INTERNATIONAL LINKSInternational linkages and cooperation will be a corner-stone at Astana Business Campus.

The main strategic partner for the project is the High Tec Business Campus Eindhoven.

In addition, Nazarbayev University has signed memo-randa of cooperation with global technology leaders such as Philips, Microsoft, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, and Samsung Electronics, General Electrics.

Negotiations are currently underway with a number of leading global technology companies including Cisco, Siemens and Huawei to base their operations at Astana Business Campus.

AREAS OF COOPERATION WITH HIGH TECH CAMPUS EINDHOVEN

MENTOR TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLECTUAL-INNOVATIVE CLUSTER AT NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY (COMMERCIALIZATION OFFICE, TECHNOLOGY PARK,

BUSINESS INCUBATOR AND ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS)

SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROJECTS

SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF JOINT INNOVATIVE PROJECTS

TRAIN, SHARE EXPERIENCE, RESOURCES, AND INFORMATION

INTERNATIONALIZING OF KAZAKHSTANI COMPANIES

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In the field of space technology, Astana Business Cam-pus will work together with the national space compa-ny, Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary.

Other partners of the High Tech Campus include insti-tutes of development: Parasat National Science and Technology Holding, Zerde National IC Holding, and the National Agency for Technological Development.

Representatives of the High Tech Campus Eindhoven and other major partner companies will be part of Astana Business Campus’s International Advisory Council and will be directly involved in this project’s development.

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PROJECT PLAN

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10 000 М3

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FACILITIES, PHASE IGEOLOGY CLUSTER

FACILITIES, PHASE II

Biotech cluster Laboratories and pilot-testing facilities for the ICT

cluster Laboratories and pilot-testing facilities for the

Multidisciplinary Engineering Cluster Social facilities and common areas: hotel, cafeteria,

restaurants, sports centers, banks, conference hall.

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER

MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING CLUSTER

Office space (Class A business center)

Office space (Class A business center)

Office space (Class A business center)

Core storage facility (light, hangar-like structure)

Pilot-testing facility

Laboratories

SECOND STAGE: 2017-2020

THIS PHASE WILL INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PUBLIC AREA, PLUS FACILITIES FOR THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER, THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY CLUSTERS.

THE PROJECT PLAN FOR ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS INVOLVES THREE MAIN PHASES:

FIRST STAGE: 2013-2016

A MASTER PLAN HAS ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE FIRST STAGE AND A FEASIBILITY STUDY IS BEING PREPARED AND AGREED UPON. THE FIRST STAGE WILL DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO CREATE THE CLUSTER FOR ATTRACT RESIDENTS, AND BEGIN CONSTRUCTION.

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FACILITIES, PHASE III

Machinery cluster Materials Science cluster Chemical-Metallurgical cluster Renewable Energy cluster

THIRD STAGE: 2021 AND BEYOND

THE FINAL STAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS WILL INVOLVE COMPLETION OF THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE FACILITY, , DEVELOPING THE RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES FOR THE PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED CLUSTERS, DEVELOPING THE INNOVATIVE ECOSYSTEM AND IMPROVING MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY.

THE PACE OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE CLUSTERS AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITIES WILL DEPEND ON DEMANDS FROM RESIDENTS AND THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. THE ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSTRUCTING FACILITIES AND CONNECTING ALL NECESSARY ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURES. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS RESIDENTS WILL RENT SPACE AND EQUIP THE LABORATORIES WITH THEIR OWN SPECIALIZED LABORATORY AND TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT.

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MASTER PLAN FOR ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS

THE COMPREHENSIVE CONSTRUCTION PLAN FOR ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS WAS DESIGNED BY THE JAPANESE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM KISHO KUROKAWA ARCHITECT AND ASSOCIATES.

The main facilities for the Business Campus will be located in the park zone and will be filled with mod-ern engineering infrastructure, parking lots, and a network of sidewalks and bike paths.

When designing the buildings and structures for Astana Business Campus, the latest technology in energy conservation and efficiency was used, main-taining the perfect balance between the natural en-vironment and urbanism while accounting for the abundant landscape and harsh climatic conditions.

Residents of Astana Business Campus and busi-ness community, research staff, professors, and students at the Nazarbayev University will appreci-ate the level of care architects and designers have taken. Thanks to their innovative solutions, the buildings will offer a free and flexible layout without compromising quality, style, or performance.Students of Kisho Kurokawa, who created the sym-biotic style of architecture, think that Astana Busi-ness Campus will become a symbiosis of Science and Nature. The architectural concept is based on the model of a living organism.

The architects note that:“just as the circulation of blood delivers oxygen

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and nutrients to the cells of a living organism, the ‘grains and fruits’ of university knowledge extend along the length of Astana Business Campus down the main campus of the university and is then dis-tributed to each of the scientific centers along the main and perimeter axes and arteries.

“Such a circulatory system promotes growth, pro-viding opportunities for further development along the perimeter roads, in the same principle as cell division. In addition, the IdeaPark is planned for the center of the territory, just like the heart is to the circulatory system – round and surrounded by wa-ter and a covered promenade. It shifts in relation to the central axis of the university’s main campus and encompasses the building with a variety of shapes asymmetrically placed around the park.

“The philosophy of Eastern Park, located asymmet-rically compared to the symmetry in the West, rep-resents a symbiosis between East and West in the heart of Eurasia.”

The park area of Astana Business Campus allows for the creation of landscapes that are inherent to the rich nature of Kazakhstan: from apple and plum orchards and rose gardens to the flower beds of wild-growing plants that inhabit the Steppe.

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROJECT?

Selecting companies for the Business Campus will determined by the Resident Selection Committee. When considering applications, preference will be given to companies that meet the following require-ments:

The Company’s activities comply with the development goals of Business Campus and Nazarbayev University;

The Company’s activities are of a scientific and/or high-technology nature;

There are opportunities for research cooperation with Nazarbayev University.

WELCOME TO ASTANA BUSINESS CAMPUS! Astana Business Campus is seeking organizations engaged in scientific and innovative research as well as those involved in commercializing new technologies. The first stage will give preference to companies specializing in the following fields:

geology and the mining and smelting industry; information and communications technology; industrial technologies – space technologies,

alternative energies, etc.; biotechology and medicine.

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