Profiles of Mentors

JOB SEARCH

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Madina Razbekova
SST, SOM, Undergraduate, Master
SST, SOM, Undergraduate, Master
2016, 2018
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Current: Republican Centre for Healthcare development, chief specialist, Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, 1.5 year

Jamil Atabayev
SENG, Undergraduate
SENG, Undergraduate
2018
Moscow, Russia
Current: Boston Consulting Group - Associate - Moscow - since 01.03.2021

Kamilya Nurseitova
SHSS, Undergraduate
SHSS, Undergraduate
2015
Kazakhstan, Almaty
Current: Deloitte, senior tax consultant, Kazakhstan, Almaty, 2.8 years in Deloitte

Akerke Amangeldina
SHSS, Undergraduate
SHSS, Undergraduate
2016
Italy
University of Macerata, Italy, Masters in global politics, 2019

Darya Aronova
SHSS, Undergraduate
SHSS, Undergraduate
2019
Kazakhstan, Almaty
Current: Danone, Junior Brand Manager, KZ, Almaty, working in Danone since Aug, 2019, last promotion - Mar, 2021

Adilet Gaparov
SST, Undergraduate
SST, Undergraduate
2016
Sweden, Gothenburg
Current: Volvo Cars, Global Graduate - Data Science/Digital, Sweden, Gothenburg, since August 2020

Dana Tokmurzina
SST, Undergraduate
SST, Undergraduate
2018
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Current: Netherlands, Amsterdam, Juniper Networks, associate business analyst/data scientist

Aigerim Zholmaganbetova
SST, Undergraduate, Master
SST, Undergraduate, Master
2015, 2019
Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan
Current: GEOTEC LLP, Contracts Coordinator, Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, 2 years

Makhabbat Boranbay
SSH, Undergraduate
SSH, Undergraduate
2020
Poland
Current:EMJMD (Erasmus+) MA in Women's and Gender Studies (GEMMA). CEU (Austria) and Lodz University (Poland), 2021-2023

Altynay Ismailova
SST, GSB, Undergraduate, Master
SST, GSB, Undergraduate, Master
2018,2019
Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan
Current:The National bank of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan

Nurdaulet Yeltayev
SEDS, Undergraduate
SEDS, Undergraduate
2020
Russia, Moscow
Current:Yandex, Middle Android developer, Russia, Moscow

Moldir Akhmetova
SHSS, Undergraduate
SHSS, Undergraduate
2015
Kazakhstan, Almaty
Current:Philip Morris Kazakhstan, Commercial Org.Development Lead, Kazakhstan, Almaty, from Jan-2019.

Meruyert Turarkyzy
GSPP, Master
GSPP, Master
2020
Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan
Current: Nazarbayev University

NETWORKING

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Arman Zhumazhanov
GSPP, Master
GSPP, Master
2019
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Occupation: Nazarbayev University, Chief of Staff, Office of the President, Nur-Sultan City, in this position since 2017.

Madina Razbekova
SST, SOM, Undergraduate, Master
SST, SOM, Undergraduate, Master
2016, 2018
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Current: Republican Centre for Healthcare development, chief specialist, Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, 1.5 year

Adilet Gaparov
SST, Undergraduate
SST, Undergraduate
2016
Sweden, Gothenburg
Current: Volvo Cars, Global Graduate - Data Science/Digital, Sweden, Gothenburg, since August 2020

Aigerim Zholmaganbetova
SST, Undergraduate, Master
SST, Undergraduate, Master
2015, 2019
Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan
Current: GEOTEC LLP, Contracts Coordinator, Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, 2 years

Makhabbat Boranbay
SSH, Undergraduate
SSH, Undergraduate
2020
Poland
Current:EMJMD (Erasmus+) MA in Women's and Gender Studies (GEMMA). CEU (Austria) and Lodz University (Poland), 2021-2023

Madiyar Tyurin
SHSS, Undergraduate
SHSS, Undergraduate
2016
USA, Boston
BERGAMOT LLC, Sous Chef, USA, Boston, MA, 3 months

Talgat Ospanov
SST, Undergraduate
SST, Undergraduate
2015
Norway, Trondheim
TietoEVRY, consultant, Norway, Trondheim, 1-2 years

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Graduate application, GRE, GMAT, how to choose a university and etc.

Zhuldyz Amankulova
GSE, Educational Leadership
GSE, Educational Leadership
2016
Minneapolis, USA
Occupation: PhD student at University of Minnesota Twin cities, USA, Comparative and International Development Education

Arman Zhumazhanov
GSPP, Master
GSPP, Master
2019
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Occupation: Nazarbayev University, Chief of Staff, Office of the President, Nur-Sultan City, in this position since 2017.

Madina Turegeldieva
SOM, Master
SOM, Master
2018

Quality manager in a hospital

Aidana Amalbekova
SSH, Undergraduate
SSH, Undergraduate
2020
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
I have been working as a Chief Research Assistant at NU for 8 months.

Bekarys Nurtay
SENG, Master
SENG, Master
2020
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
ForteBank, Data Scientist, Astana, 1.2 years

Nursultan Khamzin
SENG, Undergraduate
SENG, Undergraduate
2015
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
McKinsey & Company, Consultant, Kazakhstan, Astana, 4 years

Aknur Karabay
SENG, Undergraduate
SENG, Undergraduate
2018

Data Scientist at the Institute of Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence

Madiyar Tyurin
SHSS, Undergraduate
SHSS, Undergraduate
2016
USA, Boston
BERGAMOT LLC, Sous Chef, USA, Boston, MA, 3 months

Adilkhan Tuleubayev
SHSS, Undergraduate
SHSS, Undergraduate
2017
USA
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, USA, Economics PhD, 2019

Talgat Ospanov
SST, Undergraduate
SST, Undergraduate
2015
Norway, Trondheim
TietoEVRY, consultant, Norway, Trondheim, 1-2 years

CAREER CONVERSATIONS

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Kamilya Nurseitova
SSHS, Economics

SSHS, Economics

2015

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Deloitte, consultant, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Adilet Gaparov
SST, Robotics and Mechatronics

SST, Robotics and Mechatronics

2016

Sweden

Worked Microsoft CIS since graduation from NU (May 2016 – Sept 2018). In September 2020 will be joining Volvo Cars' Digital Strategy team in Sweden (in the process of obtaining work permit).
Graduated from IE University (Madrid, Spain) with Master in Business Analytics and Big Data.

Daryn Kalym
SST, Undergraduate
SST, Robotics and Mechatronics
2019
Russia/Kazakhstan, Moscow/Almaty
Accenture, Consultant, Russia/Kazakhstan, Moscow/Almaty, 2 years

Azamat Bakytbekov
SENG, Undergraduate
SENG, Undergraduate
2015
Saudi Arabia
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia, MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, 2016-2022

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

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Madina Razbekova
SST, SOM, Undergraduate, Master
SST, SOM, Undergraduate, Master
2016, 2018
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Current: Republican Centre for Healthcare development, chief specialist, Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, 1.5 year

Aidana Amalbekova
SSH, Undergraduate
SSH, Undergraduate
2020
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
I have been working as a Chief Research Assistant at NU for 8 months.

Bekarys Nurtay
SENG, Master
SENG, Master
2020
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
ForteBank, Data Scientist, Astana, 1.2 years

Makhabbat Boranbay
SSH, Undergraduate
SSH, Undergraduate
2020
Poland
Current:EMJMD (Erasmus+) MA in Women's and Gender Studies (GEMMA). CEU (Austria) and Lodz University (Poland), 2021-2023

Aknur Karabay
SENG, Undergraduate
SENG, Undergraduate
2018

Data Scientist at the Institute of Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence

Adilkhan Tuleubayev
SHSS, Undergraduate
SHSS, Undergraduate
2017
USA
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, USA, Economics PhD, 2019

Meruyert Turarkyzy
GSPP, Master
GSPP, Master
2020
Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan
Current: Nazarbayev University

Azamat Bakytbekov
SENG, Undergraduate
SENG, Undergraduate
2015
Saudi Arabia
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia, MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, 2016-2022

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