Education

2004-2008 – Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Bachelor’s Degree in History;

2010-2011 – Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Master’s degree in Political Science;

2012-2015 – Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, PhD in Political Science.

Аcademic degree and academic title

2016 – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dissertation: “National Identity as a Factor in the Formation of Kazakhstan’s Political Culture”;

2025 – Associate Professor.

Research Internships

2014-2015 – Pitzer College, Claremont (Los Angeles, USA).

2023-2024 – Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES), George Washington University (Washington, D.C., USA);

2025 – Research fellowship under the Atlas Programme, implemented by the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) in partnership with the French Institute for Central Asian Studies (IFEAC) (Lille, France).

Work Experience

2008-2009 – History Teacher at the secondary school in Podgornoye village, T. Ryskulov District, Zhambyl Region;

2010-2012 – Translator, Personnel division, Military Engineering Institute of Radio Electronics and Communications MD RK;

2012-2018 – Research Fellow, Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies CS MES RK;

2018-2020 – Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies CS MES R;

Since 9 October 2020 – Leading Research Fellow, Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies CS MSHE RK;

2021-2023 – Deputy Head of the Center for Political Studies, Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies CS MSHE RK;

Since 3 September 2026 – Head of the Center for Identity Studies, Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies CS MSHE RK;

Since 3 September 2026 – Deputy Director General for Strategic Development of the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies CS MSHE RK.

Public Activities

2017-2020 – Chair of the Council of Young Scientists, Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies CS MES RK;

2016-2025 – Secretary of the Scientific and Expert Group of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, Almaty.

Awards

Third-Degree Diploma for a presentation in the Oriental and African Studies section at the XXVI International Scientific Conference of Students, Postgraduates and Young Scientists “Lomonosov – 2019”.

Badge of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Ғылымды дамытуға сіңірген еңбегі үшін” [For Contribution to the Development of Science], No. 00304, dated 19 October 2023.

Letter of Appreciation from the Director General of the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies, Committee of Science, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on the occasion of Science Workers’ Day in Kazakhstan (April 2023).

Letter of Appreciation from the Chair of the Scientific and Expert Council of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan on the occasion of the Day of Unity of the People of Kazakhstan (April 2025).

Profiles in Scientometric Databases

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2095-375X

Scopus AuthorID: ID57144653100

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57144516100

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=ru&user=p_b0wQMAAAAJ&user=2CvCZR0AAAAJ

Web of Science ResearcherID (Publons):

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/P-8892-2014