Education

2006–2010 — Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
2010–2012 — Master’s degree in Journalism, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
2012–2015 — PhD in Cultural Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Scientific internships

2011 — Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań (Poland)
2013 — Columbia University (USA)
2014 — Columbia University (USA)
2016 — The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
2018 — University of Ottawa (Canada)
2024–2025 — University of Zurich (Switzerland)

Work experience:

2015–2019 — Senior Lecturer, Department of Religious Studies and Cultural Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2019–2024 — Associate Professor, Department of Media Communications and History of Kazakhstan, International Information Technology University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2024–2025 — Bolashak Scholarship Fellow, Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2025 – present — Chief Scientific Secretary, Institute for Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Social activities:

Since 2024 — Expert, Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating

Profiles in scientometric databases:

Scopus ID: 59092605000
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1416-8600