Aitimova Byrganym Sariyevna

Education:
· A.S. Pushkin Ural Pedagogical Institute (1974)
· Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University (1994)

Professional experience:
· Minister of Youth Affairs, Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1993-1996);
· Deputy of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (01.1996-10.1996);
· Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Israel, Ambassador to Italy (10.1996);
· Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan (14.05.2004-13.12.2005);
· Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (13.12.2005-10.01.2007);
· Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Nations (12.02.2007-08.2013);
· Ambassador to Cuba concurrently (05.2007-08.2013);
· Ambassador to the Solomon Islands concurrently (08.2012-08.2013)

Other positions:
· Member of the CPSU (1977-1988);
· Member of the Union "National Unity of Kazakhstan";
· Member of the Political Executive Committee of the People's Congress of Kazakhstan Party (1993);
· Member of the Council of Senators at the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (since 09/20/2019)

Elected positions, deputations:
· Deputy of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the 12th convocation (from the LKSMC) (1990), Chairman of the Committee of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Youth Affairs (1990-1993);
· Deputy of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1996, appointed by the President)
· Deputy of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (08.2013-12.08.2019),
· Member of the Committee on International Relations, Defense and Security (17.10.2014-12.08.2019),
· Chairman of the Committee on Socio-Cultural Development and Science (09.2017-12.08.2019);
· Deputy Chairman of the Council of Senators at the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (since 09.2019)

State and international awards, prizes, honorary titles:
· Knight of Orders: "Dostyk" II degree (12.2006), "Kurmet" (2001), "Badge of Honor" (1984)
· Medals: jubilee medal "100 years of the Komsomol" (10.2018)
· Diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR;
· Gratitude for active work (11.2017)

Igor Emri

Education:

• Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor
• Academician of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Slovenia

Professional experience:

• President of Slovenian branch of the International Academy of Engineering (Slovenia)
• Director of the Institute for Sustainable Innovative Technologies (ISIT, Slovenia)
• Head of the Center for Experimental Mechanics at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana
• Head of the Department of Mechanics of Polymers and Composites, University of Ljubljana

Social work:

• Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Association of European Research Funding Organizations (Science Europe)
• President of the International Rheological Committee

Achievements and publications:

• Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Slovenia
• Chairman of the SCENIHR Committee (Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks)
• Visiting Professor at California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California, USA)
• Member of the Scientific Committee of Erasmus Mundus Interethnic and Interdisciplinary Educational Program

Awards:

• Winner of the Golden Sign Award (Russia)
• Winner of the Lazana Prize (USA) and other awards of reputable scientific organizations

Karіnova Sholpan Tanatovna

Education:

• Kokshetau Pedagogical Institute named after Sh. Ualikhanov (1994)

• Omsk State Pedagogical University (2016)

Professional Experience:

• Russian Language and Literature Teacher, Chkalovsk Secondary School, North Kazakhstan region (1998-1999);

• Deputy Director for Academic and Educational Work, Leningrad Secondary School, North Kazakhstan region (2000-2002);

• Lecturer of General Psychology, Kazakh Language and Literature, Kokshetau Medical College (2002);

• Director of Secondary School No. 5, Taiynsha District, North Kazakhstan region (2004-2005);

• Head of the Department of Education, Taiynsha District, North Kazakhstan region (2005-2008);

• Deputy Head of the Education Department, North Kazakhstan region, Petropavl city (2009-2012);

• Deputy Akim of Petropavl city for Social Sphere, Petropavl city (2012-2013);

• Head of the Education Department, North Kazakhstan region, Petropavl city (2013-2017);

• Director of the Department of Preschool and Secondary Education, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2017-2018);

• Deputy Director of the Center for Pedagogical Excellence, "Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools" (2018-2019);

• First Vice-Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2019-2022);

• First Vice-Minister of Enlightenment of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2022-2023);

• Secretary of the "AMANAT" Party (2023-present).

Other Positions:

• Member of the National Commission for Women's Affairs and Family and Demographic Policy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2025).

State and International Awards, Prizes, Honorary Titles:

• Jubilee Medal "20 Years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan", "Shapagat", Jubilee Medal "25 Years of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan", Medal "Eren enbegi ushin" (For Distinguished Labour).

Gaipov Zulfukhar Sultanovich

Education:

• Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (1993)

Professional Experience:

• Assistant of the Political Science Department, Deputy Dean for Academic and Methodological Work of the Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science;

• Head of the Department at the Ministry of Education and Science in the "Committee for Control in the Field of Education and Science" (2010-2012);

• Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Control in the Field of Education and Science (2012);

• Director of the State Communal Enterprise "College of Transport and Communications" (2013-2022).

Other Positions:

• Member of the National Kurultai under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2022);

• Chairman of the Public Council of Astana city (2022-present).

Elected Positions, Deputy Mandates:

• Deputy of the Maslikhat (Local Representative Body) of Astana city (2016).

State and International Awards, Prizes, Honorary Titles:

• Medals: "Erligi ushin" (For Valor), "20 Years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan", "Batyr shapagaty" (Hero's Grace/Support).

Scientific and Literary Works, Publications:

• Author of over 70 scientific articles on the problem of political globalistics, 1 textbook, and 1 monograph.

Kanafina Sara Zhangeldiyevna

Achievements:

- Volunteer in the Kazakhstan Association for Sexual and Reproductive Health, author of articles in the project “Не табу” (from 2021 to the present);
- Member of the Red Crescent at Nazarbayev University, managing the Department of Blood Donation (from 2021 to the present);
- Certificate of Honor in recognition of the outstanding contribution to the development of student life and raising awareness about blood donation among students of Nazarbayev University as the head of the Blood donation Department in the Red Crescent Society;
- A letter of thanks for the support provided in the social and educational project from the public foundation “Charitable Foundation for Sustainable Development, Support and Assistance to Families with or raising children with disabilities Bakytty Shanyrak” (2021);
- A letter of thanks for the support provided in the social and educational project “I-Helper” for teaching English and mathematics children from socially vulnerable families (2021-2022);
- Internship at Manshuk Media Publishing House (February-May 2021).