Experience:
Student Recruitment Specialist
Central European University, Vienna, Austria
Promoted university degrees via social media, college fairs, training sessions, and department meetings
CoronaNET Research Assistant
School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Participated in the database creation of 20 Russian cities using Python, Excel, and data visualization tools like Tableau
Project Manager
The Kazakhstan Parliamentary Development Fund, Astana, Kazakhstan
Drafted grant applications to the USAID office in Kazakhstan, the Soros Foundation Kazakhstan, and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Researched housing in Kazakhstan for the UN Human Rights Council
Organized conferences on Adequate Housing in Kazakhstan with regional policymakers, parliament members, and NGO representatives
Undergraduate Research Assistant
School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Performed collection, classification, and statistical analysis of satellite and microscope data using GIS software and R and Python languages
Project Manager
Astana Debate Union, Astana, Kazakhstan
Organized an international debate tournament for more than 100 speakers, adjudicators, and volunteers from 7 countries
Gathered more than 4,000 USD from sponsors such as the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, UNDP, and the Asian Development Bank
Education:
MA in Economic Policy in Global Markets
Department of Economics and Business, Central European University, Vienna, Austria
Data Analysis I, II, & IV, Econometrics I & II, and Labor Economics
BSc in Biological Sciences
School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Volunteer under the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network in Kazakhstan
Representative of Kazakhstan at the World Universities Debate Championship 2020
Finalist in more than 10 international and regional debate tournaments
Skills:
Python, SQL, Stata
Tableau and PowerBI
MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
Adobe Photoshop, CorelDRAW, and Canva editing tools
English (IELTS 8.0), Russian and Kazakh (Native), French (Beginner)
Additionally:
https://shynarakhmetova99.github.io/ShynarAkhmetova.github.io/
