Student Representatives
Nigar Gurbanli is a final year student in Public Affairs at the School of Public and International Affairs. Her main research interests include sustainable development, politics, urban development, and conflict resolution; and she has previously worked on entrepreneurship, sustainability, and development. Previously, Nigar has spent six months as an exchange student in Political and Social Science at the University of Tartu, and she also attended several conferences on international relations, politics, economics and sociology.
Contact: ngurbanli2020@ada.edu.az
Ali Isgandarov is a third-year BA student in International Studies at the School of Public and International Affairs at ADA. His research interests include Political Economy, Diplomacy, Security Studies, International Relations Theories, and Development Studies. Ali participated in the semester exchange program during Spring 2018 at the University of Tartu, Estonia, with an Erasmus+ scholarship. He is planning to pursue a master degree in Development Economics at Lund University in Sweden.
Contact: aisgandarov2020@ada.edu.az
Affiliated Students
Abbas Babayev Third year BA Student at ADA University
Gunel Madadli ADA University
Student Representatives
Iryna Kulinenko is a MA student in History of International Relations and Foreign Policy, at the Belarusian State University. Her research interests include the foreign policy of the Republic of Belarus, its relations with the EU and CIS countries, the implementation process of activities aimed at sustainable development promotion, and the position of Belarus in international and regional organisations. Iryna participated in numerous international youth forums and student conference on the topic of intercultural dialogue and international peace and security. she is an active member of the BSU Quality of Education Council.
Contact: ip.kulinenko@gmail.com
Roman Kurbeko is a final year BA student in International Relations at the Faculty of International Relations at BSU. Roman’s specialisation is in Belarusian politics and history, particularly assistance of global organisations to Belarus. His current research project concerns UNRRA assistance to Belarus after World War II.
Contact: roman-3011@mail.ru
Affiliated PhD Researchers
Anton Boltochko is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of International Relations, BSU, and works for the Minsk Dialogue Track-II Initiative. His research looks at Macroeconomic Stability, Transition Economies, and Political Economy of Reforms.
Mikita Keino is a PhD student at the Faculty of International Relations, BSU. He researches integration processes in the world economy and their influence on the well-being of the regions. His areas of interest also include the ENP and EaP; the influence of EEU on the EU’s external governance, the uniqueness of European integration; and EU policies and democracy promotion.
Nastassia Kisialevich is a PhD student at the Department of International Economic Relations, BSU. Her research addresses innovations, the commercialization of innovations, the world economy, academic research, mobility, scientific infrastructure, the economic aspect of cooperation among countries within the EAEU, the development of dialogue and cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation / study of the prospects for cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation in the field of innovation commercialization.
Liliya Mantsevich is a PhD student at the Faculty of International Relations, BSU. In her research, Liliya examines French foreign policy in the Middle East and Africa, the Palestinian cause, Postcolonial studies, and International humanitarian law.
Alena Pashkouskaya is a PhD student at the Faculty of International Relations, BSU, examining UK-EU relations.
Olga Santarovich is a PhD student at the Faculty of International Relations, BSU. Olga works on economic cybernetics and decision-making.
Affiliated Students
Ilya Chechenev, second year BA student of History, Ancient and Medieval History Department, BSU
Anastasiya Chekulayeva, senior lecturer, Department of Oriental Linguistic and Country Studies, BSU
Ilya Dekalo, MA student in History of International Relations, BSU
Alisa Dekhtiarenko, Faculty of International Relations, BSU
Maxim Dubrou, second year BA student of History, Department of Modern and Contemporary History, BSU
Dzmitry Hryken, third year BA student in History, BSU
Anastasiya Ihnatovich, MA student, Department of International Law, BSU
Artur Kandratsenka, MA student in History, BSU
Natalia Kazarina, senior lecturer, Department of International Tourism, BSU
Miraslava Kazlouskaya, third year BA student in International Law, Faculty of International Relations, BSU
Lizaveta Khmel, senior lecturer and graduate student in Journalism, BSU
Anton Kochatau, third year BA student in History, BSU
Angelina Kostolomova, second year BA student in History, BSU
Kseniya Kutovaya, MA student in History, BSU
Polina Maslionkina, third year BA students, Faculty of International Relations, BSU
Anzhelika Palagina, MA student, Faculty of International Relations, BSU
Darya Panamarova, first year LLM student, Faculty of International Relations, BSU
Elena Pilgun, Faculty of International Relations, BSU
Polina Pitkevich, second year graduate student in Journalism, BSU
Igor Sakovich, MA student, Faculty of International Relations, BSU
Aliaksandra Senko, first year postgraduate student in Journalism, BSU
Daniel Shaurou, first year postgraduate student in Journalism, BSU
Natallia Shmyhaliova, 1st year MA student, Faculty of International Relations, BSU
Andrei Tatur, 3rd year student, Faculty of International Relations, BSU
Olga Vologina, senior lecturer, Faculty of International Relations, BSU
Margarita Zmachinskaya, 2nd year MA student, Faculty of International Relations, BSU
Student Representatives
Jakub Csabay is a PhD Candidate at the Centre of Development Studies. He has just commenced his research on Slovakia, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan.
Contact: jc2043@cam.ac.uk
Adham Khudaykulov is a PhD Candidate at the Centre of Development Studies. Adham is working on the nexus of regulatory regimes and its impact on the economic development in transition economies, with a particular emphasis on Central Asian countries. He worked at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy and Ministry of Higher Education in Uzbekistan before coming to Cambridge. He studied in Nottingham, UK and Tokyo, Japan for his Masters degrees.
Contact: ayk24@cam.ac.uk
Affiliated PhD Researchers
Callie Berman is a PhD Candidate at the Centre of Development Studies. Her research concerns the human-environment question in Central Asia, as well as sustainability – how it is conceptualised, discussed and practiced – and how this produces various environmental development initiatives and natural resource governance systems.
Contact: cmb226@cam.ac.uk
Julia Darmenova is a PhD Candidate at the Centre of Development Studies. Her research focuses on understanding Corporate Social Responsibility and the case of Small and Medium Enterprises in a Kazakh context.
Contact: yd270@cam.ac.uk
Yingfeng Ji is a PhD Candidate at the Centre of Development Studies. She specialises in internationalization of Chinese firms in Central Asia, the investment environment of Central Asia states, China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its industrial policy, and global political economy.
Contact: yj294@cam.ac.uk
Chokan Laumulin is a PhD candidate working on Soviet industrial policy.
Contact: cl612@cam.ac.uk
Serik Onalbaiuly is a PhD Candidate at the Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge. His research interests concern democratisation of local government and local governance in Kazakhstan
Contact: so337@cam.ac.uk
Tina Schivatcheva is a first year PhD student at the Center of Development Studies, University of Cambridge. Her research interests are at the intersection of international sustainable development, Science and Technology Studies (STS), and international political economy.
Contact: rs534@cam.ac.uk
Student Representatives
Polina Bishenden is a PhD candidate at the School of Politics and International Relations. Her interests are in women’s rights norm localisation in Central Asia, examining the role that women’s movements hold throughout the process
Contact: pb446@kent.ac.uk
Huawei Zheng is a PhD candidate at the School of Politics and International Relations. In his PhD research he looks at issues of regional integration and international order, in light of the Eurasian Economic Union.
Contact: hz99@kent.ac.uk
Affiliated PhD Researchers
Oleksiy Bondarenko is a PhD candidate at the School of Politics and IR. In his research, he examines Russian politics, with the particular emphasis on subnational authoritarian dynamics, Federal institutions and centre-periphery interaction in the Russian Federation.
Contact: o.bondarenko@kent.ac.uk
Tanya Radchuk is a PhD candidate at the School of Politics and International Relations. She examines Belarus’ foreign policy; regional integration; as well as relations with the EU and Russia.
Contact: tr279@kent.ac.uk
Affiliated Students
Gabriel Lorca-Aicardi, MA student, School of Politics and International Relations
Daryna Sterina, MA student, School of Politics and International Relations
Student Representatives
Matluba Salikhova is Head of the Public Charity organisation “Peshraft”, based in Dushanbe. She is the leader of the youth movement, whose main mission is to be building the capacity of young people in Tajikistan. Through cooperation with international as well as local organisations, Peshraft is implementing social development projects for young people and vulnerable groups.
Contact: salikhova@peshraft.tj
Affiliated Students
Komron Fayzulloev, Department of International affairs, TNU
Sabrina Gaffarova, 4th year bachelor student, TNU
Subhon Khudoiberdiev, Master student in European Studies, TNU
Abuali Safarov, fourth year BA student in International Relations, TNU
Farzona Shamsiddin, Assistant of the chair on International Affairs, TNU
Shohrukh Sharipov, fourth year BA student in International Relations, TNU
Munira Yuldasheva, Strategic Research Centre under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan
Student Representatives
Rustam Ernazarov is a PhD student at UWED. His research interests include US foreign policy in Central Asia, regional security in Central Asia, and public policy.
Contact: mr.ernazarov@gmail.com
Nargiza Sodikova is a PhD student at UWED. In her research she examines the EU strategy towards Central Asia, the EU’s Global Strategy, regional cooperation, and security in Central Asia.
Contact: nargiza-86@mail.ru
Affiliated PhD Researchers
Temur Islamov is Doctoral researcher at UWED. His research focuses on regional security and cooperation issues in Central Asia, and the Afghan conflict.
Contact: islamov.temur@gmail.com
Khulkar Karimova is a PhD candidate at UWED, working on international economic relations. She is also affiliated with the Seneca project.
Contact: xulkar@uwed.uz
Ilhomjom Muminov is a PhD candidate at UWED, researching regional geopolitics and international relations.
Contact: ilkhomjonmuminov@yahoo.com
Nilufar Rakmatullaeva is a PhD candidate at UWED, researching international relations.
Contact: NRaxmatullayeva@uwed.uz
Affiliated Students
Timur Abdullaev, Academy of Public Administration
Otabek Akromov is an international MA student in Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies awarded by a consortium of European universities: University of Glasgow, Dublin City University and Charles University.