Azamat Nurshanov is a researcher specializing in religious studies, history, and contemporary social and political processes in Central Asia. From 2022 to 2024, he was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral Researcher at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech, Estonia) within the European Union-funded Horizon project “CARSI: Caucasus and Central Asia Research Social Innovation: Development Assistance, Innovation and Societal Transformation”. Since 2025, Dr. Nurshanov has served as the Deputy General Director for Research and International Affairs at the RSE “Gylym Ordasy” in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In this position, he is responsible for advancing research initiatives, strengthening international academic cooperation, and actively supporting strategically significant scientific projects. He holds a PhD in Religious Studies.
Azamat Nurshanov
Guest Speaker
Deputy General Director for Scientific and Foreign Affairs, RSE "Gylym Ordasy" (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
