Aurora Diaz Soloaga

Email: a.diaz@almau.edu.kz

Academic position: Senior Lecturer

Academic degree: Master of Sciences - Management

EDUCATION/QUALIFICATION:

Almaty Management University

Major: Management

Degree: MsM

Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Italy) - 2008

Major: Humanities

Degree: Theology, education profile

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain) - 2002

Major: Finance

Degree: Businnes Administration

EXPERIENCE JOB:

Almaty Management University
01.09.2021- present	Director of the Center for the Development of Civil Society
01.09.2016 - present	Senior Lecturer Teaching Project Management, Leadership, Corporate Social Responsibility Developing courses’ teaching and methodological materials Supervising scientific papers, term papers, and graduation theses Participation in scientific and methodological events in Kazakhstan and abroad
Havard Virtuous Leadership
01.07.2019 – present	Official Representer in Central Asia; Trainer, Promoting development of Institute in Central Asia Conducting seminars and courses Training potential trainers and coachers Directing coaching sessions
Suleiman Demirel University
01.02.2018 – 01.07.2018	Official Representer in Central Asia; Trainer, Coach Guest Lecturer on Principles of Organizational Behavior
Irtysh Intercultural Space
01.09.2010 – 30.06.2016	Educational Projects Coordinator Coordination and monitoring of educational activities and cultural projects in Almaty; Overseeing the planning, implementation, reporting and evaluation of the annual programs with involvement of key stakeholders; Planning operational budgets and tracking expenditures; Developing project proposals and reports for donors, experience with different commissions of several countries;
University of International Business
01.09.2010 – 31.05.2010	Assistant Spanish Professor Conducted four groups of 15-20 students between 18-23 y.o. Implemented different training methods according to age and previous knowledge of the language; Supervised the Annual DELE Examination (Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language, according to the standards of the UE), at Irtysh Cultural Centre, (Official Examination Centre in Central Asia).
Centro di Studi Internazionale Villa Balestra
30.06.2005-01.07.2008	Event’s Manager, Member of the Training and Cultural Bureau Planned and application of educational programs; Managed different teams of 15-20 students in the Centre; Organized seminars, trainings and conferences on national and regional levels; Prepared weekly highlights, monthly and quarterly reports;

PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS (FOREIGN AND LOCAL):

#	Name of the conference	Name of organization	Country	Date
1	2	3	4	5
1	2021 Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Public Policy-Conference on Policy Change and structural reforms in Eurasia- Sustainable Development and Education in the tertiary educational sector in Kazakhstan	Nazarbayev University-Nur Sultan	Kazakhstan	15.10.2021
2	Reputation Management in Higher Education: The New Challenge for Universities	Higher School of Economics-Saint Peterburg	Russia	01.07.2021
3	The role of Science in the Development of Civil Society	Almaty Management University	Kazakhstan	12.04.2021
4	Go International-Erasmus Staff Week 2019	WBS Dabrowa Górnicza	Poland	7-13.04.2019
5	Managing the Internationalization process-Erasmus Staff Week 2018	Kozminski University	Poland	11-15.06.2018

TRAININGS:

10.2020 – Coursera New Models of Business in Society

08.2020 – edX How to learn online

01.2019 – AlmaU AlmaU Research Training

10.2019 - Hvli Seminario de Coaching en Liderazgo Virtuoso

01.2018 – IAB AlmaU Winter School

PUBLICATION (FOREIGN AND LOCAL):

Advances and challenges in Research Management in Higher Education. The case of Kazakhstan Aurora Díaz Soloaga, Collection of articles by Master Program Students, 2015, ALMA-U.
Managing research in Higher Education Institutions, definition and worldwide experience. Aurora Díaz Soloaga, Republican Scientific Conference for Young Scientists, The potential of Kazakhstan economy in the face of global changes. 2016, ALMA-U.
Managing employees in organizations via leadership skills, with Zakirova Aida. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 2018. The Journal of Economic Research and Business Administration
The soft skills concept in organizations and project teams, with Mukhtarova K., Chukubaev Ye, Yerimpasheva A, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 2018. International Relations and International Law Journal.
Reputation of HEI in Kazakhstan: creation and development of a paradigm. Higher Education in Russia and beyond 2021 Nº 3 (28) ▪ Reputation and research management: HEI facing a post pandemic ecosystem. Scientific research as a driver of innovative and sustainable development of an organization. 2021, AlmaU.
Forced telecommuting during the COVID-19 lockdown: the impact on corporate culture in Spain and Kazakhstan, with Paloma Díaz Soloaga, (in process of approvement). 2021

DISCIPLINES:

Management, Corporate Management, Cross-Cultural Management, Leadership, Corporate Social Responsibility, Project Management, Personnel Management, Principles of Organizational Behavior, Selection, Recruitment and Adaptation of Personnel.

Prepared 15 people for successful defence of their bachelor degrees.

VOLUNTEERING:

January 2020-present: Mentor of “Air pollution” solving problem team, at the GSIF (Global Social Impact Fellowship), in cooperation with Lehigh University, with sponsorship from American Councils
September 2016 -July 2020 Mentor of “Training Center Kumbel” Social project “Kazakh Foundation for Cultural, Social and Educational Development”