Aurora Diaz Soloaga
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Email: a.diaz@almau.edu.kz
Academic degree: Master of Sciences - Management
Academic position: Senior Lecturer
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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:
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Almaty Management University
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01.09.2021- present
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Director of the Center for the Development of Civil Society
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01.09.2016 - present
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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
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Havard Virtuous Leadership
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01.07.2019 – present
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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
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Suleiman Demirel University
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01.02.2018 – 01.07.2018
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Official Representer in Central Asia; Trainer, Coach
Guest Lecturer on Principles of Organizational Behavior
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Irtysh Intercultural Space
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01.09.2010 – 30.06.2016
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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.
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University of International Business
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01.09.2010 – 31.05.2010
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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).
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Centro di Studi Internazionale Villa Balestra
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30.06.2005-01.07.2008
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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
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PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS (FOREIGN AND LOCAL):
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Name of the conference
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Name of organization
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Country
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Date
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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
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Nazarbayev University-Nur Sultan
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Kazakhstan
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15.10.2021
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Reputation Management in Higher Education: The New Challenge for Universities
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Higher School of Economics-Saint Peterburg
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Russia
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01.07.2021
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The role of Science in the Development of Civil Society
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Almaty Management University
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Kazakhstan
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12.04.2021
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Go International-Erasmus Staff Week 2019
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WBS Dabrowa Górnicza
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Poland
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7-13.04.2019
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Managing the Internationalization process-Erasmus Staff Week 2018
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Kozminski University
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Poland
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11-15.06.2018
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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.
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”
