Nurbek Pazharbekovich Saparkhojayev
Member of the Management Board – Vice-Rector for Science and Commercialization
Nurbek Saparhodzhaev holds a PhD in Information Systems and is an Associate Professor.
He graduated from Satbayev Kazakh National Research Technical University, the University of Arkansas (USA) under the international Bolashak scholarship program, and completed his PhD studies at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.
He has extensive professional experience in higher education, science, information technology, and management. He began his professional career in 2003 as a Systems Engineer. Over the years, he held various positions, including Lecturer, Expert Analyst, IT Coordinator, Project Manager, Software Development Director, Head of Department, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, and Vice-Rector.
From 2021 to 2024, he held senior positions in higher education, including Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, and First Vice-Rector. In 2022–2023, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education under the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Prior to his appointment to his current position, he served as Chairman of the Management Board – Rector of Rudny Industrial University.
He is fluent in English and Turkish, and has conversational proficiency in Spanish and Italian.
