Gainiya Tazhina

Gainiya TazhinaGainiya Tazhina, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Social Economic Sciences at the University of International Business (UIB), Kazakhstan, where she has been a faculty member since 2008. Her research interests lie in the area of social psychological issues, ranging from theory to design to implementation. In recent years, she has focused on leadership, career development, youth identity and nationwide e-learning initiatives. Gainiya has collaborated actively with researchers from other states and institutions. She has been awarded with the OSI Faculty Development Fellowship at the Columbia University in the NYC (2009-2012). Gainiya has been selected to give the Erasmus Mundus Lectures on Leadership organized by the partner universities UIB in Almaty and the Kozminsky University in Warsaw (2017). Gainiya has lead over thirty workshops and training programs for various businesses. She is actively participating in many international conferences and serves as a reviewer for The Electronic Journal of e-Learning, issued in the UK.

Publications

Toward Sustainability Through Digital Technologies and Practices in the Eurasian Region
Toward Sustainability Through Digital Technologies and Practices in the Eurasian Region
Gainiya Tazhina, Judith Parker. © 2020. 294 pages.
In today’s modernized world, implementing technology into the infrastructures of communities has become a common custom. The idea of digital economy has proven to be an...
Kazakhstani E-Learning Practice in Higher Education: The Key Trends and Challenges
Kazakhstani E-Learning Practice in Higher Education: The Key Trends and Challenges
Kamchat Yessenova, Judith Parker, Zuhra Sadvakasova, Akmaral Syrgakbaeva, Gainiya Tazhina. © 2020. 21 pages.
The purpose of the study was to analyze the experience provided by e-learning in a higher education setting in Kazakhstan as viewed by university administrators and graduate...
Regional University Partnership for Sustainable Development in the Age of Digital Technologies
Regional University Partnership for Sustainable Development in the Age of Digital Technologies
Gainiya Tazhina. © 2020. 23 pages.
In the modern world, the sustainable development of higher education institutions is determined by their ability to integrate into the global digital knowledge. The study aimed...
Contemporary Leadership Development in Kazakhstan
Contemporary Leadership Development in Kazakhstan
Gainiya Tazhina, Judith Parker, Arslan Ivashov. © 2019. 14 pages.
During the 25 years of Kazakhstan's independence, universities in the country have been educating/training managers and leaders with emphasis on translated and adopted...
Contemporary Leadership Development in Kazakhstan
Contemporary Leadership Development in Kazakhstan
Gainiya Tazhina, Judith Parker, Arslan Ivashov. © 2018. 12 pages.
During the 25 years of Kazakhstan's independence, universities in the country have been educating/training managers and leaders with emphasis on translated and adopted...
Improving the Workforce in Kazakhstan through Distance Learning Technologies
Improving the Workforce in Kazakhstan through Distance Learning Technologies
Judith E. Parker, Gainiya Tazhina. © 2013. 14 pages.
Kazakhstan’s emergence as an independent nation began with the fall of the U.S.S.R. twenty years ago. Increasing globalization has opened up new opportunities for today’s...
Leadership Development in Kazakhstan
Leadership Development in Kazakhstan
Judith Parker, Gainiya Tazhina. © 2012. 13 pages.
Kazakhstan’s recent history has transitioned from that of nomadic clans to domination by Russia to today’s independent nation. During these 20 years of independence, universities...