Lazzat Bulebayeva is a CEO of educational and analytical center named GL Talimger. In September 2021, she and her co-founder created a non-governmental organization that provides education consulting services. These services include methodological support for schools, organization of regional workshops for academic staff and students and mentoring support for developing educational organizations. From 1998 to 2011, Lazzat was the director of the department of registers and classifications and the department of national accounts at the National Statistics Agency. From 2012 to 2018, she was the vice-chairman of the Committee for Control in Education and Science. From 2018 to 2020, Lazzat was the vice rector of strategic development and international cooperation at the Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University. In this role, she was involved in projects such as celebrating International Day of Education and International Day of Women and Girls in Science with the UNESCO Cluster Office as well as moderating the "Rebuild Education Summit" session by the Varkey Foundation. From January to September 2021, Lazzat was a senior researcher at the Institute for Lifelong Learning at the Y. Altynsarin National Academy of Education. She provided research and methodological support for lifelong professional pedagogical education and organized conferences, seminars and applications for grants.
This project engaged 900 local youth ages 5 to 18 in Kazakhstan in a creative arts competition. The youth submitted artwork expressing the theme of peace in the world. Submissions were organized in a website and 12 award recipients were selected through online voting open the broader community. Artworks expressed the desire for peaceful resolution of armed conflicts and dialogue to bridge understanding among cultures. The competition took place in 2022, which was declared the Year of Children for Kazakhstan.
Lazzat participated in the IVLP Project Digital education in the United States in 2022, organized by the U.S. Department of State and Meridian International Center.
Her exchange experience led to the development of her IVLP Impact Award Project: "I was very lucky and honored to represent Kazakhstan as a participant of the IVLP program in 2022. My acquaintance with U.S. education organizations inspired me. The teachers' enthusiasm and love for their work make them true professionals."
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