Dara Bukhtoyarova
Coordinator of QS consulting projects in Central Asia and Caucasus republics, Kazakhstan
Member of the consulting team at QS Quacquarelli Symonds, an international company that publishes university rankings, including the authoritative ranking of the best universities across the globe QS World University Ranking, regional university rankings and the sustainable development ranking.
The QS team helps universities progress and become more competitive through the use of QS rankings data.
As a consultant, Dara works with universities from all over the world and coordinates QS consulting work in Central Asia and Caucasus countries.
Her prior professional experience covers membership with educational teams at Thomson Reuters and Clarivate Analytics, coordination of access to academic electronic resources at the Nazarbayev University and creation of an expert community in the area of education for the Yandex Q platform.
In the time free from her core activity, Dara teaches public presentations – in this capacity, she works with individual speakers, as well as with universities and international organizations, such as UNESCO.
Areas of her expertise also cover awareness practices and meditation, including their application in educational and business contexts.
