| On the Ground in Turkmenistan | ||
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ppp | Job
Title: Social Policy Project Officer Organization: Graduate: Home Country: |
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| What do you enjoy about your job? What aspects of your job are the most exciting or interesting? | ||
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of all I enjoy the opportunities to interact with
people. On the national level I work with MP's,
appointed officials, and it is amazing to be able to
influence, even just a little, the minds of those
who create policies for further sustainable
development of the country |
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| Why did you choose to pursue an MPA/MPP degree? | ||
| This
degree allowed me to learn a wide array of topics
relating to governance and public policy. |
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| How did you select your graduate school? | ||
| I
did not select the school I attended because I was a
Muskie fellow. The program did the selection in
advance. I am happy that I was able to attend ECU,
as its program and faculty gave me exactly what I
was looking for and when/where they had no
established courses, faculty were very kind and
helped me to design my own self study program. |
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| How do you feel your MPA/MPP is helping you to make a difference? | ||
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is a difficult equation, I apply my knowledge
everywhere, not only at work but in my public life
as well. Within the last 6 years since I have
graduated from ECU, I have engaged in various
projects/programs. I was able to work closely and
help the costal area population in improving their
capacity to promote environmental issues and helping
young people to improve their presentation, proposal
writing and other skills. I have assisted the
student members of the Society of Petroleum
Engineers at the Turkmen Polytechnic Institute in
further building their organization. During these 6
years I have been nominated for various awards and
fellowships i.e Yale summer scholar fellowship on
Central Asian Studies in 2001 and Muskie of the Year
award which recognized my professional achievements
in 2002. |
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| How would you characterize your personality? | ||
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Team worker * Compassionate * Creative * Organized *
Committed * Flexible * Curious * Independent *
Diplomatic * Analytical * |
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| Contact Shohrat Orazov with questions regarding his graduate experience: | ||
| Email Shohrat | ||