| Understanding Post-Soviet Policy Making | ||
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ppp | Job
Title: Civic Education Program Manager Organization: Graduate: Home Country: |
| Sainazarov
(left); Deputy Jangoroz Kanimetov © Muskie |
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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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enjoy the] flexibility in administering projects, our
creative minded staff, and the opportunity to design
demand-driven projects [It is exciting to be involved
with] communication with stakeholders and result-oriented
missions and projects. |
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| Why did you choose to pursue an MPA/MPP degree? | ||
| [I
chose to pursue an MPA] to get professional skills
(communication, project analysis, management, etc.) |
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| How do you feel your MPA/MPP is helping you to make a difference? | ||
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skill, which is different in a post Soviet policy-making
environment, I have acquired through the graduate degree
is the ability to listen to stakeholders' opinions in
decision-making and policy development. Together with a
partner from a government office, who is in charge of
developing education content for secondary schools, I have
traveled to almost every county. We met with school
principals, deputy directors, teachers, parents and
students, and asked them how they see education policy in
Kyrgyzstan. It took us two years, but now we have data
that represents all stakeholders’ opinions. Soon we plan
to present the results of this research to the government. |
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| How would you characterize your personality? | ||
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Team worker * Rigorous * Good under pressure *
Compassionate * Creative * Teacher * Persistet * Organized
* Committed * Flexible * Fast-paced * Curious *
Detail-oriented * Independent * People person * Diplomatic
* Analytical * Service-oriented * |
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| Contact Keneshbek Sainazarov with questions regarding his graduate experience: | ||
| kenesh@yahoo.com | ||