Aizada Nuriddenova joined SDU University in September of 2019. In 2015 - 2019 she worked at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU) in Astana at the Faculty of International Relations, Department of Oriental Studies. In October - December 2017, she was the visiting lecturer at Allameh Tabataba'i University in Iran, where she instructed two graduate courses on Central Asian regional organizations and culture. In 2019-2021 and the 2024-2025 academic year, Aizada Nuriddenova worked as the research coordinator at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, while between 2021-2023 she served as the head of Social Sciences Department. Currently she is an Assistant Professor at Social Sciences Department and simultaneously a managing editor of SDU Journal of Media Studies.

PhD in International Relations (2015). Jilin University, China
MA in International Politics (2012). Jilin University, China
BA in Regional Studies (2010). Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan

IRN 340: Emerging China and World Affairs (Undergraduate)
IRN 370: Global Political Economy (Undergraduate)
IRN 216: International Conflicts and Peace (Undergraduate)
IRN 220: Contemporary History of International Relations (Undergraduate)
IRN 307: Eurasian Integration (Undergraduate)
IRN 116: Political Science (Undergraduate)
IRN 205: Foreign Policy Analysis (Undergraduate)

IRN 342: Emerging China and World Affairs (Undergraduate)
IRN 370: Global Political Economy (Undergraduate)
IRN 216: International Conflicts and Peace (Undergraduate)
IRN 220: Contemporary History of International Relations (Undergraduate)
IRN 307: Eurasian Integration (Undergraduate)
IRN 116: Political Science (Undergraduate)
IRN 205: Foreign Policy Analysis (Undergraduate)

“Between ‘telling China’s story well’ and Sinophobia: Assessing the experience of Kazakh graduates from Chinese Universities”, Central Asian Affairs, (12), 2025, 300-337 doi:10.30965/22142290-bja10071.
“The Ukraine War, Domestic Stability, and Kazakhstan’s Equidistant Diplomacy” in The Russia-Ukraine War and Its Implications on Central Asia: Resilience, Connectivity, and Decolonization, A. Karabayeva and I. Qoraboyev (eds.), Lexington Books, 2024. ISBN: 978-1-66696-647-3.
“Institutionalization of China’s New Engagement with Central Asia”, Bulletin of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Political Science. Regional Studies. Oriental Studies. Turkology Series, №3 (140) 2022, 60-69 (co-authors B.Byuzheeva & A.Alipbayev)
Edited Textbook Post-Soviet Dynamics in the Central Asian Region, Zialy baspasy, Almaty, 2021. ISBN: 978-601-7647-00-1 (co-editor Gaukhar Baltabayeva)
“Russian and Chinese Versions of “Eurasianism”: A Response from Kazakhstan”, in Emerging Central Asia: Managing Great Power Relations, K. Hasan Khan and H. Koch (eds.), Clifton: Blue Dome Press, 2021. ISBN: 978-1-68206-030-8.
“The Concept of “Community of Common Destiny”: Implications for China’s Foreign Policy Behavior”, Bulletin of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Oriental Studies Series, №1 (92) 2020, 54-60.
“OBOR Initiative in the context of China-Kazakhstan Relations”, China and the World, 2016, №5, pp.55-63 (со-author A.E.Serikkalliyeva).
“A Theoretical Analysis of Chinese Public Diplomacy: Learning or Adaptation”, 군사발전연구 [Military Research and Development], Vol. 9 No. 2, 2015, pp.159-169 (co-author Myungsik Ham)
“China-Kazakhstan Relations in the post-Cold War Era: The Path to Strategic Partnership”, China and the World, 2015, №4, pp.141-158.
“The Task of Winning Hearts and Minds Abroad: Chinese Public Diplomacy in Kazakhstan”, The Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s Affairs, №1, 2014, pp. 27-34.

“Russian and Chinese Versions of ‘Eurasianism’: A Response from Kazakhstan”. Paper presented at the 2nd International Online Conference on Central Asia (ICCA), Silk Road Research Center, OSCE Academy in Bishkek, October 2-3, 2020, (Ala-Too International University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan).
“Consultative Meetings in Central Asia: New Normal in Regionalism”. Paper presented at the 17th KIMEP International Research Conference “Challenges and Opportunities for Economy, Business, and Society in Central Asia and Beyond”, April 17-18, 2020, Almaty, Kazakhstan (KIMEP University).
“The Power of Institutions in Foreign Policy Making: Ukraine and Belarus in Comparative Perspective”. Paper presented at the Conference on “Contemporary Problems of post-Soviet Region”, September 22-23, 2016, Bydgoszcz, Poland (Kazimierz Wielki University).

Chinese Government Scholarship for Masters Program, China, 2010-2012
Chinese Government Scholarship for PhD Program, China, 2012-2015