Askhat Yerkimbay joined the Suleyman Demirel University in 2013 as a part-time lecturer of Multimedia courses for 3rd-year journalism students. Since then he has developed courses on New media, Media literacy, and Data journalism. He is the author of the first book on New media and Multimedia in Kazakh language and made an online course on Data Journalism. He works with many international and local media organizations (Internews-Kazakhstan, Minber, MediaNet) on developing media projects in the Kazakh language. As an interdisciplinary media researcher working with media experts on the issues of new media and media literacy in the Central Asian region.

"MA in Communication (2013). University of Wyoming, USA
MS in International Journalism (2011). Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi, Kazakhstan
BA in Kazakh language and Literature, foreign language (2005). Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abay, Kazakhstan"

Certificate in Training Data Journalism, UNDP, 2018
Certificate in Training Fact-Checkers, Albany Associates International and IREX Europe, 2017
CELTA (Grade B). Cambridge University, 2016
Certificate in Teaching English for Purpose, Coursera 2015

Introduction to New Media
Data Journalism
Newsliteracy
Creating Multimedia Products

Radio and the Development of Kazakh as a National Language M Brown, A Yerkimbay, K Myssayeva
Journal of Radio & Audio Media 24 (1), 161-175

new media, data journalism, Central Asia, Kazakh language, media literacy, dis/misinformation

Poynter, International Fact-Checking Network, Factcheck projects assessor (2018 - to present)
TED, TED Translator Kazakh Language Coordinator (2013 - present)