Call for Papers
Coming to the Surface or Going Underground? Art Practices, Actors, and Lifestyles in the Soviet Union of the 1950s-1970s
The Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO), Bremen, November 13-14, 2025
Coming to the Surface or Going Underground? Art Practices, Actors, and Lifestyles in the Soviet Union of the 1950s-1970s
The Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO), Bremen, November 13-14, 2025
Summerschool European Network Remembrance and Solidarity
25.-26. August 2025 (online), 1.-10. September 2025
Bremen und Paris; Prag und Paris
25.-26. August 2025 (online), 1.-10. September 2025
Bremen und Paris; Prag und Paris
Saikal Ibraimova
visiting researcher
Associate professor, PhD in Political Science
E-Mail: iraimovasaikal11@gmail.com, sibraimova@oshsu.kg
Current Research Project:
Labor migrants from Kyrgyzstan in European countries
Fields of Research:
- Peacebuilding
- migration
- ethnic diversity
- ethnic conflicts
- education
Short CV
Professional Profile
Experienced academic and international relations specialist with a PhD in Political Science and over 20 years of teaching, research, and leadership experience. Good experienced in international collaboration, peacebuilding research, and the promotion of diversity in higher education. Fluent in five languages and actively engaged in global academic networks.
Head of Department for International Affairs, Osh State University, Kyrgyzstan. Previously she served as a Dean of International Relations Faculty, Osh State University and as a Head of East Asia Regional Studies Department, Osh State University.
Research & Projects
National Coordinator of research project , “Early Childhood Development for Peacebuilding” conducted in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast (2017–2021)
Visiting Scholar
Harvard University , University of West Bohemia, University of Missouri, Mathias Corvinus Collegium
Visiting Scholar
Harvard University , University of West Bohemia, University of Missouri, Mathias Corvinus Collegium
International Training & Fellowships
Harvard University, USA
Yale University, USA
University of Missouri, USA
Queen’s University Belfast, UK
University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic
Mathias Corvinus Collegium, Hungary
Cleveland State University, USA
Persian Language Studies, Tehran University , Iran
Lecture Courses
- Integration process and international organizations
- Geopolitics
- Political culture
- Project management
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