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Personal profile
Dr. Dilrabo Jonbekova is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Education. She teaches and supervises students in the MSc in Educational Leadership programme. Her primary research interest is in the relationship between education and labour market interplay. Within this area she focuses on the transition of students into higher education and job market and the inequalities involved in the employability of graduates. Her most recent project focuses on university-industry partnerships and innovations in higher education. Dr. Jonbekova was the Director of Higher Education Program between 2018-2020.
Education
PhD, Education, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
MPhil, Educational Research, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
MA, Management, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
BA, Economics, Khorog State University, Tajikistan
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Society for Research into Higher Education (SHRE)
- British Association for International Comparative Education (BAICE)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
- Consortium of Higher Education Researchers (CHER)
- University-Industry Innovation Network (UIIN)
- Central Eurasian Society (CESS)
Research interests
- Graduate employability and university to work transition
- University-industry partnerships
- International higher education and development
- Comparative and international education
- Reforms and innovations in Eurasia/post-Soviet higher education
Education/Academic qualification
Education, PhD, University of Cambridge
Award Date: Jul 17 2015
Education, MPhil, University of Cambridge
Award Date: Oct 18 2010
Management, MA, University of Leeds
Award Date: Oct 22 2007
External positions
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Transformation of higher education in Kazakhstan: reflections on the 30 years of post-independence reforms
Jonbekova, D. (PI), Sparks, J. (Co-PI), Sagintayeva, A. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Ruby, A. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Hartley, M. (Other Faculty/Researcher) & Kerimkulova, S. (Other Faculty/Researcher)
1/1/25 → 12/31/27
Project: FDCRGP
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University-Industry Partnerships for Innovating and Improving Quality of Higher Education in Kazakhstan
Jonbekova, D. (PI), Abdildin, Y. (Co-PI), Sparks, J. (Co-PI), Bilyalov, D. (Co-PI), Gimranova, D. (Co-PI) & Hartley, M. (Co-PI)
1/1/20 → 12/31/25
Project: CRP
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Giving back to one’s country following a government scholarship: comparing in-country and expatriate graduates contribution to socio-economic development in Kazakhstan
Jonbekova, D. (PI), Kerimkulova, S. (Co-PI) & Sparks, J. (Co-PI)
1/1/20 → 12/31/22
Project: FDCRGP
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Development of Students’ Multilingual Competence in EMI Postgraduate Research Programs
Goodman, B. (PI), Sparks, J. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Kerimkulova, S. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Jonbekova, D. (Other Faculty/Researcher) & Montgomery, P. (Other Faculty/Researcher)
1/1/18 → 12/15/21
Project: FDCRGP
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Motivations, benefits, and challenges of university-industry partnerships in Kazakhstan
Jonbekova, D., Kuchumova, G., Kim, T., Mukhamejanova, D., Gimranova, D., Abdildin, Y. & Alimkhanova, D., Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Educational Research. 130, 102486.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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University-industry partnerships’ contribution to regional development
Jonbekova, D., Kuchumova, G., Hartley, M. & Ippolitova, M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Further and Higher Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contributions of international education to graduate capital and employability: Evidence from social science graduates in Kazakhstan
Kim, T., Serkova, Y. & Jonbekova, D., Apr 2024, In: International Journal of Educational Development. 106, 102994, 102994.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing Students’ Employability through University–Industry Partnerships in Kazakhstan
Jonbekova, D., Mukhamejanova, D., Sparks, J. & Sarsenbayeva, A., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Higher Education Policy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Faculty engagement in university-industry research partnerships: findings from a developing country
Kuchumova, G., Bilyalov, D. & Jonbekova, D., 2023, In: Studies in Higher Education. 48, 9, p. 1455-1467 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Best Graduate Paper Award, Comparative and International Education Society, Eurasia SIG
Jonbekova, D. (Recipient), Mar 12 2014
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Cambridge Overseas Trust - Shell Centenary Cambridge Scholarship
Jonbekova, D. (Recipient), Jun 30 2009
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Teaching award in the category of Integrating Research and Teaching
Jonbekova, D. (Recipient), May 19 2020
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Teaching Award in the category of 'Integrating Research and Teaching' - the Sofia An Award
Jonbekova, D. (Recipient), Oct 2021
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