Our Active Projects
Projects led by Prof. Shumaila Yousafzai as Principal Investigator.
Equitable and Sustainable Horizons: Advancing ESG Training and Implementation in Kazakhstan through Abai’s Philosophical Insights
Principal Investigator: Prof. Shumaila Yousafzai · 2025–2027
Empowering Abilities: Integrating Abai’s Holistic Human Philosophy in Entrepreneurial Training for Disabled Entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan
Principal Investigator: Prof. Shumaila Yousafzai · 2025–2027
Fostering Ethical Leadership: Integrating ESG Practices in Kazakhstan through Abai's Philosophical Teachings
Principal Investigator: Prof. Shumaila Yousafzai · 2025–2027
Collaborative Co-Investigator Project
Led by Prof. Philipp Schroeder (Principal Investigator), with Prof. Shumaila Yousafzai as Co-Investigator.
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Towards a Comparative, Interdisciplinary and Applied Ethnological Perspective on Entrepreneurship in the IT and Green Economy Industries of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Principal Investigator: Prof. Philipp Schroeder · Co-Investigator: Prof. Shumaila Yousafzai · 2025–2027
Finished Projects:
2022-2024
Technology Entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan: The Role of Incubators in Enabling Entrepreneurship Restarts
This project is supported by the Faculty Development Grant from Nazarbayev University Grant No. GSB2022002.
2022-2024
Towards a gender-aware entrepreneurial ecosystem for women’s entrepreneurship: A study of Kazakhstan’s and Kyrgyzstan’s community-based tourism sector
This project is supported by Faculty Development Grant from Nazarbayev University Grant No. 11022021FD2913.
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2022-2024
Value creation within Kazakhstan's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Towards an Understanding of Informal and Formal Entrepreneurs
This project is supported by the Collaborative Research Grant from Nazarbayev University Grant No. 11022021CRP1510
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2022-2024
Mapping the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (EES) for Women Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan
This project is supported by the Ministry of Education Grant, Government of Kazakhstan, Grant No. IRN AP14871324.
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