Larissa Chekmareva

Larissa Chekmareva is a doctoral student in International Education from Eurasia. She previously earned her M.Ed. from CIE in 2005. She also holds degrees in Physics, Public Administration and International Education. 

Larissa has over 20 years of professional experience in education in Kazakhstan, Central Asia and beyond. Before coming to CIE for her Master’s degree, her professional experience was in education, mainly in Kazakhstan. She started out as a school teacher of physics and mathematics, and then became a lecturer in research courses and also a higher education administrator - Registrar, Dean of Enrollment Management and Deputy to the President.

Before returning to CIE as a doctoral student, she was involved in a number of educational projects, consulting with UNESCO, UNICEF, the World Bank, AACRAO and other organizations, including national Ministries of Education, NGOs, educational institutions and bodies mainly in Central Asia (Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan), but also covering other countries such as the CIS (Georgia, Russian Federation), China, Sri Lanka, Slovakia, Turkey, United States, etc.

"As a CIE graduate (2005) and IE student I feel fortunate to connect with the most unique individuals, who are accomplished practitioners and scholars from around the world. The most in-depth and groundbreaking learning comes with and from them. The opportunity to study here transforms my understanding of the international education field, its knowledge base, systemic challenges, and most importantly the role of research in eternally complex and always distinctive education issues."

 Her recent publications are on Kazakhstan, specifically on transformation of higher education (2018) and sustainable development (2019). Her current research is on professional development for multicultural, multilingual campus employees (higher education, USA).