Zere Aidynbek

Zere Aidynbek

Kazakhstan

“Education, leadership, and helping others have always been a significant part of my life. I have lived in China since birth untill 11 years old, and then moved back to Kazakhstan. Even though i was young, experiencing living in a completely different country helped to shape my perspective. I was introduced to the work ethic, discipline, different language, cultures, and diversity, and so i grew up to be an ambitious, hardworking, open-minded, and enthusiastic person. When i moved back to Kazakhstan, i realized that schooling system is more discussion and project based, and so i adapted quickly by combining my work ethic with learning creatively. Because of my academic excellence, i got National award “”Altyn belgi”” for graduating high school with all As, got 1st place on International Science and Technology competition, and got accepted to extremely competitive Nazarbayev university with full scholarship.

Not only in academics, i am well rounded in other activities as well. I have been doing dance since 4 years old and have been winning national competitions. In 2018, i was selected as the delegate from Kazakhstan to perform a dance solo at United States Congress hall at Washington DC, at the same time i helped to choreograph group dances and taught other dancers. At school, i became the president of Debate club to develop english debate in our country, encourage students to express their mind, learn public speaking to gain leadership skills. As the lead of the club, i always help the members with debate topics and organize practice sessions for them. Along the process, i improved my organizational and leadership skill, learned how to communicate with audience correctly. I am very eager to learn new things, so i participate in opportunities and programs to both grow as an individual and help develop my community.”