Aizhan Baitanova
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Aizhan Baitanova is a PhD Candidate in Eurasian Studies at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan, visiting MIASU for the Easter Term 2026. Aizhan is currently working on her interdisciplinary doctoral dissertation about institutional transformations within Buddhism in Buryatia. Previously, Aizhan’s research covered faith-based activism among female Buryat Buddhists, conducted during a field trip in Buryatia. Aizhan speaks Kazakh, Russian, English, a little Buryat, and a little Chinese.