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Saule Chalbasova

National Coordinator
saule.chalbasova@ucentralasia.org
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Saule Chalbasova is a Strategic Initiatives and Projects Lead at the Graduate School of Development, University of Central Asia. Saule is a member of the Life in Kyrgyzstan Study team, serving as National Coordinator for Wave 7 data collection project and supporting research on climate change, energy transition, polarization, and childcare. She holds a Master’s degree in International Law and Economics from the World Trade Institute, University of Bern and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the American University of Central Asia.

As a Projects and Strategic Initiatives Lead at the Graduate School of Development of UCA, Saule brings a wealth of experience in socio-economic research, project management, and strategic planning. In her role, Saule is responsible for overseeing and coordinating projects and strategic initiatives within the Graduate School of Development, ensuring their successful implementation and alignment with organizational objectives. 

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  • Themes: Micro-Data Collection
  • Personal site: https://ucentralasia.org/faculty-and-staff/saule-chalbasova

About the study

The ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Study (LiK Study) is a research-based, open access, multi-topic longitudinal survey of households and individuals in Kyrgyzstan. It tracks the same 3,000 households and 8,000 individuals over time in all seven Kyrgyz regions (oblasts) and the two cities of Bishkek and Osh.

Data Access

The ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Study data is openly available: it can be used by any interested party for non-for-profit research, policy analysis and teaching purposes. The survey questionnaires and interviewer manuals can be downloaded here or on the project web site.

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