Raushan Kuanysheva is very passionate about MUN. As a former student of Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Chemistry and Biology in Aktau, she was active in MUNNISA for many years. She participated as an international delegate in both the International Lyon Model United Nations (France) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Model United Nations (USA). In 2020-2021 she was selected as a chairperson for the MUN conference in Taldykorgan and MUNNISA. During her final year as a NIS student, she was chosen to lead MUNNISA as the Secretary-General where she excelled at leadership. She continued her MUN journey last summer by participating in the VMUNI. She is currently serving as the co-advisor of MUNNISA. She studies Economics at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Mr. Justin Rashid is the Security Advisor for the United Nations in Kazakhstan since May 2021. Justin joined the UN in 2015 as Field Security Advisor for UNICEF in Yemen, where he worked for three years. After an interval with the World Food Programme in Nigeria, he moved to UNDSS Jordan in 2019, where he served as Security Advisor and became a key figure in the UN’s COVID-19 response. Prior to joining the UN, Justin was a civil servant in the UK. His subsequent international experience includes several years in the Middle East in the private security industry. Justin graduated from the University of Exeter in the UK with a BSc. in Psychology and went on to Master’s degrees from Cornell (Psychology), the University of Westminster (Diplomacy), and the University of Southern California (Communications).

Dr. Rustam Atadjanov studied law in Uzbekistan (Karakalpak State University, 1999-2003), the United States (University of Connecticut School of Law, 2005-2006), and Germany (the University of Hamburg, 2014-2018). From 2007 to 2014, he held various positions at the Regional Delegation in Central Asia of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) including the post of Legal Adviser. Dr. Atadjanov is actively involved in academic research and publishes with a number of European and Asian academic journals on Central Asian law and practices, public international law, international criminal law, international humanitarian law, human rights law, legal theory, constitutional law, criminal law, and diplomatic law. Furthermore, Rustam is an editor and co-editor in several academic periodicals including the Central Asian Yearbook of International Law and International Relations and Ukrainian Law Review, and he is also a member of a number of international law associations and societies. At KIMEP School of Law, Rustam teaches a variety of courses for undergraduate and graduate students; simultaneously, he works as Associate Dean of the School of Law and Chair of the KIMEP Academic Council.

Courses taught at the School of Law:
– Theory of State and Law;
– Constitutional Law of Kazakhstan;
– Criminal Law of RK: General Part;
– Criminal Law of RK: Special Part;
– Law of International Treaties;
– Public International Law;
– International Human Rights Law;
– International Criminal Law;
– International Humanitarian Law;
– Diplomatic and Consular Law;
– History of International Law.

Lisa Brown is a New Zealand-trained General and Hepatobiliary Surgeon currently working at The Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia. Lisa has pursued training and research in Aerospace Medicine throughout her Surgical training. She was the Aerospace Medicine Research Fellow at The University of Oxford, has completed an internship at DLR, and has undertaken the UTMB Principles of Aerospace Medicine Short Course. Lisa currently sits on multiple Aviation and Aerospace Medicine councils internationally and in New Zealand and is in the early stages of the development of the New Zealand Space Health Research Center.

Cezar Rujan is a serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in Space applications for Earth, Space economy, and decision intelligence for urban development and precision agriculture powered by AI and satellites. He is experienced in leading projects supported by space agencies and developing multi-generational plans for the sustainable use of space assets for interplanetary economies.
Cezar is a Member of the European Centre for Space Economy and Commerce, focused on developing globally-scalable geo-intelligence companions, working with government agencies, international NGOs, R&D, and private organizations especially from the United Kingdom, USA, Nordics, CEE, MENA, Australia, India, East, and Southeast Asia.

Arthur van Diesen, a national of The Netherlands, is the UNICEF Representative in Kazakhstan from the 1st of June 2019. Arthur previously served with UNICEF as Regional Social Policy Adviser in the Middle East and North Africa (2015-2019) and as Deputy Representative in Tajikistan (2010-2015). Before joining UNICEF, Arthur worked for DFID, UNDP and various international NGOs. He worked and lived in Africa, South and Central Asia, and the Middle East. Arthur has over thirty years of experience in social policy, applied social research, monitoring and evaluation and programme management. He is a sociologist by training, with a Master’s Degree from Tilburg University in The Netherlands.

Andrew Jason believes that curiosity is the driver for an interesting life. As a community builder, connector and storyteller, it’s been a passion for curiosity that has driven Andrew to be an advocate for innovation. As the Ecosystem Director for Grand Farm, he creates events, programs, and partnerships to bring together corporations, startups, growers, policymakers, and educational institutes to enable technology to feed the world.

Prior to joining Grand Farm, Andrew served as the Editorial Director for Spotlight, a publishing company based in Fargo. He led a talented team of designers, writers, photographers, and creatives to tell the story of Fargo-Moorhead.

He’s also a proud family man with his wife, Kaitlin, daughter, Alice, and spoiled puppy, Fitz.