The participant of the “AmCham Mentors Club” project Baktygul Tazhamatova, a sophomore studying Business Administration at AUCA, now she is undergoing an internship in the HR department at Coca-Cola Bishkek Bottlers (CCBB) and preparing to spend an exchange semester at Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. ⠀

Currently the university has more than 18 000 students (10% are international students), 6 Faculties and 1 Institute. University of Life Sciences offers over 170 accredited study programs at Bachelors, Master Degree and PhD (in 9 BSc, 20 MSc and 18 PhD programs the language of instruction is English). ⠀ The university has 1 700 employees, of which more than 700 are Professors or Associate Professors. Since 2007 the Czech University of Life Sciences is member of the Euroleague for Life Sciences. The Euroleague for Life Sciences, established in 2001, is a network of leading universities cooperating in the fields of natural resource management, agricultural and forestry sciences, life sciences, veterinary sciences, food sciences, and environmental sciences. ⠀

Baktygul shared her impressions of the working with her mentor Meerim Ibraimova and her achievements: ⠀

“Starting from December of 2021, I was fortunate to be a mentee of Meerim Ibraimova, the director of the Sales department in Avangard Style. ⠀

I’ve had the opportunity to gain more knowledge about my mentor’s career path throughout the last seven months. She is so committed to her work that she possesses all the necessary qualifications. I went on the excursions that Avangard planned for its clients; we went inside the flats. I got to see my mentor from a business perspective during this journey. She was consulted by every customer since she was so knowledgeable about the residences being built. ⠀

Now that I know how devoted Avangard is to their work and customers, I also want to purchase a home from them. ⠀

My mentor is a great listener and friend. She constantly listens when I share my wild ideas with her and offers guidance. We enjoy talking about a wide range of subjects, from career paths to relationships with family. She assisted me in selecting my summer internship. I was unsure of which company to choose for my internship, so my coworkers and I wrote down every potential employer, as well as their positive attributes and connections to my future profession. ⠀

I’m now doing an internship in the Human Resources (HR) division at Coca-Cola Kyrgyzstan. I’m having a blast with it. We have also discussed goals in life a lot over the course of these months, and right now I am preparing to spend my exchange semester in Prague, Czech Republic.”