Raikhan Mugauina has been an associate professor at the Department of Economics at the Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University (Atyrau, Kazakhstan) since 2020. She graduated from the Institute of International Professions (Almaty, Kazakhstan) and received a diploma (B.Sc.) in Economics in 2004, as well as a diploma (M.Sc.) from the Atyrau Institute of Oil and Gas (Atyrau, Kazakhstan) in 2011, and a diploma (Ph.D.) in Economics at the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Astana, Kazakhstan) in 2022. Her research topics mainly include: Innovative Economy, Innovative Potential, Growth Poles, Sustainable Development, and Entrepreneurship. She has work experience as a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics at the Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University (2011-2020).