Issabayeva Symbat is a master of "Information Systems and Technologies" (City University London, London, UK, 2014). She has a PhD degree in State and Local Government (Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, 2020). She is currently a full-time Assistant Professor in the School of Creative Industry at Astana IT University. Her research interests include student development, project management, IT, and cybersecurity.