Dariga Zaikinova

Dariga Zaikinova has a diverse work experience starting in 2018 when they participated in a dual exchange program organized by Goethe-Institut e.V. In this role, they won a youth exchange program and had the opportunity to experience German culture by living with a host family in Wetzlar, Germany, and attending Goetheschule Wetzlar. Dariga also hosted a German student in Kazakhstan.

In 2022, Dariga worked as a Data Scientist at Super Chain - Ecommerce KPI Analytics. Their responsibilities included data preprocessing tasks, creating insightful visualizations, and collaborating with the team to develop an interactive analytics platform for customers.

In 2023, Dariga joined Hong Kong Baptist University as a Research Assistant, where they are currently employed. Dariga has also served as a Project Manager in the Accounting and Law Department, organizing workshops on Blockchain Technology in collaboration with Hong Kong Blockchain Society and crypto.com. In this role, they collaborated with external speakers and designed workshop content.

Furthermore, in 2023, Dariga worked as a Full Stack Developer at ONEFi (iPYGG), focusing on developing the front-end of an app application using the Ionic Angular Framework. Dariga also worked with the back-end team to implement front-end functionality with server-side APIs.

Overall, Dariga Zaikinova has a well-rounded work experience, including roles in research, project management, data science, and software development.

Dariga Zaikinova completed their education in a chronological order. Dariga obtained their Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from Hong Kong Baptist University, studying from the year 2021 to 2025. Prior to that, they received a High School Diploma from Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools, where they studied from 2015 to 2021. In addition to their formal education, Dariga also obtained two certifications: Bloomberg Market Concepts in July 2023 and GBA Fintech Talent Initiative in March 2023, both from Bloomberg.