NURAY RZAYEVA

Talented journalist with proven skills in story development and presentation. Builds relationships with sources to obtain fast, accurate information. Attentive to news at regional, national and international level. Experienced in crafting well-written positions and coverage. Cultivates audience interest with engaging style. Fluent in three languages (Azerbaijani, English, Russian) and have participated many times as a speaker in international organizations and various projects and conferences organized by the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Can support any topic, and also have experience in organizing projects and conferences in all three languages.

• Conducting domestic violence awareness-raising campaigns, European Union Twinning program, Baku, Azerbaijan, 10/19/21, 10/22/21
• Gender Equality and Media Conference, Council of Europe, Baku, Azerbaijan, 05/13/19
• Media systems and the formation of new trends in the context of digital transformation, North-West Institute of Management and WARP Foundation, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 03/30/21, 04/14/21
• New media Global Journalism Council, Media Volunteers-145, Istanbul, Turkey, 03/10/21, 03/12/21
• Modern media space: reality and global challenges, SputnikPro, Baku, Azerbaijan, 12/18/18
• Misinformation, disinformation, and verification, Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, Tbilisi, Georgia, 02/21/22, 04/26/22
• Visual storytelling, Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, Tbilisi, Georgia, 04/13/22, 06/30/22
• Monitoring of the media of the Russian Federation, ULUS Foundation, Baku, Azerbaijan, 02/10/22, 07/31/22
• Research Methods and Academic Writing, ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan, 09/05/22, 09/10/22
• East-West and/or North-South: Azerbaijan as a connectivity hub, Topchubashov Fellowship, Baku, Azerbaijan, 10/13/22
• The Diplomacy Today, ADA University and AIDA, Baku, Azerbaijan, 10/26/22, 10/28/22
• Theia-7th University Selection Session of EYP Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan, 11/26/22, 11/28/22
• How to address challenges via effective risk management, ADA University and ADIF, Baku, Azerbaijan, 02/06/23, 02/08/23

• Member of the choir in BSU Cultural and Creative Center, 09/01/18, 07/01/22
• Honors Scholarship, 01/01/19, 07/01/22
• Elected to Management Board for Student Youth Organization, 09/01/18, 07/01/22
• Defended Coursework, Theory and practice of journalism, Radio journalism
• Successfully defended graduation work, Modern press of Kazakhstan in the context of the unity of the Turkic nations, 06/29/22

• Reading books: «Beyond Good and Evil» - Friedrich Nietzsche
• «Thus Spoke Zarathustra» - Friedrich Nietzsche
• «How to Win Friends and Influence People» - Dale Carnegie
• «Leadership Mastery: How to Challenge Yourself and Others to Greatness» - Dale Carnegie
• «Public Speaking for Success» - Dale Carnegie
• «The Authoritarian Personality» - Theodor Adorno
• «Psychoanalysis» - Sigmund Freud
• «Totem and Tabu» - Sigmund Freud
• «On Morality and Society» - Emile Durkheim