
Dmitriy Voyakin
Director of IICAS
Email:
d_voyakin@hotmail.com
dmitriy.voyakin@unesco-iicas.org
Research
Scientist (1997), Senior Research Scientist, Head of the department of
Documentation and Archaeological Conservation at the lnstitute of Archaeology
MES, Almaty, Kazakhstan (since 2005).
M.A. (1999) from the Al-Faraby Kazakh State University (Honors),
Ph.D. (2010) from the lnstitute of Archaeology MES Republic of Kazakhstan. General
Director of the NGO “Archaeological Expertise” (since 2006). Director of the
International Institute for Central Asian Studies (since 2018). Delegate to the World Heritage Committee from
the Republic of Kazakhstan (2014-2017). Secretary-General of the National World
Heritage Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2014-2018). Member of the
National Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan for UNESCO and ISESCO (since
2018). Field director of the more than
ten archaeological expeditions (among them permanent archaeological missions at
Otrar, Kayalyk, Akyrtas, Taraz, Sygnak, Dzhan kala, Dzhankent, Dzhuvara,
Christian site Ilibalyk and Investigation of archaeological sites on the dry
bottom of Aral sea), several international expeditions. Published 7 books, 7 albums,
over 190 scientific papers, edited several monographs, 9 volumes of Heritage
Sites of Zhambyl Region. One of the author and main executor of creation the
“Kone Taraz” (Ancient Taraz) archaeological park project, “Almaty 1000 years’
anniversary” and “Shymkent 2200 years’ anniversary” inclusion to UNESCO
calendar. Silk Road serial transnational nomination UNESCO national facilitator.