Vusal Guliyev

Expert

Vusal Guliyev is the Head of Shanghai Office at AZEGLOB Consulting Group, a global management consultancy company that offers professional services to corporations, governments, and organizations with offices located in Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul, and Hanoi. In addition, he is an affiliated Policy Expert of the Topchubashov Center and a Research Associate at the China Studies Center of Khazar University in Baku. Moreover, he is a member of the Caspian Alpine Society, a global policy think tank based in Zürich, Switzerland.

Besides being a graduate of Shanghai International Studies University, he previously held longterm Visiting Research Fellowships at Ankara University Asia-Pacific Research Center, Harvard University Davis Center, and Boğaziçi University Asian Studies Center, respectively. While pursuing his postgraduate studies, he also attended the international workshop series at Kyushu University of Japan and interned at Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.

Apart from contributing to numerous scholarly books, he regularly writes research articles, commentaries, op-eds, and analytical policy reports for local and international media outlets and think tanks. Throughout his professional career, he delivered consulting services to institutions from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Georgia, China, Japan, Canada, and Germany. He is fluent in Azerbaijani, Turkish, Chinese, English, and Russian.