Professional · Academic · International

Nazir Z. Magsi

Expert in digital transformation, business systems management and international projects.

24+years of hands-on professional experience
245+completed projects
20years of experience in foreign economic activity
Nazir Z. Magsi

01 · Profile

Experience at the intersection of technology, management and international cooperation

Year of birth: 1980

Education:
Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University), 2003.
Moscow Polytechnic University.

Graduation thesis:
“Current State and Prospects of Russian Natural Gas Exports to Europe. The European Export Gas Pipeline System and Its Expansion Projects. Economic Effects of the Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Project.” 2003.

Expert in corporate digital transformation with more than 24 years of hands-on experience. Delivered over 245 projects for Russian and international companies, including business process automation, HR systems, and corporate learning. 20 years of hands-on experience in foreign economic activity, including work with countries across the Indo-Pacific region.

Research interests: information flows in business systems; business systems and business process management; human capital development; corporate learning.

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Current Activities

Sep 2024 — Present

Moscow Polytechnic University

Head of the International Student Support Department
Senior Lecturer, Department of Management

Teaching management disciplines and developing educational approaches at the intersection of systems analysis, digitalization, project-based learning, and the use of AI in education.

Feb 2025 — Present

Multinational Association for Academic Cooperation (MAAC)

Founder

Developing an ecosystem for academic, scientific, and technological exchange, mobility programs, and joint research. Established cooperation between universities in Russia, Ethiopia, and the Indo-Pacific region during the first months of operation.

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Professional Experience

Jun 2010 — Present

Individual Entrepreneur · Digital and Organizational Projects

Founder · Solutions Architect · Developer

More than 245 projects in business process automation, HR, and corporate learning. Clients and organizations include Ernst & Young Russia, Inventive Retail Group, ATOL, RANEPA, Moscow State University, Volkswagen Russia, Toyota Russia, Zepter, Nikon Russia, Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port, Stockmann, Axel Springer, and others.

2002 — 2010

International and IT Projects

Management, commercial, and technology roles across international companies and IT projects

Worked in Russian and international companies and contributed to IT and industrial projects in business process automation, international trade, and cross-border supply operations. Projects included corporate systems automation and data migration, participation in public and commercial tenders, exports of Russian industrial equipment, and the establishment of specialized manufacturing abroad followed by entry into the Russian market.

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Software Development

Software Program

IMPACT LMS: Corporate Learning

  • Entry No. 19462 in the Unified Register of Russian Software
  • Product concept
  • Architecture design
  • Software development
Software Program

IMPACT 360: Employee Assessment

  • Entry No. 19510 in the Unified Register of Russian Software
  • Product concept
  • Architecture design
  • Software development

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Research Projects and Applied Initiatives

Status: active

Seismoenergy (SAFER)

Research into seismic activity and energy. The project takes an evolutionary approach to studying earthquakes, developing methods for identifying active seismic zones and forecasting events.

The “Seismoenergy as Future Energy Resources” (SAFER) initiative focuses on establishing a new field of energy: Seismoenergy as an innovative energy source for the future.

Status: completed — July 2023

Agrogeology

A drainage feasibility study and system-design project based on an innovative agrogeological approach for the Directorate General of Agricultural Engineering Research and Water Management, Department of Agriculture.

Research projectStatus: in developmentPeriod: 2024–2027

Cyr-SD — Cyrillic Sindhi

A project to develop a Cyrillic writing system and alphabet for the Sindhi language. The aim is not to transliterate the existing Perso-Arabic script, but to create a systematically designed Cyrillic alphabet capable of representing Sindhi phonological and graphemic distinctions.

Cyr-SD is based on a compact visual grammar: basic Cyrillic letters are supplemented with systematic graphic operators for the consistent representation of retroflex, aspirated, and implosive consonants. The project includes formalizing correspondences with the traditional Sindhi alphabet, developing a machine-readable Unicode representation, and testing the reversibility of conversions.

The project also includes Cyr-SD-L, a lossless layer for unambiguous, machine-reversible representation of source text while preserving distinctions in the original script. A separate readable/phonemic layer, Cyr-SD-R, is also planned.

Educational technology / R&D projectStatus: in progressPeriod: 2026–2027

EdEx Graph — Education Experience Graph

EdEx Graph is a conceptual and technological model for representing educational experience as a connected graph. Unlike the traditional linear model Course → Module → Lesson, the learning process is represented as a system of relationships among the learner, knowledge, activities, projects, artifacts, evidence of achievement, feedback, and people.

Core model:
Learner / Student ↔ Knowledge ↔ Activity ↔ Project ↔ Artifact ↔ Evidence ↔ Feedback ↔ People

A separate strand of the project focuses on developing a formal model and a standard for exchanging this representation of educational experience across learning systems. EdEx Graph is envisaged as a possible complement to existing digital-learning approaches and standards, including SCORM and other formats that primarily describe the structure, delivery, or tracking of learning activity. The aim is to add a semantic layer that represents relationships among knowledge, activities, project work, evidence of learning, and feedback.

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Publications and Expert Reports

2026
Report · January 2026

Expert Report “The Future of BRICS”

Prepared by the Knowledge Diplomacy Center of the Russian State University for the Humanities, with the participation of the NEW ERA Center for the Development of Humanitarian Technologies and with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

2025
2024
Article · December 2024

Rethinking the Business System Through the Integration of Functional Subsystems

English rendering of the original Russian title: Переосмысление бизнес-системы путем интеграции функциональных подсистем.

Published in the proceedings of the XVI International Scientific and Practical Conference in memory of Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation V. I. Kravtsova.

2021

LinkedIn / Newsletters

Author newsletters

Journal / Insights

Articles & Insights

Quality, management, and the changing global economy. Original writing on this website and LinkedIn.

All articles (92) →

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Conferences, Seminars & Talks

2026

VII International Moscow Academic Economic Forum (MAEF 2026)

Presentation topic: “Technological Sovereignty and Human Capital: The Gap Between Technological Complexity and Human Capability”

Date: May 2026Location: Moscow, Russia

XVII International Economic Forum “RUSSIA — ISLAMIC WORLD: KAZANFORUM” 2026

Presentation topic: “Russia as a Structuring Axis of the Eurasian Functional Core”

Date: May 2026Location: Kazan, Russia

IThub Teaching Conference 2026

Presentation topic: “One Concept, Different Meanings: How AI Can Show Students the Difference Between an Answer and Understanding”

Date: 2026Location: Moscow, Russia
2025

“Teacher Training for Digital Teaching Capability Enhancement”

Beijing Foreign Studies University (Beijing, China); China-SCO Vocational and Technical Education Cooperation Center (Tianjin, China).

Date: December 2025Location: Beijing and Tianjin, China

VII International Moscow Academic Economic Forum (MAEF 2025)

Presentation topic: “AI and Human Resource Management: Are We Ready for the New Era of Work?”

Date: June 4–5, 2025Location: Moscow, Russia

International Conference on Business Management & Computing (ICBMC)

Presentation topic: “Emerging Technologies and the Business Shift: Addressing the Core Challenges of Transformation.”

Date: April 9–10, 2025

1st Pakistan–Russia International Conference: The Evolving Pakistan–Russia Relationship in a Changing Global Order

Presentation topic: “Promoting Strategic Growth Through International Educational and Investment Partnerships.”

Date: February 18–19, 2025
2024

XVI International Scientific and Practical Conference “Managing Russia’s Sustainable Development in the Context of Digital Transformation,” in Memory of Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation V. I. Kravtsova

Presentation topic: “Rethinking the Business System Through the Integration of Functional Subsystems”

Date: December 6, 2024Location: Moscow, Russia

International Scientific and Practical Conference “Socio-Economic Development and Innovation: Challenges and Prospects”

Presentation topic: “Modern Technological Progress and Its Impact on Socio-Economic Transformation: A Path to Progress or a Dead End?”

Date: November 18, 2024Location: Moscow, Russia