Shaig Abduragimov, Solutions Lead for Government and Education across EMEA and APAC at OpenAI, took to LinkedIn to confirm that he will be teaching two courses at Oxford in the coming months.
These programs are located within the University of Oxford’s School of Further Education and provide professional learning and certification courses for working professionals.
Abduragimov will first lecture on the Low-Code Data Scientist course for non-technical professionals, and then on the AI Engineering program for the more technical population.
The latter focuses on building and deploying AI systems using large-scale language models and full-stack agent frameworks.
“This is my first time being a teacher, and it will be the same at Oxford,” Abduragimov said in a statement, adding that he “grew up surrounded by people who were deeply interested in education, teaching in one generation and missing out on in the next.”
Courses focus on agent systems, safety, and practical AI development
Oxford’s AI Engineering course covers foundational models, RAGs, prompt engineering, multi-step agent design, vibe coding, LLM native interfaces, and guardrails for secure deployment. Participants will complete hands-on exercises and a capstone project using tools such as LangGraph, CrewAI, LlamaIndex, and cloud-native architecture.
Abduragimov said his sessions will focus on “the fundamentals of agent systems, safety-first design, and moving ideas to practical solutions using OpenAI tools.” He added that the goal is to provide learners with a “mental model for interacting with the AI, rather than observing it from a distance.”
The Low-Code Data Scientist course introduces AI and analytics concepts to professionals without a technical background. Both programs require 75% attendance and combine weekday online sessions with long weekend blocks.
Abduragimov talked about how his family’s history shaped his decision to start teaching, noting that his late grandparents taught Russian and mathematics in rural Azerbaijan in the Soviet Union while his parents’ studies were interrupted by the conflict.
“Stepping into a teaching role feels like a way to support learners who may be at their own tipping point in a rapidly changing world,” he wrote, before thanking course director Ajit Jaokal “for the opportunity and for organizing such a thoughtful program.”
