INSTITUTE OF HUMANITIES AND PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES

INSTITUTE ADMINISTRATION

Kulzhanova Zhuldizai Timerkanovna

Director
Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor
Contact information: phone 87172383397, office 2601
Office hours: Wednesday,

Thursday from 10:00 to 12:00

Mussatayeva Assem Bolatbekovna

Deputy Director, PhD
Contact information: phone 87172383397, office 2703
Office hours: Tuesday, Friday from 10:00 to 12:00

Tleulesova Ardak Shaikenovna Head of the Department of Kazakh and Russian Languages Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor Contact information: phone 87172389715, office 2602 Office hours: Thursday from 10:00 to 12:00	Yessekeshova Maral Duiseneyevna Head of the Department of Professional Education Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor Contact information: phone 87172383529, office 2705 Office hours: Tuesday from 11:00 to 13:00	Kakimzhanova Margarita Kabdullayevna Head of the Department of Philosophy Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor Contact information: phone 87172384001 Office hours: Monday from 14:00 to 16:00	Shilibayev Bekbolat Amanzholuly Head of the Department of Physical Education Associate Professor Contact information: office 2201 Office hours: Friday from 10:00 to 12:00
Berikkhanova Gulsara Ezhenkhanovna Head of the Department of Higher Mathematics Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences Contact information: phone 87172388772, email: bgulsara@mail.ru, office 2403 Office hours: Wednesday, Thursday from 11:00 to 13:00	Isina Zhannur Amankeldiyevna Head of the Department of Foreign Languages Candidate of Philological Sciences Contact information: phone 87172384004, office 2605	Aliakbarova Ainur Pernebekkyzy Head of the Department of History of Kazakhstan, PhD Contact information: phone 87172382330, office 2702 Office hours: Wednesday from 10:00 to 12:00	Ibatayev Zharkyn Abikenuly Head of the Department of Physics and Chemistry Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor Contact information: phone 87172389646, office 2305 Office hours: Friday from 11:00 to 13:00

Tleulesova Ardak Shaikenovna

Head of the Department of Kazakh and Russian Languages
Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor
Contact information: phone 87172389715, office 2602
Office hours: Thursday from 10:00 to 12:00

Yessekeshova Maral Duiseneyevna

Head of the Department of Professional Education
Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor
Contact information: phone 87172383529, office 2705
Office hours: Tuesday from 11:00 to 13:00

Kakimzhanova Margarita Kabdullayevna

Head of the Department of Philosophy
Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor
Contact information: phone 87172384001
Office hours: Monday from 14:00 to 16:00

Shilibayev Bekbolat Amanzholuly

Head of the Department of Physical Education
Associate Professor
Contact information: office 2201
Office hours: Friday from 10:00 to 12:00

Berikkhanova Gulsara Ezhenkhanovna

Head of the Department of Higher Mathematics
Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences
Contact information: phone 87172388772, email: bgulsara@mail.ru, office 2403
Office hours: Wednesday, Thursday from 11:00 to 13:00

Isina Zhannur Amankeldiyevna

Head of the Department of Foreign Languages
Candidate of Philological Sciences
Contact information: phone 87172384004, office 2605

Aliakbarova Ainur Pernebekkyzy

Head of the Department of History of Kazakhstan, PhD
Contact information: phone 87172382330, office 2702
Office hours: Wednesday from 10:00 to 12:00

Ibatayev Zharkyn Abikenuly

Head of the Department of Physics and Chemistry
Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor
Contact information: phone 87172389646, office 2305
Office hours: Friday from 11:00 to 13:00

The main mission of the Institute of Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences is to promote the development of future specialists studying at S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University into well-rounded, intellectually advanced, spiritually rich, and harmonious individuals through social and humanitarian disciplines.

The main functions of the Institute of Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences are based on the fundamental principles of humanitarian education. In particular, the Institute provides instruction in humanitarian disciplines aimed at preparing competitive specialists with a well-formed philosophical worldview, deep knowledge of their nation’s history, respect for national traditions and customs, the ability to engage in intercultural communication, and proficiency in multiple languages. In addition, by integrating universal and national values into the educational process, the Institute creates conditions for the development of future specialists not only as professionals but also as socially and civically responsible individuals.

The faculty of the Institute of Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences includes 220 highly qualified specialists, among them 7 Doctors of Sciences, 61 Candidates of Sciences, 15 PhD holders, and 136 Master’s degree holders.

11 faculty members are graduates of the Bolashak Program.
7 faculty members hold the title “Best University Lecturer,”
2 faculty members are recognized as “Best Researcher.”
7 have received various departmental awards and certificates, and 4 teach courses in English.

To support the educational process and scientific research, the Institute operates 3 laboratories, 6 computer classrooms, and 1 language laboratory.

Currently, a cooperation agreement has been concluded with Tashkent State Agrarian University.

The Department of Kazakh and Russian Languages has signed a memorandum with Nukus State Pedagogical Institute named after Ajiniyaz (Karakalpakstan).

The Department of Physics and Chemistry signed a memorandum in 2025 with Urgench State Pedagogical Institute (Uzbekistan).

Scientific research is conducted on promising issues in the social and humanities.
At present, the faculty includes 8 departments:
– Department of Kazakh and Russian Languages,
– Department of Foreign Languages,
– Department of History of Kazakhstan,
– Department of Philosophy,
– Department of Higher Mathematics,
– Department of Physics and Chemistry,
– Department of Professional Education,
– Department of Physical Education.

The Institute’s leadership is focused on the high-quality training of specialists for the agro-industrial complex. Expanding research activities and introducing information and technological innovations into the educational process are the main priorities of the departments. The Institute conducts educational-methodical, research, and upbringing works actively.

In the course of its development, the Institute has established traditions: faculty members annually hold open lectures for students dedicated to the Constitution Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the annual Addresses of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the people of Kazakhstan, thematic holidays, and the “Language Week.” Scientific student conferences and meetings of the Astana Philosophers’ Association are also held. It has also become a tradition to annually organize the Republican Competition of Young Poets (akyns).

The implementation of spiritual and moral education is carried out in several aspects:
– cultural and historical (based on examples of national history and culture);
– moral and aesthetic (in the context of teachings about the human being and society, the purpose of life, the moral values of the world’s traditional religions, and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle);
– ethnocultural (based on the study of the state and Russian languages and national traditions).

The Institute of Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences is a dynamic and continuously developing structure. The Institute has an interesting past, a worthy present, and a promising future, as the humanities remain a measure of the spiritual health and cultural potential of modern society, preserving enduring priorities and values.

Since December 22, 2023, the Director of the Institute of Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences has been Candidate of Philosophical Sciences Kulzhanova Zhuldizai Timerkanovna.

HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTE

The Faculty of Humanities was first established in 1990 by a decision of the Academic Council of the Tselinograd Agricultural Institute. In 2003, the faculty was reorganized, and its departments were incorporated into the Faculty of Computer Systems and Vocational Education.

In 2006, the departments of social and humanitarian disciplines were separated from the above-mentioned faculty and formed into the Department of Humanities. By a decision of the University Academic Council dated September 29, 2010 (Minutes No. 1), the Faculty of Humanities was established on the basis of the Department of Humanities (Order No. 596 dated October 19, 2011). The faculty included the departments of Philosophy, History of Kazakhstan, Kazakh Language, Russian and German Languages, English and French Languages, and the Department of Physical Education.

At present, by the decision of the Board of Directors of the Non-Profit Joint-Stock Company “KATU named after S. Seifullin” dated July 2, 2025 (Minutes No. 2), the Faculty of Humanities has been renamed the Institute of Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences.

The establishment of the Institute of Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences within an agrarian technical university was motivated by the fact that at the current stage of a new socio-historical transformation in human life—when society is absorbed by the challenges of market relations, economic instability, and political complexities—social and moral foundations are increasingly being eroded. Therefore, the role of the humanities, aimed at fulfilling the spiritual, moral, educational, and formative functions of the existing education system, has become more relevant than ever.

The humanities are disciplines that study the human being in the sphere of spiritual, intellectual, moral, cultural, and social activity.

In different years, the deans of the faculty were:
S.A. Mikhnova, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor (1990–1993);
N.Zh. Agubayev, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor (1993–1996);
G.O. Galymzhanova, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor (1996–1998);
T.K. Burbayev, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor (1998–1999);
S.B. Kassymova (2002–2003).

From 2003 to 2006, the faculty was part of the Faculty of Social and Pedagogical Education, headed by Zh.K. Abeldina, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

Subsequently, the faculty was headed by:
A.Sh. Albekova, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor (2006–2009);
N.K. Nossiyeva, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences (2009–2011);
Zh.A. Kussayinova, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor (2011–2012);
A.N. Nassyrtdinova, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences (2012–2013);
Kh.A. Aubakirova, Candidate of Historical Sciences (2013–2019).

B.K. Ayapbergenov, Candidate of Philological Sciences (2019-2023)

Since December 22, 2023, the Director of the Institute of Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences has been Zhuldizay Timerkanovna Kulzhanova, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE

The Institute conducts research and innovative activities in three main areas: the organization of scientific-theoretical conferences and scientific-methodological seminars; participation in socio-political and spiritual-cultural events, including those aimed at the development of trilingualism in contemporary society; implementation of research projects and completion of professional development courses; participation of the faculty members in international scientific conferences, publication of articles in scholarly journals, preparation and publication of monographs on relevant topics, and obtaining certificates of state registration of copyright for intellectual property objects.

At the Institute of Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences, research activities are organized on a systematic basis, and a number of fundamental and applied research areas have been formed, covering relevant social, historical, philological, and philosophical issues. These research areas are aimed at enhancing the research capacity of the academic staff, as well as contributing to the development of national science.

The following research areas have been established at the Institute:

• Research on state–confessional relations in Kazakhstan (G.A. Alpyspayeva, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor);
• Development of linguocultural studies in the pragmatic aspect (R.O. Tuksaitova, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor);
• Study of the toponymy of Kazakhstan (S.K. Imanberdiyeva, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Acting Professor);
• Research in the field of intercultural communication (A.Sh. Albekova, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor);
• Research on the development of Kazakhstani statehood in the 19th century (Kh.A. Aubakirova, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor);
• Population aging as a global problem: quality of life of older people in the Republic of Kazakhstan (A.K. Abdina, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor).

• The impact of technogenic reality on the mentality of modern society (a humanities-based research analysis) (Zh.T. Kulzhanova, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Acting Associate Professor);
• Promotion of elements of traditional culture through the organization of the annual summer school “RUKHANI MURA” aimed at teaching young people national forms of art and sports (M.K. Kakimzhanova, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Acting Associate Professor);
• The socio-cultural portrait and national-state identity of contemporary youth in Kazakhstan (Kh.S. Abdildina, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Acting Associate Professor);
• Research in the field of national culture as heritage and as the source of spiritual modernization of society (K.Kh. Rakhimzhanov, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor; M.K. Akosheva);
• Research on modern methods and techniques of language teaching using national values in the context of updated educational content (A.Sh. Tleulesova, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor);
• Research on child homelessness and mortality in Kazakhstan in the 1920s–1930s (K.V. Dzhumagalieva, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Acting Associate Professor).

The Institute is implementing a funded research project entitled “State–Confessional Relations in Kazakhstan: from the Early 20th Century to the Late 1930s” (Project Supervisor: G.A. Alpyspayeva, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor; Project Members: K.Zh. Nurbay, Doctor of Historical Sciences; Sh.N. Sayakhimova, Candidate of Historical Sciences; Zh.R. Zeynullina, Master of Philosophy; and M.I. Baygoshkarova).

In addition, research is being conducted within the framework of the funded Erasmus+ educational project for 2021–2022, entitled “Development of Services for Persons with Disabilities” (Project Supervisor: S.A. Meiramova, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences; Project Member: S.K. Omarov).

The academic staff of the Institute are members of dissertation councils (Kh.A. Aubakirova, K.Zh. Nurbay, O.Zh. Bekmaganbetov, K.V. Dzhumagalieva, M.K. Akosheva, A.Sh. Tleulesova), as well as experts in various professional fields (G.A. Alpyspayeva – expert in the evaluation of applications for the academic titles of Professor and Associate Professor; A.Zh. Gabdulina – external expert of NAAR; A.A. Amangeldi – expert of KAZTEST, National Testing Center).

Students’ research activities are a continuation and deepening of the educational process and, therefore, constitute an integral part of training highly qualified specialists. Within the framework of the educational process, students carry out research work in the form of review papers and research projects containing elements of scientific investigation.

A total of 11 student research clubs are actively functioning, whose activities contribute to the development of students’ civic engagement, the expansion of their political awareness, and their ethno-cultural education and upbringing.

Contacts
Building No. 2, Room 2601 – Dean’s Office

Director of the Institute of Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences:
Zhuldizay Timerkanovna Kulzhanova, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences

Phone: +7 (7172) 38-33-97
E-mail: gumfak_kazatu@mail.ru

Office hours: 14:00–15:00

Dean’s Office Secretary: Madina Bolatkyzy Oskenbayeva

CONTACTS

Building No. 2, Room 2601 – Dean’s Office

Director of the Institute of Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences:
Zhuldizay Timerkanovna Kulzhanova, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences

Phone: +7 (7172) 38-33-97
E-mail: gumfak_kazatu@mail.ru

Office hours: 14:00–15:00

Dean’s Office Secretary: Madina Bolatkyzy Oskenbayeva