Аубакирова Куралай Шаймардановна

Academic degree: Candidate of Historical Sciences

Academic title: Associate Professor

Research Areas and Academic Interests

• history of the gold mining industry in Kazakhstan;
• history of entrepreneurship in pre-revolutionary Kazakhstan;
• socio-economic, political, and cultural history of Asian countries.

Courses Taught: History of Asian and African Countries in the Middle Ages, Modern History of Asian and African Countries, Contemporary History of Asian and African Countries.

Contact Details and Email

+7051457209. aub.kuralai@mail.ru

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7830-5588 

Education:

• 2002-2005. Shakarim Semipalatinsk State University,
• postgraduate studies in specialty 07.00.02 – National History.
• Shakarim Semipalatinsk State University, 1996. Specialty: History.
• 2008. Candidate of Historical Sciences in specialty 07.00.02 – National History.

Professional Experience:

• 2026-2009: Associate Professor, Department of Pedagogy, A.K. Kussainov Eurasian Humanities Institute
• 2008-2009: Senior Lecturer, Department of History, Kazakh Innovative University of Humanities and Law
• 2006-2009: Editor of the Center of Eurasia journal; Specialist at the Research Center for Historical Studies named after Academician Manash Kozybayev.
• 1999-2002: Documentation Center of Contemporary History of the East Kazakhstan Region;
• 1998-1999: History Teacher, A. Imanov Secondary School

Awards and Professional Achievements:

• • Silver Medal named after Akhmet Baitursynuly
  • Certificate of Honor, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

• Certificate of Honor, A.K. Kussainov Eurasian Humanities Institute

Professional Development:

1. 2026 – The Modern World, Part Two: Global History since 1910. Coursera.
2. 2025 – Modern Trends in Teaching the Humanities and Social Sciences: History and Political Science (72 hours). Astana.
3. 2025 – Artificial Intelligence in Education. Alkey Margulan Pavlodar Pedagogical Institute (72 hours).
4. 2025 – Inclusive Education in Higher Education Institutions. Alkey Margulan Pavlodar Pedagogical Institute (72 hours).
5. 2025 – Methods for Assessing Student Learning Achievements: From Knowledge Assessment to Learning Outcome Assessment (72 hours). Astana.
6. 2024 – Modern Educational Technologies for Professionally Oriented Teaching in Higher Education (72 hours). A.K. Kussainov Eurasian Humanities Institute. Astana.
7. 2023 – Fundamentals of Educational Measurement Methodology (72 hours). National Testing Center, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Astana.
8. 2023 – Educational Spaces: International Approaches and Sustainable Solutions for Creating a Prosperous Educational Environment (72 hours). Astana.
9. 2022 – Certificate in Innovative Technology: Integration in Education, based on international experience (72 hours). Nazarbayev University. Nur-Sultan.

Publications and Presentations:

1. From the History of the Discovery of Gold Deposits in East Kazakhstan \ Bulletin of WKU, No. 4 (100), 2025, pp. 275-285.
2. Development of Industry and Trade in the East Kazakhstan Region \ Bulletin of Alikhan Bokeikhan University, No. 4 (63), 2024, pp. 123-128.
3. Manash Kozybayev as a Major Researcher of Collectivization, Famine, and Political Repression \ Bulletin of Shakarim University, 2025, Vol. 1, pp. 48-60.
4. Changes in Turkey’s Foreign Policy in the 1980s \ Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Kussainov Readings: Science and Education in the 21st Century: Trends and Prospects.” Astana, 2023, pp. 201-203.
5. Socio-Economic Development of the Akmola Region in the Second Half of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries \ Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Science and Education in the 21st Century: Trends and Prospects.” Astana, 2023, pp. 212-214.
6. Changes in the Content of School History Education in the 1940s-1960s \ Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “First Kussainov Readings: Science and Education in the 21st Century: Trends and Prospects,” dedicated to the memory and 80th anniversary of Amangeldi Kussainov, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the International Higher Education Academy of Sciences, Academician of the Kazakh Academy of Education, and public figure. Astana, 2022, pp. 184-187.
7. Merchants of the Steppe Region in the Second Half of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries: Entrepreneurship and Charity \ Bylye Gody. 2021. 16(2).