Position
Professor, Department of Pedagogy and History, A.K. Kussayinov Eurasian Humanities Institute.
Academic degree and academic title
Candidate of Historical Sciences (1990), specialty 07.00.02 – National History. Associate Professor in History (Higher Attestation Commission, 2002).
Research interests
- history and historiography of Kazakhstan;
- ancient and medieval history of Kazakhstan;
- source studies and historical memory;
- national liberation movement of the Kazakh people;
- history of modernization of Kazakh society;
- interdisciplinary approaches to teaching history.
Courses taught
Ancient and Medieval History of Kazakhstan; History of Kazakhstan; Source Studies; National Liberation Movement of the Kazakh People; History of Modernization of Kazakh Society.
Education
- 1986–1989 – S.M. Kirov Kazakh State University, full-time postgraduate studies.
- 1975–1980 – S.M. Kirov Kazakh State University, Faculty of History. Qualification: historian, teacher of history and social studies.
Professional experience
- 2020–present – Professor, Department of Pedagogy, A.K. Kussayinov Eurasian Humanities Institute.
- 2004–2020 – Eurasian Humanities Institute, Associate Professor, Deputy Head of Department.
- From 2001 – Head of the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Eurasian Humanities Institute.
- 1981–2001 – L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University: Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of History of Kazakhstan.
- 1980–1981 – History teacher, Secondary School No. 6, Stepnogorsk, Tselinograd Region.
Professional development (last 5 years)
- 2025 – Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and A.K. Kussayinov EHI, “Methods for Assessing Student Learning Achievements: From Knowledge Assessment to Learning Outcomes Assessment”, 80 hours.
- 2025 – “Inclusive Education at a University”, 72 hours.
- 2025 – “Artificial Intelligence in Education: Real Opportunities and Potential”, 80 hours.
- 2025 – “Priority Areas for Teaching the History of Kazakhstan in Higher Education Institutions”, 72 hours.
- 2025 – “Current Trends in Teaching Social Sciences and Humanities: History and Political Science”, 72 hours.
- 2025 – “Science of Education: Research Methodology”, 72 hours.
- 2025 – IQAA expert certificate, valid from 21 January 2025 to 20 January 2028.
- 2025 – webinar “Scientific Publications of Kazakhstan. Fundamentals of Scopus and Web of Science”.
- 2024 – Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education and Häme University of Applied Sciences, 160 hours.
- 2024 – A.K. Kussayinov EHI and Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, “Modern Educational Technologies for Professionally Oriented Teaching in Higher Education”, 72 hours.
- 2023 – ICET (Czech Republic) with SKLAD, international online internship “Educational Spaces: International Approaches and Sustainable Solutions for Creating a Well-Being Educational Environment”, 72 hours.
- 2022 – A.K. Kussayinov EHI and International University of Kyrgyzstan, research and methodological seminar “Competency-Based Approach to Continuous Professional Training of Teachers”, 72 hours.
Awards and professional achievements (last 5 years)
- 2026 – “Үздік педагогы” medal (Best Teacher).
- 2025 – Jubilee medal dedicated to the 30th anniversary of A.K. Kussayinov Eurasian Humanities Institute.
Research publications (provided for the last 5 years)
- “History and Interdisciplinarity in Science.” Proceedings of the international scientific and practical conference Kussayinov Readings, Astana, 2025, pp. 223–227.
- “Problems of Historical Thinking in Teaching History at Universities.” Proceedings of the international scientific and practical conference Kussayinov Readings, Astana, 2024, pp. 233–235.
- “On How Films Shape Historical Memory.” Proceedings of the Second Kussayinov Readings, Astana, 2023, pp. 210–212.
- “The Role of Museums in Humanizing the Dialogue of Cultures.” Proceedings of the international scientific and practical conference Modern Problems of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2021, pp. 148–153.
- “Cinema as a Cultural Factor of History. Shaken Aimanov, The Land of Fathers (Atameken).” Bulletin, History and Socio-Political Sciences Series, 2021, No. 2 (69), pp. 48–61.