Шокатова Айсулу Кажымукановна

Position

• Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedagogy and History, A.K. Kussainov Eurasian Humanities Institute (since 2019).

 

Academic degree

• PhD doctoral studies in History (2013–2016).

 

Research areas / academic interests

• History of Kazakhstan and world history; historiography; archaeology; modern history of Europe and America; medieval Europe; historical and cultural links between the Turkic world and Europe.

 

Courses taught

• History of Kazakhstan; Historiography; Archaeology; Modern History of Europe and America.

 

Education

• 2013–2016 – Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, History, PhD doctoral studies.
• 2007–2009 – Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, History, Master’s programme.
• 2002–2006 – M.O. Auezov Semey University, History and Geography, Bachelor’s programme.

 

Professional experience

• Since 2019 – A.K. Kussainov Eurasian Humanities Institute, Senior Lecturer.
• 2010–2012 and subsequent period – Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Lecturer/Senior Lecturer.
• 2009–2010 – Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Teaching Assistant.

 

Professional development (last 5 years)

• 2025 – Inclusive Education in Higher Education, 72 hours.
• 2025 – Modern Trends in Teaching Sociology and Religious Studies, 72 hours.
• 2025 – Methods for Assessing Student Learning Achievements.
• 2025 – Development of University Teacher Subject Competencies in History, Auxiliary Historical Disciplines and Ethnology, 72 hours.
• 2025 – Use of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 72 hours.
• 2024 – ITE Model Implementation and Strengthening of its Content, 160 academic hours, Nazarbayev University / Häme University of Applied Sciences.
• 2024 – Modern Technologies of Profession-Oriented Teaching in Higher Education, 72 hours.
• 2023 – International online internship “Educational spaces: international approaches and sustainable solutions for creating a prosperous educational environment”.
• 2022 – Training in the Training System, 72 hours.

 

Research publications (last 5 years)

1. 2026 – “The Role of the Great Silk Road in the Development of Religious, Cultural and Civilizational Dialogue between European Peoples and the Turkic World” // Turkic Studies Journal, 1 (2026), pp. 33–57.
2. 2025 – “Political, Historical and Civilizational Significance of the Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople (Based on Western Sources)” // Gumilyov Journal of History, No. 3, Vol. 152, pp. 7–28.
3. 2025 – “History of the Formation and Development of Public Education in Northern Kazakhstan (second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries)” // WKITU Bulletin, No. 4 (36), pp. 23–39.
4. 2024 – “Results of Research on Monuments in the Terisakkan–Esil River Valleys” // Bulletin of L.N. Gumilyov ENU, No. 1(146), pp. 45–66.
5. 2023 – “The Role and Significance of the Carolingian Renaissance in the History of Western Civilization” // Kussainov Readings, pp. 227–230.