Achievements

A young researcher of the Department of Social and Humanitarian Disciplines, Senior Lecturer Kalykova Almagul Oralbekovna, is pursuing doctoral studies at al-Farabi Kazakh National University in the specialty «Social Pedagogy». The topic of her doctoral research is «Development of the discursive competence of a social pedagogue in working with parents». The doctoral candidate completed a research internship at Vilnius University (Vilnius, Republic of Lithuania) from March 22, 2025 to April 20, 2025.

Senior Lecturer of the Department of Social and Humanitarian Disciplines, Aldeken Ainur Sabyrbaykyzy, was admitted to the PhD program in the specialty «Ethnology and Anthropology» at al-Farabi Kazakh National University as part of the spring intake of the 2024–2025 academic year.

Senior Lecturer Kiekenova Bağdat Bazylkankyzy was admitted to the PhD program in the specialty “Philosophy” at al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Her research topic is «The evolution of the concept of justice in the consciousness of the Kazakh ethnos and its transformation in the contemporary context».

Sagnaykyzy Samal published the article “The Issue of Adaptation of Soviet Law Enforcement Organizations to the Administrative-Command System” in the BULLETIN of Abai KazNPU, series “History and Political-Social Sciences,” No. 1(84), 2025, pp. 169–185, the article “Sustainable Farming: Links between Meat Procurement and Green Economy Principles in Kazakhstan (1927–1932)” in the Asian Journal “Steppe Panorama”, series 12(5), 2025, the article “Corruption and Politicization: Transformation of the Law Enforcement System of the Kazakh ASSR on the Pages of the Newspaper ‘Enbekshi Kazakh’ (late 1920s – early 1930s)” in Otan Tarikhy, Vol. 28, No. 4 (2025): National History, 2025, the article “Collectivization and Repressions: Transformation of Kazakh Society in the 20th Century” in Otan Tarikhy, Vol. 28, No. 3 (2025): National History, 2025, recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Shashaeva Malika Auezkhankyzy published the article “The problem of equality of kazakh women in scientific and literary works of the Аlash intelligentsia of the early 20th century” in the Asian Journal “Steppe Panorama”, Series 12(5), 2025, recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

As part of the Humanitarian Disciplines Week held from November 24 to 28, 2025, the faculty members of the Department were awarded 11 letters of appreciation from the Rector of ATU for high professionalism, active participation in organizing and conducting the Week’s events, contribution to the development of humanities education, as well as for high-quality methodological and educational work with students. The awards were presented to: Mutalipkyzy U., Nurmukhametova K., Zhumabayeva K.Zh., Orynbekova D.S., Tasqūl T.Zh., Batkholdin Q.S., Äzīmhan B.U., Dosekeeva K.A., Dzhunusbayeva A.M., Zakiryanov A.K., Tilebaldy Zh.Q.