Scientific activity

Scientific activities of the Department of «Social and Humanitarian Disciplines»

One of the key areas of activity of the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities is the research work of its academic staff. The department’s faculty members publish their research in both domestic and international academic journals. They actively participate in international scientific and practical conferences, congresses, seminars, and training sessions both in Kazakhstan and abroad. They also attend professional development courses in various fields and disciplines. The faculty’s research contributes to a deeper understanding of academic subjects, while collaborative work with students provides opportunities to share knowledge and experience, significantly enhancing students’ intellectual development and broadening their worldviews.

The Department of Social Sciences and Humanities employs the following early-career researchers: A. O. Kalykova, A. S. Aldeken, M. Shashayeva, U. Mutalip, A. E. Ibrayeva, and T. Zh. Tasqul.

Ainur Sabyrbaikyzy Aldeken, a Senior Lecturer and early-career researcher at the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, is pursuing her doctoral studies in Ethnology and Anthropology at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. She completed an academic internship at Hacı Bayram Veli University in Ankara, Turkey, from April 16 to May 16, 2026.

Senior Lecturer Bagdat Bazylkanqyzy Kiyekenova is pursuing her doctoral studies in 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.”

Senior Lecturer Ultai Mutalip has enrolled in the doctoral program in Sociology at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Her research topic is “Social Mechanisms of Digital Inequality in Kazakhstan: Access, Skills, and Digital Inclusion Practices.”

Adema Erenovna Ibrayeva, a Department Assistant, has also enrolled in the doctoral program in Law at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Her research topic is “Digitalization of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Civil Proceedings in the Republic of Kazakhstan: Legal Nature and Procedural Mechanisms.”

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 Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Publishing activities

The publishing output of the academic staff has increased significantly. In the 2025 academic year, the total number of research and research-and-methodological works reached 138, which is 1.5% higher than in 2024 (135 publications).

Whereas in 2024 the Department’s academic staff published 4 papers in foreign conferences, 29 in international conferences, and 45 in national conferences; produced 5 textbooks and teaching-and-methodological manuals; published 17 articles in foreign journals, including 1 indexed in Web of Science; and published 33 articles in national journals (of which 5 were in journals recommended by Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and 28 in other outlets), as well as obtained 1 author’s certificate, in 2025 the staff published 14 articles in journals recommended by Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, delivered 7 papers at foreign conferences, 15 at international conferences, and 11 at national conferences, and published 3 textbooks and teaching-and-methodological manuals.

Whereas in 2024 the Department’s academic staff published 4 papers in foreign conferences, 29 in international conferences, and 45 in national conferences; produced 5 textbooks and teaching-and-methodological manuals; published 17 articles in foreign journals, including 1 indexed in Web of Science; and published 33 articles in national journals (of which 5 were in journals recommended by Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and 28 in other outlets), as well as obtained 1 author’s certificate, in 2025 the staff published 10 articles in journals recommended by Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, delivered 7 papers at foreign conferences, 15 at international conferences, and 11 at national conferences, and published 3 textbooks and teaching-and-methodological manuals.

A notable achievement of the Department is the publication of two articles by its faculty members in journals indexed in Scopus and Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science). These articles were published in the fields of the History of Kazakhstan and Political Science.

Overall, these indicators demonstrate a qualitative improvement in the performance of the Department of Social and Humanitarian Disciplines.