Nurlan Amirovich Medetov
Chairman of the Board – Rector
Languages:Kazakh, Russian, English
Education:
· Kostanay State University named after A. Baitursynov, Faculty of Physics and Technology (with honors), 2000.
· Ural State Technical University – UPI, Faculty of Physics and Technology, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation, 2005.
· National Research University “Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology”, Moscow, Russian Federation, 2014.
· National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Moscow, Russian Federation, 2020.
Professional Experience:
· Laboratory Assistant, Lecturer, Dean, Kostanay Social Academy (09.1999 – 02.2007).
· Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Innovative Technologies, Kostanay Social and Technical University named after Z. Aldamzhar (02.2007 – 01.2009).
· Vice-Rector for Academic and Methodological Affairs, Kostanay Social and Technical University named after Z. Aldamzhar (09.2011 – 09.2013).
· Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Informatics, Kostanay Social and Technical University named after Z. Aldamzhar (09.2013 – 09.2014).
· Vice-Rector for Innovation, Kostanay Social and Technical University named after Z. Aldamzhar (09.2014 – 02.2015).
· Dean of the Faculty of Information Technologies, RSE on the Right of Economic Management “Kostanay State University named after A. Baitursynov” (02.2015 – 09.2018).
· Director (part-time), Kostanay Branch of JSC “National Center for State Scientific and Technical Expertise” (09.2016 – 02.2018).
· Vice-Rector for Research and Strategic Development, RSE on the Right of Economic Management “Kostanay State Pedagogical University named after U. Sultangazin” (09.2018 – 10.2020).
· Vice-Rector for Research, Internationalization, and Digitalization, Kostanay Regional University named after A. Baitursynov (established through the merger of Kostanay State Pedagogical University and Kostanay State University) (10.2020 – 04.2021).
· Vice-President, RSE on the Right of Economic Management “National Academy of Education named after Y. Altynsarin” (04.2021 – 06.2022).
· Member of the Management Board – Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Kokshetau University named after Sh. Ualikhanov (06.2022 – 04.2025).
· Chairman of thе Board – Rector, Toraighyrov University (from April 2025 – present).
Nurgozhin Renat Zhaskairatovich
Member of the Board for Academic Affairs – Vice-Rector
Education
Pavlodar State University named after S. Toraighyrov,
Major 030300 Biology and Chemistry, qualification Teacher of Biology and Chemistry, 2003 (with honors)Candidate of Biological Sciences (PhD equivalent)
Dissertation Council DS 55.40.01, Kazakh Research Veterinary Institute of KazAgroInnovation JSC, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Almaty);
Candidate’s diploma dated 4 May 2011, Protocol No. 4Associate Professor, Toraighyrov University
Professional experience
2003–2006 – Lecturer, Department of General Biology
2006–2011 – Senior Lecturer, Department of Biology and Ecology
2011–2012 – Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Natural Sciences
2012–2013 – Deputy Director, Department for Academic Affairs
2013 – 21.01.2018 – Director, Department for Academic Activity Management, Pavlodar State University named after S. Toraighyrov
21.01.2018 – 29.08.2023 – Head of the Office for Development and Implementation of Educational Programmes, Pavlodar Region Branch of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
01.09.2023 – 20.06.2024 – Teacher, Regional Multidisciplinary Boarding Lyceum for Gifted Children
from 13.08.2024 – Senior Lecturer, Office for Development and Implementation of Educational Programmes, Pavlodar Region Branch of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2025 – present – Member of the Management Board for Academic Affairs – Vice-Rector
Awards and honors
Certificate of Merit from the Rector of Pavlodar State University named after S. Toraighyrov, S. M. Omirbayev, for professional contribution to the development of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2013)
Letter of Appreciation from the Rector of Pavlodar State University named after S. Toraighyrov, A. A. Orsariev, for successful conduct of state attestation (2015)
Certificate of Merit from the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, E. Sagadiyev, for achievements and contribution to the spiritual and social development of Independent Kazakhstan (2016)
Certificate of Merit from the Vice Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, E. Sukhanberdiyeva, for achievements and contribution to the development of Independent Kazakhstan (2017)
Letter of Appreciation from the Rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, K. Abil, for contribution to education and public service development (2021)
Letter of Appreciation from the Director of the Pavlodar Region Branch of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, S. Zhargakova, for contribution to professionalization of the civil service and staff training, on the occasion of the Civil Servants’ Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2024)
Aubakirova Saltanat Sovetovna
Member of the Board for Strategic Development, Internationalization and Digitalization – Vice-Rector
Education:
Higher education, Pavlodar State University named after S. Toraighyrov, 2007
Master of Philosophy, 2010
MBA, 2025
PhD (Doctoral degree), Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, specialty 6D020400 “Cultural Studies”, 2017
Associate Professor (Docent), Committee for Quality Assurance in Education and Science (KKSON), 2025
Professional development
Research internship at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle, Germany, 2015
How to Publish in Peer-Reviewed Journals, Tress Academic, Munich, Germany, 2019
Economics and Management of Research Activities in Higher Education Institutions, Saint Petersburg State University of Economics, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 2022
Research internship at Lomonosov Moscow State University under the international programme “Bolashak – 500 Scholars” on the topic “Philosophy and Socio-Humanitarian Knowledge in the Context of Digitalization of Education”, 218 hours, 2024
Awards, grants, and projects
2012–2014 – Project executor, Grant 1576/GF “Tolerance and Solidarity as the Basis of Intercultural Communication in the Context of Modernization of Kazakhstani Society”
2021–2023 – Principal Investigator, Grant AP09058294 “Entrepreneurial University as a Way of Transforming Higher Education in the Republic of Kazakhstan: Transition Challenges”
2022–2025 – Project executor, Grant AP19674616 “Artistic and Aesthetic Environment of Pavlodar Region in the Second Half of the 20th Century”
2023–2026 – Project executor, Grant AP23484991 “Enhancing Cultural Tolerance and Religious Literacy of Youth in the Context of Modernization of Public Consciousness in Contemporary Kazakhstan”
2025–2027 – Principal Investigator, Grant AP26194461 “Philosophy of Education under Sociocultural Changes in Kazakhstan: Problems and Solutions”
2023–2024 and 2024–2025 academic years – Participant in contract-based research (sociological surveys) commissioned by the Department of Information and Public Development of Pavlodar Region
2018 – Awarded a Certificate of Honor signed by the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan for personal contribution to the development of education
2020 – Best University Teacher, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2023 – Awarded a Letter of Appreciation from the AMANAT Party
2023 – Awarded the Gold Medal of Sultanmakhmut Toraighyrov by decision of the Academic Council
2023 – Recipient of a State Scholarship of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Professional and public service activities
2018 – Member of the expert group for the project “New Humanitarian Knowledge. 100 New Textbooks in the Kazakh Language” within the programme “Looking to the Future: Rukhani Zhangyru” (Pavlodar Region)
2017 – present – Member of the expert group of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, Pavlodar Region
2017 – present – Expert of the “Miras” Public Council under the Pavlodar Regional Branch of the AMANAT Party
Expert of scientific projects at the National Center for State Scientific and Technical Expertise (NCSTE)
Expert of NAAR (Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating)
Member of the Republican Educational and Methodological Council in Cultural Studies (Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty)
Publications and presentations
Over 150 scientific publications, including:
16 articles in international peer-reviewed journals (Q1–Q3 according to Journal Citation Reports);
More than 60 textbooks and methodological manuals recommended by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan and used in higher, secondary vocational, and preschool education;
More than 50 peer-reviewed research articles (not abstracts) published in journals recommended by KKSON of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education;
5 monographs
Scopus h-index: 4
Scopus author profile: Aubakirova, Saltanat Sovetovna
Additional information
Languages: Kazakh (native), English (Pre-Intermediate)
Computer skills: Proficient PC user
Oralkanova Indira Adylkanovna
Member of the Board for Youth Policy and Administrative Affairs – Vice-Rector
Date of Birth: 05.09.1985
Place of Birth: Kokpekty District, East Kazakhstan Region
Languages: Kazakh, Russian, English
EDUCATION
2004 – M.O. Auezov Semipalatinsk Pedagogical College, Primary School Teacher, Primary School English Teacher
2008 – Semipalatinsk State Pedagogical Institute, Bachelor of Pedagogy and Primary Education Methodology
2010 – Semipalatinsk State Pedagogical Institute, Master of Pedagogical Sciences in "Pedagogy and Primary Education Methodology"
2014 – Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in "Pedagogy and Psychology"
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
02.11.2009 - 04.08.2010 Pre-school Class Teacher, State Institution Secondary School No. 43, Semey
01.09.2010 - 01.09.2011 Lecturer, Department of Pedagogy, Semipalatinsk State Pedagogical Institute
02.09.2014 - 01.09.2015 Lecturer, Department of Pedagogical Psychology, Shakarim State University of Semey
01.09.2015 - 15.08.2016 Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedagogical Psychology, Shakarim State University of Semey
15.08.2016 - 01.09.2017 Head of the Registrar's Office, Shakarim State University of Semey
01.09.2017 - 02.09.2019 Acting Associate Professor, Department of Pedagogical Psychology, Shakarim State University of Semey
02.02.2019 - 18.08.2020 Deputy Director of the Pedagogical Institute, Shakarim State University of Semey
18.08.2020 - 12.04.2021 Director of the Academic Affairs Department, "Shakarim University of Semey" NJSC
12.04.2021 - 01.03.2022 Acting Member of the Management Board - Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, "Shakarim University of Semey" NJSC
02.03.2022 - 29.01.2025 Member of the Management Board - Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, "Shakarim University of Semey" NJSC
04.06.2025 - Present Chief of Staff of the Management Board, "Toraighyrov University" NJSC
INTERNSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2013, 2014 – Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences (Internship)
2018 – Techno-pedagogy and development of special education systems, Israel (MASHAV, Internship)
2019 – Tomsk State University, Russia (Internship)
2019 – Modern Methods and Technologies of Teaching in Higher Education, Gazi University, Turkey
2020 – Models of Inclusive Education in Foreign Countries, Kazakhstan
2021 – Professional Development Course "Educational Management", Semey
2022, 2023 – "Strengthening the Capacity of Teacher Education" within the framework of the World Bank and MSHE RK project, HAMK, Finland
2022 – Educational Leadership, Nazarbayev University, Astana
2023 – "Academic Leadership Institute" Program for University Leaders, Nazarbayev University
2023 – Features of Corporate Governance in NJSC, Astana
2024 – "Preparation of Internal Auditors for Quality Management Systems in Accordance with ISO 9001:2015 Requirements", Internal Auditor of Quality Management Systems
AWARDS AND HONORS
Holder of the "Best University Teacher" Title (2018)
Badge "For Merit in the Development of Science" (2024)
"Shakarim" Medal for contribution to the development of "Shakarim University" NJSC (2024)
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Author of a monograph and over 50 scientific publications.
h-index: 3
Keldybekov Manat Beisenovich
Member of the Board for Research and Commercialization – Vice-Rector
Date of Birth: 03.06.1983
Education:
Pavlodar University, 0306 "History and Geography", 2005 (with honors)
S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University, 5B050600 "Economics", 2017
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 2024
Work Experience:
Researcher at the Kh. Argynbayev Ethnosocial Anthropology Scientific Center, S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University (09.2005-09.2007)
Lecturer, Senior Lecturer at the Department of History, Archeology, and Ethnology, S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University (10.2007-11.2011)
Head of the Museum of Military Glory, State-owned Public Enterprise (KGKP) "G.N. Potanin Pavlodar Regional Museum of History and Local Lore" (11.2011-10.2012)
Deputy Director for Research, KGKP "G.N. Potanin Pavlodar Regional Museum of History and Local Lore" (10.2012-11.2013)
Chief Specialist of the Public and Political Monitoring Department, Office of the Akim of Pavlodar Region (11.2013-10.2014)
Chief Specialist of the Department for Analysis, Monitoring, and Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage, Department of Culture, Archives and Documentation of the Pavlodar Region (10.2014-03.2015)
Head of the Rector's Office, S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University (04.2015-10.2017)
Head of the State Institution "State Archive of the Pavlodar Region" (10.2017-09.2018)
Chief Inspector of the Organizational and Inspection Department, Office of the Akim of Pavlodar Region (09.2018-01.2019)
Head of the Office of the Akim of Zhelezinka District, Pavlodar Region (01.2019-10.2019)
Project Coordinator, Director of Project Directorate No. 3, Managing Director at JSC "Science Fund" (10.2019-07.2025)
Director of the Department of Scientific Activity, NJSC "Toraighyrov University" (09.2025-02.2026)
Member of the Board for Research and Commercialization – Vice-Rector (02.2026 – present)
Awards:
Certificate of Honor ("Qurmet Gramotasy"), National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2021
Certificate of Honor ("Qurmet Gramotasy"), Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2022
Certificate of Honor ("Qurmet Gramotasy"), Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2023
Badge "For Merit in the Development of Science" (Gylymdy damytuga sinirgen enbegi ushin), 2024
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