Educational and scientific activities of the department
From 1998 to 2010 postgraduate students by specialty “Social Philosophy” (09.00.11) M.Bozzhigitova , N.A.Nurgaliev , G.D.Husainova , Z.T.Abetova , U.K.Sarsembin , E.E.Muhanbetkaliev who studied in full-time and in extramural study forms, defended candidate dissertations. Scientific guidance in postgraduate studies, opened at the Department of Philosophy and Culturology, was carried out by scientists: Doctor of Philosophy, Professor A.A. Aytaly , Doctor of Philosophy, Professor A.A. Asarov , Doctor of Philosophy, Professor T.Kh. Ryskaliev , Doctor of Philosophy, Professor A.T. Taizhanov . Graduate students defended their PhD thesis at the Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science Kaz N have them. Al- Farabi and at the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies of the KN MES RK .
For 50 years of its existence, the Department of APK and Socio-Political Disciplines has been replenished and replenished with professional personnel, trained competent specialists. During this time , graduates , postgraduates and doctoral students of the S. Kirov State University (now Al-Farabi KazNU) worked at the department . In particular, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor B.E. Kairova , Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor B.Kh.Davletyarova , Senior Lecturer B.S. Nurpeisova , Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor K.K. Sarsembina , candidate of philosophical sciences D.A. Matsyuk , candidate of political sciences A.A. Kenesov, being teachers of the department, studied in doctoral and postgraduate studies at the Kazakh National University named after al-Farabi, and received academic degrees.
Over the past ten years, the faculty of the department has published more than ten scientific monographs and textbooks, about seventy scientific articles.
Over the past five years, the following scientific monographs have been published:



From October 20 to November 1, 2025, within the framework of the cooperation agreement between K. Zhubanov Aktobe Regional University and Orenburg State Pedagogical University, an external academic mobility program was implemented. On the basis of the Department of History of our university, 5th-year students of the specialty “History and Social Studies” and a 2nd-year postgraduate student of the Faculty of History of OSPU completed academic training and research internship.
As part of the program, students attended lectures by the faculty members of the Department of History: Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor G.B. Izbasarova; Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor A.L. Perevezentsev; and Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor Zh.S. Begimbayeva.
Professor Izbasarova delivered a series of lectures on the imperial policy toward the Kazakh Steppe, its implementation methods, the administrative-territorial organization after the reforms of the first half of the 19th century, and the reaction of the Kazakh society and elite to these changes.
Associate Professor Begimbayeva introduced the foreign students to the history and diverse educational activities of the Orenburg Branch of the Russian Geographical Society, analyzing the ethnographic department’s programs and guidelines for studying the history and culture of the nomadic peoples of the Orenburg region and the Ural area in the second half of the 19th century.
Associate Professor Perevezentsev conducted lectures on the topics “Modern USA,” “The Personal Factor in History,” and “U.S. Foreign Policy in the Post-Soviet Space.” Students learned about the political system, education, and the role of U.S. presidents, as well as key aspects of relations with countries of the region.
The postgraduate student from OSPU carried out research work in the Department of General History, Archaeology, and Ethnography, as well as in the Department of Modern History at the Aktobe Regional Museum of History and Local Lore.
As part of the cultural program, the guests, together with History Department lecturer R.T. Nasyrov, visited the Aktobe Regional Museum of History and Local Lore, where museum researcher S.R. Iskendirov conducted an informative and engaging excursion.
In addition, together with Associate Professor A.L. Perevezentsev, the Orenburg guests visited the Memorial Museum of Hero of the Soviet Union Aliya Moldagulova. Senior museum researcher S.B. Tazhbenova presented the exhibition and emphasized the museum’s role in preserving the nation’s historical memory.
At the conclusion of the program, the OSPU students were awarded certificates.
The faculty of History and Geography of K. Zhubanov ARU expresses confidence that this visit will further strengthen fruitful academic cooperation with scientists and students from the neighboring Russian region.
