Famous Alumni
OMIRBEKOVA Zhaily Bokeshkyzy - (Baishonas settlement, Makat district, Guryev region, born 16.01.1948) Doctor of Sciences. Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Awarded the medals:
• “Altynsarin”
• “Astana”
• “10th Anniversary of the Republic of Kazakhstan”
• “10th Anniversary of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan”
Badges:
• “Honored Worker of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan”
• “Excellent Worker of Education of the USSR”
• “Excellent Worker of Public Education of the Kazakh SSR”
KARAYEV Zhauymbay Amanturlyuly - (born on 10.05.1956)
Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor. Graduated from the Physics and Mathematics Faculty of the Guryev Pedagogical Institute in 1978 with honors (Lenin scholarship holder) in mathematics.
Author of:
• 3 scientific monographs
• 2 textbooks
• 5 methodological aids
Awards:
• “Excellence in Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan” badge
• “10 Years of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan” medal
KAINENOV Kilymgali- (a/c Manash, Makhambet district, Guryev region. Born on March 15, 1952)
Graduated from the Guryev Pedagogical Institute (1973), mathematics teacher. Since 2006 — deputy akim of the Atyrau region. Deputy head of the Atyrau regional branch of the Republican public headquarters of the candidate for President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N.A. Nazarbayev (September – December 2005).
Awarded:
• Order of “Kurmet”
• Medal: “Eren enbegi ushin”
• Badges: “Kazakhstan Republic of Education Excellence”, “Honorary Worker of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan”
KHALIDULLIN Gizatolla - (Balykshi village, born 30.11.1947)
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor. Full Member of the Academy of Humanities of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Winner of the 2005 “Best Teacher” grant of higher education institutions of Kazakhstan. Professor of the Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abai. Head of the Department of “History of the Motherland”. Graduated from the Guryev Pedagogical Institute in 1970.
Published:
• 5 monographs
• Many textbooks
Zhusip Kadyr - (Born January 10, 1937, Guryev, Atyrau region). After graduating from Guryev State Pedagogical Institute in 1961, he began his career as a teacher of Kazakh language and literature at the Abay secondary school in the city.
He served as:
• Deputy director of Altynsarin secondary school No. 11
• Director of the Regional House of Folk Creativity
• Director of schools No. 7 named after M. Auezov and No. 19 named after K. Satpayev
In 1982, he lectured on Kazakh literature at the Guryev Pedagogical Institute. He was the head of the Kazakh Literature Department at Atyrau University. In 2001, he was elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Social Sciences.
Publications
Poetry collections:
• “Estelik” (1993, Olke publishing house)
• “Asau Atyrau” (1997, Gylym publishing house)
Scientific and methodological works include:
• “Formation of students’ creative searches in literature lessons” (Methodological tool, 1993)
• “Analysis of lyrics in secondary school” (Methodological tool, 1994)
• “The poetry of Zhumeken Nazhimedenov” (Monograph, 1995)
• “Poetry furniture” (Monograph, 1995)
• “Writer. Scientist. Ustaz” (1997)
• “Shyn men shynyrau” (2000)
• “Tangazhayip Beibarys” (2000)
• “Almas zhyr” (2003)
• “Adeby tolgamdar” (2004)
• “Problems of Makhambettanu” (2005)
• “Kazakht Kabdolovy” (2005)
• “Zhumeken zhumbagy” (2006)
In 1988, he defended his candidate’s thesis on “Zhumeken Nazhimedenov’s lyrics”.
In 1996, he defended his doctoral thesis on “Zh. Nazhimedenov’s poetry”.
Awards:
• “Graduate of Honor” of the Regional Administration
• “Veteran of Labor”
• “10 Years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan”
• “For Merit to the Development of Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan”
• “For Honorable Labor”
• “For Success in Pedagogical Activity” (Y. Altynsarin)
• “Excellent Scholar of Kazakhstan”
Currently — Director of the Center for the Study of the Literary Heritage of Abish Kekilbayev at the Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau State University.
Mukhtarov Mustakhim Kharenuly - Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor.
Years of study:
1977–1982 — Faculty of Music and Pedagogy, Guryev Pedagogical Institute.
1999 — Kazakh Institute of Law and International Relations (Law).
2002 — Atyrau State University named after Kh. Dosmukhamedov (Finance and Credit).
In 2007, defended candidate’s thesis: “History of the formation and development of musical education and upbringing in the Atyrau region (1920–1985).”
Professional career:
• 1986–1989 — Music teacher, Abay Secondary School No. 15
• 1989–2009 — Deputy dean (full-time and part-time faculties), later dean and assistant to the rector, Atyrau State University named after Kh. Dosmukhamedov
• Since 2006 — Academic Associate Professor
• Since 2009 — Academic Professor of Pedagogy and First Vice-Rector of the Atyrau Engineering and Humanities Institute
Published more than 20 scientific articles and methodological guidelines in international and national publications.
SERIKOV Toleuish Pauedenuly - (Guryev region, Teniz district, Safon village. Born 21.02.1948)
Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor. Academician of the International Engineering Academy and the People’s Engineering Academy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 1964–1969 — Graduated from the Guryev Pedagogical Institute (Chemistry).
For many years — Rector of the Atyrau Oil and Gas Institute. From 1969 to the present day, he has gone through all the important scientific and pedagogical paths. In 1999, he became the confidant of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Atyrau region. He continues his scientific and pedagogical work at Atyrau Oil and Gas University, making a great contribution to the training of scientific personnel and engineers for oil and gas production.
Atyrau Oil and Gas University was founded in 1980. Since then, within the walls of the institute, which has gone through various stages of development and forms of management, many reforms and new introductions have been made to the development of education and science in the West Kazakhstan Higher School and its scientific structure with the participation of T.P. Serikov. He served as the rector of the Atyrau Institute of Oil and Gas.
Published:
• 230 scientific works in international and republican publications
• 6 monographs
• 4 textbooks
Kravchenko Nadezhda Pavlovna - Years of study: 1973–1978
Doctor of Philology, Professor, Kuban State University (Krasnodar, Russia).
Laureate of the “Golden Pen of Kuban” competition (2002).
Honored Journalist of Kuban.
Higher education. She graduated from Guryev Pedagogical Institute (1978), Faculty of History and Philology, majoring in Russian Language and Literature. She completed postgraduate studies at Kazakh State Pedagogical Institute and doctoral studies at Kuban State University. She defended her Candidate of Philological Sciences dissertation at Saratov State University (specialty: Russian Language), and her Doctor of Philological Sciences dissertation at Kuban State University (specialties: Russian Language, Journalism). Author of 50 scientific publications and more than 1,000 journalistic articles.
Among her major academic works:
• Semantics of the Text-Forming Potential of Russian Prepositions: Artistic and Journalistic Aspect (Krasnodar, 2001)
• “Changes in Regional Political Discourse (Based on the Media of Krasnodar Region)” (Voronezh, 2004)
• “Information Product as a Result of Marketing Research” (Moscow, 2003)
• “Models of Interaction Between Government and Press” (Moscow, 2004)
• “Aggression as an Attribute of Left-Wing Journalism” (St. Petersburg, 2004)
• “Features of Modern Russian Political Journalism” (Moscow, 2005)
• “Techniques of Positioning Regional Leaders in Local Media” (Moscow, 2006)
• “Functions of Proper Names in Media Language Play” (Maykop, 2006)
• “The Principle of Multi-Level Journalism Education in Editorial Practice” (Moscow, 2007), and others.
Under her supervision, three Candidate of Philological Sciences dissertations were defended.
She consistently combined academic and journalistic work. While serving as Associate Professor of the Department of Modern Russian Language at Guryev Pedagogical University, she was editor of the university newspaper For Pedagogical Staff and a freelance correspondent for the regional newspaper Prikaspiyskaya Kommuna.
In Krasnodar (1996–1998) she worked as a special correspondent for Kuban News;
1998–2000 — correspondent for Izvestia;
2000–2004 — freelance correspondent for Expert magazine;
2005–2006 — Editor-in-Chief of Pearl of Russia newspaper.
Daumov Nurlybek Gilazhuly - Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor. Director of the Regional National Gymnasium for Gifted Children
Years of study: 1981–1984 – Guryev Pedagogical Institute. Until 1989 — coach and later head of the Regional Children’s Sports School in Atyrau. 1989–1990 — Principal of Secondary School No. 16, Atyrau. In 1990, he was appointed Head of the newly established experimental boarding school-gymnasium for gifted children. In 2000, he enrolled in postgraduate studies at the Kazakh Academy of Education named after Y. Altynsarin and defended his dissertation in 2003 titled “Development of Students’ Research Activity in the Process of Informatization of Education.” Corresponding Member of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Kazakhstan. Director of the Regional National Gymnasium for Gifted Children.
Awards:
• Y. Altynsarin Medal (2005)
• Order of Honor on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of Independence
• Author of 47 articles and 4 scientific works
• Deputy of the Regional Maslikhat (1995–1999)
Duysekenova Zlikha Kadirbaykyzy - Deputy Head of the Atyrau Regional Department of Education. Years of study: 1979–1984 – Guryev Pedagogical Institute (Faculty of Chemistry and Biology)
Career:
• Educator, Boarding School in Ganyushkino village, Kurmangazy District
• Senior Pioneer Leader, N.K. Krupskaya Secondary School, Kotyaevka village
• Kindergarten educator (1984–1988)
• Biology teacher, Lenin Secondary School, Nurzhau village
• Teacher and later Director, N.K. Krupskaya Secondary School (1988–2000)
• Methodologist, Atyrau City Department of Education (2000–2002)
• Deputy Director, Institute for Advanced Training of Teachers, Atyrau Region (2002–2005)
• From March 2005 — Deputy Head of Atyrau Regional Department of Education
Ikhsangaliyeva Gulnara Kuanyshkyzy - Doctor of Philology, Professor. Born July 28, 1971, in Atyrau.
In 1989, she enrolled at Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University, Faculty of Philology, majoring in Russian Language and Literature in a National School, graduating with honors in 1994. In 1997, she entered postgraduate studies at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Department of General Linguistics. In 2000, she defended her Candidate dissertation titled “Functional-Pragmatic Analysis of Headlines (Based on Kazakhstani Newspapers and Television Programs).” In 2010, she defended her Doctoral dissertation at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University titled “Cognitive and Psycholinguistic Mechanisms of Forming the Image of Kazakhstan.”
Author of more than 50 publications, including monographs and textbooks.
Actively participates in international and national conferences.
Engaged in significant academic and public organizational work.
Khamenova Bakytgul Kairzhankyzy - Born in 1981 in Atyrau.
Graduate of Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau State University (Kazakh Language and Literature teacher).
Postgraduate student at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
Graduate of Atyrau Oil and Gas Institute (Oil and Gas Engineer).
Bachelor in Economics and Business, M. Utemisov West Kazakhstan State University.
Candidate of Philological Sciences.
1999–2001 — Announcer and Editor, Atyrau Regional Television and Radio Company
2001–2004 — Lecturer, Department of Kazakh and Russian Languages, Atyrau Oil and Gas Institute; Deputy Director for Educational Work, Elite School of Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau State University
2004–2005 — Correspondent, Rahat TV Atyrau Branch
2005–2016 — Director, Atyrau Caspian Modern College
Since March 24, 2016 — Deputy of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (6th Convocation).
Member of the Nur Otan Party and its Political Council.
Awards include:
• Y. Altynsarin Badge (2010)
• Letter of Appreciation from the President of Kazakhstan (2011)
• Honorary Worker of Education Badge (2013)
• 20 Years of Kazakhstan Maslikhats Medal (2014)
• 20 Years of the Constitution of Kazakhstan Medal (2015)
• KAZENERGY Medal (2015)
• Order “Pride of Economy” (2015)
Mother of two children.
Khanbibi Yesenkarakyzy - Journalist, Poet (born June 30, 1949, Saryagash District). Began her career as a teacher.
Worked in:
• Kyzyl Tu newspaper (1971–1976)
• Regional TV and Radio Committee (1976–1980)
• Regional Center of Folk Art (1980–1987)
• Chairwoman of Regional Charity Foundation and Kazakh Language Society; Head of Regional Department of Culture (1987–1993)
• Since 1994 — Director of Sh. Kaldayakov Regional Philharmonic
Author of numerous prose and poetry books.
Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1998).
Recipient of multiple medals including UNESCO medal featuring M. Auezov, 10 Years of Astana, 1500 Years of Turkestan, 10 Years of Independence, and others.
Awarded the Order of Parasat (2008).
Honorary Citizen of Saryagash District.
Nautiev Alibek Ibatullauly
Secretary of the Atyrau Regional Maslikhat
Ozhayev Nurlybek Zhumakhmetuly
Deputy of the VII Convocation of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Sarsenbay Kurmanuly Ensegenov
Deputy of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan from Atyrau Region.
Born March 26, 1963. Higher education. Graduate of Guryev Pedagogical Institute and Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Teacher of History, Social Studies and Soviet Law; lawyer.
Former First Deputy Akim of Atyrau Region.
Awarded the Order of Kurmet and six medals.
"Best University Teacher - 2005", Doctor of Chemical Sciences
Sabirova Zhanylsyn Nurmukhanovna
A heartfelt wish for applicants from Kairliyeva Gulnur Sayasatkyzy, a 2009 graduate of our university and an artist of the Atyrau Regional Academic Kazakh Drama Theater named after Makhambet
Dorofeyev Mikhail Viktorovich - (26.04.1972 – 30.01.2021)
Prominent Kazakhstani journalist, born in Guryev (now Atyrau). Graduated from Guryev Pedagogical Institute in 1994 with a degree in History.
Began his journalism career at Zharik TV channel in Atyrau, later worked at Prikaspiyskaya Kommuna newspaper.
In 1998, moved to Almaty and worked at KTK TV channel, as well as Express K, Gorod, and Megapolis newspapers (Deputy Editor-in-Chief).
Held senior management positions at national television channels. Served as General Director of “Astana Television” LLP and Chief Producer of “Era” TV Company.
Hosted and authored television programs including Portrait of the Week (KTK), Formula of Personality, Tema, and Open Dialogue (Khabar).
From 2015 — Editor-in-Chief of informburo.kz analytical news portal. Under his leadership, the portal entered the top five online media outlets in Kazakhstan. In 2018, Informburo.kz was recognized as the best national media outlet by the Urker National Award.
Laureate of the Presidential Award in Mass Media (2018), Academician of the Kazakhstan Academy of Journalism, Member of the National Council of Public Trust.
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