Kolumbayeva Zaure Yermekovna
Professor
Academic Degree and Title, Scientific Background:
Candidate of Historical Sciences (1999)
Associate Professor in History (Higher Attestation Commission, 2005)
Professor at Turan-Astana University
Education:
1992 – Graduated from Karaganda State University named after E.A. Buketov
Major: Kazakh Language and Literature
1999 – Completed postgraduate studies at the same university and defended кандидатская диссертация (PhD equivalent) in
Specialty: 07.00.02 – National (Domestic) History
Professional Experience:
Total academic and teaching experience: 26 years
Experience at current university: 22 years
2000–2004 – S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University (Astana)
Position: Lecturer, Associate Professor
July 2004 – present (as of 2018) – Turan-Astana University
Positions held:
Head of the Department of Social and Humanitarian Disciplines
Academic Secretary
Director of the Center for Postgraduate Education
Professor of the Department
Awards:
Certificate of Honor from the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of Independence (2016)
“Best University Teacher” Award (2016)
Badge “Y. Altynsarin” for significant achievements in education and upbringing of the younger generation (Certificate No. 534, May 18, 2018)
Professional Development:
Organization and supervision of scientific internships for master’s students in Cyprus (2014)
“New Ways of Intercultural Communication” (72 hours), Budapest, Hungary (2015)
Participation in the international conference dedicated to the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate, held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and in Champagne (France, 2015)
Scientific training for professors: “Internationalisation of Higher Education. Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning” (72 academic hours), Brussels and Leuven, Belgium (2017)
Significant Publications
Academic Identity:
Integration with international databases, including publications indexed in Web of Science and Scopus with non-zero impact factors:
Exploring the Role of Academic Mobility in Developing Students’ Ethnocultural Identity
Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2026, pp. 1–331
DOI: [https://doi.org/10.22034/ijscl.2026.2083549.4355] (https://doi.org/10.22034/ijscl.2026.2083549.4355)
Role of Biys in the Historical Consciousness of Kazakh Society
Anthropologist, 22(3): 484–493 (2015)
Indexed in Thomson Reuters
Impact factor: 0.22
Steppes Deer Stones
Anthropologist, 22(3) (2016), Special Issue (No. 17)
Indexed in Thomson Reuters
Impact factor: 0.22
Ethno-cultural Aspects of the State of Eurasian Nomads
Anthropologist, 22(3): 34–39 (2016), Special Issue (No. 17)
Indexed in Thomson Reuters
Impact factor: 0.22
Comparative Legal Analysis of Notes to Articles of the Criminal Code of Kazakhstan and Selected CIS Countries and Their Role in Economic Development
International Journal of Academic Research* (Part B: Social Sciences and Humanities), March 2014
ISSN: 2075-4124, E-ISSN: 2075-7107
Indexed in Scopus
Publications in Journals Recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education (Kazakhstan)
Folklore Sources Related to Ethno-Political Events of the 15th Century
Bulletin of EAGI, No. 3, Astana, 2016, pp. 31–35
The Image of Zhanibek in Kazakh Folklore as a Symbiotic Figure
Bulletin of EAGI, No. 3, Astana, 2016, pp. 13–19
Alashakhan – the Symbol of the Kazakh People
UNESCO, De L’Academie Internationale CONCORDE, No. 5, Paris, 2015, pp. 52–54
Main Stages of the Formation of the Kazakh Khanate
Science in the Modern World, Moscow, 2016, pp. 19–24
(1st place in the V International Competition “From Origins to Modernity”)
Philosophy of Education and the “Debate” Program
Scientific of the Modern Education & Research Institute*, Belgium, 2016, pp. 40–44
Modern History of Kazakhstan (textbook/manual)
Development of Kazakh National Cinema during the Years of Independence (1991–2010)
Bulletin of EAGI, 2017
General Structure of Data from the F.A. Shcherbina Expedition on the Study of Steppe Regions of Kazakhstan
Bulletin of EAGI, 2017
Issues of Economic Development of Kazakhstan in the Program Documents and Materials of the Alash Party
Bulletin of EAGI, No. 1, 2020
Some Aspects of the Historiography of Abulkhair Khan
Bulletin of EAGI, No. 3, 2020
Myth-making in Modern Kazakh Literature as a Reflection of the Turkic Cultural Code
L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University Bulletin, Turkology Series, 2025
DOI: [https://doi.org/10.32523/2616-6887-2025-153-4-287-306] (https://doi.org/10.32523/2616-6887-2025-153-4-287-306)
Religious Issues in the Karkaraly Petition in the Kazakh Steppe (Late 19th – Early 20th Century)
Asian Journal “Steppe Panorama”, 2025, Vol. 12(2)
DOI: [https://doi.org/10.51943/2710-3994_2025_12_2_356-366] (https://doi.org/10.51943/2710-3994_2025_12_2_356-366)