Faculty of Natural Sciences

FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES

General information

SKSPU, in accordance with modern requirements, holds events at various levels in order to implement future strategic plans of  President N.Nazarbayev’s  missive ‘The Way of Kazakhstan-2050’ addressed to the nation: one goal, one interest, one future” in 2014. Over the past five years, significant and important work has been done for the future.

Close relations  are established with foreign universities, systematic work is underway for popularize the university at the international level.

The main goal of the educational institution in the near future to become an autonomous educational institution.

Structural changes directed to the expanding the university autonomy based on the Nazarbayev University model is one of the first activities to achieve this goal.

Based on the decision of the South Kazakhstan State Pedagogical Institute Academic Council and the order №4-32 dated August 29.08.2016 of the Institute Rector Onalbay Ayashev, in connection with the students contingent of the Physics and Mathematics Faculties the Natural Sciences Faculty was established.  Candidate of agricultural sciences, associate professor Alpamisova Gulzhayna Baygonisovna is dean of the faculty.

The 3 departments are working at the Natural Sciences Faculty. These are: Department of Chemistry, Department of Biology and Department of Geography.

The total number of  the faculty professorial teaching composition is 58 people, of which: 5% are doctors, academicians and professors, 26% are candidates of science and associate professors, 27% are senior teachers, masters and teachers. 53.5% are the personnel potential of the Natural Sciences Faculty.

The Faculty of Natural Sciences includes the following specialties:

1.5В011200- "Chemistry";

2.5В011300- "Biology";

3.5В011500- "Fundamentals of Law and Economics";

4.5В011600- "Geography";

5.5B012500- "Chemistry-Biology";

6.5В012900- "Geography-Tarih";

7.5В060700- "Biology";

8.6М060700- "Biology";

9.5D011300- "Biology".

 

             2. MAIN INFORMATION.

 

Candidate of agricultural sciences, associate professor G.B.Alpamysova is dean of  the  Natural Sciences Faculty.

Gulzhayna Baykonisovna was studied at the Shymkent Pedagogical Institute named after M.Auezov by specialty "Chemistry and biology" in the period from 1989 to 1994.

After graduating the secondary school, she worked as a teacher at this institute in the period from 1994 to 1996, then as a training department head of the Shymkent Social- Pedagogical University,  training department head of the International

humanitarian-technical university, as a biology department head of the South Kazakhstan state pedagogical institute in the period from 2011 to 2014, from 2014-2015 - Deputy Director of the Natural sciences higher school, from 2015-2016 -  Geography department head, since 2017 -  Dean of the Natural sciences faculty.

In these years, Gulzhayna Baykonysovna was an applicant and in 2004 she defended her thesis.

2. CONTINGENT OF STUDENTS

818 students  are studying at the natural science faculty.

They receive education in the following specialties:

1.5В011200- "Chemistry"

2.5В011300- "Biology"

3.5В011500- "Fundamentals of  law and economics"

4.5B011600- "Geography"

5.5B012500- "Chemistry-Biology"

6.5В012900- "Geography-History"

7.5В060700- "Biology"

3. TOPICS OF SCIENTIFIC DIRECTIONS AND SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS OF THE FACULTY

The research work of the natural sciences faculty is conducted on the following

directions:

Actual problems of animal biology - scientific adviser, associate professor Kh.Sartaeva.

Conservation of plant biological diversity - scientific adviser, associate professor  N.M.Baiseitova.

Active types and methods of biology teaching - scientific adviser, associate professor  A.E.Aitbaeva, associate professor G.S.Halikova

Preparation of academic and methodological problems of the «Краеведение» subject teaching in in general educational schools - scientific adviser, associate professor A.Zh.Tazhekova.

 

Implementation of scientific-research works on the topic «Коллоидно-химические свойства водорастворимых полимеров и подготовка научного обоснования их использования» - scientific adviser, associate professor Madibekova G.M.

The technology of seeds preseeding treatment of the agricultural crops - scientific adviser, doctor of technical sciences, professor Ashirov A.M.

Innovative methods of chemistry teaching  scientific adviser, Shagraeva B.

The study of biochemical and physiological processes, mechanism of weak electromagnetic field effects in the process of seeds preseeding treatment of the agricultural crops - scientific adviser, professor Ashirov A.M.

Production of  new materials based on water-soluble polymer compatible with biologically active substances. scientific adviser, associate professor Madibekova G.M.

 

4.MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS

Owners of the state grant “The best teacher of the university” work at the natural sciences faculty: doctor of  biological sciences, professor  N.Halila (2006), Kh.M. Sartayeva (2007 and 2011), N.M. Baiseitova (2012), Isatayeva G.B. (2018).

     

25th of  November in 2018, South Kazakhstan state pedagogical university celebrated its 80th anniversary. Teachers were marked and awarded and awarded with jubilee medals for their invaluable contribution, achievements in scientific-research work and in business of  youth upbringing, for active contribution to the university educational work: G.B.Alpamysova, B.B.Shagraeva, N.M.Baiseitova, G.B.Isataeva, А.N.Halila, K.N.Nalmishova, Z.E.Kozhabekova, K.A.Kerimbaeva, Kh.M.Sartaeva.

 Gulzhaina Baykonisovna Alpamisova at the “Best Teacher” ceremonies, organized by the national innovative scientific-research center “BILIM ORKENIETY” of the Kazakhstan Republic education and science ministry in 2017.

In 2018, the owners of the “Best Teacher” nomination were: Kyzbibi Nuzhanovna Nulmishova - senior lecturer of the geography department, Raykhan Abildaevna Kozikeeva - associate professor of the chemistry department.

Associate professors of the biology department Gaukhar Zakhievna Turebekova and Gulzhaina Baykonisovna Alpamysova took part in the "Euro-eco-2017" International scientific symposium, which occurred in Hannover city, in Germany from 2 to 6th of December 2017 and prepared 2 scientific reports on the topics: «Use of medicinal plants for obtaining biologically active compounds» and «Problems of waste disposal oil production (sulfur and paraffins) in Kazakhastan».

Also, in December 2-12, 2017, Turebekova Gaukhar Zakhiyevna passed a scientific internship in Hanover city on advanced training program at the European Academy of Natural Sciences on the topic: "Euro-eco-2017: Environmental. engineering and legal aspects for sustainable living" and received a certificate.

 

Professorial- teacher's composition of natural sciences faculty participated in the following seminars:

- Institute of continuous education of  International Kazakh-Turkish university named after K.A.Yassavi. In 2018, advanced training courses «Современные педагогические технологии преподавания в вузах», volume is 72 hours. Special certificates have received.

The introduction of advanced knowledges in the learning process organization and their popularization among students.

- Тhe use of the CLIL approach for teaching (Content and Language Integrated Learning) held on 26-29th March 2018 at the Faculty of Advanced Training, South Kazakhstan Pedagogical Universitety, Tokayev street, 27A, Shymkent city, South Kazakhstan Region, Republik of  Kazakhstan Organized by Faculty of Advanced Training, South Kazakhstan Pedagogical Universitety and Faculty of Education, Universitety of Barselona. Duration: 72 academic hours.  Special certificates have received.

-Course of project management by «PRINCE2 Foundation Management Foundation» method with volume is 36 academic hours. State governance Academy of the Kazakhstan Republic President, April 16-20, 2018.

- «Environmental, Engineering and Legal aspects for Sustainable Living», EUROECO, Hannover 2017, 02.12.2017-06.12.2017

- Seminar «Преподавание по программам обновленного содержания среднего образования» for professorial-pedagogical composition of Kazakhstan Republic pedagogical higher education institution. Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abay, January 8-12 in 2018, amount is 36 hours.

In November - December 2017, within the «Менеджмент және кадрларды даярлау саласындағы халықаралық стандарттар негізінде педагогикалық мамандықтар бойынша отандық және шетелдік мамандардың оқытуы» program on the basis of the South Kazakhstan state pedagogical institute, organized by the Kazakhstan Republic Education and Science Ministry.

a) Associate Professor E.B.Zhapparbergenova took part in a 40-hour seminar on topic «Modern approachers to assessment of the learners achievements» conducted by British expert Julia Kallinicou in English;

b) Adilbekova A.N. - master of the biology department took part in a 20-hour seminar on the topic «Орта білім беру жүйесінің мазмұнының жаңартылуы» conducted by a specialist RIPKSO M.Galimzhanova;

c) A.B.Alpamisova  - master of the biology department took part in a 40-hour seminar on the theme «Оқушылардың жетістіктерін бағалаудың заманауи әдістері (критериалды оқу процесін бағалау және жоспарлау)» and received a certificate;

d) on an agreement basis centers created at the gymnasium №47 named after T. Tazhibaeva, at the lyceum №7 named after K.Spataev and at the comprehensive secondary school №90 for work of the «Жаратылыстану пәндерін оқытудың инновациялық әдістері» scientific section, formation of professional competence of faculty students.

Cooperated work with Specialized 3-lingual boarding school for gifted children and the gymnasium N47 named after T.Tazhibayev carry out on a contractual basis on a contractual basis under the guidance of  Zhapparbergenova E.B. and Alpamisova G.B. - biology department associate professors. (contracts copies are registered at the department).

6) Bilateral agreements signed with the "Shymkent city zoological park" SSCE (09.03.2017), ‘Shymkent city dendrology park’ SSCE  (09.03.2017г.), the ‘Ecological Center’ of the South Kazakhstan region education department, works are conducted.

 

From 5 to 10 April 2016 VIII Republican subject Olympiad in the economics and law direction at the Zhetysu state university named after I.Zhansugurov in Taldykorgan city.

National team consisting of students of the “Economics and law” specialty (Baydulla Abdumalik - 3rd year student, Ziyatbek Dana - 3rd year student, Zhantay Zhaudir - 4rd year student)  took the 3rd place.

 

VIII Republican subject Olympiad in biology passed in the Pavlodar State Pedagogical Institute in the period from 11 to 13th of April, 2016.  National team consisting of students of the 5В011300-Biology specialty (Otegen Perizat, Ospan Alima, Sydykova Zhansaya) took the 2nd place. 

In 2017, the team of 5B011300-Biology specialty took part in the X Republican Olympiad at the Pavlodar state university and took 3rd place.

 

 In 2018 X Republican subject Olympiad  passed in Kyzylorda state university named after Korkyt-Ata. 5B011200-Chemistry specialty students took part in the poster the competition «ХХI ғасыр химия пәні мұғалімі», the team members were awarded the diplomas of II degree.

 

In 2018 5B011500 - Law and Economics specialty students, Sagyndyқ Zholdiyar and Yakyav Baiseit took place in the X Republican subject olympiad, organized by the Karaganda state university named after E.A.Buketov, and took 3rd place. Sagyndyқ Zholdiyar became a student who scored the highest number of points in the 1st round, in a scientific projects competition, was marked and awarded.

In 2018, students of the 5B011600-Geography specialty, Datkabay Dosbolat and Sharipbai Nurkabyl, took part in the X Republican subject olympiad, organized by the Karaganda state university named after E.A.Buketova and took 3rd place.

 

In 2018, students of the 5B060700 - Biology specialty: Karimzhanov Shakhrukh, Makhanbet Gulshat, Rskeldieva Symbat, Kishibaeva Erkemay participated in the X Republican subject olympiad organized by the Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi and took 3rd place. Rybseldiyeva Symbat, who scored the most points in the 1st round, was marked and awarded.

 

It should be noted the preparatory work of the M.Shaymerdenova - chemistry department senior teacher, Bekmurzayeva L.Zh. and  Alimbekova G.T. – the geography department senior teachers, and G. B. Alpamysova - associate professor of the biology department, with republican competition participants who took prize place, in the «Молодой химик», «Жиһангер», "Молодой биолог" sections organized on the basis of the departments.

WORK OF THE SECTIONS

 

 Shyganbai Ablayhan – student of  116-16 group under the guidance of Nalmisheva K.N., geography department senior teacher, and Taneyev Akim - student of 108-15 group under the guidance of  G. B. Alpamysova, biology department associate professor, took 3rd place at the Republican competition of  university students scientific - research works.

 

Congratulations to the team members and the winners of scientific works, team adviser!  lets this success be the first step towards the upcoming heights! We wish to return with a victory at the upcoming International Olympiad!

 

6. SCIENTIFIC-PEDAGOGICAL RELATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

 

In order to strengthen international cooperation and external relations in the field of education, close relationship have been established with the Biophysics institute of  the Russian Sciences Academy,  biophysics and biomedicine, genetics and breeding departments of the Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi, “Physiology, morphology and biochemistry” named after Bazanov, “Biological safety”, “Fruits-vegetables, chemistry and plant protection”, “Soil science, agricultural chemistry and ecology” departments of the Kazakh national agrarian university, biology department of the Kazakh state women's pedagogical university.

 

The work carried out within the external academic mobility program in current areas of science, for the natural sciences faculty students, are at a very high level. Well-known teachers of foreign universities were invited to the departments.

In confirmation of this, in 2018, students of the biology, chemistry and geography department listened lectures by visiting professors.

 

Teachers  who read lectures within the academic mobility.

 

From 07.02 to 23.02.17, Dr. Svetlana B. Lyubchik, professor from Portugal, read lectures on the disciplines “Vertebrate zoology” and “Medicinal Plants” for students of the 5B011300 - Biology specialty.

From 23.01 to 23.02.2017, Dr. PhD, Professor (Portugal), Elena S. Lygina, read lectures on the disciplines «Oxidation-redox processes (Тотығу-тотықсыздану процестері» for students of the 5B011200-Chemistry specialty.

From 23.03 to 24.04 2017, Dr. PhD, professor at the Suez canal university (Egypt) Abdullah Mustafa Ahmed Selmi read lectures on the disciplines "Biogeography" for students of the 5B011600-Geography specialty.

Professor of the Lisbon University from Nova city, Svetlana Lyubchik conducts a seminar

  

From 8.10 to 02.11 2018, Dr. PhD, professor at the Suez canal university (Egypt) Abdullah Mustafa Ahmed Selmi read lectures on the disciplines "Ландшафтану және физикалық-географиялық аудандастыру" for students of the 5B011600-Geography specialty.

  

From 01.10 to 27.10.2018, Professor Dushinski Marcin Edvard from New Sonce Business Academy (Poland) gave lectures on macroeconomics for students of the 5B011500 - the basics of law and economics specialty.

November,  5 - 30, 2018, Dr.Habil Reinhard Miller from the Max Planck Institute (Germany) read lectures on the subject «Chemical оf solutions (Ерітінділер химиясы)» for students of the 5В011200-Chemistry specialty.

 

С.b.s., biology department associate professor of Kazakh national university named after Al-Farabi, a famous zoologist, author of the first textbook on zoology for the Kazakh audience Kulash Adilbaevna Dautbaeva gave lectures on vertebrate zoology and invertebrate zoology for 2nd year 5B011300-Biology specialty students and introduced students with methods of organizing field practice

  

Winner of the Altynsarin Medal of the Kazakhstan Republic education and science ministry, Associate Professor of the Kazakh National University naved after Al-Farabi, c.t.s., K.A.Dautbaeva conducts a round table with students

 

A seminar on the topic: «Жаңартылған білім берудің кәсіби маман таңдаудағы маңызы» was organized by geography department in the of natural science faculty.

The highest category teachers from Nazarbayev intellectual school and schools N23, N47, N20, N4 were invited to the seminar.

 

A large-scale seminar on the topic: «Жаңартылған білім беру мазмұнын оқу процесіне енгізу» was organized by chemistry and biology departments in the of natural science faculty. The highest category teachers from Nazarbayev intellectual school and school N4 were invited to the seminar.

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The department scientists closely cooperate with the following higher education institution of the CIS countries: Tolyati university, Kursk state university, Moscow pedagogical university, Kyrgyz state university, TashPI, Omsk state university, Novosibirsk state university.

On September 15, 2017-2018 academic year, the natural sciences faculty jointly with a Japanese scientists group passed  a round desk on the theme “Ecology of the Aral sea, the current state of the Aral sea”.

 

Members of the Japanese delegation:

 

1.Mr. Yoshiyasu Ida, Professor, Director of the Education institute, Tsukuba university.

2. Mrs. Kuanysh Tastanbekovna, Associate professor, Tsukuba university.

3. Mr. Takashi Shimura, Professor, Joetsu University.

4.Mr. Masataka Arai, Professor, Gagukey Tokyo university.

5. Mr. Toshio Asakawa, Professor.

6. Mr. Hiroaki Akimoto - Professor, Dokkyo University.

7. Mr. Tomohiro Hosoya - Master, Tsukuba university.

8.Mr.Kakimov Bazarkhan - Master, Tsukuba university.

 

Kozhabaev Kuanysh - student of 2nd year, 129-88a group, 5B012900-Geography-history specialty of the natural sciences faculty -  within the framework of external academic mobility studied at the Hungary state university on the History specialty, in the fall semester of 2018-2019 academic year

 

  

 

Toktamys Nurbolat - student of 2nd year, 125-17a group, 5B011200-Chemistry specialty of the natural sciences faculty -  within the framework of external academic mobility studied at the Polish state university on the Chemistry specialty, in the fall semester of  2018-2019 academic year

 

Zhamalbekova Binur - student of 2nd year, 112-37a group, 5B011200-Chemistry specialty specialty of the natural sciences faculty -  within the framework of external academic mobility studied at the Polish state university on the Chemistry specialty, in the fall semester of  2018-2019 academic year

7. The management of the natural sciences faculty has received the right to alter in the specialties curriculum, to discuss, approve, organize and conduct the scientific - research works, to involve specialists with academic degrees, to organize the educational process in a new way.

 

UPBRINGING WORK

 Beauty Queens of  the natural sciences faculty in 2017-2018 year: Kabylbek Gulnur - 2nd year student of the 5B012500-Chemistry-Biology specialty and Narzen Shynar - 4th year student of the 5B011300-Biology specialty.

The pass moment of the Miss Beauty crown, 2018-2019 year.

 

 Kurmanbekova Kamshat - 4th year student of  the 5B011200-Chemistry specialty and Otegen Ayim - 113-16 group student of the 5B011300-Biology specialty was awarded the “Student of 2018” title.

In the period from 26th of October  to 03rd of  November Week of  languages «Тіл-ұлт ұйытқысы» passed at the natural sciences faculty.

The event was passed at the Рухани жаңғыру playground of the University.

Students of specialties: 5B011200-Chemistry, 5B011300-Biology, 5B01600-Geography, 5B011500-Fundamentals of Law and Economics, 5B012500-Chemistry-Biology, 5B060700-Biology have prepared banners and have organized separate concert numbers. Students read poems written by our poets about the language, sang songs and danced.

PRACTICE

Pedagogical practice is aimed at improving professional skills in the process of individual works in educational institutions as a teacher, developing basic competences, formation of professional skills in their pedagogical activity and searching of an individual style.

The diploma practice in accordance with the SES RK pass at such bases as: Shymkent Zoological park, Shymkent dendrological park, Karatau State Nature Reserve, located in Kentau city.

The faculty of natural science has contracts for instructional and pedagogical practice.

Студенты проходят практику в Назарбаев Интеллектуальных школах и образцовых средних школах города и области (по направлению химия-биология):

Students pass practice at the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools and exemplary high schools of the cities and region (on the chemistry-biology direction):

- specialized trilingual boarding school №2 for talented children;

- school-gymnasium №64 named after Aimautov;

- Lyceum school №77 named after A.Askarov;

- comprehensive school №35 named after M.Mametova;

- school-gymnasium №1 named after A.Pushkin;

- school-gymnasium №38 named after N.Ondasynov;

- school-gymnasium №47 named after T.Tazhibayev;

- school-gymnasium №50 named after A. Baitursynov;

- school-gymnasium №24 named after S. Erubaev;

- school-gymnasium №25 named after T. Ryskulov;

-school-lyceum №23 named after Z.Kosmedemyanskaya;

-school-lyceum №7 named after K.Spataeva.

   

 

Учебная полевая практика

       

В ходе проведения лабораторных работ

 

 

 

Kazakhstan Republic Education and science minister has visited our university.

  

Kazakhstan Republic Education and science vice minister T.Balykbaev has visited our university.