The head of the department
GULNAZ SAGYNADINKYZY SAGYNADIN
Head of Department
Academic Degree: PhD
E-mail: Sagynadin_gs@enu.kz
Work phone: +7 (7172) 709500 (ext. 32-303)
Gulnaz Sagynadinkyzy Sagynadin graduated in 2008 from L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University with a degree in Kazakh Language and Literature.
In 2010, she obtained a master's degree in Kazakh Language and Literature from the Faculty of Philology at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.
In 2015, she defended her doctoral dissertation at the Dissertation Council of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Literary Studies (6D021400).
She has participated in professional development courses, conferences, and internships at prestigious educational institutions in Kazakhstan and abroad, including:
- Academy of Management and Technology (Düsseldorf, Germany)
- Alisher Navoi Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
- Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University (Ankara, Turkey)
- Istanbul University, "Farabi" Eurasian Research Center (Istanbul, Turkey)
- N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Astana, Kazakhstan)
- Faculty of Literature, Department of Turkish Folklore, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University (Ankara, Turkey)
- Nazarbayev University (Astana, Kazakhstan)
- National University of Science and Technology "MISiS" (Moscow, Russia)
Scientific Projects (Last 5 Years):
- 2018-2020 – Co-leader of the scientific project "Artistic Representation of the National Idea 'Mangilik El' in Kazakh Heroic-Epic Legends", funded by grant financing.
- 2020-2022 – Leading researcher in the scientific project "The Space of Humanitarian Sciences in the 21st Century: Integration of Disciplines and Literary Studies", funded by grant financing.
- 2021-2023 – Leading researcher in the scientific project "Poetological Thesaurus of Abai's Poetry", funded by grant financing.
- 2021-2023 – Leading researcher in the scientific project "Historical Toponymy of the Great Silk Road", funded by program-targeted financing.
- 2022-2024 – Leading researcher in the scientific project "Literature of the Alash Period: Integrative Folklore Context and New Scientific Paradigm", funded by grant financing.
- 2023-2025 – Leading researcher in the scientific project "Typology of Urban Children in Modern Kazakh Prose and National Mentality (Comparison of English and Kazakh Literary Works)", funded by grant financing.
Awards and Recognitions:
- Certificate of Appreciation from the Astana Youth Policy Support State Fund (2012)
- Certificate of Appreciation from the Rector of the Eurasian Humanities Institute (2013)
- Bronze Medal named after A. Baitursynov for significant contribution to the development of the state higher education system and the training of highly qualified specialists (2016)
- II place in the "Best Scientific Work – 2019" competition (2019)
- Winner of the I Republican Competition among Young Teachers of Pedagogical Universities of Kazakhstan (2020)
- Certificate of Appreciation from the Dean of the Faculty of Philology, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (2023)
- Certificate of Appreciation from the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2024)
- Certificate of Appreciation from the Chairman of the Board – Rector of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (2024)
- Certificate of Appreciation from the Director of the M.O. Auezov Institute of Literature and Art (2024)
- "Best University Teacher – 2024"
She has numerous publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals indexed in Web of Science and Scopus, as well as in domestic journals recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in the Field of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan. She is also the author of the scientific monograph "Legendary Prose in the Folklore of Turkic Peoples (Genres and Character Systems)".
She is the author of the first practical online course at the Eurasian National University L.N. Gumilyov on the topic “Folklore: genre and image”, included in the global platform Coursera
