Date of birth: 1968

Work experience: More than 30 years of professional experience

Position: Head of the Department of Russian Language and Culture, Senior Lecturer

Affiliation: Faculty of Architecture and Construction / Department of Russian Language and Culture

Academic degree: Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, PhD

 

Education:

1986–1991 – Karaganda State University, major in Russian Language and Literature, qualification: Philologist, Teacher 

Professional Development / Internships

Internship “The Role of Scientific Discourse in Training Technical Specialists” (Bratislava, Slovakia), 2023

Change Management at the Universities / 16th International Staff Training Week (ISTW), Nysa, Poland (Erasmus+ KA171), 2026 

Professional Experience

1991–2007 – Senior Lecturer, Department of Kazakh and Russian Languages, Karaganda State Medical Institute

2007–2012 – Senior Lecturer, Department of Languages, West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov State Medical University

2012–2022 – Senior Lecturer, Department of Russian Language and Culture, Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University

2022 – present – Head of the Department of Russian Language and Culture, Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University

 Research Interests

Implementation of adaptive educational platforms

Use of artificial intelligence for personalized learning

Development of online language learning courses 

Research area: Digital Pedagogy and Cognitive Linguodidactics 

Publications

More than 90 scientific publications, including:

- 3 monographs

- 3 textbooks approved by the Republican Educational and Methodological Council

- More than 10 teaching manuals

- Over 30 articles indexed in journals recommended by CCSES, HAC, Scopus, and Web of Science

- More than 10 digital educational resources (DER), patents, and copyright certificates 

Research Project

“Intensification of Scientific and Professional Language Training for Technical Specialists in the Context of Digital Transformation of Education” (IRN AP19678460), funded by the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2023–2025) 

Courses Taught

Russian Language 

Awards and Honors

Certificates of Honor and Letters of Appreciation from Rectors of:

Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University,

Lomonosov Moscow State University,

Ivanovo State Power Engineering University,

Siberian State Automobile and Highway University 

Contact Information

Phone: +7 (7212) 56-50-32 (ext. 2046)

Email: zh.azimbayeva@ktu.edu.kz

Address: 56/1 N. Nazarbayev Ave., Karaganda