South Kazakhstan Pedagogical University
The collapse of the Soviet Union led to the emergence of a new type of higher education institutions. The first non-governmental educational institutions appeared. For the first time in Kazakhstan, the policy generally accepted throughout the world has been applied to modern private universities. South Kazakhstan Pedagogical University was one of the first to be founded in 1992. The educational institution was founded as the Khoja Ahmed Yassawi Institute of Oriental Studies. Kazakhstan was gradually developing, and the country was growing in a timely manner. Education in the country has become a key factor in the development of intellectual potential and the economy.
The improvement did not bypass the university, it grew and in 2000 changed its status to the one it currently carries. From year to year, more and more new teachers appeared at the university, and the number of students in training increased. Yunusov Bakhtiyar Saidovich, who is both a professor and an Arab scholar, can be considered the founder of the university. Our higher education institution received its first award in 2007, it was the Order of Socrates. The Socrates International Committee, which is located in England, noted the merits of our creator with the "Name in Science" award.
The board of the university is inherited. Since 2012, Yunusov Madiyar Bakhtiyarovich has been the president of the SCPU. A specialist in economics and law. At the moment, the university is a multidisciplinary educational institution of the highest order, providing the opportunity to receive higher and postgraduate education. Training is conducted in 30 bachelor's degree specialties and 11 master's degree programs. The credit system of education has been operating at the University since 2004. The University, based on the development and experience of other educational institutions, has been building new ways of developing and educating young people for more than 20 years and is constantly expanding its contacts abroad.
The priority in training is the training of school teachers, lawyers, economists and programmers of the highest class. The University has all innovative developments, computer classes, language labs, an extensive library capable of accommodating 200 people at a time, electronic editions of all necessary educational materials. Year after year, the university's functions were expanded — another large library appeared, as many as 6 buildings located in the city center were rebuilt, two sports complexes and a stadium appeared that meet international quality standards. The university employs honored workers of higher schools, honorary workers of vocational education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and honored athletes of the country.
For the convenience of students, free wireless Internet is installed throughout the campus, there is a cinema room, 3 canteens, 4 medical centers. Students take an active part in international competitions and create various scientific papers.
The university is actively working to find and establish close international relations aimed at providing high-quality education and integration into the global educational space. The geography of the countries with which we have concluded cooperation is quite extensive: Uzbekistan, Russia, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, America, England and China. Our students and undergraduates practice in the countries of the near and far abroad.
In addition to the educational process, the university does not forget about rest. We have many youth groups: the Committee for Youth Affairs (KDM), the student Council, the Alliance of Students of Kazakhstan (ASK), "Zhas Otan", the KVN team "Amanat", the debate club "Zhas Kazak", the women's council "Kyzdar Kenesi", the student theater "Shattyk", dance ensembles "Yerkenaz", "Tan sholpan", "Gulzirai". In addition to the above, the university has an additional 30 clubs for science, sports and creativity.
The presence of professional teachers and the creation of a powerful material and technical base allows for the training of personnel who are competitive in the labor market. For more than 20 years of activity, about 22,000 qualified specialists have been released from the walls of the university, making a worthy contribution to the development of education, economy, science and culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is difficult to find an organization or a professional field in the region where our graduates would not work. About 40% of teachers, educators, organizers and managers of the education sector in the Southern region of the Republic are former students of our university. Graduates of the university work in schools in Shymkent and South Kazakhstan region, kindergartens, children's hospitals, PSC, sports schools, the Department of Tourism and Sports, the Southwestern Research Institute of Animal Husbandry and Plant Breeding, state universities and colleges.
Currently, the structure and volume of training at the university meets the needs of the republic and the region. More than 75 percent of all full-time graduates get a job in their specialty, 62 percent of part-time students work in the profile.
Our university enjoys a good reputation and wide popularity among the population of the southern region and Kazakhstan.
Awards are the most objective indicator of the wide recognition and success of any institution or enterprise. The great painstaking work carried out by our team for 23 years has been noticed not only in our republic and in neighboring countries, but also repeatedly appreciated by the wide world scientific community.
Our university has about 100 diplomas, diplomas, certificates and certificates in its assets.
The university was awarded for many years of fruitful scientific and pedagogical work, high professionalism:
— International award of the Order of Socrates for his contribution to education.
— Winner of the International Award "Badge of Honor – Star of the Commonwealth" in the nomination "Best CIS company".
— Diploma of awarding the SKPU with the "Gold Certificate of Quality".
— The United Europe International Award for special merits in the development of European integration.
— National certificate "INDUSTRY LEADER-14" and commemorative wall medal "INDUSTRY LEADER-14"
In 2015, we received new awards and recognition of the effective work of our team: This is an international certificate "The Best University" and a license for the right to use the trademark "The Best University" for a period of 5 years from the European Business Assembly, the Socrates Committee, (Oxford, UK). The President of KIPUDN was recognized as the "Best Employee Manager" and awarded a badge.