An important event in early 2014 in “D.Serikbayev East Kazakhstan State Technical University” was the presentation of the Center cabinet about the History Learning of independent Kazakhstan, Institute of History of the State, Committee of Science of Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The main goal of the Centre is execution of fundamental research studies on the history of East Kazakhstan in the period of independence, having relevance, theoretical and practical importance.
Director of the Institute of History of the State Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and Science, Burkitbay Gelmanovich Ayagan; University Rector, Professor Nurlan Muhanovich Temirbekov, Vice Rector on science and international cooperation Oleg Dmitrievich Gavrilenko also teachers of the Kazakhstan history and law department, and their colleagues from “S.Amanzholov East Kazakhstan State University” have taken part in this event.
- Formation of humanitarian Centre on the basis of Technical University – it is a fruitful joint work of Institute officers of the State History and Center in EKSTU, which will be focused on the study of Kazakhstan contemporary history, - said Burkitbay Gelmanovich.
- Our university already has some results in the study of Kazakhstan contemporary history in the regional aspect done by Center officers - highlighted Rector Nurlan Temirbekov in his speech– also according to the research issue our officers have written 4 studies in state and Russian languages and more than 20 articles. Also research officers of Center pay great attention to the study of the activities of our university in the years of independence and the role of the First President in the innovative development of EKSTU.
Vice Rector on science and international cooperation Oleg Gavrilenko and acting as a head of department of "History of Kazakhstan and the Law" Galina Pankovskaya also have taken part in this event.
At the end of the event Burkitbay Ayagan praised the work of the university:
- The University collaborates with major enterprises of the region; it means that educational activity is closely connected with the industry, as well as the University collaborates with a lot of foreign partners. The fact that in a technical college is a course of reading moral and ethical education, conducted on the basis of Eastern Regional Branch of the International Club "Abay and XXI Century" was a great surprise. It is remarkable that the ideas of the great person as Abay are appreciated by students nowadays.
