KAZAKH NATIONAL AGRARIAN RESEARCH UNIVERSITY

Department of Law

Legal Education • Research • Professional Excellence

Established in 1980 Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree

About the Department

The Department of Law provides education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels through full-time study programs.

The Department is responsible for graduating students enrolled in the following educational programs: 6B04201, 7M04201 and 7M04205 – Law.

Instruction is provided in Kazakh, the state language, and Russian.

Educational Programs

🎓 Bachelor's Degree

6B04201 – Law ⚖ BACHELOR'S DEGREE ⚖ 6B04201 – Law

6B04201 – Law

🎓 Master's Degree

7M04201 – Law ⚖ 7M04205 – Law ⚖ MASTER'S DEGREE

7M04201 – Law | 7M04205 – Law

History of the Department

The history of the Department dates back to 1980. Throughout its development, the Department has undergone several organizational transformations while advancing legal education, academic research and the training of qualified legal professionals.

1980–1984 | Establishment of the Department

The Department was established in 1980. From 1980 to 1984, it was headed by Professor Mardan Sakhipovich Sakhipov, Doctor of Legal Sciences.

Professor Sakhipov was a distinguished scholar in the field of agrarian law. He participated in numerous All-Union scientific conferences and an international conference held in Potsdam in 1988.

He chaired the Expert Council of the Higher Attestation Commission for legal specializations and contributed to the development of several regulatory legal acts governing the agro-industrial complex.

For many years, he served as a member of the Scientific Advisory Council under the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In recognition of his outstanding scientific, teaching and public service, Professor Sakhipov was awarded a Certificate of Honor by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

1987–1993 | Departmental Development

During this period, the Department was headed by Associate Professor I. G. Pirozhkov, who had extensive experience in academic administration.

1993 | Department of Management and Law

In 1993, the Department of Agricultural Production Management and Soviet Law was renamed the Department of Management and Law.

At different times, the Department was headed by Professor Kaziola Erkenovich Kubayev, Doctor of Economic Sciences, and Associate Professor Zhenisbek Zhumagaliyevich Suleimenov, Candidate of Economic Sciences.

1996 | Expansion of Academic Disciplines

In 1996, the Department of Agrarian Law was established on the basis of the Department of Management and Law and the Department of History and Socio-Political Theories of the Agricultural and Veterinary Institutes.

Associate Professor S. P. Varennikova was appointed Head of the Department.

In the same year, the Department of International Economic Relations was established. Its founder was Academician Kenzhegali Abenovich Sagadiyev (1997–2000), a prominent organizer of higher education and scientific research in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Department of World Economy and Law was subsequently established on the basis of the Departments of Management and Law and International Economic Relations.

Associate Professor Kulyash Basyrgabyzovna Shalgimbayeva, Candidate of Economic Sciences, was appointed Head of the Department. She authored more than 80 scientific and methodological publications.

2002 | New Academic Leadership

Professor G. R. Madiyev, Candidate of Economic Sciences, was appointed Head of the Department.

September 2004 | Department of Jurisprudence

Following the reorganization of the Department of World Economy and Law, the Department of Jurisprudence was established under the leadership of Associate Professor A. E. Zhatkanbayeva, Candidate of Legal Sciences.

2009–2026 | Heads of the Department

2009–2010: D. Y. Nurmukhanmbet – Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor; Head of the Department of Legal Disciplines.

2010–2013: G. N. Kunkhozhayeva – Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor; Head of the Department of Legal Disciplines.

2013–2023: B. Zh. Kuandykov – Candidate of Legal Sciences.

2023–2024: G. M. Tlebayeva – Candidate of Legal Sciences.

2024–2025: M. M. Baizhanov – PhD.

2025–2026: A. S. Koshkinbayeva – PhD.

Academic and Teaching Staff

A. S. Koshkinbayeva

Head of the Department, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Acting Associate Professor.

The Department brings together qualified academics and educators with extensive experience in research, teaching and professional practice.

Doctors of Legal Sciences

Ayupova; Sh. M. Sharipov – Professor.

Candidates of Legal Sciences

D. A. Azhinurina; M. T. Beisenbayeva; G. D. Taigamitov; B. P. Zhaksymbetov; A. A. Gaitov; E. D. Abilkasymov; K. U. Baizhanova.

Teaching Staff

N. Zhylkybek; A. A. Kudainazarova; B. T. Tadzhikhanova; B. R. Ryskulbekova.

Teaching and Methodological Activities

The faculty members of the Department regularly develop and publish textbooks, teaching materials and methodological guidelines.

To support students' academic progress, educational and methodological materials are available in Kazakh and Russian for the following disciplines:

Administrative Law Constitutional Law Land Law Civil Law Theory of State and Law Criminal Law Civil Procedure Criminal Procedure International Law Legal Regulation of Information Protection Public Service and Administration Financial Law Business Law

Research and Innovation

The Department has considerable educational and research potential, which contributes to strengthening its position within the legal education system of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Innovation is one of the Department's key areas of activity. Particular attention is paid to improving educational technologies, enhancing the quality of professional training and advancing scientific research.

The Department actively participates in the academic, extracurricular and community activities of the Higher School and the University.

⚖ Our Mission

The mission of the Department is aligned with that of the Kazakh National Agrarian Research University. It aims to create favorable conditions for educating competitive legal professionals who are in demand in Kazakhstan's agro-industrial sector and the global academic and research community. The Department also seeks to promote the development of socially responsible, culturally aware and professionally competent individuals.

Main Objective

To educate highly qualified and competitive legal professionals capable of meeting the needs of Kazakhstan's agro-industrial sector.

Strategic Objectives

01. Quality of Education

To provide high-quality educational services; organize the learning process in accordance with contemporary developments in legal science; respond promptly to changes in the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan; and systematically update all aspects of the educational process.

02. International Educational Integration

To develop a national model of lifelong learning that is integrated into the global educational environment through comparison with international educational programs and responds to the needs of individuals and society.

03. Graduate Competitiveness

To prepare competitive professionals who meet the current requirements of the international higher education environment.

04. Professional and Social Mobility

To foster the professional and social mobility of future legal professionals, enabling them to adapt to changing professional and social environments.

05. Competency-Based Education

To implement a competency-based approach to education by shifting the emphasis from course content to learning outcomes, thereby meeting external requirements for educational quality.

06. Cultural and Ethical Values

To educate professionals who demonstrate a strong national cultural identity, a well-developed intellectual culture, and respect for ethical traditions and values.

Law. Responsibility. Professional Excellence.

Department of Law
Higher School of Business and Law
Kazakh National Agrarian Research University

Koshkinbayeva Aliya Serzhanovna, PhD, Acting Associate Professor

Head of the Department

Contact details

Phone number +7(777)777-77-77

E-mail info@kaznaru.edu.kz

Adress Abaya 8/4

Koshkinbayeva Aliya Serzhanovna (PhD, Associate Professor)

Azhinurina Dinara (Associate Professor)

Sharipov Sh.M. (Doctor of Law, professor)

Ayupova Z.K (Professor)

Gaitov A.(Candidate of Law, Associate Professor)

Bekov Kairat Adilkhanovich (candidate of Law, Community.professor)

Amitov E. Sh. (Candidate in Law, Senior Lecturer)

Beisenbayeva M. (Candidate of Law, Associate Professor)

Taigamitov G.(Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor)

Zhaxymbetov B.(Candidate of Law, Associate Professor)

Kalshabayeva Manshuk Zhenisbaevna (Doctor of Philosophy PhD)

Baizhanova K.U. (Associate Professor)

Zhylkybek N. (senior lecturer)

Kudainazarova A.A. (Senior Lecturer)

Ryskulbekova B.R (senior lecturer)

Tadzhihanova B.T (senior lecturer)

Buralkhiyeva Gaukhar (Master legal sciences)

Sundet Z.K (Master legal sciences)

Educational program

EP - 6B04201 - Jurisprudence

EP - 7M04205 - Jurisprudence

EP - 7M04201 Jurisprudence

Catalog of elective disciplines

CED

CED - 7M04201 Jurisprudence

CED - 7M4205

Graduate model

An educational program development plan

Development plan EP

Practice (practice bases, main partners and dual training)

Practice bases

Main partners

Dual training

Alumni Association

Minor

The Department of “Law” teaches the fundamental subjects for the training of specialists in the field of jurisprudence.

Fulbright Scholar, the Academician of the Kazakh National Academy of Natural Sciences, the Academician of the International Academy of Informatization, Doctor of Law, Professor of Law Ayupova Zaure Karimovna won the scholarship “The Best Teacher of a Higher Educational Institution»- 2017. December, 22, 2022 she was awarded Breastplate «For achievements in the development of science in the Republic of Kazakhstan».

Leading scientists of the Department actively publish their research in the database of peer-reviewed scientific literature Scopus and Web of Science:

1.Аzhinurina D.А. – 1. Problems of Employment and Adaptation of Repatriates and their Influence on the Internal Labor Migration in Kazakhstan. 2. Legal Regulation of Public Access to Information in the Field of Environmental Protection and Use of Natural Resources.

2. Аyupova Z.К. – 1. Criminal Policy Innovations and Legal System Improvement Problems in the Republic of Kazakhstan // Criminology Journal of Baikal National University of Economics and Law, 2014, (2), Pp.149-154.

3. Аyupova Z.К. New Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Problems of the Liberation of Procedural Economy, Effectiveness and Efficiency // Criminology Journal of Baikal National University of Economics and Law, 2015, 9 (1), Pp. 144-153.

4. Аyupova Z.К. Mediation as a Restorative Justice Institute in the Implementation of the Principle of Procedural Economy in the New Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan // Russian Journal of Criminology, 2016, 10 (4), Pp. 825-837.

5. Аyupova Z.К. On the Forms of Rationality and the Specifics of Implementing the Principle of Procedural Economy in the Criminal Procedure Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan // Russian Journal of Criminology, 2019, 13(4), Pp. 661-670.

6. Аyupova Z.К. EXPO-2017: Engine of Alternative Types of Energy of the Future // E3S Web of Conferences, 2019, 124, 01048.

7. Аyupova Z.К. The Age of Terror: How to Combine Efforts for Counteraction at the Level of International and National Law? // Security Journal, 2022, 35 (4), Pp. 1006-1022.

8. Beisenbayeva М.Т. – 1. Correlatio of Improving the Effectiveness of Social Processes. 2. Consumer Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan and their Legal Regulation: Transformation in the Context of Global Experience. 3. Legal Regulation of Transboundary Water Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

9. Таigamitov G.D. – 1. Legal Regulation of State Electronic Services: Relevant Issues and Ways of Improvement.

10. Gaitov А.А. – 1. The Essence and Role of Electronic Money: Specifics of Legal Regulation.

11. Kalshabayeva M.Zh. Legal Problems of mediation as an Alternative Way to Resolve Disputes in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Pakistan Journal of Criminology, Vol.16, No. 03, July-September 2024 (435-450)