Staff
Akhmetova Guldana Egeubayeva
Scientific degree: PhD
- Assistant Professor of the Department of History of Kazakhstan and Socio-Political Disciplines. Started her career in higher education in September 2006 at the Karaganda State Medical Academy (KSMU).
- From 2006 to 2011, she held positions as a lecturer at the Department of History of Kazakhstan and Socio-Humanitarian Disciplines, Deputy Head of the Department of International Cooperation, and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of General Medicine for International Students. Worked as a senior expert in the Methodological Support Department of the Center for the Bologna Process and Academic Mobility under the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2012-2013).
- In 2016, defended her doctoral dissertation (PhD) on the topic Faculty Perceptions and Experiences of Curriculum Renewal in Kazakhstan’s Higher Education at the Graduate School of Education, Nazarbayev University (GSENU). The dissertation supervisor was Professor Lynn Parmenter, and the advisory committee included Associate Professor Jason Sparks, Vice Dean of GSENU, Dr. Faye Turner, and Dr. Simon Brownhill from the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge (UK). The external examiner was Professor Iveta Silova from Arizona State University (USA).
- From 2017 to 2018, worked as a project manager for TRUNAK [Transition to University Autonomy in Kazakhstan], developing a model of academic autonomy for universities in Kazakhstan. Also participated as a researcher in the WELCOME project focused on studying the internationalization of universities.
- In 2021, completed a postdoctoral program at the Graduate School of Education, Nazarbayev University (GSENU), as part of the Nazarbayev University Collaborative Research Program (NU-CRP 2021–2023); Graduate students’ challenges with academic reading and writing in English medium universities in Kazakhstan.
- Research interests include the management of higher education reforms, educational reforms, and curriculum development challenges.
- Has 14 publications in journals indexed in RSCI (Russia), COKSON (Kazakhstan), and in Scopus Q1, Q2 journals. Hirsch Index in Scopus - 1, Hirsch Index in Google Scholar - 2.
- TRUNAK - Project Manager (2017-2018)
- WELCOME - Researcher (2017-2018)
- Postdoctoral fellowship at the Graduate School of Education, Nazarbayev University (GSENU), as part of the Nazarbayev University Collaborative Research Program (NU-CRP 2020—2021); Graduate students’ challenges with academic reading and writing in English medium universities in Kazakhstan
- Akhmetova, G., & Turmukhambetova, A. (2017, October). Transitioning to student-centered learning in Kazakhstan: Undergraduate Student Experiences. In Official Conference Proceedings. The Asian Conference on Education 2017 “Education for change” Kobe, Japan. pp.249-259.
https://papers.iafor.org - Akhmetova, G., Hendrikxon, V., & Temirgaliev K. (2019, May). Medical Students’ Experiences of a Project Design. In Official Conference Proceedings. The IAFOR Conference on Educational Research and Innovation (ERI-2019), Virginia, USA. pp.1-10
https://papers.iafor.org - Akhmetova,G., Hendrixson, V., and Nuralieva, U. (2019). Faculty Development Framework: Experience of Kazakhstani Medical Schools. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 7(11), 2278-2286. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2019.071105
https://www.hrpub.org - Akhmetova, G. (2020). Matrix of task development for practical lessons, Higher Education Today, 11, 32-36. [In Russ.]
https://elibrary.ru - Akhmetova, G.& Beisenova, A. (2021). Why Do Students Fear to Take Responsibility for Their Own Learning?, Bulletin of Toraighyrov University, Humanities Series 1, 66-86. In Russ., abstract in Eng.
https://doi.org - Afzal, M.T., Shegebayev, M., Akhmetova,G., Gordyn, R., & Anthwi, S. (2021). The Challenges that Kazakhstani Graduate Students Experience with Academic Reading and Writing in English. Toraighyrov University Journal. The Pedagogical Series,3, 276-285.
https://doi.org - Akmetova,G. & Sciala, M. (2021). Challenges in online learning of International Students at the Medical University of Karaganda. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Bulletin Psychology and Sociology, 3(78), 4-12.
https://doi.org - Akhmetova, G. & Alieva, M. (2022). Knowledge-Based on Projects: Medical University Students’ Experiences, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Journal of Educational Sciences, 1 (70), 138-146. [In Kazakh]
https://doi.org - Akhmetova, G., Sciala, M., Temirgaliev, K. (2022). Employing the Socratic Circle as a Method to Engage Medical Students in Deep Learning. Bulletin of the Karaganda University. Pedagogy Series, 1(105), 24-31. DOI 10.31489/2022Ped1/24-31
http://rmebrk.kz - Akhmetova, G., Shamatov,D., Afzal Tajik, M.A. (2022), “Education in Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan”, In Wolhuter, C.C. and Wiseman,A.W. (Ed.) World Education Patterns in the Global South: The Ebb of Global Forces and the Flow of Contextual Imperatives (International Perspectives on Education and Society, Vol. 43B). Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp.43-58 .
https://doi.org - Tajik, M., Akhmetova, G., Fillipova, L., Shamatov, D., & Zhunussova, G. (2022). Students' struggles with EMI in Kazakhstani universities. Obrazovanie i Nauka, 24(8), 95.
https://doi.org - Akhmetova, G., Makoelle, T. (2022). Exploring Constructive Learning Through Grounded Theory: Experience Of First-Year International Students At A Kazakhstani University. Bulletin of Kazakh National Pedagogic University named after Abai, Pedagogical Sciences Series, 3(75), 12-26.
https://doi.org - Akhmetova, G.Y. & Khaliullina, L.R. (2023). Reflective writing in social sciences: challenges and opportunities for medical students, Reflective Practice,
https://doi.org - Liliya R. Khaliullina1., Nailya N. Askhadullina, Guldana E. Akhmetova, and Anastasia V. Ledeneva (2023). The influence of intelligence types on the professional choice of high school students: On the example of specialized classes of psychological and pedagogical orientation. E3S Web of Conferences 449, PDSED. 1-8.
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