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SCIENCE IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

 
Department of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
  • V.G. Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute
    E-mail : adm@afi.academ.alma-ata.su
    Founded in 1950 with the seat in Almaty.
  • Institute of Ionosphere
    E-mail : krasnov@ionos.alma-ata.su
    Founded in 1983 with the seat in Almaty.
  • Institute of Space Research
    E-mail : silakaziki@alma-ata.su
    Founded in 1991 with the seat in Almaty.
  • Institute of Mechanics and Theoretical Engineering
    Founded in 1991 with the seat in Almaty.
  • Institute of Data-Processing and Management Problems
    E-mail : lns@ipic.academ.alma-ata.su
    Founded in 1991 with the seat in Almaty.
  • Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mathematics
    E-mail : bliev@itpm.alma-ata.su
    Founded in 1965 with the seat in Almaty.
  • Physical and Technical Institute
    E-mail : adm@pti.academ.alma-ata.su
    Founded in 1991 with the seat in Almaty.
  • Institute of Nuclear Physics under the National Nuclear Centre
    E-mail : adm@lfd.academ.alma-ata.su
    Founded in 1957 with the seat in Almaty (Alatau settlement).
Department of Medical and Biological Sciences
  • Institute of Physiology of Man and Animals
    Founded in 1945 with the seat in Almaty
  • Institute of General Genetics and Cytology
    Founded in 1995 with the seat in Almaty.
  • Institute of Physiology and Hygiene of Labor
    Founded in 1958 with the seat in Karagandy.
  • Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
    Founded in 1983 with the seat in Almaty.
  • Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
    Founded in 1993 with the seat in Stepnogorsk (Akmola region).
  • Institute of Botanics and Phytointroduction
    Founded in 1995 with the seat in Almaty.
  • Institute of Microbiology and Virusology
    E-mail : adm@imv.academ.alma-ata.su
    Founded in 1956 with the seat in Almaty.
  • Institute of Zoology and Gene Pool of Animals
    E-mail : common@zoo/2.academ.alma-ata.su
    Founded in 1943 with the seat in Almaty.
  • Institute of Nutrition
    Founded in 1974 with the seat in Almaty.
Department of Chemical Engineering
  • A.B. Bekturov Institute of Chemical Sciences
    E-mail : adm@chem.academ.alma-ata.su
    Founded in 1945 with the seat in Almaty.
  • Institute of Chemistry of Oil and Natural Salts
    Founded in 1960 with the seat in Atyrau.
  • B.V. Sokolsky Institute of Organic Catalysis and Electrochemistry
    E-mail : adm@orgcat.academ.alma-ata.su
    Founded in 1969 with the seat in Almaty.
Research Centre for Integrated Processing of Mineral Raws
  • D.A. Kunayev Institute of Mining Art
    Founded in 1945 with the seat in Almaty.
  • Institute of Metallurgy and Benefication
    Founded in 1945 with the seat in Almaty
  • Institute of Chemical Metallurgy
    Founded in 1958 with the seat in Karagandy
  • Institute of Problems of Integrated Development of Mineral Wealth
    Founded in 1991 with the seat in Karagandy
  • Eastern Scientific-Research Mining and Smelting Institute of Non-ferrous Metals
    Founded in 1950 with the seat in Ust-Kamenogorsk
Department of Land Sciences
  • K.I. Satpayev Institute of Geological Sciences
    E-mail: adm@geol.academ.alma-ata.su
    Founded in 1940 with the seat in Almaty.
  • Institute of Hydrogeology and Hydrophysics
    Founded in 1965 with the seat in Almaty.
  • Institute of Seismology
    E-mail:
    adm@seism.academ.alma-ata.su
    Founded in 1976 with the seat in Almaty.
  • Institute of Geography
    Founded in 1983 with the seat in Almaty.
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

 

The Institute is comprised of several departments which are engaged in the following matters: theory of market economy; finance and credit relations; problems of regional economy; structural transformation and investments; economic problems of scientific and technological progress; market assimilation of enterprises; problems of social protection; macroeconomic forecasting; employment and manpower market; national productive forces; price formation and market balance; problems of state management of the economy; problems of paid nature management.

 

Priority trends in the activity of the Institute are as follows: theory and methodology of transition to market economy, problems of macroeconomic transformations; market problems of regional economy; problems of in-kind payment management.

 

Staff of the Institute includes 1 Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 11 Doctors and 54 Candidates of Sciences.


  • Institute of Philosophy
    Founded in November 1991 on the basis of the Institute of Philosophy and Law under the Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan which - in its turn - was founded in 1958 with the seat in Almaty.

 

The departments constituting the Institute are engaged in the following fields: dialectics and theory of cognition; philosophy of natural history and technique; philosophical problems of man's social creative activity; Al-Farabi study and Kazakh philosophy, ethics and aesthetics, philosophy of politics and culture.

 

The Institute is actually the main scientific, research and co-ordinating centre of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of fundamental and applied research into philosophy and sociology of inter-ethnic relations.

 

Major research problems of the Institute are as follows: philosophic studies of fundamental problems of social development and spiritual culture; dialectics and theory of cognition; logic in methods of science and social activity; history of culture and spiritual legacy of the Kazakh nation; ethnocultural and social problems; inter-ethnic problems of inter-ethnic communication; world-outlook issues of forming a personality, and others.

 

The Institute staff numbers 1 Academician and 2 Corresponding Members of the Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan, 20 Doctors and 30 Candidates of Sciences.


  • Chokan Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology
    It was founded in 1945 on the basis of the Institute of History, Language and Literature. In 1991 the institution was transformed into the Ch.Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology with the seat in Almaty.

 

Departments that function within the framework of the Institute deal with the following problems: ethnic anthropology; methodology of history and historiography of Kazakhstan; ancient and medieval history of Kazakhstan; new history of Kazakhstan; ethnology; historical demography; socio-economic and political problems of the Republic of Kazakhstan; history of Kazakhstan of the Soviet period.

 

Pertaining to the Institute are also the Archives of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic.

 

The Institute is virtually a leading scientific and research centre of the historic science in Kazakhstan.

Essential content of its activities consists in an in-depth comprehensive elaboration of fundamental studies in the history, anthropology and ethnology of the Kazakh nation. Just as topical for research are issues of historiography, historical demography, history of culture and science, ethnosociology.

 

Constituting the staff of the Institute are 2 Academicians and 3 Corresponding Members of the Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan and 28 Candidates of Sciences.


  • Institute of State and Law
    Founded in 1961 with the seat in Almaty.

 

Following are the departments that constitute the Institute: those of History of State and Law of Kazakhstan, theoretical problems of Law; problems of constitutional Law; civic-and legal relations; international relations and judicial Law.

 

Within the staff of the Institute are 2 Academicians, 3 Corresponding Members of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic, 7 Doctors and 17 Candidates of Sciences.


  • A.Kh. Margulan Institute of Archeology
    Founded in September 1991 on the basis of the Archeological Centre under the Chokan Valikhanov Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnography with the seat in Almaty.

 

The corresponding departments thereof are envolved in the following problems: medieval archeology; primeval archeology; archeological technology and a museum of archeology.

 

Active at the Institute of Archeology is 1 Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic, 5 Doctors and 12 Candidates of Sciences.


  • M.O. Auezov Institute of Literature and Arts
    It is founded in 1961 on the basis of the Institute of Language and Literature under the Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan with the seat in Almaty.

 

Thirteen is the number of departments functioning at the Institute: those of modern Kazakh literature; theory of literature and methodology of literature studies; Kazakh folklore; history of the Kazakh literature; Russian literature and corresponding interrelations; study of M.O.Auezov's literary legacy; musical art; modern folk arts; textological studies; publication and scientific research; study of Abay's literary legacy; storage, systematization and scientific description.

 

Within the staff of the Institute there work 2 Academicians and 4 Corresponding Members of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic, 14 Doctors and 29 Candidates of Sciences.


  • A. Baitursynov Institute of Linguistics
    E-mail : adm@kaztil.alma-ata.su
    Founded in 1961 on the basis of linguistic departments of the Institute of Language and Literature with the seat in Almaty.

 

It is engaged in elaboration of topical problems of Kazakh linguistics and Turkology.

Following are the departments functioning at the Institute: those of Grammar, Phonetics; Onomastics and Terminology; Ethno linguistics; Culture of Speech; History of the Kazakh language and dialectology; Applied linguistics.

 

1 Academician and 4 Corresponding Members of the Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan, 17 Doctors and 10 Candidates of Sciences work at the Institute.


  • Institute of Oriental Studies
    Founded on the basis of both the Institute of Uigur Studies and the Centre for Oriental Studies in November 1996 with the seat in Almaty.

 

It comprises 8 departments: those of Turkology, history and culture of the Orient; study of social-and- political problems; Korean studies with sections of Iranian and Chinese studies; ethnology and arts, history and source study; linguistics; study of literature.

 

Major trends in the activities of the Institute consist of the following: studies of international, political relations maintained between Kazakhstan and the countries of the Orient, history of diplomatic relations, interaction of cultures of various nations and their impact on ethnic processes; problems of social, economic and political development of the countries, comparability of the above specific nature with current processes in post-Soviet Central Asia and Kazakhstan; problems of comparative Oriental linguistics; development of the Uigur language and literature within the framework of spiritual values of Turkic nations; social and cultural processes ongoing in the Xinjang-Uigur Autonomous Region (the People's Republic of China) within the context of further extension of Kazakhstani-Chinese relations. The Institute's staff includes 9 Doctors and 37 Candidates of Sciences.


  • Scientific and Cultural Centre "Auezov's House"
    Since 1963 the entity was functioning as a literary memorial House of M. Auezov and as a separate department under the M.O. Auezov Institute of Literature and Art.

 

In 1996 it was transformed into a Scientific and Cultural Centre " Mukhtar Auezov' House". The Centre is a scientific-research and cultural-and-instructive institution as well as a state-owned depository of literary memorial monuments of the museum (memorial) fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

 

Essential activity of the Centre centers around studying and popularizing M.O. Auezov's creative legacy. The Centre has issued collections of M.O.Auezov's works in 12 and 20 volumes in the Kazakh and in 5 volumes - in the Russian languages.

 

The staff of the Centre with its seat in Almaty numbers 5 Candidates of Sciences.

Department of Agricultural Sciences

National Centre for Agricultural Research

 

  1. Kazakh Scientific-Research Institute of Grain and Products of Procession thereof
    Founded in 1953 with its seat in Akmola.

 

At present it constitutes a part of the National Academic Centre of Agrarian Research under the Ministry of Science - Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Besides it is the major branch research entity of the Republic which deals with issues of improving the equipment and technologies of harvesting, post harvesting treatment, storage and processing of grain.

 

Cardinal mission of the Institute is implementation of fundamental and applied research aimed at acceleration of scientific and technological progress in the field of grain-processing and all possible promotion of effective application of the achievements of science and technique in actual practice.

 

Following are basic trends of the Institute activities:

 

  • elaboration and modernization of systems and technological devices for receipt, deployment, post-harvesting treatment and optimum use of grain and grain products;
  • study and improvement in processes of quantitative and qualitative stock-taking of grain at the grain-procuring enterprises. Working up and modernization of techniques and means of assessing the quality of grain, of technological and nutritional values thereof;
  • study into the process of drying, working out technological techniques and schemes of drying and grain-drying equipment;
  • designing equipment intended for comprehensive mechanization of labour-consuming processes in grain-storage facilities of various types, modernization of materials-handling machines for loose materials;
  • modernization of the available and designing of new modifications of the equipment for grain processing. Engineering of non-standard milling machinery, cereals-making plants and low-productivity mills of agricultural enterprises of various forms of business property;
  • research into and working out techniques of identifying microbiological contamination of grain in process of reception and storage thereof.

 

  1. Kazakh Water Management Research Institute
    Founded in 1950 with the seat in Taraz (former Zhambyl).
  2. Kazakh Research Institute of Economics and Organization of an Agroindustrial Complex
    Founded in 1934 with the seat in Almaty.
  3. Kazakh Research Institute of Veterinary Science
    Founded in1925 with the seat in Almaty.
  4. Kazakh Scientific-Research Institute of Sheep-breeding
    Founded in 1933 with the seat in the village of Mynbayevo (Jambyl district of Almaty region).
  5. Kazakh Scientific-Research Institute of Fodder Production and Pastures
    Founded in 1969 with the seat in Almaty.
  6. Kazakh Scientific-Research Institute of Mechanization and Electrification of Agriculture
    Founded in 1978 with the seat in Almaty.
  7. Kazakh Scientific-Research Institute of Food Industry
    Founded in 1993 with the seat in Almaty.
  8. Kazakh Scientific-Research Institute of Fruit-growing and Vineculture
    Founded in 1978 with the seat in Almaty.
  9. Institute of Physiology, Genetics and Bioengineering of Plants
    Website : http://genetic.ricc.kz
    E-mail : adm@ippgb.academ.alma-ata.su
    Founded in 1993 with the seat in Almaty.
  10. Scientific Experimental Centre for Biotechnology and Reproduction of Animals
    Founded in 1946 with the seat in Almaty.
  11. Agrarian Research Institute
    Founded in 1958 with the seat in the settlement of Gvardeisky (Korday district of Jambyl region).
  12. Kazakh Scientific-Research Institute of Astrakhan Sheep-breeding
    Founded in 1962 with the seat in Shymkent.
  13. Kazakh Scientific-Research Institute of Plant Protection
    Founded in 1958 with the seat in the settlement of Rakhat (Almaty region).
  14. Kazakh Scientific-Research Institute of Potato- and Vegetable-growing
    Founded in 1945 with the seat in the settlement of Kainar (Kaskelen destrict of Almaty region).
  15. Kazakh Scientific-Research Technological Institute of Cattle-breeding
    Founded in 1974 with the seat in the settlement of Tausamaly (Kaskelen district of Almaty region).
  16. U.U. Uspanov Institute of Soil Science
    Founded in 1945 with the seat in Almaty.
  17. V.P. Williams Kazakh Scientific-Research Institute of Farming
    E-mail : iskakov@kazagri.almaty.kz
    Founded in 1934 with the seat in the settlement of Almalykbak (Almaty region).
  18. A.I. Barayev Order of the Red Banner of Labour Scientific-Research Institute of Grain Farming
    Founded in 1956 with the seat in the settlement of Shortandy (Akmola region).
  19. Kazakh Scientific-Research Institute of Forestry and Agroforest Melioration
    Founded in 1957 with the seat in the city of Schuchinsk (Kokshetau region).
  20. Kazakh Scientific-Research Institute of Pisciculture
    Founded in 1958 with the seat in Almaty.
  21. Kazakh Meat-and-Fairy Products Research Institute
    Founded in 1958 with the seat in Semipalatinsk.
  22. Kazakh Poultry Farming Research Institute
    Founded in 1992 with the seat in the settlement "50 years of Kazakhstan" (Almaty region).
  23. Kazakh Research Technological Institute of Operation and Maintenance of Agricultural Machinery
    Founded in 1962 with the seat in the city of Alekseevka (Akmola region).
  24. Karagandy Research Institute of Agriculture (of state farm type)
    Founded in 1937, with the seat in the settlement of Tsentralnoye (Telman district of Karagandy region).
  25. Northern Research Institute of Cattle-breeding and Veterinary
    Founded in 1962 with the seat in the settlement of Bishkul (Bishkul district of North Kazakhstan region).
  26. Taldykorgan Research Institute of Agriculture
    Founded in 1992 with the seat in Taldykorgan (Almaty region).
  27. Pavlodar Research Institute of Agriculture
    Founded in 1993 with the seat in the vallage of Krasnoarmeika (Pavlodar region).
  28. Kostanai Research Institute of Agriculture
    Founded in 1984 with the seat in Kostanay region .
  29. South-Kazakhstan Research Institute of Agriculture
    Founded in 1988 with the seat in Sairam district (South-Kazakhstan region).
  30. Transaral (Priaralsky) Research Institute of Agroecology and Agriculture
    Founded in 1995 with the seat in Kzylorda.
  31. Atyrau Research Institute of Agriculture
    Founded in 1995 with the seat in Atyrau.
  32. Tselinny Research Institute of Mechanization and Electrification of Agriculture
    Founded in 1962 with the seat in Kostanay.
  33. Kokshetau Research Institute of Agriculture
    Founded in 1984 with the seat in the village of Chaglinka (Zerenda district of North Kazakhstan region).
  34. Central Laboratory of Biological Control, Certification and Preclinical Tests
    Founded in 1997 with the seat in Almaty.
Central Kazakhstan Department (the city of Karagandy)
  • Institute of Organic Synthesis and Carbon Chemistry
    (incorporated in the Department of Chemical Engineering)
    Founded in 1983 with the seat in Karagandy.
  • Institute of Phytochemistry
    (incorporated in the Department of Chemical Engineering)
    E-mail : kms@phyto.karaganda.su
    Founded in April, 1995 with the seat in Karagandy.
  • Chemical and Metallurgical Institute
    (incorporated in the Research Centre for Integrated Processing of Mineral Raw Materials)
    Founded in 1958 with the seat in Karagandy.
  • Institute for Comprehensive Development of Mineral Wealth
    (incorporated in Research Centre for Integrated Processing of Mineral Raw materials)
    Founded in 1991 with the seat in Karagandy.
  • Institute of Physiology and Hygiene of Labour
    (incorporated in the Department of Medical and Biological Sciences)
    Founded in 1958 with the seat in Karagandy.
  • Institute of Market Economy
    Founded in 1996 with the seat in Karagandy.
  • Joint-Stock Company "Kazchermetavtomatika"
    Founded in 1963 with the seat in Karagandy.

 

 
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