Gulfiya Kuchumova Appointed Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at MNU

Gulfiya Kuchumova has been appointed Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at Maqsut Narikbayev University. She will assume her new position on September 1 this year.

Gulfiya Kuchumova holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Humanities with a specialization in English from M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University and a PhD in Education from Nazarbayev University. In 2017, she completed a research fellowship at the University of Cambridge. She has 20 years of experience in the field of education.

Gulfiya Kuchumova began her career in 2006 as a lecturer at the Department of Germanic Philology at M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University. From 2012 to 2018, she worked at MNU, where she held the positions of lecturer, project manager, and Vice Dean of the Higher School of General Education and Language Training. From 2018 to 2021, she served as a research fellow at the Graduate School of Education at Nazarbayev University. In 2021, she rejoined the MNU team as a Professor at the School of Liberal Arts.

Gulfiya Kuchumova is fluent in Kazakh, Russian, and English. Her research and publications on education development have been widely featured in prestigious Kazakhstani and international academic publications. She is also a recipient of the Nailya Bazanova Award, established to recognize outstanding women scientists in Kazakhstan.

Maqsut Narikbayev University congratulates Gulfiya Zhasulanovna on her appointment and wishes her every success in her new role!