The Department of Pedagogical Education was established by Order No. 01-372 of the University Rector dated October 3, 2024. The department is one of the main educational and scientific units of the university and is engaged in training qualified specialists in the field of national ideology, fundamentals of spirituality, and legal education, as well as conducting research activities and organizing academic and methodological work.
In the current academic year, 1,533 undergraduate students are enrolled in the “National Ideology, Fundamentals of Spirituality and Legal Education” program (196 full-time, 302 part-time), along with 35 master’s students.
In the 2025/2026 academic year, the department employs 27 full-time faculty members and about 7 part-time instructors, including 5 Doctors of Science and around 12 Candidates of Science. In the previous academic year, 2 foreign professors were involved in the educational process. In addition, the department has 7 doctoral students and 20 independent researchers.
Over the past 4 years, the department’s faculty and researchers have published more than 150 scientific works, including 3 textbooks, 9 teaching manuals, 2 monographs, and over 100 articles in leading national and international journals.
Currently, cooperation memoranda have been signed with the Republican Center for Spirituality and Enlightenment.
The department operates student clubs such as “Young Pedagogues” and “Young Promoters of Spirituality,” which play an important role in strengthening students’ theoretical knowledge with practical skills. More than 60 students are members of these clubs, enhancing their professional qualifications through internships in judicial bodies during their free time and summer vacations.
Currently, the department is headed by Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences F.A. Babashev.
