Scientific direction
Biology teaching methodology
International Experience
- Visiting Scholar at Michigan State University, USA, internship "Pedagogical Innovations for University Instructors" (May 2022 – March 2023). MSU certificates: Overview Human Research Protection (June 17, 2022); Ethics and Regulations in Human Research (June 25, 2022)
- Representative of Ualikhanov University, Kazakhstan, at the STEP Partners Meeting & Professional Development Design Workshop, Bangkok, Thailand (July 2023)
- Working Group member of the project Strengthening Teachers Educational Program (STEP) among 5 countries (Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Kazakhstan) (January 2024 – August 2025)
- Representative of Ualikhanov University, Kazakhstan, at the 4th Integrated STEM Leadership Summit in Asia: Navigating the AI Revolution: Equipping Asia's Workforce and Learners for the Future, and the STEP Partners Meeting & Professional Development Design Workshop, Bangkok, Thailand (June 2024)
- Speaker at the SEA-TEP Partners Meeting and Professional Development Workshop, SEAMEO STEM-ED, Penang, Malaysia (November 2024)
- Representative of Ualikhanov University, Kazakhstan, at the SEA-TEP Final Sharing, held in conjunction with ThaiCER 2025: The Education for the Future, Bangkok, Thailand (August 2025)
Scholarships & Awards
- International Bolashak Scholarship of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (program "Scientific Internships for 500 Scientists": 500 recipients selected from 2,500 applicants) – December 2021
- Letter of Gratitude from the akim of the Akmola region Yermek Marzhikpayev for the contribution to education and science in the region and to the upbringing of the younger generation – April 2023
- Gratitude from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan for honorable work and honest service in advancing education and science – April 2024
- STEP grant-funded project (Caravan of Knowledge / SEAMEO STEM-ED, funded by Chevron U.S.A. Inc.), working group member – January 2024 – August 2025
Number of works
8 works (articles and conference proceedings – 4; educational and methodological complexes – 3; methodological guide – 1)
The main scientific publications for the last 5 years 2019-2024:
- Shakirzhanova I.S., Maymakova D.B., Kazhibayeva A.Y. – The role of distance learning in the educational system. International scientific-practical conference THE LATEST ACHIEVEMENTS OF EUROPEAN SCIENCE – 2021, Sofia, Bulgaria, June 2021.
- Babenko O.N., Kazhibayeva A.E. Zoology: Educational and Methodological Complex (in Russian). – Kokshetau: Sh. Ualikhanov KSU, 2021. – 295 p.
- Babenko O.N., Kazhibayeva A.E. Zoology: Educational and Methodological Complex of the Discipline. – Kokshetau: Sh. Ualikhanov KSU, 2021. – 261 p.
- Babenko O.N., Kazhibayeva A.E. Making of Visual Aids in Biology. – Kokshetau: Sh. Ualikhanov KSU, 2021. – 181 p.
- Kazhibayeva A.Y. – Implementing IMAGEJ software for measuring microscopic units of natural objects in laboratory class. Materials of the III Republican Pedagogical Conference (Forum) with international participation "Science and education – the intellectual potential of the nation", Kokshetau, Kazakhstan, April 2024 (Certificate).
- Kazhibayeva A.Y. – The Impact of Teaching Quality and Academic Workload on Student Well-Being. Materials of the IV Republican Pedagogical Forum with International Participation "Joint Efforts of Family, School, University, and Public Institutions: Educating and Developing a Harmonious Personality", Kokshetau, Kazakhstan, March 2025 (Certificate).
- Yeskendirova A.A., Kazhibayeva A.Y., Ponomarenko O.V., Saiynov D.S. – "Guide for Teachers: Teaching Natural Science Subjects Using the CER Method" (in Kazakh). Registered in the Registry of Copyrighted Objects, registration No. 61330, August 11, 2025.
- Kyzdarbekova G., Kornilova A., Bazarbaeva S., Shamshualieva E., Kuznetsova M., Kazhibayeva A., Tynykulov M., Sharipova B. – Antimicrobial activity of natural compounds against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Effects on viability and resistance expression // Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences. – 2026. – Vol. 24, No. 2. – P. 343–351. https://doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S345574