PhD of Pedagogical Sciences Gulmira Saifutdinova
About me
Gulmira Saparbekovna Saifutdinova was born in the Russian Federation and later relocated to her historical homeland, the Republic of Kazakhstan, where she currently lives and works with her family. She is a mother of two children—a son and a daughter.
She currently holds the position of Head of the Information Support Department at Zhangir Khan West Kazakhstan Agrarian and Technical University and holds the academic degree of Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences. Her professional activities are related to information support of higher education, digital transformation of academic processes, and interdisciplinary integration of engineering and natural science disciplines.
Alongside her administrative and teaching activities, she is actively engaged in scientific and project-based research. One of her key initiatives focuses on women in STEM, aiming to promote gender equality, strengthen women’s leadership, and expand access to education and scientific careers, particularly in developing countries.
Her research interests include engineering pedagogy, interdisciplinary physics, alternative energy, biophysics, computer science, and the development of creative and research competencies of future engineers. Through her scientific publications, international internships, and professional activities, she contributes to the advancement of innovative education and the formation of an inclusive academic environment.
Gulmira Saparbekovna Saifutdinova, born on May 20, 1984, is a physicist and a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan. She was born in the Russian Federation and later relocated to her historical homeland, Kazakhstan, where she currently lives and works with her family. She is a mother of two children—a son and a daughter.
She currently serves as Head of the Information Support Department at Zhangir Khan West Kazakhstan Agrarian and Technical University and holds the academic degree of Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences. Her professional work focuses on information support of higher education, digital transformation of academic processes, and interdisciplinary integration of engineering and natural science disciplines, with a strong emphasis on physics.
Alongside her academic and administrative activities, she is actively engaged in scientific, educational, and social projects. Within the framework of a women’s leadership project, she is preparing educational and developmental programs aimed at building entrepreneurial, language, creative, and psychological–pedagogical skills among women, fostering their professional independence and leadership capacity.
Her research and social interests also include emotional intelligence development, prevention of violence, and combating gender inequality, particularly in educational and professional environments. She consistently advocates for inclusive, safe, and equitable academic spaces for women and girls in developing countries.
She has developed an adaptive educational program for inclusive education in physics, designed to take into account the individual abilities of learners and to ensure equal access to high-quality STEM education for students with diverse educational needs.
Her research interests include engineering pedagogy, interdisciplinary physics, alternative energy, biophysics, computer science, and the development of creative and research competencies of future engineers.
She is a holder of the international Bolashak Scholarship under the “500 Scholars” program and completed an international internship from May 1 to July 31, 2025 at Rutgers University (USA) in the field of Interdisciplinary Physics on the topic:
“Creative Technologies in Engineering: Application of Physics in Real Projects of Future Engineers in the USA.”
In addition, she completed an internship at the International Academy of Management and Technologies (INTAMT) in Düsseldorf, Germany (2013) on the topic:
“Innovative Teaching Methods and Technologies in German Universities.”
Through her academic research, international experience, inclusive educational initiatives, and advocacy for gender equality, she contributes to the development of innovative, socially responsible, and human-centered education systems.
on the theme: Modern creativity techniques in the
professional education of future engineers.
2. Saifutdinova G.S. Cyber virtual environment as a
pedagogical condition for the formation of future engineers,
creativity / G.S. Saifutdinova, S.A. Sadykova //
PEDAGOGICS AND PSYCHOLOGY: - 2023. - №1(54). -
Р.198-208.
DOI 10.51889/2077-6861.2023.1.30.020
3. Saifutdinova G.S. Ethicizing scientific activity and moral
evolution of future engineers in the digitization era / S. A.
Sadykova // Vestnik KAZNPU named after Abay. Series
"Pedagogical Sciences" - 2022. - № 2(74) - С. 53-56.
4. Saifutdinova G.S. Educational options of science and
research in developing the creativity of an engineering
student / G.S. Saifutdinova, S.A. Sadykova // PEDAGOGICS
AND PSYCHOLOGY: - 2022. - №4(53). - Р.235-244.
DOI 10.51889/7267.2022.67.51.005
5. Saifutdinova G.S. POSSIBILITIES OF SCIENTIFIC
SEARCH IN FORMING THE CREATIVITY OF A FUTURE
ENGINEER, RPGE-UNESP(h) - Revista on line de Politica e
Gestao Educacional, v.25, esp.5
(ISSN15199029- Brazil-WoS)