History:

The Department of Organic Chemistry and Polymers was established in 1972 when the Karaganda State Pedagogical Institute was transformed into the Karaganda University.

Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor E.K. Gafurov was elected the first head of the department.

In the early years, the staff of the department consisted of 6 people: head of the department, Associate Professor E.K. Gafurov, PhD, Associate Professor Kazantsev, senior lecturer Vyugova A.I., teachers Aksartov M.M., Ibraev M.I. and Ermaganbetov B.T.

The first graduate students of the department were Li M.L., Dosmukhambetova K.K., Zhubekova M.N., Litovchenko L.I., Aksartov M.M., Ermaganbetov B.T., Ibraev M.I., Meiramov M.G., Kenzhetaeva A.M.

In 1977, the department was headed by Candidate of Chemical Sciences, associate Professor Kazantsev A.V., who defended his doctoral thesis at the University of Rostov-on-Don in 1975.

In the period from 1993 to 2000, the department was headed by Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor O. Kurmanaliev, who made a significant contribution to the development of the Department and the Faculty of Chemistry.

In September 1994, the department was renamed the Department of Organic Chemistry and Polymers.

From 2000 to 2001, the head of the department was M.J. Burkeev, PhD, Associate Professor, who defended his doctoral thesis in 2003.

From January 2002 to 2020, the head of the department was Dr. Salkeeva L.K., who defended her doctoral thesis in November 2002.

In 1972, laboratories of carboranes (Kazantsev A.V.) and synthesis and research of organophosphorus compounds (Gafurov E.G.) were opened.

In 1974, Professor Kurmanaliev O.Sh. opened a laboratory for the synthesis and research of monomers and polymers.

In 1978, the laboratory of acetylene compounds (Li M.L.) was opened.

In 1993, with the arrival of the Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Merkhatuly N., the laboratory of chemistry of natural compounds was organized.

In 2000, Professor M.J. Burkev opened the laboratory "Physico-chemical research methods".

In 2011, the laboratory of Professor E.M. Tazhbaev "Chemical Materials Science" was opened.

In 2016, the Laboratory of Thermodynamics and thermochemistry of polymerization and polycondensation processes was opened by Professor M.J. Burkev.

During the 50 years of the life of the university and the department, the leading teachers were associate professors Vyugova A.I., Ibraev M.I., Ermaganbetov B.T., Aksartov M.M.

Since the beginning of the 80s, the department has been replenished with candidates of sciences: Li M.L., Shustova T.V., doctors of Sciences Kurmanaliev O.Sh., Merkhatuly N.

And since the beginning of the 2000s, the department has been gradually updated and consists of: Doctors of Chemical Sciences, professors Burkeev M.Zh., Salkeeva L.K., Tazhbaev E.M., Ph.D., professors Kenzhetaeva S.O., Omasheva A.V., Nurmaganbetova M.T., Zhumagalieva T.S., Kazhmuratov A.T., Ph.D., associate professors Sugralina L.M., Minaeva E.V., Zhakupbekova E.Zh., Kasenov R.Z., Karimova B.N., PhD, assistant professors Panshin S.Yu., Kadirberlin G.M., as well as PhD doctors Japarova L.Zh., Burkeeva G.K., Tayshibekov E.K., Khamitova T.O., senior teachers Topaeva S.K., Tolepbek I.S., Satpayeva Zh.B., Aikynbaeva G.M., Zhortarova A.A., Mukabylova A.O., teachers Esenbayeva K.K., Sadvakasova L.E., Bulyash Zh., Tajibai A.M., Seitzhan R.S., Uaidilda A.O., Nasihatuly E.

Students:

There is a noticeable increase in the number of students at the department. Over the past five years, the contingent has increased by one and a half times, especially for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology program. More than half of the department's students study under an educational grant. The department trains foreign citizens from China, Mongolia and Uzbekistan, as well as representatives of other regions of Kazakhstan.
Employment opportunities:
The employment rate of graduates in the department is 80-100% in various programs.

Teachers:

Currently, the department is provided with highly qualified teaching staff with basic education, represented by 3 Doctors of Sciences, 12 candidates of Sciences, 2 PhD doctors, 11 Masters of Sciences.
In addition, many teachers of the department are holders of the republican title "The best University teacher": Doctors of Chemical Sciences, Professor Salkeeva L.K. and Professor Tazhbaev E.M.; candidates of Chemical Sciences, Professors Kenzhetaeva S.O., Omasheva A.V. and Zhumagalieva T.S.; candidates of Chemical Sciences, associate Professors Sugralina L.M., Karimova B.N. and Minaeva E.V.; PhD, Associate Professor Burkeeva G.K..
Professor Tazhbaev E.M. is a corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Minaeva E.V., Burkeeva G.K. are holders of scholarships from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan for talented young scientists. Doctors and candidates of sciences of the department are holders of the nominal prize of Professor O. Kurmanaliev.
The department has educational laboratories: chemistry of organophosphorus and heterocyclic compounds, synthesis and research of physico-chemical properties of polymers, laboratory of nanomaterials.
All programs of the department have national accreditation and occupy worthy positions in the NAOKO and IQAA national ratings, according to which, in 2020, the educational program 6B07201 "Pharmaceutical Production Technology" took 1st and 2nd place in the Republic of Kazakhstan, respectively.
Academic mobility and internships:
Student Mantel A. completed the Master's degree program in interuniversity mobility "Erasmus Mundus". Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor Minaeva E.V. studied at the University of Warwick (Great Britain) under the Soros Foundation program. Undergraduate Kazgaliev A. completed a one-year master's degree at the Eindhoven University of Technology under the Erasmus Mundus program. Professor, Candidate of Chemical Sciences Kenzhetaeva S.O. completed a scientific internship at the Scientific Research Institute of Organic Chemistry in Irkutsk as part of the Bolashak international program. Assistant Professor, Candidate of Chemical Sciences, S.Y. Panshina. She studied for a master's degree at Tomsk Polytechnic University in accordance with the memorandum of university cooperation.
As part of the academic mobility program, students of the department study at Altai State University, Russia; M.Auezov South Kazakhstan University.

Partners:

The Department of Organic Chemistry and Polymers cooperates with various universities and research institutes. Among them are JSC "International Scientific and Production Holding "Phytochemistry", LLP "Institute of Organic Synthesis and Carbon Chemistry", Institute of Organoelement Compounds named after A.N. Nesmeyanov (Moscow, Russia), Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry named after A.E. Arbuzov KSC RAS (Kazan, Russia), Institute of High Molecular Compounds RAN (city Saint Petersburg, Russia), University of Warwick (Great Britain), Jacobs University of Bremen (Germany), Einhoven University of Technology (the Netherlands), National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University (Tomsk, Russia), National Research Tomsk State University (Tomsk, Russia), Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic), Altai State University (Barnaul, Russia).

Projects:

The research group, which began its scientific career under the leadership of Professors M.J. Burkeev and E.M. Tazhbaev, now under the leadership of Professor E.M. Tazhbaev, within the framework of cooperation with the Goethe Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology (Germany, Frankfurt am Main), conducts joint research towards the creation of polymer nanoparticles for the transport of medicines. Research is also continuing on the development and creation of a new generation of special-purpose engineering materials, initiated under the leadership of Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Professor M. Burkeev.
Synthesis and research of polymers based on polyester resins are carried out, the physics and mechanics of polymers are studied, research is conducted in the field of application of polymers and multicomponent polymer structures in medicine, agriculture and ecology.
The research group, led by Professor Salkeeva L.K., is engaged in research in the field of synthesis, chemical modification and investigation of practically significant properties of various phosphorylated derivatives based on heterocyclic compounds together with the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University (Tomsk, Russian Federation), National Research Tomsk State University (Tomsk, Russian Federation), Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic).
A research group led by Professor M.K. Ibraev is conducting research on the development of a new affordable class of fluorescent labels based on diazapentalenes, an important class of new organic fluorophores with tunable radiation wavelengths used in biological imaging sensors, sensors, lasers, and light-emitting devices.