About the department
It was established on August 1, 2014.
Participates in the implementation of educational programs on postgraduate and additional education.
The department implements training programs on language subjects (Kazakh, Russian, English, German) within the main component of the cycle of main subjects of the higher educational institution for all directions and specialties of the master's and doctoral studies at the level of postgraduate education.
Intensive language courses are organized annually by the department in order to meet the educational needs of military servicemen on the development of speech skills at the level of additional education. Two cycles of an intensive English language course with a duration of 5 months will be held for students to go abroad for further education and to fulfill their duties within the framework of the international obligations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as United Nations reconciliation missions. Intensive courses of Kazakh and Russian languages for foreign military personnel are held individually and in order to prepare students for further studies in the NDU master's program.
With the initiative and organization of the Department, for the first time in the history of the Armed Forces of independent Kazakhstan within the framework of bilateral cooperation:
- From 2019, Russian language courses have been held for foreign servicemen at the request of one defense department from partner countries;
- From 2020, English language teachers will receive professional development courses (Cambridge TKT Modules 1, 2, 3, TKT CLIL, Pre-CELTA, Textbook Design and Development including) 67 educational places were allocated;
- From 2021, within the framework of academic mobility, teachers from the Republic of India will teach English at the university;
- From 2023, an intensive Turkish language course have been held for Armed Forces of Kazakhstan military personnel together with the Turkish Embassy;
- In August 2024, a project to equip language classrooms with interactive touch panels equivalent to modern interactive whiteboards was completed by the Indian program of ITEC; In 2025, the collective of authors among international higher educational institutions International House and Peacekeeping English Project jointly completed work on an English language textbook with an enhanced interdisciplinary component that meets the requirements of the Pan-European Language Competence Framework.
- From 2025, at the request of the defense departments of partner countries, intensive Kazakh language courses for foreign military personnel (CEFR A1, A2, B1, B2) is held.
Heads of the department:
2014-2016 – Armed Forces of Kazakhstan employee Abilmazhinova Mayra Shomatovna;
2016-2017 - Colonel Shapiev Manel Moldasanovich;
2018-2019 - Colonel Zhakupov Ruslan Bazarbekovich.