Employees of the Department of World History and External Relations
- Kalybekova Manara Chaltenovna – the division head, leading researcher, candidate of historical sciences. Author of 140 publications, among them 3 monographs and 2 manuals, co-author of 10 collective works (4 monographs, 1 international; 1 textbook, 3 collections of works, 1 documents sets) and 2 international monographs (Lithuania, Poland)
- Kassymova Didar Beisengalievna – leading researcher, candidate of historical sciences. Sphere of research interests: history of Kazakhstan (soviet and post-soviet periods), international relations.
- Kubeev Rustem Jaulubay uly – researcher, master of humanities. Sphere of research interests: western (English language) historiography, nation building issues, traditional society modernization, traditions and traditionalism, identity.
- Bolatkhan Aliya– researcher. Sphere of research interests: social history and anthropology, everyday history (soviet period).
- Moryakova Malika Temirkhanovna – researcher, master of humanities. Sphere of research interests: Kazakh-Mogul relations, nomadism in the Turkish historiography.
- Kochiev Elnur Rafik-ogly–junior researcher, master of international relations. Sphere of research interests: political reprisals in Central Asia, deportations of people in the USSR.