Abai Research Institute

Main types of work:

- conducting research, creative, translation, scientific and methodological work;

- implementing the results of scientific and scientific-methodological work in the educational process;

- training postgraduate specialists;

- publishing and applying the results of scientific work in practice;

- provision of scientific, methodological and consulting services;

- publication of thematic collections of scientific works, conference materials and conferences, symposiums;

- editing and submission for publication of scientific works, literary works and translated texts;

- philological expertise and evaluation of texts;

- holding seminars, meetings, exhibitions, fairs;

- commercialisation of the institute's intellectual products;

- advanced training and retraining of specialists in the fields of scientific, creative, translation, theory and practice of educational activities;

- performing other work not prohibited by law in accordance with the objectives of scientific research.

Areas of activity:

- Abai studies;

- Kazakh literature;

- Kazakh philology;

- Russian literature;

- Russian philology;

- Literary theory and folklore studies;

- Literary creativity and artistic translation;

- World literature;

- Interdisciplinary research in the humanities and social sciences.

Main tasks:

- prioritising the development of fundamental research as the basis for creating new knowledge, mastering new technologies, and forming and developing scientific schools in the most important areas of scientific development;

- participating in funded scientific research in the humanities and social sciences;

- participation in intergovernmental and international scientific programmes in relevant areas;

- coordination and implementation of proactive scientific research;

- training of scientific and teaching staff and specialists in postgraduate education programmes based on the latest achievements in science and education;

- development of theoretical and methodological foundations for studying Abai's creative heritage at the intersection of literary studies, linguistics, cultural studies, history, pedagogy, jurisprudence, philosophy, sociology, and political science;

- assess current issues in the theory and history of Kazakh literature from ancient times to the present day from the perspective of Abay's aesthetic, ethical and philosophical views;

- comprehend issues surrounding the perception of Abay's work in countries near and far abroad;

- differentiate between the theory and history of the modern Kazakh literary language;

- study the problems of the theory and practice of literary translation and translation studies, literary comparativistics;

- consider current issues in the theory and history of Kazakh literature and the process of literary creativity in the context of world literature.

Fundamental research projects financed from the state budget:

1. 3976/GF4 Interdisciplinary study of the creative heritage of Abai Kunanbayev (2015-2017). Funding from the state grant amounted to 21 million tenge. Project manager – Zh. Dadebaev. 
2. AP08855683 Scientific foundations and theoretical mechanisms of knowledge, understanding and application of Abay's teachings (2020-2022: 27 months). State grant funding amounted to 27 million tenge. Project manager – Zh. Dadebaev.