Research Studies Institute
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND LEGAL RESEARCHES
The Research Institute of Economic and Legal Studies was formed by Order of the Rector of the Karaganda Economic University of Kazpotrebsoyuz No. 42/1-p dated October 1, 2010.
The purpose of the scientific research institute of ELS is the integration of scientific activity and the educational process at all levels of higher and postgraduate education, improving the quality of fundamental and applied research in the field of economics and law.
The main objectives of the research institute of ELS:
- increasing the level of scientific content of the educational activities of the university, the quality of training of graduates;
- high-quality implementation of research work and participation in regional and republican research programs in economic and legal areas with the involvement of the scientific potential of the leading departments of the university;
- improving the organization of research activities of the teaching staff, undergraduates and university students and the implementation of their scientific achievements, scientific and pedagogical experience;
- establishing cooperation with related research institutions of Kazakhstan and foreign countries, for the successful implementation of work on complex problems, as well as for testing the results of scientific research;
- intensification of scientific activity of the university faculty through the involvement of international, interuniversity and university conferences, round tables, scientific seminars on pressing problems of economics and law with the invitation of leading scientists and the public;
- improving the quality of scientific publications, providing the possibility of publication in journals with a high impact factor.
The main functions of the research institute of ELS:
- legislative activity (participation in working groups on the development and discussion of draft laws and other regulatory legal acts);
- expert legal activity (preparation of expert legal opinions on draft laws of other regulatory legal acts, as well as legal examination of existing laws and other regulatory legal acts);
- monitoring and comparative legal research of regulatory legal acts;
- theoretical and applied research on current issues of social and economic development, lawmaking and lawmaking;
- promoting the legal skills of public servants;
- publishing (publication of scientific and practical commentary on legislation, periodicals, collections of scientific articles, scientific information, scientific, practical, educational, monographic and other works on pressing problems of economics and law);
- study of the problems of the effectiveness of law and enforcement, the causes and conditions conducive to the commission of offenses;
- legal support of economic activity (law and economics);
- development of legal means to ensure market conditions in the economy;
- research and analysis of the ratio of private and public interests in the legal regulation of economic processes and the development of proposals;
- fundamental and applied research;
- participation in the development and implementation of legal support for investment and other social projects;
- organization and holding of conferences, symposia and other forums;
- organization and holding of cultural events;
- preparation of analytical and methodological materials;
- participation in tenders and competitions for the development of scientific-applied and contractual research;
- participation in tenders of the Ministry of Education and Science for the development of textbooks, monographs, textbooks on economic and legal specialties;
- search and development of joint programs and projects on pressing issues of science, education and practice;
- search and development of joint programs to update the legal support of the customs union in the framework of agreements concluded with universities of the countries of the union;
- development and conclusion of agreements and agreements on cooperation with leading universities of countries near and far abroad.
Completed fundamental scientific research conducted by the Research Institute of Economic and Legal Research under grants from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan:
- Under Agreement No. 267 dated November 12, 2020, with the State Institution "Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan," the fundamental scientific study "A Situational Approach to Improving the Effectiveness of Combating Terrorist and Extremist Offenses and Crimes" was completed. Implementation period: 27 months (October 2020 – December 2022). Supervisor: Chief Researcher of the Research Institute of EPI of the KarU Kazpotrebsoyuz, Doctor of Law, Professor B.M. Nurgaliev. (Research Institute contractors: T.A. Khanov, A.V. Bashirov, T.N. Pupysheva, and D.O. Inerbaeva). The project was successfully completed and approved by the National Scientific Council.
- Under Agreement No. 222/2325 dated August 3, 2023, with the State Institution Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, grant-funded research has been completed. Implementation period: 2023-2025.
- "Criminal-legal and criminological measures to ensure safety during mining or construction work" - IRN API9675171. Supervisor: Head of the Legal Research Laboratory of the Research Institute of EPI KarU Kazpotrebsoyuz, Doctor of Law, Professor K.A. Bakishev.
- "Innovative Model for Improving Student Research Work in Universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan" - IRN AR 19676691. Supervisor: Head of the Innovative and Educational Technologies Laboratory of the Research Institute of EPI KarU Kazpotrebsoyuz, Candidate of Engineering Sciences A.V. Bashirov.
Projects successfully completed. Approved by the National Supervisory Council.
Current fundamental scientific research conducted by the Research Institute of of Economic and Legal Research under grants from the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan:
- Under Agreement No. 154 KMU-25-27 dated June 2, 2025, with the State Institution "Science Committee" of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, scientific research is being conducted with grant funding for young scientists. Implementation period: 2025-2027.
- Protection of flora and fauna of Kazakhstan: problems of combating poaching and their solutions – IRN AP27510473. Supervisor: Senior Researcher at the Research Institute of EPI of the KarU Kazpotrebsoyuz, PhD Sadvakassova A.T.
- Under Agreement No. 289/25-27 GF dated September 29, 2025, with the State Institution "Science Committee" of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, scientific research with grant funding is being conducted. Implementation period: 2025-2027.
- Modernization of cybercrime investigation mechanisms in the Republic of Kazakhstan – IRN AP26198915. Supervisor: Chief Researcher, Research Institute of Cybercrime, KarU Kazpotrebsoyuz, Doctor of Law, Professor K.S. Lakbayev.
Initiative research projects:
Completed:
- Use of information technology in natural science and humanitarian applications. Implementation period: 2017–2019. Supervisor: A.V. Bashirov.
- Prevention, detection, and investigation of juvenile crimes (Criminological, criminal law, and criminal procedural aspects). Implementation period: February 2018 – December 2020. Supervisor: A.D. Shaimukhanov.
- Analytical research and development of a software package for modeling and predicting the properties and parameters of nonlinear electro-optical and electrical components for quantum electronics, optoelectronics, and laser technology. Project duration: February 2020 – December 2022. Supervisor: V.A. Kalytka.
- Organization of university student research work. Project duration: February 2020 – December 2022. Supervisor: T.A. Khanov.
- Comprehensive measures to counter terrorism and extremism in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Project duration: February 2023 – December 2025. Supervisor: T.A. Khanov.
Projects being implemented:
- Criminal law and criminal procedural aspects of countering criminal offenses committed through the use of the internet. Registration No. 0125RKI0045. Implementation period: February 2024 – December 2026. Supervisor: A.T. Sadvakassova.
- The concept of human resources management in the hotel industry. Registration No. 0124RKI0219. Implementation period: February 2024 – December 2026. Supervisor: N.D. Kenzhebekov.
Research Institute staff:
- Director of the Research Institute of ELS - Talgat Akhmatzievich Khanov
- Head of the Legal Research Laboratory – Kairat Alikhanovich Bakishev
- Head of the Socioeconomic Research Laboratory – Nurzhan Dosovich Kenzhebekov
- Head of the Innovative and Scientific-Educational Technologies Laboratory – Aleksandr Vitalievich Bashirov
- Chief Researcher – Bakhyt Moldatyaevich Nurgaliev
- Chief Researcher – Dinara Rakhmangaziyevna Sikhimbaeva
- Chief Researcher – Akhmetkali Dyusetaevich Shaimukhanov
- Chief Researcher – Kanat Sametovich Lakbaev
- Leading Researcher – Eset Zhumisbekovich Esengaraev
- Leading Researcher – Alikzhan Khalelovich Fetkulov
- Leading Researcher – Valery Aleksandrovich Kalytka (part-time)
- Leading Researcher – Aleksey Anatolyevich Kalinin (part-time)
- Senior Researcher –Adel Talgatovna Sadvakassova
Information about research Institute employees
Also the Research Institute of Economic and Legal Studies of Karaganda University of Kazpotrebsoyuz is engaged in scientific-research projects, information about which is detailed in the section « Research Projects»
