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Information about the Institute for Philosophy, Political Science
and Religion Studies of Science Committee of the Ministry
of Education and Science оf the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Institute was established in February 1999 on the base of the Institute
for Philosophy and Law which established in 1958, that renamed to the Institute
for Philosophy in 1991. By the Kazakhstan Government’s resolution, the Institute
was renamed to Institute for Philosophy, Political Sciences and Religious Studies
in 31 May 2012.
The main objectives of the Institute as a public research institution are
conducting the philosophical view of the world, philosophical-methodological,
political, religious studies and sociological studies aimed at social-cultural and
sociopolitical development and strengthening the independence of Republic of
Kazakhstan, developing its intellectual and spiritual-moral potential.
Institute of Philosophy, Political Sciences and Religious Studies is a highly
skilled scientific research center. Institute has three key directions that define
its structure: philosophy, political sciences and religious studies. Currently,
scientific projects are conducted by 1 academician, 2 correspondent members
of the National Academy of Sciences of RK, 20 doctors of science, 8 candidates
of science, 4
PhD doctors, 12 PhD candidates, 5 undergraduates (within the
framework of the integration of science and education in the training of scientists
research institutes in cooperation with al-Farabi KazNU on basis of Gylym
Ordasy is being trained 5 PhD candidates and 5 undergraduates).
The Institute successfully conducted 24 research projects within financing
grants for 2012–2014 by Ministry of education and science on a priority of
«Intellectual potential of the country». This priority has its continuous in 5
projects (2015–2017). Also in the framework of «The people in the flow of
Нistory» Institute conducts research in the following areas of the project spiritual
life of Kazakhstan: tradition and modernity from al-Farabi to Abai (2014–2016)
research program «The role of religion in the historical, spiritual and cultural
development of Kazakhstan: Tradition and Modernity» (2014–2016), preparation
of textbooks on «The history of religions in present Kazakhstan» and «The
history of Islamic culture on the territory of present Kazakhstan» (2014–2015).
Institute also has the program «Values and ideals of independent Kazakhstan»
to implement the research plan of the Presidential Administration on scientific
support of «Strategy «Kazakhstan-2050».
At the Institute operates the scientific – expert Group of the Assembly of
People of Kazakhstan in Almaty, as well as consultative meetings of the Expert
Council of the Committee for Religious Affairs under the Ministry of Culture and
Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan are also held.