Алтынбасов Бахыт Омирханович
Bakhyt Altynbassov
Doctor of Education (University of Bristol, United Kingdom)
Leadership, Policy and Governance in Higher Education
Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor
Recipient of the “Best University Teacher of Kazakhstan – 2011” state award
Holder of the “Bolashak” International Scholarship
Date of Birth: August 22, 1975
Marital Status: Married (three children)
Phone: +7 778 495 2696, +44 770 760 25 27
Email: altynbasov@yandex.ru, B.Altynbassov@asu.edu.kz
Professional Experience
2015–2025 – Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Theory and History of State and Law, Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
2012–2015 – Director, S. Zimanov Research Center for Educational Legislation, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana.
2010–2012 – Head of the Department of Theory and History of State and Law, Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana.
2009–2010 – Deputy Dean for Research, Faculty of Law, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana.
2006–2009 – Senior Lecturer, Department of International Law, Ablai Khan Kazakh University of International Relations and World Languages, Almaty.
2004–2006 – Senior Lecturer, Department of Legal Support for Transport and Customs Activity, M. Tynyshpayev Kazakh Academy of Transport and Communications, Almaty.
2002–2004 – Lecturer, Department of State and Legal Disciplines, M.Kh. Dulaty Taraz State University, Taraz.
Education
2019–2024 – PhD in Educational Management, University of Bristol (United Kingdom).
Dissertation Title: Transforming Kazakhstan's Public Universities through the Implementation of a Corporate Governance Approach: Insights from Elite Interviews.
2016 – Awarded the academic title of Associate Professor by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan.
2008 – Awarded the scientific degree of Candidate of Legal Sciences by the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan.
2001–2002 – Master of Law (Civil and Civil Procedure Law), Kazakh Humanities and Law University, Almaty.
1998–2001 – Bachelor of Law (with honors), Kazakh State Law Academy, Almaty.
1993–1998 – Bachelor of Accounting and Auditing (with honors), M.Kh. Dulaty Taraz State University, Taraz.
Courses and Trainings
• Artificial Intelligence in Science and Education (72 academic hours), 2025, Astana, Kazakhstan.
• University of Helsinki, Finland, 2015.
• University of Warsaw, Poland, 2014.
• Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus, 2013.
• Donetsk National University, Ukraine, 2013.
• United Nations Headquarters Training, Geneva, Switzerland, 2012.
• Internship at the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), Moscow, 2012.
• Venice Summer Seminar on Human Rights, Venice, Italy, 2012.
Additional Information
• Winner of the “Best University Teacher of Kazakhstan – 2011” state grant.
• Project Leader: “Legal Aspects of Transforming Universities into Non-Profit Joint-Stock Companies for the Implementation of the Nation’s Plan”, 2018–2020. Grant amount: 20,000,000 KZT.
• Senior Researcher: “Human Rights and Eurasianism”, 2015–2017. Grant amount: 10,000,000 KZT.
• Project Leader: “Improvement of the Current Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Field of Higher and Postgraduate Education”, 2012–2014. Grant amount: 30,000 USD.
• Senior Researcher: “State-Legal Foundations of the Political System of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Their Impact on Public Administration under Globalization”, 2010. Grant amount: 35,000 USD.
Memberships
• Active Member, Center for Higher Education Transformations, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, University of Bristol.
• Member of editorial boards of two journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.
• Chair and member of the Expert Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan for evaluating grant and fundamental research projects (2011–2017).
• Member, International Association of Lawyers of the Turkic World.
• Member, Kazakhstan Association of Lawyers.
• Member, Expert Commission of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan for the evaluation of national textbooks.
Research Interests
Theory of state and law, constitutional law, educational law, corporate governance in higher education, public administration in the education system, and the application of empirical research methods in law and social sciences.
Publications
Author of more than 135 academic and educational publications, including:
• 6 monographs
• 4 textbooks approved by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan
• 2 teaching manuals
• 10 articles in Scopus and Web of Science journals
• Around 30 articles in national peer-reviewed journals (KKSON list)
H-index: Scopus – 6; Google Scholar – 8.