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KaAzakh National Women's Pedagogical University (KazNazZhenPU) is a higher educational institution located in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

History
The Kazakh State Women's Pedagogical Institute was founded on August 15, 1944. The basis for its opening was the resolution of the Council of People's Commissars of the Kazakh SSR No. 457 “On the training of qualified pedagogical personal from among the Kazakh female youth. Initially, it consisted of three faculties: physical and mathematical, historical, language and literature. In 1945, the natural-geographical faculty was opened, in 1968 - the faculty of music and song. In 1971, the Faculty of Language and Literature was transformed into a philological, and the Faculty of History - in the historical and pedagogical. In 1984, the Faculty of History and Pedagogy was divided into the Faculty of History and the Faculty of Preschool Education.

After 1954, the question of closing the institute was raised several times, since it allegedly fulfilled its purpose, but the authorities of the Kazakh SSR decided to keep the university.

In 2000, historical, philological and economical faculties, as well as faculties of natural science and service education, appeared in the institute. Since 2003, the university has published its own newspaper called "Aktoty".

Since 2004, under the State Program for the Development of Education for 2005–2010, an original quality management system has been introduced at the institute and the transition to the credit system of education, as well as to the two-stage system of training “bachelor-master” has begun. In the ranking of the National Accreditation Center under the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, since 2006, the university ranks second among pedagogical educational institutions ..

By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 805 dated December 25, 2018, the Kazakh State Women's Pedagogical University has been granted the status of National.

University structure
University research is conducted by 32 departments, a research institute for social and gender studies, a fundamental research center, and 3 research laboratories.

Faculties:


 * Faculty of Culture and Art. Social and Humanities Faculty. Faculty of Natural Sciences.  Faculty of Philology.  Faculty of Physics and Mathematics.  Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology.

Today, the university employs over 700 teachers.

The university has vocal and instrumental ensemble “Aigul”, opera studio “Oner zhastan”, winner of international competitions of folk and ethnographic ensemble “Ular”, vocal and dance groups “Tomiris” and “Erkenaz”.

Famous graduates
Among the graduates of the institute are Heroes of Socialist Labor: R. B. Nurtazina, R. Makhatova, Knight of the Order “Dah belgis”, medals “Kazhırly enbegyі ushin”, third rector of the institute A. Ybraeva, deputy of the Supreme Council J. Kulenova, deputy of the Parliament, ex Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Rector of the Kazakh State Women's Pedagogical Institute, Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan Sh. K. Berkimbaeva, public figure, Minister of Social Welfare, deputy of the Majilis of the Parliament of the RK three convocations Z. Kadyrova, chairman of the association “Memlekettik tilge kurmet”, candidate of philological sciences A. Osmanova, scientists U. Subkhanberdina, S. Uzakpayev, Z. Zhakisheva, poetess: A. Baktegereyeva, A. Berkenova, singer M. Eraliev, U. Aynakulova, D Khamzin, G. Omirbaeva, U. Belgoziev and others.

University Historical Building
The educational building specifically for the women's pedagogical university was built in 1954 by the project of architect V. Biryukov and engineer V. Brandt. It is located at st. Gogol, 114.

After the construction of a new building at ul. Aiteke bi, 99 the administration and a number of departments were transferred to it. The new building is built on the back of a historic building.

Architecture
The building is a monument of architecture, built in classic style characteristics using national Kazakh motifs. The construction in the space-planning composition of a three-storey, rectangular in plan building was decided in the classicist traditions. The main entrance, located along the central axis of the building in the projection, is accented with a portico flanked by pylons. The first floor is designed as a basement, rusticated. Throughout the projection, the plane of the first floor wall is dissected by pilasters, which serve as supports for the columns of the portico. At the heart of the composite solution of facades is the horizontal rhythm of paired window openings. Along the perimeter of the building passes a multi-profile cornice of small takeaway, decorated with elements of Soviet symbols and national ornament.

Status of the monument
On November 10, 2010, a new State list of historical and cultural monuments of local importance of the city of Almaty was approved, at the same time all previous decisions on this matter were declared invalid. In this Decree, the status of a local monument of the university building was preserved. The boundaries of protected zones were approved in 2014.