A graduate of the S.M. Kirov Kazakh State University (1988, specialized in Geography), the specialist completed his postgraduate studies at Abay Almaty State University in 1993. In 2004, at the same university, he successfully defended his Candidate's dissertation in "Philosophy of Science and Technology" (09.00.08) on the topic "Philosophical and Methodological Aspects of Geographical Determinism." His total work experience is 44 years, with 27 years in teaching. He lectures on General Philosophy, History of the Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Business, and Philosophy of Management, with textbooks prepared for the latter two courses. The specialist has over 50 publications in domestic journals and 1 article in a foreign Scopus-indexed publication. He actively collaborated with NGOs of the Civil Alliance and participated in projects on sociology and geography ("Influence of Religious Organizations on the Socium of Almaty," "Food Security of Almaty," etc.), organizing conferences and round tables. Throughout his service at Al-Farabi KazNU, he has proven to be a disciplined and executive employee, actively contributing to the university's social and sports life: he is the captain of the Faculty veterans' football team, holds the 2nd category in chess, and is a referee for the Almaty Amateur Football Federation.