CURRICULUM VITAE
Zharas Galimzhanovich Berdenov
PhD
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: berdenov-z@mail.ru; berdenov_zhg_1@enu.kz
Mobile: +7 777 434 77 34
Work phone: +7 (7172) 709-500, ext. 33-20
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008–2010 — Laboratory Assistant, K. Zhubanov Aktobe Regional State University (ARU), Aktobe, Kazakhstan.
2011–2013 — Lecturer, Department of Ecology, K. Zhubanov Aktobe Regional State University (ARU), Aktobe, Kazakhstan.
2013–2016 — Doctoral Student, Department of Physical and Economic Geography, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU), Astana, Kazakhstan.
2016–2018 — Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Natural Sciences, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU).
2018–2022 — Associate Professor, Department of Physical and Economic Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU).
20 January 2023–7 January 2026 — Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU).
7 January 2026–present — Director, Institute of Natural Sciences, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU).
Total experience at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University: 12 years.
EDUCATION
2004–2008 — Qualification: Chemistry Teacher, code 050112.
2008–2011 — Bachelor of Laws, educational programme 5B030100.
2011–2013 — Master’s Degree in Ecology, educational programme 6M060800.
2013–2016 — PhD in Geography, specialty 6D060900 — Geography.
2024–2025 — EMBA Master’s Degree in Business Administration, educational programme 7M04145 — Corporate Governance.
ACADEMIC DEGREES AND TITLES
Master’s Degree — L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.
PhD — L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.
10 February 2021 — Associate Professor in Geography, code 25.05.00.
14 February 2026 — Professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences, specialty 10400.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Geoecology, GIS technologies, sustainable natural resource management, geochemistry.
RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS
More than 70 scientific publications, including 60 articles in international peer-reviewed journals indexed in Scopus and Thomson Reuters databases.
H-index: Web of Science — 8; Scopus — 14.
Scopus Author ID: 57192233336; Web of Science ResearcherID: S-7374-2017.
Recipient of the State Scientific Scholarship for Young Scientists (2019).
Recipient of the “Best University Teacher” award (2025).
RESEARCH PROJECTS
2015–2017 — Project team member, State Grant project “Study of the Influence of Techno-Agricultural Genesis Factors on the Dynamics of Geoecosystems in Northern Kazakhstan.”
2020–2022 — Principal Investigator, scientific project AP08856347, “Study of Technogenesis at Industrial Zone Sites in Kazakhstan and Development of Ecotechnogeochemical Maps of Pollutant Distribution.”
2023–2025 — Principal Investigator, CMU scientific project “Development of Scientific Support for the Integrated and Sustainable Use of Steppe Landscapes in Aktobe Region.”
2023–2025 — Principal Investigator, State Grant project AP19676580, “Environmental Zoning of Urban Ecosystems of Astana in the Context of Metropolitan Agglomeration Expansion.”
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2019 — English Language Course, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2021 — ArcGIS Desktop Training Course, 56 hours, GIS Center Astana, ESRI branch.
2022 — “Development of a Research University: Experience of European Higher Education Institutions,” 72 hours.
Coursera professional development courses, 72 hours, covering personal development and management skills.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY / PROTECTIVE DOCUMENTS
1. Author’s Certificate No. 9617, dated 5 May 2020.
2. Author’s Certificate No. 5035, dated 26 August 2019.
