The Department of History of Kazakhstan is the leading department of Akhmet Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University.
After the collapse of the USSR in December 1991 the process of transformation of the chairs of history of the CPSU into the departpments of history of the Kazakh SSR began. In 1992 Kostanay Pedagogical Institute was reorganised into Kostanay State University of the 50th Anniversary of the USSR. On 1 September the Department of History and Culture of Kazakhstan began its activities at the Faculty of History of KSU. The first head of the department was a candidate of historical sciences, associate professor M.Ә. Augan.
In September 1994 in the Kostanay Agricultural Institute was created the Department of History of Kazakhstan, which was headed by Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor A.Kuzembayuly. As a result of merger of these institutes with Kostanay State University in 1999 the departments of the same name were united.
In 2004, in connection with the separation of the Pedagogical Institute from the University, the Department of History of Kazakhstan was created. Doctor of historical sciences, professor A.Kuzembayuly was appointed as the head of the department. Since 2005, the Department of History of Kazakhstan was headed by candidates of historical sciences, associate professors Shakhaman Z.B., Nauryzbaeva E.K., Bekmagambetova M.J. Since November 2018 to date, the head of the department is Dr. PhD Baidaly R.Zh.
In different years at the department worked doctors of historical sciences, professors Z.A. Aldamzhar, A.Kuzembaiuly, E.A. Әbіl, V.F. Zaybert, candidates of historical sciences, associate professors K.J. Taskuzhina, N.M. Zhumabaev, L.K. Mukataeva, A.K. Mukhtar A.T. Akhmetova, U.K. Zhanataeva, A.B. Taskuzhina, G.K. Asanova and masters K. Kiyiskhan, K.K. Abilmalikov, M.M. Kozybaeva, K.E. Myrzakhmetov, E. Dodai, N. Elkei, D. Muratuly, D. Kaliev, D. Abenov and senior lecturer M.A. Tulegenova.
At present at the department of history of Kazakhstan work doctors of historical sciences, professor A.Kuzembayuly, candidates of historical sciences, associate professors O.I. Isenov, Z.B. Shakhaman, G.Z. Balgabaeva, M. J. Bekmagambetova, E.V. Yarochkina, R.K. Bekmagambetov, E.K. Nauryzbaeva, A.B. Shalgimbekov, Dr PhD R.J. Baidaly, Masters A.B. Anasova, T.A. Erisheva, G.B. Tastekova, E.T. Nurpeisova, A.O. Turebaev.
The teaching staff of the Department of History of Kazakhstan teaches the discipline ‘History of Kazakhstan’ for all educational programmes of the University, prepares history teachers and teachers for higher education institutions on educational programmes 6B01601 - ‘History’, 6B01603 - ‘History and Social Studies’, 7M01601 ‘History’ (Master's degree).