Kusainov Maidan Kamekovich
Candidate of Technical Sciences, Professor at L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Honorary Worker of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Honorary Builder of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Personality of St. Petersburg, Commander of the Search Detachment “Memorial Zone”
The professional life of Maidan Kamekovich Kusainov has been closely associated with higher education, science, construction and the education of younger generations. Since March 1967, he has worked in Kazakhstan’s higher education system, dedicating almost six decades to teaching and scientific research.
From 1967 to October 1969, he worked as an assistant at the Department of PIK of Pavlodar Industrial Institute. From October 1969 to December 1978, he served as a senior lecturer at the Tselinograd Institute of Civil Engineering.
From 1978 to 1981, he completed full-time postgraduate studies at the Department of TSP of the Leningrad Institute of Civil Engineering. In November 1982, the Higher Attestation Commission of the USSR approved him for the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences.
From 1983 to 1996, Maidan Kusainov worked as an associate professor at the Department of TSP of the Tselinograd Institute of Civil Engineering. In 1996–1997, he continued his academic career at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian University. Since December 1997, he has been a professor at the Department of Industrial and Civil Construction Technology at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.
Today, Professor Kusainov continues his active academic and teaching work at the Faculty of Architecture and Construction. He not only provides students with professional knowledge but also passes on the experience accumulated over decades as a scientist, educator and construction professional.
A special place in Maidan Kamekovich Kusainov’s professional work is occupied by the improvement of educational methods. He has developed modern approaches to increasing students’ cognitive activity and rapid assessment, while actively incorporating multimedia technologies into the educational process.
One of the important areas of his work has been the creation of educational video materials. He has filmed modern construction technologies, produced educational films and used them as visual materials during lectures. This approach made it possible to connect theoretical knowledge with real production processes.
In 2001, Maidan Kusainov was recognized as the Best Lecturer of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.
He is the author of four textbooks, three teaching manuals, five monographs and more than 200 scientific publications. He has also developed 17 inventions, which have been introduced into construction practice and the educational process. Among his achievements is the creation of a new generation of electronic textbooks.
A special chapter in Maidan Kamekovich Kusainov’s professional biography is connected with the development of Kazakhstan’s new capital.
Following the relocation of the President and Government of Kazakhstan to Astana and the rapid expansion of construction in the capital, Kusainov became involved in the city’s construction sector. His work demonstrated the practical value of integrating education, science and industry.
Combining scientific research with practical experience, he contributed to solving important challenges in construction while continuing his academic work at the university.
For his contribution to ensuring the quality of construction of unique buildings in the capital, Maidan Kamekovich Kusainov received the title of Honorary Builder of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In August 2009, on Builders’ Day, he was presented with the keys to a car. In 2012, he was named “Best Builder of Astana” by the city’s residents.
The “Memorial Zone” — A Lifelong Commitment to Historical Memory
The life and work of Maidan Kusainov extend far beyond lecture halls, laboratories and construction sites.
For 48 years, he has led the student search detachment “Memorial Zone”, turning search work into a unique school of civic education, historical memory and human responsibility.
Over the decades, more than 200 students have passed through the school of the search movement. Many of them later became government and public officials, professionals, entrepreneurs, journalists, writers and poets.
Maidan Kusainov is the author of a guide to the memorial zone and a series of historical documentary books entitled “Secrets of the Sinyavino Swamps and Heights.”
Maidan Kamekovich Kusainov’s decades of service have received broad professional and public recognition.
For his participation in clearing former battlefields of mines, he received the Russian award “Veteran of War.”
For his book Secrets of the Sinyavino Swamps and Heights, he was awarded the “100 Years of Mikhail Sholokhov” medal.
For the creation of the “Nadezhda” Memorial Zone, he received the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, the “For Merit” Medal, and the Silver “Personality of St. Petersburg” Medal.
For his contribution to higher education, he was awarded the distinction of Honorary Worker of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
His state awards include:
- the “For Labor Valor” Medal (2011);
- the “Shapagat” Medal of the Republic of Kazakhstan (June 7, 2019);
- the “Kurmet” Order (October 21, 2025).
He has also received 43 commemorative and departmental medals from the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Belarus and Ukraine.
