Nur Serikovich Kirabaev - Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, full member of the Russian Academy of Social Sciences, International Academy of Higher Education, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, member of the Presidium of the Russian Philosophical Society, member of the European Society for Central Asian Studies (Netherlands), member of the International Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (USA). Soviet and Russian arabist, historian of Philosophy, specialist in Arab-Muslim Philosophy. Member of the editorial Board of “Vestnik RUDN. Series Philosophy”, "Bulletin of Moscow State University" (series “Philosophy”) and “Higher education in Russia”.
Biography
1974
Graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy of Lomonosov Moscow State University.
1974 - 1975
Junior researcher at the Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR.
1978
Graduated from postgraduate course at the Department of History of Foreign Philosophy of Lomonosov Moscow State University. In 1979, candidate thesis on “Problem of personality in the teachings of al-Ghazali (1058-1111)” was defended.
1979 - 1993, 1994 - present time
Works at RUDN University.
1979 - 1992
Assistant (1979 - 1981), senior lecturer (1981 - 1982), associate professor (1982-1988), head of the Department of Philosophy (1988 - 1992) of the Peoples’ Friendship University named after Patrice Lumumba (now RUDN University).
1990
Doctoral thesis on “Social philosophy of the Muslim middle ages” was defended at Lomonosov Moscow State University.
1991
Academic title of Professor at the Department of Philosophy was awarded.
1992 - 1993, 1994 - present time
Head of the Department of History of Philosophy of RUDN University.
1993 - 1994
Deputy head of the Middle East Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
1996–2006
Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (now RUDN University).
2006 - 2016
Vice-Rector for Research of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (now RUDN University).
2016 - 2020
First Vice-Rector - Vice-Rector for Research of RUDN University.
2020 - present time
Acting Vice Rector for Research.
Honours and awards
- Honored scientist of the Russian Federation;
- Laureate of the Russian Government award in the field of education;
- Honorary worker of science and technology of the Russian Federation;
- Honorary Professor of the L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.
- Order of “Friendship”;
- Commemorative medal “850th anniversary of Moscow”;
- Lapel badge “For excellent achievements in work” for services to higher education of the USSR;
- Lapel badge “For merits in the development of science in the Republic of Kazakhstan”;
- UN international public award for contribution to the development of dialogue among civilizations.
Scientific interests
Comparative philosophy, dialogue of philosophical cultures, intercultural interaction of civilizations, history of Arab-Muslim philosophy.
Author of more than 300 scientific works: monographs, course-books, scientific articles in central publications from the list of HAC and international citation bases, including in English.