The Department of Physical Culture and Sports occupies a special position, being interfaculty, and also releases bachelors on educational programs 6B01408 (1) - "Coach of football", 6B01408- "Physical Culture and Sport", magistrates 7m01408– "Physical culture and sports"
The goal is to prepare competitive specialists in the field of physical culture and sports with theoretical and practical knowledge, scientific and research skills.
The purpose of the discipline “Physical Culture” is to master the system of knowledge, practical skills that ensure physical improvement, strengthening health, and the preparation of high professional and creative activity of students. Education is conducted according to the credit system, training on the basis of “typical rules for the organization of education implementing educational programs of higher professional education”. The structure and content of the educational process for physical education is fully consistent with the state educational standard. The planning educational documentation of the department was developed in accordance with the requirements of credit technology of training and a typical curriculum.
The origins of the general university department of physical education of the Pedagogical Institute have originated since 1962. The department is one of the oldest and leading departments of physical education in higher educational institutions of the country.
The first head of the department was Ruchko V.A., one of the first PhD in the field of sport. In June, 1976 at Tselinograd Pedagogical Institute was opened a branch of physical education. The first set was of 50 people. In the same year the department "Theoretical Foundations of PE," it was headed by Candidate of Medical Sciences Kachanov L.N. Due to increased contingent in 1978 there was opened “Sports department”, the first head was Kononov V.S.. In 1979, the department was reorganized into the Department of Physical Education, and from November 1979 the post of Dean of the Faculty was established. The first dean of the faculty became Ph.D. Bratel I.N.. In 1980, the department was charge of Ageeva S.R.. Since December 1982 as dean worked Kachanov L.N. educational work was headed by Romanenko N.M.. Due to closing of the Faculty of Physical Education in 1993, the department was headed by PhD, football coach V.D. Filipenko The first chairman of the Sports Club CSIP was Telegin Y.P. After sports and mass work continued Shahray V.V.. Since 1976, the sports club was headed by S.N. Gushchin. ENU named after L.N. Gumilyov was formed in 1996, general university department was gathered by combining departments Tselinograd Civil Engineering Institute (CNNIC) and the Pedagogical Institute. The first head of the department of ENU named L.N. Gumilyov was elected Associate Professor Sidorov V.I. In 1998, the department "FCIC" was headed by Ph.D., Associate Professor Tashkeyev D.S., in 2002 - Ph.D., Associate Professor E.B. Omarov. Head of the Department "Physical Education" became the honored coach of Kazakhstan, PhD in 2003 Ordabayev N.O.. Beisekeyev A.O., numerous prize-winner of the RK, boxing coach, was head of Sports Club from 2003 to 2011. Since 2012, the work was headed by Uranhayev A.T. - football founder of football club "Yelimai".
In September 2008 there was an amalgamation of the department of "Physical Education and Sport" and the department "Physical Education". Zhumadilhanov A.A., associate professor, Ph.D., was appointed as a head of the department.
Since 2014 head of the department was appointed PhD Marchibayeva U.S.
From 2014 to 2017 the head of the department was the candidate Marchibaeva U.S. In 2015 the department was renamed as the Department of Physical training and Sports.
Since 2017, the head of the department is PhD Toktarbayev D.G.-S.
Since March 2021, the head of the department is Ph.D., associate professor Marchibayeva Ulbolsyn Sametkhanovna.
Since October 2022, Salieva Aigul Zhanaevna, c.p.s., associate professor, becomes the head of the department.
The educational process is provided by a highly qualified teaching staff: 9 candidates of science, 1 associate professor of the Higher Attestation Commission, 2 PhD doctors, 14 masters of pedagogical sciences, 1 master of education, 1 honored trainer of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 1 teacher has the title of "Excellence in Education", 3 teachers have the highest category of trainer ( football, rugby, togyz-kumalak).
Over the years, the University trained the participants of the Olympic Games - 5 people, world champions of Europe and Asia -. 26 people, the RK champions - 37 persons.
In 2019, the Zhana volunteer club was opened.
2020-2021 40 teachers completed advanced training courses. 8 teachers have scientific publications in international scientific Thomson Reuters and Scopus. Received a certificate of copyright for Bestemsha. 15 round tables and scientific seminars were held. The team of the NJSC "ENU them. L.N. Gumilyov" won the "Grand Prix" at the ХІІІ Republican Subject Online Olympiad in the discipline "Theory and Methods of Physical Culture". 11 students took part in the XVI International Scientific Conference "ǴYLYM JÁNE BILIM-2021". 1 textbook, 5 manuals were published. 15 round tables and scientific seminars were held.
2021-2022 In May, the sports complex "University sports center" was opened. 23 teachers completed advanced training courses. 7 teachers have scientific publications in international scientific Thomson Reuters and Scopus. 7 round tables and scientific seminars were held. 23 students took part in the XVI International Scientific Conference "ǴYLYM JÁNE BILIM-2022". 2 textbooks, 1 monograph, 3 study guides were published. 15 round tables and scientific seminars were held. 8 students with special educational needs were recruited.
2022-2023 A set of 6 students with special educational needs was made. A memorandum was signed with the Uzbek State University of Physical Culture and Sports (Nukus branch, Republic of Karakalpakstan).