Since 2012, M.Kh. Dulaty Taraz State University is headed by Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Chairman of the Council of Rectors of the Southern Region MAKHMETGALI NURGALIEVICH SARYBEKOV.

Under the leadership of Makhmetgali Sarybekov, work in all directions was intensified at the university. The emphasis is on international cooperation, educational, scientific and innovative activities, the implementation of three-level education, and the training of highly qualified specialists. The university has a strong faculty team. This is evidenced by the fact that every year the number of winners of the competition and holders of the grant "The best teacher of the university" is growing: 2014 - 3 people, 2015 - 4 people, 2016 - 5 people, 2017 - 7 people , 2018 - 8 people. In 2018, on the basis of the signed agreements, 23 university teachers underwent internships at leading universities and institutes of countries near and far abroad, 136 teachers passed advanced training courses at central research institutes and universities of the republic. The university team is working on the development of educational programs. Modern educational trends require the active use of innovative educational technologies. In this regard, in some departments, existing or created new educational and scientific laboratories were modernized in accordance with updated educational programs. In the framework of international cooperation, only in the last academic year 12 agreements were signed with the universities of Poland, South Korea, Aremenia, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Belarus and Hungary. Over the years, together with the Lublin Polytechnic University (Poland), on mutually beneficial terms of the agreement, the university successfully implements the joint bachelor's program “Mechatronics”. Also in 2018, the implementation of two joint double-degree educational programs of the 6M060600- Chemistry and 6M070300- Information Systems graduate programs with a foreign partner, the Braganza Polytechnic Institute (Portugal), was launched. Since 2013, the university has been systematically working to form an effective system of multilingual education. The dynamics is growing: in 2013 4 special departments were opened, in 2014 - 5 and in 2015–8, and in 2016 - 10, in 2017 - 13. Last year, 324 students of 16 specialties were already involved. To date, multilingual education is being implemented in 18 undergraduate specialties. Thanks to systemic work, M.Kh. Dulaty Taraz State University is an educational, scientific and innovative in the economic, social and cultural life of our country and region.