The faculty of journalism and political science was established by the decision of the Academic Council and the rector's order of May 5, 2010. Its membership includes the Department of Printing and Publishing, Radio and Television, Public Relations, and Political Science. Since 2011, the faculty has been headed by a candidate of philology science, professor ENU L. N. Gumilev, an academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Television and Radio, K.O. Sak.
The composition of faculty members included a member-correspondent of NAS RK, an academician of the national Academy of Sciences of higher school RK, four academicians of the Academy of Journalism of Kazakhstan, 12 doctors of sciences, 24 candidates of sciences, 5 PhDs, 8 winners of the grant MES "The Best Teacher of the University" an honored worker of RK, five figures of Kazakhstan's culture, and two honored workers of education.
The history of the faculty dates back to the time when the specialty "journalism" was opened at the philological faculty of the university in 1994. The Department of Kazakh Literature, where the head was D. Kamzabekuly, consolidated students of the Kazakh branch at the Department of Russian and Foreign Literature, which was headed by T. G. Katantseva, students of the Russian office.
On May 25, 1998, by order of the rector of L. N. Gumilev ENU, doctor of philology, Professor A. K. Kusainova, the Department of "Journalism" was opened. Head of the Department was appointed R. A. Nurtazina, at that time associate professor, In subsequent years, the department was headed by well-known experts and scholars: Professor A. S. Seidimbek, Professor A. J. Sharip, Associate Professor Esdauletov A. O., Professor Negimov S.N., Associate Professor R. S. Nuridin, and Professor Sak K.O.
The first teaching staff of the department includes: candidates of philological sciences: R. A. Nurtazin, A. K. Ishanova, G. J. Bulatova, S. K. Kisimov, M. B. Sindileeva, M. B. Amalbekova, and J. B. Zhamishev; senior teachers: A. Tasymbekov, I. K. Kurmangaliyev; and assistant G. Alijanova.
Graduates of the department reached career heights and showed their professionalism in various fields of the information field. R. Kazhibaeva, head of the press service of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan; G. Topoleva, producer of the Khabar agency; S. Tumakova, correspondent of the newspaper ‘Argumenty i Fakty'; A. Tokaeva, radio "Svoboda" in Prague; A. Shakirova headed the press service of the presidential administration. D. Melnikov, editor of the journal "Science and Education", A. Mukanova, editor of the news department of "Kazakhstan's Pravda" M. Shimansky, editor of the international department "Kazakhstan's Truth", A. Zhaksylykova, E. Minkevich, TRK "Kazakhstan", O. Zhurkevich, G. Mukusheva, "Astana" TV channel, N. Musina, "Eurasia" TV channel, G. Kasymova, editorial office of the Kazakh radio "Astana", V. Vasilchenko, "Interfax-Kazakhstan", S. Moiseyev, G. Togzhan, "Astana" TV channel, and A. Baigaliyev, the press service of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Graduates of G. Sekerbaev, A. Tatieva, D. Bisembina, and A. Serikpaev received master's degrees in journalism abroad.
In 2009, by the decision of the Academic Council of the L.N. Gumilyov ENU, the department of "Journalism" was reorganized, and on its basis, the departments of "Printing and Publishing" and "Teleradio and Public Relations" were established. Headed the Department of "Printing and Publishing" by Professor ENU Sak K.O., and the Department of "Teleradio and Public Relations" was headed by a well-known TV journalist, publicist, and public figure, G. M. Shalakhmetov.