Dates and facts

The history

The history of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science begins in 1975, when the Department of Computational Mathematics was organized at the university. The initiator of the creation of the department and the first head was Professor, Ph.D. Almukhanbetov Naukhanbay Almukhanbetovich. Working together with the first teachers of the department Babaliev M. M., Zhanabekov Zh. Zh., Sagindykov Kh. M., Surtebaev M. M., Birzhanova Z. N., Dyusembina A. B., Balkybaeva S., he managed to provide effective training of specialists in the field of applied mathematics. The first trainees-researchers of the department were the future academician Smagulov Shaltay Smagulovich and Professor Muzdakbayev Mukhamedyar Muzdakbayevich.

Gradually, the department opened new specialties for that time "Applied Mathematics" and "Informatics" (mid-80s), "Information Systems" (2004), "Mathematical and Computer Modeling" (2011), in 2019 - "Informatics, ICT and Robotics", "Information Systems and Technologies" and "Informatics": Master's degree, in 2020 - doctoral program "Digital Pedagogy".

Students:

All educational programs of the department are in demand among applicants. Over the past three years, there has been an increase the number of enrolled students: in 2018 - 136 students, in 2019-160 students, in 2020-193 students; undergraduates: in 2018 – 9; in 2019-25, in 2020 – 35 undergraduates.

The department trains foreign students from such countries as Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, as well as students from many regions of Kazakhstan: Karaganda, East Kazakhstan, Zhambyl, West Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda, Turkestan.

Teachers:

The staff of the department includes 23 teachers, including candidates of sciences, PhD doctors, masters with basic education information systems, computer science, mathematics. Among the staff of the department there are 3 holders of the title "The best teacher of the University of the Republic of Kazakhstan"; 2 members of the International Informatization Academy; 2 winners of the A.Nobel Medal for contribution to the development of invention (Russia, Russian Academy of Natural History), the winner of the I International Competition of Higher achievements in Science and Education "Recognition" in the nomination "Scientist of the Year-2016".

Joint educational program:

Since 2019, a joint program for training undergraduates under the program 7M06109402-Information Systems and Technologies has been implemented with the National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI" (Moscow, Russia).

A guest lecturer, PhD Selezneva Ruslana (Wyższa Szkoła Humanitas, Poland), visited the department with courses on BigData, Cloud computing.

Accreditation and leadership:

The educational programs of the department have the national accreditation of the Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and occupy a worthy position in the national rankings: "Atameken" in 2020, the program 6B06103-Information systems takes the 5th place among 55 universities; the program 6B01505-Informatics takes the 3rd place among 25 universities. (https://atameken.kz/ru/university_ratings). In the Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education ranking in 2020: 6B01505-Computer Science-2nd place, 6B06103-Information Systems-4th place, 7M015-Computer Science-2nd place, 7M061-Computer Science-3rd place, 7M061-Information Systems-8th place (https://iqaa-ranking.kz/rejting-obrazovatelnykh-programm/rejting-programm-2020/).

Employment:

Graduates of the department have a good reputation with employers. Employment rates for the last three years were 88% -94%.

Laboratories:

Computer system architecture

Computer local area networks for practical work on the basis of Cisco equipment

Robotics

Computer graphics and modeling

Projects:

2017-2022: “International Network Institute in the Field of Countering the Legalization of Proceeds from Crime and the Financing of Terrorism” is being implemented with the Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, and the Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations of the Russian Federation.

2018-2022: GeKaVoc International Research Project with the German University of Magdeburg (Germany, Otto von Guericke University).

2020-2023: International Project Erasmus+ "Inplementing Dual System in Kazakhstan/Kazdual” (618835-EPP-1-2020-10-0KZ-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP).

Partners:

The Department has established cooperation with the National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI" (Moscow, Russia), the Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University (Yekaterinburg, Russia), the International Training Center (Dusseldorf, Germany), Tomsk State University (Tomsk, Russia), the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (Kaliningrad, Russia), and the Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (Tomsk, Russia).

The department is constantly expanding cooperation with IT companies in the city. Currently, the department implements more than 10 cooperation agreements with major software development companies, such as "EPAM Kazakhstan" LLP, "Gexabyte" LLP, "Information Technology Center "WTO", "Center for Innovative Technologies "Orleu" LLP, "PrintShop" Advertising and Production Company, "iQ-SOLUTIONS" LLP in Astana, with city schools, etc. Representatives of companies are invited by the department to meet with students, to conduct seminars and master classes.

There are 4 branches of the graduating department on the basis of "Epam Kazakhstan" LLP, KSU School of Lyceum No. 66 and Secondary School No. 16, Boarding School "Information Technologies". For professional practice, there are 18 contracts with IT companies and enterprises of the city and region and more than 40 contracts with schools of the city.