Department History

Brief historical statement of the Department of Information and Communication Technologies:

– in March 1977 the department was organized and called «Automation, telemechanics and communication»;

– in December 1980 (order of the Ministry of Railways No. K-411444 dated December 18, 1980 No. 1534) the department «ATC» was divided into two independent departments «Automation and telemechanics on the railway. transport» and «Radio and electrical communications»;

– by order of AlIIT No.185 of November 9, 1987, the Department of Automation and Telemechanics on the Railway transport was merged with the department «Radio and electrical communications» and called «Automation, telemechanics and communication on the railway. transport».

From the day of its foundation to the present, the department has systematically developed and achieved the following results and sizes:

1) specialties of the department:

– specialties of the traditional form of training – «Automation, telemechanics and communication», which includes two specializations «Automation and telemechanics» and «Information transmission systems», as well as the specialty «Radio communication and radio navigation»;

– specialties of credit technology – «Automation and Control» and «Radio Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications»;

Since November 2005, the department «ATC» was divided into two independent departments and became known as «Radio Engineering and Telecommunications».

After the division, the head of the department was Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Zh.M. Bekmagambetova.

After the division, the specialties of the department «RT» were:

– specialty of the traditional form of education – «Automation, telemechanics and communication» specialization «Information transmission systems» and specialty «Radio communication and radio navigation»;

– Bachelor’s specialty – «Radio engineering, electronics and telecommunications».

From 2016 to 2021, the Department of Radio Engineering and Telecommunications was headed by Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Lipskaya M.A.

From 15th of September 2021 The Department name was renamed to Information and Communication Technologies.

To date (2021), the department prepares only for undergraduate educational programs:

– 6В06209 – Radio engineering, electronics and telecommunications

– 6В06208 – Telecommunication systems and railway communication networks.

For educational master’s programs:

– 7М06234 – Radio engineering, electronics and telecommunications (scientific and pedagogical)

– 7М06233 – Radio engineering, electronics and telecommunications (profile)

For the educational program of doctoral studies:

– 8D06255 – Radio engineering, electronics and telecommunications.

The department «ICT» prepares specialists for work in the field of telecommunications complex, radio communication systems with mobile objects, satellite and cellular communication systems, radar and navigation equipment, as well as training qualified specialists in the field of telecommunications for the transport and communication industry with practical skills in applying modern methods design, operation and maintenance of telecommunication networks in railway transport.

To gain practical experience and skills, students of OP – 6B06209 – Radio Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications in the core disciplines at the Almatyranstelecom enterprise of the Transtelecom branch are interning at the established and functioning branch of the department “Laboratory of the VOLS Department of ICT” and the Almatyranstelecom branch.

For students in the educational programs 6B06116 – “Information Systems”, 6B06118 – “Software Engineering”, 6B06126 – “Applied artificial Intelligence”, classes in specialized disciplines are provided on the basis of KnewIT LLP and QSTEM LLP.”

These branches conduct training practices and practical exercises in a real production process, and study tours are also organized for undergraduates.