Department History

The history of the department dates back to 1987. In accordance with the order of the Rector of AlIIT, the department was called “Electric Traction”, then the creation of the department “Power Supply” was due to the need for railway transport specialists serving enterprises for the production, transmission, distribution and consumption of electricity. Thus , in 1990 , it was divided into two departments: “Electric locomotives and electric trains” and “Power Supply of railways” — the heads of associate professors M. K. Shalabaev and V. A. An. respectively.

In 1996, on the basis of ALIIT and the Highway Institute, the Kazakh Academy of Transport and Communications was established and a new department “Power Supply and Electrification” was created. Ershov A.Yu. was appointed to the post of head of the department by order. After the joint department “Power Supply and Electrification” was created, which was headed by Ph.D., Associate Professor Kangozhin B.R.

In June 2004 by order of the President-Rector of KazATK named after M.Tynyshpaeva Department of “Power Supply and electrification” was renamed to the Department of “Electric Power Engineering”.

Heads of the department in the period from 1996 to 2022.

From 1997 to 2002, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Kangozhin Bekmukhambet Rashidovich.
From 2002 to 2003, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Sokolov Sergey Evgenievich.
In 2003-2005, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Zharmagambetova Meruert Sovetovna,
In 2005-2008, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Koishiev Temirkhan Kosybaevich.
From 2008 to 2014, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Zharmagambetova Meruert Sovetovna.
From 2014 to 2019, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Anara Tlyulesovna Egzekova.
From 2019 to 2020, Candidate of Technical Sciences of the Russian Federation, PhD, Associate Professor Kaliev Zhanybek Zhanatuly.
From 2020 to 2022, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor ALT Kalieva Kazima Zhanbyrbayevna.
From September 2022 to the present, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Assistant Professor, Egzekova Anara Tlyulesovna.

The last renaming of the department took place at the beginning of the 2020-2021 academic year, in connection with the optimization of the departments of the Academy, the physics cycle was attached to the Department of “Electric Power Engineering” and renamed the Department of “Power Engineering”.

At various times, the department included leading specialists in the field of power supply of railway transport: Doctor of Technical Sciences, professors: Ibraev A.K., Turgambayev N.R., Candidate of Technical Sciences, Solyannikov A.M., Sokolov S.E., Koishiev T.K., Kangozhin B.R., associate professors Kazanina I.V., Efimova O.N., Uteshkalieva L.Sh., Kalieva K.Zh., Yerkeldesova G.T, teachers Stepanova N.G., Rakhmatullina A.Z., Galiev K.U., Mikhalkova E.G., Dautov S.S., Akhmettaev D.D., Chirikov D.K., Sultanbaev U.U., Prozorov G.G., Nurshalova D.E., Kilibayev I.K., Zimina E.A., Arshabekova A.T., Sadybekova G.G., Oralbekova A.O., Imanbayeva A., Raiymbekova D., Otarbai I., Askanbai G., Zhetpisbayeva G.

In the history of the development of scientific and pedagogical priorities of the department staff, the following periods can be distinguished:

In 2008, a license for educational activities for a master’s degree in the specialty 050718 “Electric Power Engineering” was obtained and in 2009, the first admission of undergraduates in the number of 6 people who are graduates of the bachelor’s degree was carried out. Since 2009 to the present, more than 60 people have completed their master’s degree.

In 2010, the department received a license to study for a doctoral degree in the specialty “Electric Power Engineering”.

In 2022, admission was carried out under the new Educational programs 6B07188 “IT- energy” and 6B07189 “Urban electric Transport”.

The ALT has a dissertation council for the defense of doctoral dissertations.

In addition, thanks to close cooperation with Russian educational institutions of railway transport in Russia, young specialists of the department have been sent to graduate school in different years. Teachers have been sent to the Moscow State University of Railway Engineering (MIIT): Insepov D.G., Zhumatova A.A.,

Shabdanov D.T., Kaliev Zh.Zh. As a result of which in 2010 Zhumatova A.A., and in 2011 Kaliev Zh.Zh. successfully defended their PhD thesis and received the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences of the Russian Federation.

In 2016, young teachers of the department Utepbergenova S.M., Yerkebaev A.Zh. were enrolled in a full-time postgraduate course, in the direction of 23.06.01 Engineering and technology of land transport in the specialty “Rolling stock of railways, train traction and electrification” of Omsk State University of Railways (OmGUPS). At the end of the postgraduate course, S.M. Utepbergenova was awarded the qualification “Researcher. Teacher – researcher”.

On December 22, 2020, she successfully defended her dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences of the Russian Federation on the topic “Improving the efficiency of using electric locomotives during long-term operation in heavy traffic conditions”.

Currently, the teaching staff of the department continues to work, performing research and contractual work on the main scientific areas of the department. In addition, scientific articles are published annually in international journals, conference collections, and professional development courses are held in a timely manner.

The department closely cooperates with production, so a branch of the department operates on the basis of the Almaty power Supply distance of JSC NC KTZ. The branch of the department implements elements of dual education in the core disciplines for students of 3,4 courses. Students of the 1st and 2nd courses take study tours.

To consolidate theoretical and practical skills among students of OP-6B07121-Electrical Power Engineering in major disciplines, a branch of the Department of “Energy” has been created and is functioning on the basis of the enterprise of the branch of JSC NC KTZ of the Almaty Electricity Distance.  On the basis of this branch, practical classes are conducted in real production conditions, as well as educational excursions for junior students.