Department of Technological Machines and Transport

The history of the formation of the department “Technological machines and transport” is closely connected with the history of the previously existing departments “Metallurgical machines and equipment” (formerly “Mechanical equipment of metallurgical plants”) and “Mechanical equipment of industrial enterprises” (formerly “Construction and road machines”).

The department “Mechanical Equipment of Metallurgical Plants” (later “Metallurgical Machines and Equipment”) was founded in 1975 and the first graduates of mechanical engineers in the number of 16 persons were carried out. The first head of the department was cand. tech. sc. Krivobokov Vladimir Nikolaevich, who worked in this position until 1978. The department was headed at different times: associate professor Burdov Alexei Ivanovich (1978), cand. tech. sc. Ilkun Vladimir Ivanovich (1978-1983, 2000-2001); cand. tech. sc. Atamanov Victor Fedorovich (1983-1996); doct. tech. sc. Ichev Boris Ruskovich (1996-1998); cand. tech. sc. Kimanov Bolat Mazhitovich (1998-2000); cand. tech. sc. Kuznetsov Boris Sergeevich (2001-2005); cand. tech. sc. Izmesteva Olga Alekseevna (2005-2006), cand. tech. sc. Nogayev Kayrosh Abilovich (2006-2024). Since 2024, the department has been headed by Bestembek Yerbol Serikuly, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor.

In connection with the expansion of the training profile in 2008 the department changed its name and became known as the Department of Technological Machines and Transport (TM&T). Currently, the department provides training of personnel under the educational programs of bachelor's, master's and doctoral studies.

The faculty members of the department have relevant basic engineering and technical education, academic degrees and titles in technical sciences. Currently, the department has 5 cand. tech. sc., 2 PhDs, 4 Masters and 2 specialists working in the department. Science is one of the priority directions of the department's activity. Teachers conduct active scientific work, improve their qualification, undergo scientific internships, participate in international scientific conferences, congresses, seminars. Realized 6 topics of scientific grant projects funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The scientific activity of the department is based on the perspective and current development plans of the department and the university. Doctoral students, master's students and students of the department take an active part in all research activities of the department along with the faculty.



The scientific activities of the department include:
conducting applied and fundamental scientific research within the framework of funded and unfunded research activities;
preparation of scientific publications and works in the form of articles, reviews, abstracts, monographs, patents, etc.;
research work by students and thesis research by master's and doctoral students;
organization and participation in scientific events in the format of international and national scientific conferences, forums, round tables, seminars, intra-university and international scientific cooperation.
The main directions of scientific activity of the department are connected with applied and fundamental researches of actual problems in the field of technological equipment of industry and transport-technological machines. To solve these problems, the department implements 6 scientific projects totaling 356,307,306.5 tenge, funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Department has material and technical base (auditorium fund, computer classes, laboratories, instrumental support, stock materials), corresponding to the current sanitary and technical standards and providing all types of theoretical and practical training, envisaged by the curriculum, as well as the effective implementation of research work. The department has 5 teaching laboratories, 1 scientific laboratory, 2 computer classes.