The department has undergone various changes both in the name and in the composition of the department over time. So, one of the first in 1969, the Department of Animal Hygiene and Fundamentals of Veterinary Medicine was established, and in 1975 it was renamed the Department of Animal Hygiene and Microbiology. The organizer and the first head of the department was Doctor of Veterinary Sciences, Professor Matusevich Vladimir Fadeevich (1974-1978), then the department was headed by associate professors A.F.Dmitriev (1978-1988), Mingilev V.P. (1988-2001).

In 1995, the department was transformed into the Department of «Infectious Diseases», the head of the department was Ph.D., Associate Professor Ibraev B.K.

In 2001, after reorganization, it was renamed the Department of Clinical Diagnostics and Pharmacology, the heads of the department were candidates of veterinary sciences Kadyrbekov H.H. (2001-2002), Kukhar E.V. (2001-2003), Rakhimzhanova D.T. (2003-2005).

In 2005, on the basis of the Department of Clinical Diagnostics and Pharmacology, the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Biotechnology was established, associate professors Murzagulov K.K., Kamsaev K.M. (2005-2007), Ashimov S.A. (2007-2009) headed the department. In 2009, there was a merger of 2 departments. The department was renamed to the Department of «Morphology, Microbiology and Biotechnology». The head of the department was appointed Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Gazizova A.I. In 2013, in connection with the transformation of departments, the Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology was separated. Since 2017, the department has been headed by Candidate of Veterinary Sciences, Associate Professor A.B. Begenova. In 2020, the department included 9 teachers from the Department of Biological Sciences.

License for conducting an educational specialty № 0062189, validity period – indefinite, date of issue 02.07.2008, order of the Committee for Quality Improvement in the field of Education and Science, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic  №233 dated 04/14/2011.

The department implements 2 bachelor's degree programs: 6B05102-«Biotechnology», 6B05101-«Agricultural biotechnology» and 2 master's degree programs: 7M05102-«Plant Biotechnology», 7M05101-«Veterinary biotechnology». All 4 ops in 2019-2020 passed specialized accreditation of the National Agency for Accreditation and Rating (NAAR) for 5 years, which is confirmed by the relevant certificates.

The «National Demand Rating of Universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan – 2022», conducted annually by the Independent Accreditation and Rating Agency (NAAR), is an effective ranking and evaluation tool that contributes to improving the competitiveness of educational services and research, focused on promoting the quality of Kazakhstan higher education. Participation in this rating is becoming a key factor in increasing the competitiveness and success of universities in the context of the transformation of the education system aimed at achieving a world-class quality of training specialists in demand in the most important areas of the country's development.

According to the results of the National rating of educational programs of the NCE RK "Atameken" - 2023 for groups of undergraduate educational programs 6B050 - “Biological and related sciences” (Biotechnology) took 1st place, the employment rate is 96%. According to the results of the National Rating of Demand for Universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NAAR)-2022, the group of undergraduate educational programs 6B050 - “Biological and related sciences” (Biotechnology) took 3rd place, the group of master’s educational programs took 1st place.

Over the past 3 years, the main attention in scientific research has been focused on the following areas. The department conducts research on grant and program-targeted financing of scientific research in the most promising areas of development of the agro-industrial complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

- 267 budget program «Increasing the availability of knowledge and scientific research» subprogram 101 «Program-targeted financing of scientific research and activities» for 2018-2020.  The topic «Serological diagnosis of brucellosis based on compound recombinant antigen»- 43 500 000 tenge.

- Grant financing for scientific and (or) scientific and technical projects for 2020-2022. Topic «Studying the epizootic situation of equine diseases and the development of veterinary drugs for their diagnosis and prevention» -54 000 000 tg (Borovikov S.N.);

 - Grant funding for scientific and (or) scientific and technical projects of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2022-2024. «Development of an enzyme immunoassay system based on the recombinant antigen Trichinella spp» -78 000 000 tenge. (Akibekov O.S.);

- Grant funding for young scientists of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2021-2023. «Rapid test for the diagnosis of trichinosis» -54 000 000 tenge. (Akibekov O.S.);

- Grant funding for scientific and (or) scientific and technical projects of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2021-2023. «Development of an express test for the diagnosis of salmonella abortion of horses based on monoclonal antibodies» -64 600 000 tenge. (Borovikov S.N.);

- PCF of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2021-2023 under budget program 267 «Dissemination of knowledge and scientific research» subprogram 101-Program-targeted financing of scientific research and activities. The topic «Development of analytical control methods and monitoring of food safety» - 540 000 000 tenge. (Bulashev A.K.);

- Grant financing for scientific and (or) scientific and technical projects for 2020-2022. Topic «Studying the epizootic situation of equine diseases and the development of veterinary drugs for their diagnosis and prevention» -54 000 000 tenge (Borovikov S.N.);   

- Grant financing for scientific and (or) scientific and technical projects of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2023-2025.  The topic «Development of an Indirect (passive) hemagglutination reaction kit based on recombinant proteins for the diagnosis of brucellosis» – 89 000 000 tenge. (Bulashev A.K.).

Contacts of the Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology

010000, Republic of Kazakhstan,

Astana, International settlement, Armandastar str. 2B

Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology tel.: 8 (7172) 43-67-52 e-mail: Begenova_73 @mail.ru Biotechnological Building named after Sagadieva K.A. G.Astana, ul. Y.Altynsarina, 2

Contracts were concluded with various universities: D.I. Mendeleev Russian Chemical-Technological University, N.I. Vavilov Saratov State Agrarian University  (Russian Federation),  A.Ezhevsky Irkutsk State University, Voronezh State University of Engineering Technologies, and K.I. Scriabin Moscow State Medical and Technological University; Xinjiang Agricultural University (China) and the University of Genoa (Italy),  Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Novosibirsk); University of Giessen J. Liebig (Germany); Warsaw University of Life Sciences; University of Agriculture (Krakow, Poland); Agrarian University of Nitra (Slovakia).

Сотрудники кафедры «Микробиологии и биотехнологии» ежегодно проходили курсы повышения квалификации в Департаменте Материальной инженерии Аубурнского унивеситета (Алабама, США – Каирова М.Ж.), Департаменте Биолого-медицинской инженерии Калифорнийского университета (Дэвис, США – Каирова М.Ж.), Гиссенском университете им. Юстуса Либиха (Гиссен, Германия -2022г– Боровиков С.Н.), Университете Генова (Италия – Булашев А.К.), пищевом инстутите при Исследовательском центре Мармара (Гебзе, Турция – Абдрахманова Г.К.), Богемском центральном университете (Прага, Чехия – Кухар Е.В.), Онкологическом центре им. М.Д. Андерсона Техасского университета (Техас, США – Киян В.С.), Университете Аделаиды, Австралийском центре функциональной геномики растений (Аделаида, Австралия – Жумалин А.Х), Федеральном исследовательском центре института цитологии и генетики Сибирского отделения Российской академии наук, Харбинском научно-исследовательском ветеринарном институте (Харбин, Китай – Сураншиев Ж.А, Акибеков О.С..Байболин Ж.К.), Языковой английской школе (Куала-Лумпур, Малайзия – Кухар Е.В). The teaching staff of the department participated in the summer school in Tbilisi, (Georgia-2023 - Begenova A.B. Otepova G.M.), at the Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology named after K.I. Scriabin Moscow Russian Federation - Borovikov S.N., Begenova A.B. Otepova G.M.), Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Agricultural Academy named after K.A. Timiryazev", Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Altai State University - Borovikov S.N., Muranets A.P. - 2023), Kazan State Academy of Veterinary Medicine named after N.E. Bauman.

According to the educational process, leading foreign scientists are actively involved in the department. For students and undergraduates of the specialty "Biotechnology" lectures were given by the professor of the Caucasus University Mohammed Shakiroglu (Kars, Turkey); professors from the University of Adelaide, the Australian Center for Plant Functional Genomics, Serik Elibay and Ainur Ismagul (Adelaide, Australia); Professor of the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas, Road Douglas (USA); Doctor of Medical Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Federal Reference Center for Risk Assessment Anna Mauer-Scholl (Berlin, Germany). Fulbright grant holder, professor of the Polytechnic Institute and the University of Virginia (USA) Asym Yeshen conducted classes for undergraduates in the molecular sciences Genetic Foundations of Biotechnology ”and“ Genetic Engineering of Plants ”, specialty 6M070100 -“ Biotechnology ”.

        Within the framework of academic mobility programs, students of the Biotechnology EP have the opportunity to obtain and consolidate practical skills in professional practice programs: DAAD, LOGO, PRAXX, DEULA.

         In the framework of external academic mobility, students and undergraduates of the Biotechnology EP annually go to study at universities of foreign countries: the Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra (Slovakia), the Agricultural University in Krakow (Poland) (Gazisova Leyla), State University of Missouri (USA) (Kazhibaeva Aidana), Xinjiang University of Urumqi China (Zhanakhmetova Diana, Toremurat Zhansaya), etc.

          В рамках внешней академической мобильности студенты и магистранты  ОП «Биотехнология» ежегодно выезжают на обучение в вузы дальнего зарубежья: Словацкий сельскохозяйственный университет,  г. Нитра, Словакия; Сельскохозяйственный университет, г. Краков, Польша (Газисова Лейла), Государственный университет штата Миссури, США (Кажибаева Айдана), Синьзянский университет г.Урумчи, Китай (Жанахметова Диана, Торемурат Жансая) и др. Due to the scholarship program of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Abai-Vern" at the National School of Agronomy and Food Industry (ENSAIA) of Agrinium University (France): 2nd year master's student of the EP "Plant Biotechnology" Zeinulin M.K. is studying. The duration of study is from October 2, 2023 to 2024. Also, 3rd year student of the OP “6B05102-Biotechnology” Elgudinova Altynay is studying for external academic mobility at the Agricultural University in Krakow (Poland) (01.10.2023-24.02.2024)Студены имеют возможность проходить профессиональную практику по международным программам «Logo» в фермерских хозяйствах Германии  (Кубиц Евгения-2022год, Абдулла Бибинур -2022).

       Students have the opportunity to undergo professional practice under the international "LOGO" programs in German farms (Kubits Evgeniya-2022, Abdulla Bibinur - 2022).

       In the summer, during the holidays, some students travel according to the Work and Travel Program (Amangeldinova D.-Germany 2022, Tleulov S -Germany 2022)

      Graduate students of scientific, pedagogical and specialized fields annually undergo scientific training at the Hugo Kollontai Agricultural University in Poland, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk.

      After receiving a bachelor’s degree, graduates have the opportunity to continue their studies in a magistracy at universities (Russia, China, Canada, Japan, etc.) 2017 (Abdesan R., Zhanakhmetova D., Toremurat J. Bekezhan A., Isakova R., Әlanzhanova) and study at the target magistracy at (Henan Agricultural University (PRC) of Northwestern Agricultural University (China), L. Maypas A. study doctoral studies in Japan Okinava institute of Sceinceand technologi graduate university (OIST), Baduanova S. studied at the graduate school at Russian universities, in the Timiryazavsky Agricultural Academy, defended ka Ndidat dissertation.

Students of the training direction “Biological and Related Sciences” (Biotechnology) together with teachers take an active part in all activities held at the faculty and at the university.

In the framework of socio-political, patriotic and legal education, curatorial hours are devoted to public holidays of the Republic of Kazakhstan, discussions of the President’s Annual Message.

Students take an active part in the work of circles and sections: “Alliance”, volunteers “Ikomek”, “Bobek”, KDM, “Sheber Kolunershiler”, “Studentk keys”, “Altyn belgi”, “Mass Media KazATU”, “Zhas Otan”, “English Speaking club”, debate club “Amanat”, “Zhaidarman ”, scientific circle “Biocolorit, sports sections, Debate club “Elite”, dance circle, student theatre “Akelken”, members of the council of young scientists of the faculty .

In KDM S.Seifullin KATU students can exchange views on the learning environment, in particular the Media sector; Debate club “Amanat”, sector “Domestic politics”. Students are also participants in the Vkontakte, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram forums.

The university annually holds a competition of student research papers as part of the Seifullin Readings event, where the mechanisms for stimulating students and masters research work are improved.

At the department there is a scientific circle "Biocolorit", the head is Bekenova A.B., in which students of all courses are engaged in research activities. At the same time, undergraduates help to oversee the work of the circle. Student research conferences occupy an important place in improving the organization and summing up the results of scientific research work. Participating in the conference for young scientists, students have good publications.

In order to increase cultural and aesthetic education, they visit the cultural centers of the city of Nur-Sultan: K. Kuanyshbaev Kazakh Drama Theater, M. Gorky Russian Drama Theater, State Opera House “Astana Opera”, National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan and others.

The department has a student research circle "Interesting Zoology", the leaders are c.v.s., senior lecturer Akhmetbekov N. A. and m.v.s., senior lecturer Akimbekova A. F. The knowledge gained in the circle's classes allows students to expand their knowledge, demonstrate their skills in the field of zoology, and demonstrate their work at scientific conferences. The circle includes theoretical and practical classes on the subject of zoology.

The department has a scientific circle "Young morphologist", the heads are Doctor of Biological Sciences Gazizova A. I. and c.v.s., senior lecturer Murzabekova L. M. Studying the research work of students, mastering anatomical and histological methods of veterinary medicine, studying their theoretical and practical foundations.

Contacts of the MiB Department

Contacts of the Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology

010000, Republic of Kazakhstan,

Nur-Sultan, International settlement, Armandastar str. 2B

Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology

tel.: 8 (7172) 43-67-52

e-mail: Begenova_73 @mail.ru

K.A. Sagadiev Biotechnological Building, Y.Altynsarin street, 2

Begenova Ainagul Baibolsynovna

Suranshiyev Zhanbolat

Bulashev Aitbay Kabykeshovich

Kukhar Yelena

Bekkuzhina Sara Sabdenovna

Borovikov Sergey

Zhumabaev Hosmarza

Akibekov Orken

Gulbadan М. Otepova

Akanova Zhannara

Baibolin Zhasulan Cuatbecovich

Abdieva Nazym Tulegenovna

Abdrakhmanova Gulzat

Akindykova Ainissa

Talgat Kulmagambetov

Serikova Shynar Serikovna

Akimbekova Almagul Fazylkarimovna

Akhmetbekov Nurbolat Auzhanovich

Akhmetzhanova Nurgul Barlybayevna

Ashimov Sagyndyk Аmerzhanovich

Gazizova Aigul Idrisovna

Imbay Seisembay Moldagalіuly

Kairzhanova Agaisha Gilmanovna

Murzabekova Leyla Mazhitovna

Tozhybaeva Aigul Serkeshovna

Adilbekova Elmira Kalybayevna

Muranets Anna Petrovna

Jamburshina Dana Gizatovna

Malchevskaya Yekaterina Aleksandrovna

Bekenova Aiganym Bekaidarovna

Aigul I. Bulasheva

Zhaumitova Nursaule Nurlankyzy

Nurgulsim Kaster

Omarova Akkenzhe Berdikhanovna

Mukhitden Kaldygul Nuridenovna

Aidos Mussabekov

The department has 35 teaching staff, including 28 full-time teachers and 7 part-time teachers (4 external part-time employers, 3 internal part-time teachers). The qualitative composition of 4 Doctors of Sciences, 17 candidates of Sciences, 5 PhD Doctors, 9 Masters of Sciences. 

The graduation rate of teaching staff in the 2023-2024 academic year was 74.4%. The department is a graduate one. They implement educational programs in the following areas: 6B05102-Biotechnology, 6B05101-Agricultural biotechnology, 7M05101-Veterinary biotechnology, 7M05102-Plant biotechnology.

In 2019-2023, scientific research was conducted in the following areas:

The scientific research conducted by the department is included in the Republican programs on priority areas of development of agricultural science and has both theoretical and practical significance. The degree of participation of the teaching staff in the implementation of the above-mentioned topics is 80%.

Grant and program-targeted financing of scientific research of the department for 2019-2023.

Teaching staff of the department who have completed a research internship 2019-2023.

According to the results of scientific research for 2019-2023, the staff of the Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology published 127 articles, of which: 17 scientific articles in journals included in the Thomson Reuters Web of Science and Scopus database, 48 articles in journals included in the list of the Committee for Control in the Field of Education and Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in RSCI journals, AGRIS -11, in other publications – 51, monographs-4, innovative patents-7, and 8 methodological recommendations and Acts of implementation of production were published.  

In 2017, the Republican Student Subject Olympiad was attended by 4th year students of the specialty 5B070100 – "Biotechnology" Muhi Akerke, Aitmagambetova Madina, Gazisova Leila, Esmukhanova Gulnur, Zhuman Adilet, Zaidullina Gulshara and were awarded certificates for active participation.

In 2021, 4th year students of the specialty 5B070100 – "Biotechnology" Gubaidullin N., Omirzak S., Seitkali K. took part in the XIII Olympiad of the Republican Student Subject Olympiad. and they were awarded a diploma of the 3rd degree for active participation.

In 2022, the Republican Student Subject Olympiad was attended by 4th year students of specialty 5B070100 – "Biotechnology" Kanatova D., Galymbek M., Turlybek N., Abutalipova A., Kydyrkozha A., Askarova N. and were awarded certificates for active participation.