The group of educational programs «Forestry and Environment» was established on the basis of the Faculty of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, which began its activities on April 30, 2021. More than 2,000 specialists have been trained at the faculty. Many of them hold leading engineering and managerial positions in the national economy not only of Kazakhstan, but also of the CIS countries and far abroad.
The faculty included 3 departments:
Department of Forest Resources and Forestry;
Department of Hunting and Fisheries;
Department of Ecology.
«Department of Forest Resources and Forestry»
Training of specialists in forestry and ecology began in 2001 in accordance with the instruction of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N.A. Nazarbayev on the creation of a green belt around the city of Astana. Currently, this region has become a habitat for wild animals and a real forest area has been formed. Since forest is an integral part of ecology, it became necessary to combine these areas in specialist training.
Training of forestry specialists has been carried out since 2001 at the Agronomy Faculty. During this period, the names of specialties changed several times due to changes in the classifier:
2001 – 4515 «Forest and Park Management»;
2004 – 05807 «Forestry»;
2010 – 5B080700 «Forest Resources and Afforestation»;
2008 – 6M080700 «Forest Resources and Forestry» (Master’s program opened);
2013 – PhD doctoral program opened in this specialty.
In 2019, the educational programs «Landscape Design and Greening» and «Protective Afforestation» were opened; in 2024, the educational program «Forest Resources and Forestry» was updated and reintroduced.
Initially, the graduating department was the «Agriculture» Department, later the «Ecology and Forestry» Department was created, and in 2012 it was reorganized into the «Forest Resources and Forestry» Department.
From 2001 to 2012, the departments were headed in different years by: Candidate of Agricultural Sciences A.O. Amralin, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences I.I. Zhumagulov, Candidate of Technical Sciences K.B. Masenov, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences D.N. Sarsekova, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences Zh.T. Boranbay, PhD T.S. Abzhanov.
In 2005, when summarizing the socio-economic development of Astana and defining tasks for the development of the capital, the Елбасы noted the importance of training forestry specialists and instructed the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan to open an appropriate faculty at the Kazakh Agrotechnical University.
In 2006, in order to improve the practical training of forestry specialists, the «Saryarka» educational-scientific-production complex equipped with modern equipment was commissioned on the basis of the Research Institute of Forestry in Shchuchinsk. 1-2 year students study in Astana, 3-4 year students study at the «Saryarka» complex.
Since 2008, the department has been training master’s students. Since 2013, master’s training has been conducted under a multilingual program (Kazakh, Russian and English).
In 2013, the university received a license to train PhD doctors in the specialty 6D080700 – «Forest Resources and Afforestation».
Since 2001, more than 450 specialists have been trained in the field of forestry.
«Department of Ecology»
The history of the department begins in 1980 with the establishment of the «Nature Protection» Department. The first head was Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor M.E. Vasiliev. Later the department was called «Land Reclamation and Nature Protection». In different years it was headed by V.A. Wilms, M.B. Bedebaev, N.I. Wumbaldt, M.G. Chekaev.
In 1994, the department was dissolved, and the disciplines and teachers were transferred to the Land Management Faculty. In 1995, it was merged with the Land Cadastre Department, and later with the Geodesy Department.
In 2001, the specialty «Agroecology» was opened and the «Agroecology and Agrochemistry» Department was created. Heads of the department: Doctor of Biological Sciences V.K. Azhbenov, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor V.G. Chernenok, PhD, Associate Professor U.Zh. Baiduisen.
In 2008, Doctor of Biological Sciences A.P.Nauanova was elected head of the department. In the 2008–2009 academic year, the “»Ecology and Forestry» Department was created, headed by I.I. Zhumagulov.
In subsequent years, the department was headed by K.B.Masenov, S.M.Kulzhanova, U.Zh.Baiduisen. Further heads:
Candidate of Geographical Sciences S.M.Kulzhanova (2013);
PhD G.E.Saspugaeva (2013–2015);
Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor G.K.Satybaldieva (2015–2022);
Candidate of Biological Sciences B.Z. Zhumadilov (2022–2023);
Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor G.K. Satybaldieva (2023–2025).
Training of specialists is carried out according to the educational program:
6B05201 Nature utilization;
7M08307 Sustainable management of natural resources.
«Department of Hunting and Fisheries»
The department was established in 2001. Training of specialists is carried out in the following educational programs:
6B08301 – «Hunting and Fur Farming»;
6B08401 – «Aquaculture and Aquatic Bioresources»;
7M08401 – «Intensive Fish Farming»;
7M08301 – «Rational Use of Natural Bioresources»;
8D08302 – «Wildlife».
From 2001–2007, the department was headed by Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor Zh.K. Kurzhykaev. Later it was headed in different years by Candidate of Veterinary Sciences, Associate Professor K.N. Syzdykov, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor S.N. Narbaev, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor Zh.M. Karagoyshin, Candidate of Biological Sciences, PhD G.A. Aubakirova.
On October 7, 2010, the Research Center «Fisheries» was established at the university.
The department has established close relations with foreign universities. Cooperation agreements were concluded with Irkutsk State Agricultural Academy, the All-Russian Research Institute of Hunting and Fur Farming named after B.M. Zhitkov, Vyatka Agricultural Academy, Astrakhan State Technical University.
Teachers improved their qualifications at the FAO seminar in Turkey, at the Freshwater Fisheries Research Center in China, and at universities in Russia.
Among the graduates there are specialists who received international education. For example, Nurgaliev R. completed a master’s degree at the Sorbonne University in France. Within the framework of the academic mobility program, master’s students studied in Poland.
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