The development of the educational program is closely linked to the country's industrial and innovation development priorities. In May 2015, under the priority sector "Food Production" of the State Program for Industrial and Innovation Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2015-2019, the previously existing specialties "Food Technology" and "Processing Industries Technology" were merged under a single department. Based on these specialties, an educational program named "Food Technology" was established.
Starting in 2025, the degree-granting department was reorganized into a group of educational programs "Food Production" within the Institute of Engineering and Food Technologies, marking the beginning of a new stage in integrating education, science, and industry.
Currently, specialist training under the "Food Technology" educational program is conducted at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels. The training system is built in accordance with international requirements and is oriented towards the actual needs of the industry.
The program's core mission is to train competitive specialists for the agricultural and food raw materials processing sector, who possess technological thinking, can organize modern production, master innovations, and are in high demand in the labor market.
The main value of the group of educational programs is its highly professional teaching staff. Currently, the staff includes 4 Doctors of Sciences, 13 Candidates of Sciences, 7 PhD doctors, and 17 Master's degree holders. This scientific potential ensures the depth of education, the quality of research, and the competitiveness of the trained specialists.
To enhance practice-oriented training and systematically implement the principles of dual education, three experienced industry specialists from leading enterprises have been involved in the educational process. They impart real technological experience to students and contribute to the formation of competencies that meet the requirements of the production environment.
The achievements of the teaching staff have received widespread recognition at the state level:
The average age of the team is 44, which signifies an effective combination of experience and scientific activity, innovation, and academic continuity. The qualifications of the teaching staff fully correspond to the teaching areas and job requirements, and staffing for the educational program meets 100% of regulatory standards.
The main priority in the scientific activity of the EPG is focused on the development and improvement of advanced, resource-efficient, and competitive technologies for processing raw materials of animal and plant origin. The educational and research infrastructure is formed in accordance with international standards: training takes place in classrooms equipped with modern video projection technology, computer labs with high digital capabilities, and laboratories furnished with educational and scientific equipment. Such a material and technical base allows for combining theoretical knowledge with solving specific production tasks and forming the professional competencies of future specialists at a high level.
The "Food Technology" educational program was jointly developed taking into account the experience and academic standards of leading international universities, such as the Tashkent Chemical-Technological Institute, the University of California, Davis, and the Northwest University of Agriculture and Forestry. This partnership ensures the compliance of the educational content with global requirements and the preparedness of graduates for demand in the international labor market.
Drawing on the best examples of the educational and scientific infrastructure of the world's leading universities, the group of educational programs operates 4 training and production workshops that are as close as possible to real production conditions:
All production sites are equipped with high-tech modern equipment and allow for the full cycle of technological operations. As a result, students not only master individual processes but also acquire comprehensive practical competencies in production organization, management of technological flows, and quality and safety control.
On the basis of this infrastructure, core and specialized disciplines are conducted, and diploma projects, master's research, and doctoral dissertations are completed. Thus, the integration of education, science, and production is realized, creating a favorable environment for the development of innovative technologies and their implementation in the real sector.
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Experimental Production Workshop for Meat Processing
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Experimental Production workshop for milk processing
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Experimental Production Workshop for Vegetable Oil Production
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Experimental Production Workshop for Bread and Bakery Products
Agriculture and Forestry of China, a joint double-degree educational program at the master's level was launched. This initiative allows students to continue their education in an international academic environment and acquire the experience of leading scientific schools. Under this project, master's students of the "Food Technology" program have successfully completed their studies, and cooperation with the partner university in the scientific and educational direction continues systematically.
In 2024, on the initiative of the S. Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical Research University, a number of memorandums of cooperation were signed with leading food industry enterprises. As a result of these agreements, a specific path was opened for organizing paid industrial internships for students. In particular, students honed their professional skills at the following production sites:
As a result of such internships, students become familiar with the real demands of production, establish direct connections with future employers, and the employability of graduates in their chosen specialty increases significantly.
A flexible model has been established for organizing academic and industrial internships: 60% of internships are conducted through special platforms according to an approved extracurricular schedule, and 61% are carried out under collective agreements. This approach enhances the effectiveness of industrial training while maintaining the continuity of the educational process.
Furthermore, elements of dual education have been successfully implemented on the basis of the enterprises JFOOD KAZAKHSTAN, QAIMAQ bakery and coffee, and NutriTech. Students combine theoretical training with practical experience at specific workplaces, undergoing a full cycle of professional adaptation.
Thus, international partnership, real industrial practice, and direct interaction with employers have become the key advantages of the educational program, strengthening students' confidence in their professional future.
The group of educational programs is headed by Candidate of Technical Sciences, Professor Mukhytarbek Mukhanovich Kakimov.
The department, now the Group of Educational Programs "Food Production" of the Institute of Engineering and Food Technologies, was founded in October 1959 as the Department of "Agricultural Machinery".
From 1961 to 1975, one of the department's founders, senior lecturer B.N. Bok, served as head of the department, later earning a Doctor of Technical Sciences degree and the title of professor. He is the author of over 140 scientific works and numerous inventions. Under his supervision, I.S. Tairyan, O.A. Cheremisinov, B.N. Gurin, D.Z. Yeskhozhin, O.F. Bezler, B.P. Rakov, L.N. Goncharova, A.I. Nuzhdov, V.A. Putilin, M.A. Aduov, O.M. Koshanov, A.I. Shneider, and K.S. Zhusupov successfully defended their candidate of sciences dissertations. Many theoretical studies by Professor N.B. Bok have been included in textbooks, teaching aids, and reference books.
Between 1985 and 1999, the department was part of the Engineering and Pedagogical Faculty. Starting in 1997, due to the initiation of graduate training in specialties 5B072800 – "Technology of Processing Industries" and 5B080600 – "Agricultural Engineering and Technology," the department was renamed "Agricultural and Grain Processing Machinery."
The following faculty members worked at the department, conducting teaching, methodological, research, and educational activities: V.A. Alexandrov, O.F. Bezler, D.P. Belov, V.V. Gaar, A.N. Grishin, S.V. Dobrovolsky, V.M. Dotsenko, D.Z. Yeskhozhin, K.S. Zhusupov, D.T. Ilyasov, N.I. Kornienko, O.M. Koshanov, G.P. Kuzmin, V.I. Murashchenko, L.A. Novakovskiy, A.I. Nuzhdov, S.P. Padalko, N.D. Pilyugin, V.A. Putilin, B.P. Rakov, N.M. Rolich, V.S. Sakovtsev, O.S. Saparov, F.M. Skachkov, Yu.A. Salmin, R.E. Filippova, N.A. Chernyshev, O.A. Cheremisinov, N.I. Shiyanov, A.I. Shneider, A.A. Shtetinger, R.A. Sidikova, A.G. Baskina, R.N. Kunapyanova, and K.A. Tuleuova.
Over the years, the position of department head was held by:
In May 2015, within the framework of the priority sector "Food Production" of the State Program for Industrial and Innovative Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2015-2019, a new department, "Technology of Food and Processing Industries," was established by merging the specialty "Food Technology" from the Department of "Technology of Production and Processing of Livestock Products" (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry Technology) with the specialty "Technology of Processing Industries." Since 2025, it has been reorganized into the Educational Program "Food Production" of the Institute of Engineering and Food Technology. Currently, the program trains specialists under the educational program 6B07201/7M07201/8D07201 – "Food Technology" at the Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral levels.
Based on the State Program for Industrial and Innovative Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2015-2019, the faculty of the Educational Program Group "Food Production," in collaboration with scientists from the University of California, Davis (USA) – Neal Van Alfen, Yubang Lee, and Charles Field Shoemaker – developed the educational curriculum. Furthermore, based on the recommendations of these foreign scientists, and following the model of the University of California, Davis, four pilot production workshops were established within the department:
All experimental production workshops are equipped with modern equipment. Classes in core and specialized disciplines are conducted in these workshops. Here, students develop practical skills in organizing and managing technological processes in production and apply the acquired knowledge in their diploma and dissertation work.
The full-time faculty of the Educational Program Group "Food Production" at the Institute of Engineering and Food Technology comprises 43 instructors, including 31 full-time staff, among whom are 4 Doctors of Sciences, 13 Candidates of Sciences, and 6 PhDs. Among faculty without academic degrees, 8 hold Master's degrees, indicating high internal potential. Three instructors are practitioners invited from the industry. The average age of the faculty is 48. Over the past five years, 5 faculty members have received grants for scientific internships under the "Bolashak" program, 5 have been awarded the title of "Best University Teacher," 1 has received the title of "Best Research Scientist," and 2 have been awarded State Scientific Scholarships.
The scientific priorities of the educational program are the improvement of technologies for processing and deep processing of meat, milk, grain, vegetable oils, bread, and bakery products.
Currently, a highly experienced faculty with academic degrees and titles works within the program. This includes qualified specialists such as: S. Altaiuly, T.Ch. Tultabaeva, A.L. Kasenov, G.T. Kazhibaeva, N.S. Mashanova, G.N. Zhakupova, Zh.I. Sataeva, G.Kh. Ospankulova, S.B. Yermekbayev, B.K. Tarabayev, S.A. Kardenov, S.D. Tokayev, Sh.B. Baitukenova, A.K. Mustafayeva, A.B. Nurtayeva, N.D. Kundyzbayeva, B.L. Leonidova, A.K. Igenbayev, K.K. Makangali, E.Ch. Bazylkhanova, B.M. Iskakov, A.T. Sagandyq, A. Toleugazykyzy, and others. In the pilot production workshops based at the EPG, industrial instructor-technologists with over 25 years of experience in food industry enterprises are employed.
Akshorayeva Gaukhar Dussengalievna
Akhmetova Venera Shaimuratovna
Baitukenova Sholpan Baidildaevna
Dyussembayev Dastan Kuandykovich
Ermekbayev Seitkamal Baimuratovich
Jaskairat Shynaray Jaskairatkyzy
Zhumagalieva Ainazhan Kairbolatovna
Iskakov Bauyrzhan Myrzabekovich
Kazhibayeva Yerkezhan Tuleubaevna
Rzayev Bakhtiyar Temirbekovich
Currently, the "Food Production" educational program group of the Institute of Engineering and Food Technologies is engaged in training specialists at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral (PhD) levels under the educational program 6В07201 / 7М07201 / 8D07201 "Food Technology". All three levels of the educational programs were accredited for 5 years in 2024 based on the findings of the external audit by the international ASIIN commission.
For the "Food Technology" educational program, cooperation agreements have been signed with 35 research institutes and food production enterprises from the Central, Northern, and Southern regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan. These include:
To create employment opportunities for graduates in their chosen field and strengthen students' confidence in the future, several memoranda of cooperation have been signed between the Chairman of the Board – Rector of S. Seifullin KazATU K. M. Tireuov and industry leaders. Based on these memoranda, agreements have been reached on paid industrial internships for students of the "Food Technology" program. As a result, students of this program have gained the opportunity to undertake paid internships, specifically:
To integrate theoretical knowledge with industry practice, a dual education program has been implemented. Under this program, lectures are delivered by departmental faculty, while practical and laboratory sessions are conducted by employer representatives at their production facilities. Notable partner enterprises include JSC "JFOOD KAZAKHSTAN", LLP "QAIMAQ bakery and coffee", and LLP "Moya Ferma".
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Faculty members of the "Food Production" educational program group at the Institute of Engineering and Food Technologies actively utilize their own video lectures in the teaching process for the following subjects:
Faculty of the program group have also developed Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs):
Students of the "Food Technology" program are actively engaged in research work under the supervision of PhD Zh.I. Sataeva. Their scientific achievements have been recognized with certificates and diplomas at international competitions, forums, and exhibitions.
One of the significant indicators in academic work is student academic mobility. To enhance this activity, internal academic mobility is organized with universities in cities such as Almaty, Shymkent, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Semey, Kostanay, Kyzylorda, and others. For external academic mobility, students undertake studies and industrial internships in countries including Turkey, Russia, China, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Spain, as well as in Germany under the "LOGO e.V." and "DEULA - Nienburg" programs.
The team of the "Food Production" educational program group, in the process of training specialists based on international cooperation, has signed over 10 agreements with foreign universities under the ERASMUS MUNDUS program and the eASTANA project, including:
Within the framework of developing cooperation in accordance with the agreements signed by the Presidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the People's Republic of China on May 17, 2023, S. Seifullin KazATU is actively working. The university is developing cooperation with leading Chinese universities in the areas of student and faculty exchange, professional competence enhancement, implementation of joint research projects, internships, and personnel training. Under this project with Northwest A&F University, the base for the "Joint Master's Study Program in Food Science and Engineering of China and Kazakhstan" has been established, and a double degree program for the "Food Technology" educational program is being implemented.
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The Annual Republican Subject Olympiad sees active participation from teams of higher education institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Among them, students of the "Food Production" educational program group of the Institute of Engineering and Food Technologies consistently win prize places in the team round, being awarded Diplomas of the First and Second Degree. The team's scientific supervisor receives a letter of appreciation, and all team members are awarded certificates.
This Olympiad provides an opportunity to support talented students, improve their professional skills as future specialists, and develop their creative abilities.
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Institute of Engineering and Food Technologies, GEP «Food production». The main focus of scientific activity for the team of the "Food Production" educational program is the development and improvement of advanced innovative technologies for processing products of animal and plant origin, including the following research areas:
Scientific projects implemented by the team of the "Food Production" Educational Program at the Institute of Engineering and Food Technologies under scientific and scientific-technical programs over the past five years:
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"Building Educational-Methodological and Research Capacity in Renewable Resources and Their Use in Kazakhstan" in collaboration with Michigan State University, USA |
Bekbayev K.S. |
2020-2023 |
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"Enhancing Master’s Programs in Kazakhstan Through the Use of Renewable Energy Technologies Affecting Poultry Farming" in collaboration with the University of Arkansas, USA |
Bekbayev K.S. |
2023-2024 |
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PROGRAM-TARGETED FUNDING under SCIENTIFIC AND SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL PROGRAMS |
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"Development of Technology for Producing Special Dietary Food Products Using New Strains of Beneficial Microorganisms, Enzymes, Nutrients, and Other Components". Total funding: 626 million KZT. |
Tultabayeva T.Ch. |
2021-2023 |
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"Development of Technology to Ensure the Preservation of Quality of Agricultural Raw Materials and Processing Products". Total funding: 265 million KZT. |
Tultabayeva T.Ch. |
2021-2023 |
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"Creating a Set of Risk Management Measures to Ensure Food Safety and Developing High Biological Value Meat and Dairy Products". Total funding: 340 million KZT. |
Tultabayeva T.Ch. |
2023-2025 |
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"Development of Science-Based Technologies for Deep Processing of Agricultural Raw Materials". Total funding: 951 million KZT. |
Ospankulova G.Kh. |
2024-2026 |
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GRANT FUNDING for SCIENTIFIC AND SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL PROJECTS |
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"Development of New Biodegradable Film Materials (Based on Potato Starch)". Total funding: 58.4 million KZT. |
Ospankulova G.Kh. |
2020-2022 |
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"Development of Technology for Meat Products for Children". S&T Program, IRIFR. Total funding: 53 million KZT. |
Makangali K.K. |
2021-2023 |
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"Development of the BIO-AP Bio-Supplement (Based on Plant Micronutrients)". S&T Program, IRIFR. Total funding: 74 million KZT. |
Makangali K.K. |
2022-2024 |
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"Development of an Integrated Bio-Waste Management System". Total funding: 98 million KZT. |
Bekbayev K.S. |
2023-2025 |
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"Technology for Cultivating Mononuclear Cells In Vitro Using Secondary Metabolites of Plant Raw Materials". Total funding: 105 million KZT. |
Zhakupova G.N. |
2024-2026 |
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"Development of Technology for Producing High-Quality Poppy Seed Oil with Optimization of the Poppy Head Separation Process". Total funding: 118 million KZT. |
Kakimov M.M. |
2025-2027 |
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"Development of Technology for Producing Briquetted Cedar Nut Oil". S&T Program, IRIFR. Total funding: 88 million KZT. |
Iskakov B.M. |
2025-2027 |
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"Improvement of Technology for Producing Gluten-Free Bakery Products with High Dietary Fiber Content". "Young Scientist" IRIFR. Total funding: 30 million KZT. |
Utarova N.B. |
2025-2027 |
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GRANT FUNDING FOR PROMISING PROJECTS ON COMMERCIALIZATION OF RESULTS OF SCIENTIFIC AND SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES |
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"ARON R&D CO" LLP (established based on a Science Foundation grant), "Launch of Production of Plant-Based Milk Substitutes". Total funding: 300 million KZT. |
Ospankulova G.Kh. |
2022-2024 |
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"Suleimenov" Sole Proprietorship "Organization of Production for Regeneration and Purification of Vegetable Oils". Total funding: 350 million KZT. |
Sataeva Zh.I. |
2023-2025 |
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"NutriTech" LLP Waste-Free Production of Vegetable Oils Enriched with Micronutrients Using Ultrasonic Extraction Method. Total funding: 350 million KZT. |
Sataeva Zh.I. |
2024-2026 |
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Venue |
Place/Award |
Name of Olympiad |
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2023 |
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Dana Bakmuratkyzy |
March 15, 2023 |
Almaty Technological University (Joint Stock Company) |
III Degree Diploma |
Annual Republican Competition of Scientific Research Works of University Students of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
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Batima Hastarbekkyzy |
March 15, 2023 |
Almaty Technological University (Joint Stock Company) |
III Degree Diploma |
Annual Republican Competition of Scientific Research Works of University Students of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
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2024 |
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Asylzhan Muratkyzy |
February 13,14, 2024 |
Almaty Technological University (Joint Stock Company) |
II Degree Diploma |
ҚР ЖОО студенттері арасындағы XVI Республикалық пәндік олимпиада |
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4 |
Madeshova Zhanel Sairankyzy |
April 1, 2024 |
Almaty Technological University (Joint Stock Company) |
II Degree Diploma |
Annual Republican Competition of Scientific Research Works of University Students of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
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Dosymbekova Aruzhan Altairkyzy |
April 1, 2024 |
Almaty Technological University (Joint Stock Company) |
III Degree Diploma |
Annual Republican Competition of Scientific Research Works of University Students of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
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2025 |
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Smagulova Madina Talgatkyzy |
May 4, 5, 2025 |
Almaty Technological University (Joint Stock Company) |
II Degree Diploma |
Annual Republican Competition of Scientific Research Works of University Students of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
Head - Bakhtiyar Rzayev, master of technical sciences, assistant of the Department of «Food Technology and processing products»
E-mail: bahtiyar_9128@mail.ru
Telephone number: 8-702-487-56-21
The main areas of scientific activity:
Purposes and objectives
The main aim of the educational bakery is to provide visibility of training and activation of education practice.
The main objectives:
Articles in 2014-2018. (Articles in top-rated edition included in the Webof Science Resources, Springer Link, Scopus, RSCI, as well as in other scientific journals with non-zero impact factors included in the list of publications recommended by CCES).
Patents (security documents)
Instrumentation
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010000, Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana
62 Zhenis Avenue, Main Campus,
Building No. 4
Tel.: +7 (7172) 39-73-27
E-mail: m.kakimov@kazatu.edu.kz
The degree of scientific staff of the department:
In the 2024-25 academic year, 29 teachers work at the department, 21 of them have academic degrees: Doctor of Sciences – 4, candidates of sciences – 14 and PhD - 4. The degree of the department is 72,42%.
The main direction of the scientific activity of the department:
Development and improvement of advanced innovative technologies for processing products of animal and vegetable origin.
Scientific achievements, including the history of scientific activity
In 2021-2024, research work at the department is carried out within the framework of the following scientific projects.
International projects:
1. Erasmus+ ASIAXIS. “Enhancing University Teaching in Thermal Power Systems for Cleaner Environment with Parallel Improvements in PhD Skills Development” (ASIAXIS), project coordinator - Ph.D. Bekbaev K.S. Partner universities: Northumbria University (UK), The University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). Università Politecnica delle Marche (Italy), Beijing Institute of Technology (China), Harbin Engineering University (China), S. Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical University (Kazakhstan), S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University (Kazakhstan), South Ural State University (Russia ), Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Russia). (Implementation period – 2017-2022). The total amount is 1 million euros.
2. “Establishing teaching and research capacity on renewable resources and utilization in Kazakhstan” (Creating educational and research capacity on renewable resources and their use in Kazakhstan) together with Michigan State University of the United States of America, project coordinator - Ph.D. Bekbaev K.S. (Period 05/01/2020-04/30/2021). Total project funding: $22,494;
3. “Improvement of Master Degree Programs in Kazakhstan Through the Use of Renewable Energy Technologies that affect Poultry Production” (improving master’s programs in Kazakhstan using renewable energy technologies that affect the development of poultry farming) together with the University of Arkansas, USA, project coordinator - Ph. so-called Bekbaev K.S. The project is being implemented from February 28, 2023 to February 28, 2024. The total amount is 23,700 US dollars.
Grant funding:
1. “Development of new biodegradable film materials based on starch.” (implementation period – 2020-2022). Head - G.Kh. Ospankulova;
2. “Development of technology for baby food meat products from non-traditional raw materials of the meat industry” (implementation period – 2021-2023). Head - K.K. Makangali (grant funding for young scientists);
3. “Development of a biologically active additive BIO-AP with the production of a complex of micronutrients based on plant raw materials for the enrichment of food products” (implementation period – 2022-2024). Head - K.K. Makangali;
4. “Development of an integrated system for the bioconversion of carbohydrate-containing waste” (implementation period – 2023-2025). Head - K.S. Bekbaev;
5. “Development of technology for functional dairy products obtained using secondary metabolites of plant raw materials cultivated in vitro” (implementation period – 2024-2026). Head - G.N. Zhakupova
As part of grant funding for commercialization projects:
1. Establishing the production of milk substitutes based on plant raw materials (Implementation period - 2022-2024). Head - G.Kh. Ospankulova;
2. Organization of production for the regeneration and purification of vegetable oils (Implementation period - 2023-2025). Head - Zh.I. Sateva;
3. Research and production enterprise “NutriTech” (Implementation period – 2024-2026). Head - Zh.I. Sateva.
Program-targeted financing:
1. “Development of technologies using new strains of beneficial microorganisms, enzymes, nutrients and other components in the production of special dietary food products” (implementation period – 2021-2023). Head - T.Ch. Tultabaeva;
2. “Development of technology to ensure the preservation of the quality of agricultural raw materials and processed products in order to reduce losses during various storage methods” (implementation period - 2021-2023). Head - T.Ch. Tultabaeva;
3. “Creation of a set of risk management measures to ensure food safety and development of meat and dairy products with increased biological value” (implementation period - 2023-2025) Scientific supervisor - Tultabaeva T.Ch.
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