In 2025, all bachelor’s and master’s educational programs underwent accreditation by the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, as well as by the international accreditation center Central Asian Association for Accreditation of Education (CAAACE).

https://kazatu.edu.kz/ru/pages/universitet/o-nas/akkreditacia.

         According to the results of the National Ranking of Educational Programs of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Atameken" - 2025, the groups of bachelor's degree educational programs 6B050 - "Biological and Related Sciences" (Biotechnology), 6B080 - Aquaculture and Bioresources took 1st place, the employment rate is 96%.

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, INTERNSHIPS

During the period from 2021 to 2025, the staff of the GEP “Animal Husbandry and Biological Sciences” developed and published more than 300 scientific and educational works, including publications in journals recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education (CQASHE), as well as journals indexed in international databases such as ISI Web of Knowledge, Thomson Reuters, and Scopus.

As part of the implementation of research projects, GEP staff members have undertaken advanced training and professional development courses at leading foreign universities and laboratories, including: Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis (USA); Justus Liebig University Giessen (Giessen, Germany); University of Genoa (Italy); Food Institute, Marmara Research Center (Gebze, Turkey); Bohemian Central University (Prague, Czech Republic); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Texas, USA); University of Adelaide (Australia); Australian Plant Functional Genomics Centre (Adelaide, Australia); Federal Research Center, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Harbin Veterinary Research Institute (Harbin, China); English Language School (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia); Summer School in Tbilisi (Georgia); Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology named after K.I. Skryabin (Moscow, Russian Federation); Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy; Altai State University; Kazan State Academy of Veterinary Medicine named after N.E. Bauman.

During the period 2023–2025, the following GEP staff members completed internships and professional training at foreign universities and research institutions: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA (Senkebayeva D.T., 2023); Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russian Federation (Izbastina K.S., 2023); Xinjiang Agricultural University, People’s Republic of China (Suranshiyev Zh.A., 2024); Northwest A&F University, Yangling, People’s Republic of China, under the program “Molecular Genetic Methods for Research of Agricultural Animal Genomes” (Begenova A.B., Bekenova A.B., Otepova G.M., Akimbekov O.S., Nurgulsim K., Kazhgaliev N.Zh., 2024); College of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, People’s Republic of China (Nurgulsim K., 2024); Tashkent Chemical-Technological Institute, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Aubakirova G.A., 2024); Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania (Izbastina K.S., 2024); Botanical Garden of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Republic of Poland (Izbastina K.S., 2024); Participation in the International Livestock Summit, Clermont-Ferrand, France (Begenova A.B., Bekenova A.B., Kazhgaliev N.Zh., 2025);Participation in the technological seminar “Prevention and Control of Animal Diseases”, Sanya, Hainan, People’s Republic of China (Akanova Zh.Zh., Baibolin Zh.K., 2025).

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS OF SCIENTISTS

Within the framework of international cooperation, the University has concluded contracts, memoranda, and agreements with more than 100 universities and organizations in the Republic of Kazakhstan and in both near and far abroad.

The staff of the GEP “Animal Husbandry and Biological Sciences” actively collaborate with leading international academic and research institutions, including: Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology named after K.I. Skryabin (Russian Federation); ROSBIOTECH University (Russian Federation); Xinjiang Agricultural University (People’s Republic of China); University of Genoa (Italy); Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation); Justus Liebig University Giessen (Germany); Warsaw University of Life Sciences (Poland); University of Agriculture in Krakow (Poland); Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (Slovakia); Northwest A&F University (People’s Republic of China); Harbin Veterinary Research Institute (People’s Republic of China); Pennsylvania Research University (USA); University of Minnesota (USA);

Over the past five years, eight faculty members of the GEP “Animal Husbandry and Biological Sciences” have completed international internships under the Bolashaq Program: Senkebayeva D.T. — Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary (18.05.2022 – 18.12.2022); Omarova A.B. — University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Czech Republic (10.05.2022 – 19.05.2023); Amantai S. — Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia (01.09.2023 – 01.07.2024); Omarova K.M., Shaikenova K.Kh. — University of Minnesota, USA, under the program “Management in Agriculture and Academic Research” (09.05.2024 – 10.05.2025); Kukhar E.V. — Constructor University Bremen gGmbH, Germany (01.09.2025 – 29.08.2026); Uskenov R.B. — University of Pennsylvania, USA (2025); Akimbekov O.S. — Michigan State University, USA (2025–2026).

Within the framework of the academic mobility program, the University annually invites international scholars to deliver guest lectures.

Among the invited lecturers: Muza Kirushina, Doctor of Biology, Daugavpils University (Latvia), delivered lectures in the discipline “Diagnosis of Fish Diseases”; Alikov A.A., faculty member of the Kyrgyz National Agrarian University named after K.I. Skryabin, conducted classes for students of the educational program 6B08401 – “Aquaculture and Aquatic Bioresources”; Alrubaye Adnan A., Professor at the University of Arkansas (USA), delivered guest lectures for students of the “Animal Husbandry” program; Radim Kuneš and Tomáš Policar, faculty members of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, delivered lectures for students enrolled in the “Animal Husbandry” and “Aquaculture and Aquatic Bioresources” programs.

A guest lecture in the discipline “Animal Anatomy” was delivered by Małgorzata Dzierzęcka, PhD, Department of Morphological Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences.

In 2025, guest lectures for the “Animal Husbandry” program were delivered by Alexander Hristov, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor at the Pennsylvania State University.

In the 2024–2025 academic year, outgoing guest lectures were delivered by Aubakirova G.A., Asylbekova A.S., and Orazgaliyeva K.S. at the Kyrgyz National Agrarian University named after K.I. Skryabin in the field of Fisheries.

ACADEMIC MOBILITY

Favorable conditions have been created to ensure access to high-quality education not only for domestic students but also for international students. Across all educational programs of the GEP “Animal Husbandry and Biological Sciences,” international students from Russia, Mongolia, China, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan are currently enrolled. In 2025, under the scholarship program, a doctoral student from Pakistan was admitted to the “Animal Husbandry” program, and a master’s student from Nigeria was admitted to the “Plant Biotechnology” program. In 2025, more than 40 students from Turkmenistan were admitted to the first year of the educational program 6B05103 – “Biology.”

As higher education becomes increasingly internationalized, new opportunities for academic mobility programs continue to expand, including reciprocal student exchanges implemented on the basis of inter-institutional memoranda and agreements.

Within the framework of external academic mobility, undergraduate and graduate students from foreign universities undertake studies at the University.

In the second semester of the 2024–2025 academic year, fourth-year students from Northwest A&F University (People’s Republic of China) were admitted to the educational program 6B08201 – “Animal Husbandry”: Zhang Yue, Zhao Ziyi, Yan Tianshuo, and Yu Shumin.

During the same academic period, students from the Kyrgyz National Research University named after K.I. Skryabin (Kyrgyz Republic) studied at the University. Third-year students of the educational program 6B08401 – “Aquaculture and Aquatic Bioresources” included Aitymbetova Dilnur, Kurmanbekov Ali, Musaeva Ruzana, Turatbekuulu Nurkhan, and Emilissov Doolotkazy. Additionally, second-year students of the educational program 6B08201 – “Animal Husbandry” included Sydykova Sh., Mamazhanov A., and Davletova A.

Under the educational program 7M08202 – “Selection and Reproduction of Agricultural Animals,” master’s students from Northwest A&F University were enrolled: Shen Shouzheng, Han Zhongjun, and Chen Yongrui.

External academic mobility also involves students from domestic universities. In the second semester of the 2024–2025 academic year: Third-year students from Shakarim University were admitted to the educational program 6B05102 – “Biotechnology”: Seisengazinova A.T., Adilbekova A.K., and Talapgalieva A.T.; Second-year students from Toraighyrov University were admitted to the educational program 6B05103 – “Biology”: Kylishbay D.Zh.; A second-year student from Kazakh National Agrarian University was admitted to the educational program 6B05102 – “Biotechnology”: Nurtaza D.N.

Upon completion of the bachelor’s degree, graduates have the opportunity to continue their studies in master’s programs at universities both in Kazakhstan and abroad (including Russia, China, Canada, Japan, and others).

Notably, in 2017, graduates Abdesan R., Zhanakhmetova D., Toremurаt Zh., Bekezhan A., Isakova R., and Alzhanova L. were admitted to targeted master’s programs at Northwest A&F University (China). Maipas A. pursued doctoral studies at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (Japan). Baduanova S. completed postgraduate studies at the Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy and successfully defended her Candidate of Sciences dissertation.

Students and master’s students of the GEP “Animal Husbandry and Biological Sciences” annually participate in academic mobility programs at leading foreign universities, including the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, the University of Agriculture in Krakow, the Missouri State University, the Xinjiang University, and other partner institutions.

Under the scholarship program of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Abai–Vern,” a second-year master’s student of the educational program “Plant Biotechnology,” Zeynullin M.K., completed training at the University of Lorraine, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie et des Industries Alimentaires (France).

Within the framework of external academic mobility, third-year student Yelgudinova A., enrolled in the educational program 6B05102 – “Biotechnology,” studied at the University of Agriculture in Krakow (01.10.2023 – 24.02.2024). Idrissova A., a student of the educational program 6B08401 – “Aquaculture and Aquatic Bioresources,” pursued studies during the 2024–2025 academic year at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice.

Research internships of doctoral and master’s students are actively implemented. Doctoral students of the educational program 8D08201 – “Animal Sciences” completed internships at international partner institutions, including: The Estonian University of Life Sciences (Estonia, Tartu); The Ural State Agrarian University (Russian Federation); The Erciyes University (Turkey, Kayseri).

Master’s students of the scientific and pedagogical track completed research internships at the University of Agriculture in Krakow (Poland) and the Institute of Cytology and Genetics (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation).

PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIPS UNDER THE LOGO AND DEULA-NIENBURG PROGRAMS

Students are provided with opportunities to undertake professional internships in Germany through the international LOGO and DEULA-Nienburg programs at agricultural enterprises and farms.

Over the past five years, numerous students of the GEP “Animal Husbandry and Biological Sciences” have completed industrial internships in Germany under the LOGO e.V. program: Educational Program “Biotechnology” — Kubits E., Abdulla B., Amangeldinova D., Tleulov S. (Germany, 2022); Educational Program 6B08201 – “Animal Husbandry” — Alpysbayeva D.U. (2024); Educational Program 6B05102 – “Biotechnology” — Alash A. (2024); Educational Program 6B08201 – “Animal Husbandry” — Bekengaliyeva M.B., Abdykova A.E., Akylkosarova A.E., Amangazykyzy A. (2025).

Industrial internships in Germany were completed by third-year students Alpysbayeva D.U. (Educational Program 6B08201 – “Animal Husbandry”) and Alash A. (Educational Program 6B05102 – “Biotechnology”) in accordance with Order No. 1.8.1-3/248-N dated 21.06.2024.

Under the DEULA-Nienburg program (Germany), the following students enrolled in the Educational Program 6B05103 – “Biology” participated in professional internships: Khamitkhan M.Z., Kurmanova A.A., Kurmangaliyeva K.S. (2025).

Achievements and Research Activities of the GEP “Animal Husbandry and Biological Sciences”

According to the results of the National Ranking of Educational Programs conducted by the NPP RK “Atameken” in 2025, the bachelor’s program 6B050 – “Biological and Related Sciences” (Biotechnology) ranked 1st place, with an employment rate of 96%.

The GEP “Biological and Related Sciences” conducts active scientific research and participates in funded research projects and programs supported by relevant government agencies. Since 2024, the Department has been implementing the Program-Targeted Financing (PTF) initiative for 2024–2026, with a budget of 600 million KZT for the project “Enhancing Food Safety Levels” (Program Director: Professor Bulashev A.K.).

In addition, the Department has grant-funded projects for 2024–2026 led by Bulashev A.K., Borovikov S.N., Begenova A.B., Akimbekov O.S., Kazhgaliev N.Zh., Shaikenova K.Kh., and Kukhar E.V., as well as Young Scientist projects supervised by Omarova A.B.

Faculty members of the GEP “Animal Husbandry and Biological Sciences” teach undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students in over 20 training programs, including:

• Food Production Technology
• Animal Husbandry
• Veterinary Safety
• Food Safety
• Aquaculture and Water Resources
• Game Management
• Agronomy, Soil Science, and Agrochemistry
• Breeding and Seed Production
• Advanced Agricultural Sciences
• Agrotechnology
• Digital Agro-Systems and Complexes
• Agroengineering
• Zootechnics
• Crop Production
• Phytosanitary Safety
• Forestry
• Landscape Design and Greening, and others

Innovative teaching methods and approaches are widely applied in the educational process, including business games, situational tasks, tabletop exercises, binary lectures, learning assignments, and computer-based training programs across various forms of classes.

DUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

The implementation of dual education elements is carried out through off-campus training at enterprises and institutions, providing students with ample opportunities to acquire practical skills.

What will dual education provide?

1. High employment rate. Chance to stay with the same company after graduation.

2. Real practical skills.

3. Working with modern equipment.

4. Real production experience.

5. Confidence in your actions in the workplace.

6. Understanding the profession from the inside. Sees the entire production cycle—from raw materials to the finished product.

7. Understands what you'll actually be doing after graduation.

8. Advantage over other graduates. Already have work experience. Can start a career immediately, without retraining.

Dual education objectives:

1. Republican Veterinary Laboratory (RSE under the Ministry of Agriculture of the RK);
2. Republican Center for Breeding Animal Husbandry «Asyl Tülik»;
3. National Reference Center for Veterinary Medicine (RSE under the Ministry of Agriculture of the RK);
4. Kazakhstan-China Joint Laboratory for Biosecurity;
5. BEEF PARK LLP;
6. Astana-Önim JSC;
7. Kazakh Research Institute of Fisheries;
8. Northern Branch of the Scientific and Production Center for Fisheries LLP;
9. National Biotechnology Center LLP;
10. Republican Collection of Microorganisms LLP.

Students participating in dual education gain direct, hands-on experience, which enhances their professional competencies and readiness for the labor market.

RESEARCH CENTERS AND LABORATORIES

Joint Kazakh-Chinese Laboratory for Biological Safety (JKCLBS)

The State Unitary Enterprise "Animal Husbandry and Biological Sciences" includes the Joint Kazakh-Chinese Laboratory for Biological Safety (JKCLBS) and the Kazakh-Czech International Scientific Center for Aquaculture (KCISA). These centers and laboratories provide practical training and dual education. Currently, university scientists are working on research projects at the laboratory, conducting doctoral and master's student research and theses, and conducting undergraduate practical training. JKCLBS was established as part of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the People's Republic of China on Scientific and Technical Cooperation and the Memorandum of Understanding between the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinjiang Agrarian University, and the S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University.

This laboratory was created to study and diagnose infectious animal diseases. We have also successfully expanded our accreditation to include diagnostics of infectious avian diseases and the zootechnical analysis of feed and milk. The laboratory's safety and equipment allow us to work with pathogens that cause highly dangerous, transboundary animal diseases. The laboratory operates according to the BSL-2 safety standard. We also have a "Feed and Milk Quality Assessment Laboratory." We provide zootechnical analysis of milk and feed for farm animals. A distinctive feature of the laboratory is the use of wet chemistry methods using modern automated analyzers from FOSS Analytical (Denmark).

Kazakh-Czech International Scientific Center for Aquaculture (KCHMNCA).

In order to coordinate ongoing research work in the field of fisheries, participate in the implementation of priority areas for the development of fisheries, improve the qualifications of the teaching staff, and improve the educational process, by order of the Chairman of the Board - Rector of S. Seifullin KATIU dated April 16, 2024 No. 1.8.1-3 / 142-N, in accordance with the Development Program of S. Seifullin KATIU for 2020-2024 dated September 1, 2020, and in accordance with the Memorandum of Cooperation between S. Seifullin KATIU and the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice No. 543 dated December 13, 2023, the Kazakh-Czech International Scientific Center for Aquaculture (KCISA). KCISA is a research unit that organizes and coordinates the development of fundamental and applied sciences in the field of fisheries. The objectives of the KCMNCA are to identify development priorities for key research areas and the most relevant areas of aquaculture; to find optimal solutions for integrating science and practice and training qualified scientific and teaching staff; and to develop recommendations for coordinating the KCMNCA's activities with related universities and research institutes in developing research programs implemented through competitive bidding from the state budget.