The history of the department

The Department of Automatic Control Systems and Computer Engineering was headed from 1977 to 1982 by Professor A.A. Akaev, who later became the President of the country. In the photo above, he is in the center, next to the President of Kazakhstan, N.N. Nazarbayev.

In 1982, this department gave rise to two new departments: "Computer Hardware" and "Informatics". The latter department was headed and developed into a leading national center by Associate Professor V.A. Kovalenko, Candidate of Technical Sciences (he is in the center of the photo above, with colleagues beside him).

In 1992, the department was taken over by Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor U.N. Brimkulov.

Subsequently, the department was renamed the Department of Applied Mathematics and Informatics. It was headed at various times by Academician V.P. Zhivoglyadov, Professor U.N. Brimkulov, and Professor R.R. Rafatov.

From February 1995 to 2013, the department was led by Professor V.F. Babak, Doctor of Technical Sciences. Under the leadership of Professor V.F. Babak, the department began training specialists in the field of "Information Systems in Economics," which led to its renaming accordingly. The Department of Information Systems in Economics (IS&E) trained specialists in the speciality 552802.01 "Information Systems and Technologies" within the broader direction 552802 "Information Systems," with a specialization in "Information Systems in Economics."

The department was a leading center in the Republic for training specialists in this field and its specializations. Virtually all of its graduates secure employment. A number of them hold senior executive positions (for example, O. Bazhanova and V. Vaganov are top-level managers at the company "Vill-Bill-Dan"). Several graduates work in Russia, Kazakhstan, Germany, England, and the USA.

The department conducts scientific research in the field of "Management in Social and Economic Systems." A postgraduate program (aspirantura) is offered. Currently, the department has 2 candidates working on their Candidate of Sciences dissertations and 1 working on a Doctor of Sciences dissertation. One dissertation has been prepared for defense. The department's research focus is the application of modern information technologies in business, education, and the management of large social and economic systems. Research projects extensively employ CASE technologies, modern modeling languages, methods and tools of artificial intelligence, etc. The department is a national leader in developing a corporate university-wide academic process management system. Students are actively involved in research work.

In its teaching activities, the department focuses on applying modern computer technologies. It maintains an electronic library, providing electronic textbooks and teaching aids for all courses taught. Electronic learning programs and online testing are widely used. Departmental processes such as calculating and distributing teaching workloads, personnel records and management, and student performance tracking are automated. An electronic department management support system has been created.

From 2013 to 2015, the department was headed by Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences A. Akmatkulov. From 2015 to 2017, it was led by Candidate of Technical Sciences E.A. Dzhalbiev (2017-2018). Currently, the department is headed by Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences A.A. Akmatkulov.

1. General Characteristics of the IS&E Department

The experience of previous years allowed the formulation of the core mission of the Department of Information Systems in Economics (IS&E) in 2007, which is as follows:

The IS&E Department is a structural unit of the Institute of Economics and Finance at the I. Razzakov Kyrgyz State Technical University. Its primary goal is to meet the needs of the population of the Kyrgyz Republic, businesses, and the scientific community for advanced university education at a high scientific and technical level in the field of managing economic and technical systems using cutting-edge information technologies.

One of the main tasks in achieving this goal is the department's commitment to teaching students independent and creative work, and the ability to apply this knowledge in practice, including in fundamental and applied research, as well as in design and engineering work.

This mission defines the department's development strategy as a means for the long-term improvement of the content and organization of the educational process. This strategy is oriented towards constantly and dynamically updated knowledge in the field of information technology, the use of modern computer technologies in the educational process and in scientific/applied research, and instilling in students the skills and need for continuous knowledge renewal.

The department's strategy is focused on solving the following tasks:

1. Continuous updating of knowledge in the field of computer science, systems, and technologies, necessitated by the explosive development of information sciences. This is achieved through ongoing professional development of faculty via paid training courses, the postgraduate (aspirantura) system, and degree candidacy (soiskatel'stvo).

2. Continuous improvement of teaching methodologies by incorporating modern computer tools, technologies, and capabilities, such as networked automated systems for supporting laboratory and practical work, using audiovisual aids in lectures, and systematic automated assessment of student knowledge acquisition.

3. Providing students with up-to-date literature, methodological aids, and training programs, utilizing possibilities for their digital representation (electronic libraries), Internet resources, and departmental portals.

4. Conducting research in the field of automated management in social and economic systems (which already defines the department's research direction and makes it a national leader), with extensive student involvement in this work.

5. Automating the management of the educational process at the departmental level by applying specialized computer systems and technologies, tools for mobile computer-based knowledge assessment, and means for automated information exchange between the dean's office and the department, among others.

This transition has been necessitated by the update of educational standards and programs in the Russian Federation and the subsequent alignment of the Kyrgyz Republic's educational standards with them. This aligns with the interstate agreement on mutual recognition and equivalence of educational documents, utilizing the state requirements of the Russian Federation for the content and level of training of bachelors/masters in the field 710200 "Information Systems."