History of the department


The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology teaches subjects including inorganic and organic chemistry, analytical chemistry and physicochemical methods of analysis, physical and colloid chemistry, as well as physics and chemistry of polymers. In addition, the department covers chemical disciplines within the framework of the university's educational programs.The implementation of curricula and programs is carried out in strict accordance with current regulatory documents, while regular monitoring of their implementation is carried out. The qualification level of the teaching staff of the department meets all the requirements for the preparation of bachelors. The department consists of 11 teachers, including 2 doctors of science and 4 candidates of science.Every year, the department's teachers update the work programs and teaching materials, ensuring their compliance with the State Standard of Higher Professional Education of the Kyrgyz Republic. The work programs specify the prerequisites and postrequisites of the courses, define the competencies that the discipline develops, as well as the skills and abilities that students acquire upon completion of the course. The work programs also include teaching methods, forms and types of classes, knowledge assessment policies, topics for independent study, and the sources used. All discipline syllabuses are regularly updated, and the teaching materials for all disciplines of the department are posted on the onlinekstu.kg portal.For students with gaps in their knowledge of chemistry, adaptive courses are organized to achieve the required level of assimilation of the material. Students of the department are provided with educational literature and methodological developments, including teaching aids and methodological instructions in Russian and Kyrgyz. All necessary educational and methodological materials are available both in printed and electronic format in the library center of KSTU and at the department.Presentations and video lectures, as well as electronic versions of lectures and laboratory work, are actively used during lectures. Students' knowledge is monitored using both traditional methods and computer testing.Regular quality control of lectures and practical classes is carried out, including checking the availability of approved work programs, lecture notes and their compliance with the curricula and syllabi. The results of mutual visits and analysis of the quality of teaching are discussed at department meetings.In 2022, the department received a license for the educational program "Chemical Technology", profile "Research Chemist".In 2023, the department again began recruiting students for the program in the direction 720100 Chemical technology researcher. with the profile "Chemist-