History of the Department
History of the Department
Department of Underground Mining of Mineral Deposits
The Department of Underground Mining of Mineral Deposits is one of the oldest departments at the university, established in 1955 during a period of rapid development of the mining industry in Kyrgyzstan, when the country urgently needed skilled mining engineers. Since its foundation, the department has been the only institution in the republic dedicated to training specialists in Underground Mining of Mineral Deposits.
Faculty Composition: Currently, the department employs 10 teaching staff, including 2 professors, 3 associate professors, 3 senior lecturers, 2 lecturers, and 1 methodologist. Among them, 2 hold the title of Doctor of Science and 3 are Candidates of Technical Sciences.
The department primarily focuses on training mining engineers-technologists for underground and combined-method mining operations. Senior students participate in university research projects and are actively involved in scientific work. Alongside faculty, they attend scientific and technical conferences. Graduates who complete their studies with honors often continue to postgraduate programs or are invited to join the university staff.
As a graduating educational unit, the department carries out scientific, educational, methodological, and organizational activities. It trains specialists in Specialty 630003 “Mining” with specializations in “Underground Mining of Mineral Deposits” and “Mine and Underground Construction”.” The duration of study is 5 years for full-time programs and 6 years for distance learning. Graduates find employment in mining-geological industries, other industrial sectors, and in design and research institutes.
Graduates can work not only in mining enterprises but also in research and design institutes, participating in expert groups. Many alumni are engaged in the design and construction of mining roads, hydroelectric dams, tailings dams, and in organizing and conducting engineering-geological surveys for geotechnical projects in mountainous areas.
Collaborations: The department maintains scientific and technical cooperation agreements with organizations on a reciprocal basis, including the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after B. Yeltsin, Jalal-Abad State University, the Institute of Geomechanics and Subsoil Development of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic, AO “Khaidarkan Mercury Plant,” OAO “Kyrgyzaltyn,” OAO “Shakhta Jyrgalan,” OAO “Kyrgyz-Tash,” and others.
Department students gain practical experience through academic and industrial internships at major mining enterprises across the country, including ZAO “Kumtor Gold Company,” Jyrgalan Mine, Khaidarkan, Terek-Say, Makmal, Chaarat, Bozymchak, and Taldybulak Left Bank.
The department actively develops relationships with research organizations such as the Engineering Academy of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Institute of Geomechanics and Subsoil Development (NAS KR), and many leading universities in Kyrgyzstan and the CIS.
Leadership: For many years, the department was headed by Academician Kozhogulov K.Ch., President of the Engineering Academy of the Kyrgyz Republic, Honored Scientist of the Kyrgyz Republic, State Prize laureate, Doctor of Technical Sciences, and Professor. Under his guidance, 7 doctoral and 20 candidate dissertations were successfully defended.
