Faculty of Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence

A faculty of Information technology was opened at al-Farabi KazNU on 15 January 2018. This is the imperative of our time. Within the framework of the initiatives of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, aimed at digitalization and the development of modern technologies, particular attention is being paid to the development of the information technology sector in the country.
The main goal of the “Digital Kazakhstan” program is to digitalize Kazakhstan and increase the number of qualified young people and professionals studying information technology and capable of working with artificial intelligence and Big Data. One of the key areas of the program is the widespread application and development of information technologies in all spheres of life.
In order to train highly qualified specialists in this field, the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data was established at the faculty. The main goal of the faculty is to train highly qualified professionals capable of dynamically developing the IT sector of the national economy and bringing it to the global level.
Since 2025, the Faculty of Information Technology has been transformed into the Faculty of Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence. This change is aimed at expanding the faculty’s educational and research activities, as well as developing new opportunities in the fields of artificial intelligence, data analytics, and modern digital technologies.

Timur Imankulov, PhD

+7(727)377-33-34, 33-50 Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, 050040, al-Farabi, 71/23 222-dean's office

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Faculty

A faculty of Information technology was opened at al-Farabi KazNU on 15 January 2018. This is the imperative of our time. Within the framework of the initiatives of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, aimed at digitalization and the development of modern technologies, particular attention is being paid to the development of the information technology sector in the country.

The main goal of the “Digital Kazakhstan” program is to digitalize Kazakhstan and increase the number of qualified young people and professionals studying information technology and capable of working with artificial intelligence and Big Data. One of the key areas of the program is the widespread application and development of information technologies in all spheres of life.

In order to train highly qualified specialists in this field, the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data was established at the faculty. The main goal of the faculty is to train highly qualified professionals capable of dynamically developing the IT sector of the national economy and bringing it to the global level.

Since 2025, the Faculty of Information Technology has been transformed into the Faculty of Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence. This change is aimed at expanding the faculty’s educational and research activities, as well as developing new opportunities in the fields of artificial intelligence, data analytics, and modern digital technologies.

Departments

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND BIG DATA CYBERSECURITY AND CRYPTOLOGY

Bachelor's

The goal of the educational program in the specialty 6B06102 – "Information Systems" is to train qualified specialists capable of developing, implementing, and maintaining various types of information systems, including intelligent systems and machine learning-based solutions, while adhering to high professional and ethical standards

Training competitive, competent specialists in the field of modern technologies for the design and development of software, computer systems and networks and IoT technologies.

The aim of the educational program 6B06104 – Computer Science is to prepare competitive, competent specialists in the field of modern technology for designing and developing software, artificial intelligence for implementing computer vision algorithms and big data analysis, development high-performance computing systems based on parallel algorithms.

The purpose of the educational program "6B06106 - Highly loaded information systems with artificial intelligence" is to train highly qualified specialists who are able to design and develop high-loaded systems with artificial intelligence for processing large amounts of data using data pipeline processing tools and parallelizing computing processes between different domains based on Akka technology, highly erudite professionals with high ethical standards of behavior in society, able to improve their level of education throughout their lives.

The aim of the educational program “Data Science” is to provide high-quality training of competitive specialists with deep knowledge and skills in the field of big data analysis, statistics and machine learning, capable of using modern artificial intelligence tools and technologies for reasonable data driven decision making.

The aim of the educational program in computational engineering is to provide students with systematic and in-depth mastery of both fundamental and applied aspects of computer science and engineering. The program is designed to develop students' competencies necessary for successfully addressing complex challenges in the contexts of bioinformatics, business, physics, and chemistry. The goal of the program is to cultivate students' ability to effectively apply computational methods and tools for data analysis, modeling complex systems, optimizing processes, and developing new technological solutions, thereby contributing to the innovative advancement of the respective fields of knowledge and the practical application of acquired skills.

The goal of the educational program “Artificial Intelligence” is to train highly qualified, responsible, and creative specialists with solid theoretical knowledge and practical skills in data analysis, model building, decision-making, programming, and the development of intelligent systems based on modern AI methods and technologies. Graduates of the program will be able to work effectively in interdisciplinary and intercultural environments and develop reliable, interpretable, and ethical AI solutions.

Is to train competitive professionals with strong theoretical knowledge and practical skills in designing, developing, testing, and maintaining modern software, in line with the demands of the digital economy, science, and technological advancement.

The purpose of the educational program «6B06301 - Information Security Systems» is to train competitive specialists in the field of information security who are able to demonstrate advanced knowledge in the field of information technology security, computer and network security, security management, data security in information systems.

Training of competitive cryptology specialists with a sufficient set of specialized knowledge and skills in cryptography and cryptanalysis necessary to develop, use and improve ways to ensure data security by cryptographic methods.

The purpose of the educational program “6B07113 - Intelligent Control Systems” is to provide quality training for competitive specialists in the design, implementation and use of modern intelligent IoT devices, design and maintenance of software for IoT devices, control and intellectualization of existing automated technological processes in the industry, small and medium business.

Master's

High-quality training of competitive specialists in the field of informatics and methods of teaching informatics for the scientific and educational sphere of higher educational institutions, able to interpret and generalize modern knowledge of the advanced theories in this area, ensure the effectiveness of the educational process based on the use of new information and communication technologies in teaching and education management.

The purpose of the educational program "7M06101 - Computational Linguistics" is the training of highly qualified specialists in the field of intelligent information technologies. The program is aimed at the formation of a professional personality specialist who is able to: interpret and apply deep research knowledge of theories and technologies in the field of computational linguistics; create and process various digital language resources; develop and apply various applied artificial intelligence technologies, as machine translation, speech recognition, data mining, machine learning, etc.

The aim of the educational program “7M06102 – Information Systems” is to train highly qualified specialists in the field of information systems with the knowledge and competencies required for the creation, implementation and maintenance of various classes of information systems, the formation of highly qualified specialists who are competitive in the domestic and international labor markets.

The aim of the educational program "7M06103 Computer Engineering" is the formation of qualified specialists in the field of computer engineering, providing comprehensive high-quality educational and research opportunities for undergraduates; preparation of undergraduates for a career as specialists capable of applying the latest information technologies in the fields of science, management, teaching and software and hardware development.

The goal of the educational program "Computer Science" is to provide high-quality training of specialists for the scientific, educational and industrial spheres, able to interpret and generalize deep modern knowledge of the latest theories in the field of software development, creating effective ways to solve computational problems.

The purpose of the educational program "7M06113 – IT Management" is to train highly qualified specialists who are able to manage the company's digital resources and information infrastructure, ensure the implementation of IT strategies in various areas of the company's activities and implement the digital transformation of business processes to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.

Apply methods for collecting, preprocessing, visualizing data from heterogeneous sources to get an idea of the subject area under study, identify patterns and support decision-making based on data analysis

The purpose of the educational program "7M06301 – Information security systems" is to train highly qualified specialists in the field of information security, with the knowledge and competencies required to work in the field of ICT, the formation of human resources of highly qualified specialists competitive in the domestic and international labor market in accordance with their needs and prospects for the development of the country and the region.

The purpose of the educational program "7M06302-information security audit" is to train highly qualified specialists who have knowledge and competence in the field of information security for conducting a security audit: obtaining objective evidence and analyzing risks associated with the possibility of implementing security threats in relation to IP resources; Conducting an assessment of the current level of IP security and locating vulnerabilities in the IP security system, as well as assessing the compliance of IP with existing standards in the field of Information Security, developing recommendations for implementing new IP security mechanisms and improving the effectiveness of existing ones.

Preparation of masters of technical sciences with fundamental knowledge and practical skills in the field of cryptographic methods of ensuring information security, as well as ready to carry out innovative research activities in the field of cryptology.

The purpose of the educational program "Business Analytics and Big Data" is to train highly qualified specialists in the field of data extraction, transformation and loading, predictive analytics and data-driven decision making, who have the technical, analytical and communication skills to manage large data sets in order to meet business needs.

The purpose of the educational program "7M07128 - Intelligent control systems" is to provide high-quality training for specialists in the scientific, educational and industrial fields related to the implementation of intelligent management systems and solutions of "Industry 4.0", capable of independent research on various IoT platforms using large analysis methods data and cloud technology.

Doctorate

Preparation of highly qualified and competent personnel in the field of informatics and informatization of education, owning modern analytical and information technologies, capable of carrying out scientific and professional activities at a high level, competitive in the labor market.

The purpose of the educational program "8D06101- Information Systems" is the training of scientific, scientific and pedagogical personnel in the field of information systems that are able to conduct applied experimental research, lead research projects, design offices, research departments, conduct educational activities, present scientific achievements.

Formation of qualified specialists in the field of computer engineering, training of doctoral students in the areas of distributed intelligent systems, advanced parallel programming, machine learning, artificial neural networks, mobile and wireless communications, computer communications networks, advanced cryptography, computer network security, FPGA design. Based on their knowledge and skills, they will be able to use theoretical and practical concepts in order to apply and improve software and hardware development methods, software design methods in the fields of science, management, industry and teaching.

The purpose of the Computer Science educational program is to provide high-quality training of highly qualified scientific and pedagogical personnel for the system of higher and postgraduate education and the research sphere. An educational program aimed at personality development specialist, capable of: - systematizing and interpreting scientific theories and concepts of the newest areas of computer science in order to further apply this knowledge in the implementation of the dissertation research; - contributing their own original research to expanding the boundaries of knowledge in the field of computing technology; - carrying out independent scientific research on the basis of material adequate to the object of study, the choice of methodology with a projection on the development of promising new areas of computer science; - generating ideas, predicting the results of innovation, lead complex industrial and scientific processes; - evaluating and determining the significance of a product of one’s own and other scientific activities, reasonably representing and defending one’s own scientific opinion in scientific discussions.

The purpose of the educational program “Systems Engineering” is to train highly qualified scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel capable of applying the principles of modern systems engineering to solve interdisciplinary problems. The program is aimed at developing professional competencies that allow one to design large-scale engineering systems, critically analyze and synthesize complex ideas, effectively manage educational processes, conduct innovative activities, create new scientific knowledge and effectively present it at the national and international level.

The aim of the educational program for the "Data Science" doctoral degree is to provide high-quality training for highly qualified scientific and scientific-educational personnel in the higher and postgraduate education system, scientific institutions, and industry. These individuals should be capable of conducting innovative research in various interdisciplinary fields, effectively processing and analyzing big data to extract valuable information, and supporting decision-making based on this information.

The aim of the program “Artificial Intelligence in Medicine” is to train highly qualified scientific and teaching personnel capable of applying artificial intelligence technologies to solve medical problems, conduct interdisciplinary research and implement innovative digital solutions in medicine and healthcare.

The purpose of the educational program "8D06301– Information security system" is to prepare competitive specialists of the highest qualification in the field of information security and information protection, which have a high level of professional culture, able to formulate and solve modern scientific and practical problems in the field of information security and information protection.

The purpose of the educational program "8D06303 – Cryptology" is to train competitive scientific personnel with a high level of professional competence in the field of cryptology and information security, able to identify, and solve scientific and practical problems to ensure information security of data, competitive in the domestic and international labour market.

The purpose of the educational program "Automation and the Internet of Things" is to provide high-quality training of scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel of the highest qualification for the system of higher and postgraduate education, research sphere, scientific and production structures associated with the design and development of systems and means of automatic control of complex technological processes based on IoT technologies and artificial intelligence methods.

The purpose of the educational program "Intelligent control Systems" is to provide high-quality training of scientific and scientific and pedagogical personnel of the highest qualification for the system of higher and postgraduate education, the research sphere, scientific and production structures related to innovations and the introduction of modern achievements in the field of automation, and management able to carry out independent research with a projection on the development of promising areas of intelligent control systems eniya, predict the results of innovative activities, manage complex industrial and scientific processes.

The purpose of the educational program "8D07119-Intelligent control Systems" is to provide high-quality training of scientific and scientific and pedagogical personnel of the highest qualification for the system of higher and postgraduate education, the research sphere, scientific and production structures related to innovations and the introduction of modern achievements in the field of automation, and management able to carry out independent research with a projection on the development of promising areas of intelligent control systems eniya, predict the results of innovative activities, manage complex industrial and scientific processes.