Biological and Biotechnological faculty is located on the territory of the beautiful and unique campus - KazNU town. There are uniquely equipped biological museum, known far outside the Republic, taxidermic workshop, specialized library, vivarium for the maintenance of laboratory animals besides the departments, laboratories, lecture halls and audiences in the Biology Faculty building. Biotechnology, genetic engineering and gene therapy, ecology, membranology, bionanotechnology, bioinformatics and analysis of global variety of bioresources are in a list of strategic fields of modern biology. The future development of these directions is in the hands of talented young generation! You will obtain all necessary knowledge and skills here, in the Biological Faculty, under the supervision of the outstanding scientists and professors, experts in their fields. Come in, we are waiting for you! You will become competitive specialists on a labor market!   Graduates of biological faculty are claimed. They successfully work in the different organizations of   Kazakhstan and abroad: in Harvard, Texas and Virginia Universities (Dr. Arhat Abzhanov, Dr. Ruslan Biashev, Dr. Rustem Omarov, Dr. Dos Sarbasov, Dr. Tattim Shaikenov), in the Institute of Gustave Russi (France) (Dr. Murat Saparbaev), at the University of Toronto (Dr. Nurlan Kildibekov), at the universities of Great Britain (Dr. Kulpash Nurkizhanova, Dr. Mayra Tankimanova, Dr. Sholpan Davletova) and many others

  Training of the specialists is carried out within the framework of three-stage education: bachelor studies - master studies - doctoral studies (Ph.D.). 

Preparation PhD of doctoral candidates:

6D060700 - Biology 

6D070100 -Biotechnology

6D061300 - Geobotany

Nowadays more than 100 teachers are working at the faculty; there are 4 academicians of NAS RK, 30 doctors of biology, professors and 85 candidates, associate professors among them. Scientists from various scientific research institutes and foreign experts from leading universities actively participate in training of teaching staff. Best bachelor, master and PhD students have opportunities to practice abroad. Council of young scientists actively participates in the organization of student's research.

Separate comfortable hostel designed for 316 places, located on the territory of campus, is under supervision of biological faculty. Students can spend their free time at a stadium, in the halls of the sport complex of the University, and also in the various activities of the Students Palace named after A. Dzholdasbekov.