Name of educational programs

8D07302 – Geoinformatics

Education area code and classification

8D07 – Engineering, manufacturing and construction industries

Code and classification of training areas

8D073 – Architecture and construction

1.1 The purpose of the EP

High-quality training of highly qualified scientific,pedagogical and profile orientation in the field of Geoinformatics and remote sensing of the earth for specialized research institutes, Universities, research and production organizations and associations, national and regional land committees, government agencies and relevant ministries.  

   The implementation of the program is aimed at the formation of specialists capable of:

–   independently obtain and interpret the knowledge, methods and competencies of modern Geoinformatics in the chosen professional field, including teaching;

–   interpret the results of the analysis of earth remote sensing data for use in various sectors of life and activities of society;

–   integrate modern methods and techniques of related scientific fields in their own scientific and applied research;

–   substantiate the need and evidence base of geographical data and programming GIS environment and big data analysis in the implementation of public economic development programs;

–   to increase the efficiency of the scientific and educational process by providing innovative methods of learning;

–      to build its own program of further research activities.

1.2 The main indicators of the EP 

Type of EP: doctorate

Terms of EP: 3 years

Forms of study: full-time

Labor intensity: 180 academic credits

Degree awarded: Doctor of philosophy (PhD) in the educational program "8D0730___-Geoinformatics»

A view-OP: an Innovative EP

1.3 Description of advantages and distinctive features of OP in terms of positioning in the market of educational services

Distinctive features of OP: Comparison with similar programs of foreign universities

Availability of accreditation of OP:

International accreditation

National accreditation

The name of the accreditation body:

The period of validity of accreditation:

According to the rating of educational programs among universities of Kazakhstan takes place:

NAAR-

The IQA-

Joint OP (SOP)

Partner UNIVERSITY ( РU): Treasury them. Al-Farabi, Department of Informatics

Material and technical base of OP: there are new equipment and software

For the implementation of the educational program at the faculty there are laboratories:

–      «Geoinformation mapping»

–      «Geoinformatics and remote sensing»

–      «Center of Geoinformatics and young scientists»

–      «Geodesy and cartography».

Personnel potential:

- doctor of science – 5;

- PhD Doctors – 7;

- candidate of Sciences – 7;

- masters' – 12.

Practice bases:

1.  "Kazakhstan Agency of GIS and remote sensing" LLP;

2.  LLP "GIS Terra»;

3.  2GIS city information service;

4.  "GIS Center Kazakhstan" JSC;

5.  "National cartographic and geodesic Fund" RSPC;

6.  "Institute of geography" JSC;

7.  Institute of space technology;

8.  Sllp "Institute of space research»;

9.  RSE" HISHIGI";

10. JSC "Kazgeokosmos".

Academic mobility:

University of Western Australia, Norwegian University of natural and technical Sciences, Arizona state University, University of California at Berkeley, Polytechnic Institute and Virginia state University, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom of great Britain and Northern Ireland, Dresden technical University, technical University of the Republic of Germany, Copenhagen University of the Kingdom of Denmark, University of Padua of the Italian Republic, University Minnesota (USA).

Scientific schools or scientific directions of the Department,

(scientific project)

- geoinformation system;

- digital cartography;

- remote sensing of the Earth;

- applied geodesy.

Comparison with similar programs of foreign universities

1.Moscow state University (Russia);

2.University Minnesota (USA);

3. St. Petersburg state University (Russia);

4. University of Ulster (North. Iceland.);

5. University of Zurich( Switzerland).