Physical and chemical sciences

Innovative educational program

«GEOLOGY WITH SPECIALIZATION IN MINERAL EXPLORATION» (BSc)

Study levels: Undergraduate

Language of instruction: English

Objectives of the educational program:

• preparing a graduate for industrial activities in industrial enterprises in the field of geology.
• possessing deep knowledge of natural science, general technical and economic nature, as the foundation of vocational education.
• preparing graduates for research activities in innovative technologies: the formation of innovative thinking and the development of research methods.
• preparing graduates for organizational and management activities to ensure the effective production.
• Training graduates for project activities in the field of geology, searching, exploration and development of mineral deposits, environmental management.

Leading Lecturers of IEP:

• Dyachkov Boris Alexandrovich, Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Academician of the NAS of the RK.
• Mizernaya Marina Alexandrovna, Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences.
• Amralinova Bakytzhan Bazarbekovna, PhD.
• Zimanovskaya Natalia Alexandrovna, PhD.
• Kuzmina Oksana Nikolaevna, PhD.
• Chernenko Zinaida Ivanovna, Candidate of geological and mineralogical sciences.
• Mataibaeva Indira Edylevna, PhD.
• Frolova Olga Vyacheslavovna, PhD.

Laboratories and laboratory equipment:

• laboratory of Geological Research
• laboratory of Mineralogical Research
• geophysical instrument for subsurface sensing "Georadar"
• magnetometer (device for measuring magnetic field characteristics and magnetic
• properties of materials)
• microscopes

Software Development:

• MicroMine mining and geological information system refers to applied professional software for mining engineers, geologists and surveyors.
• QGIS is a free and open-source cross-platform desktop geographic information system.
• MapInfo Pro is a desktop geographic information system (GIS) software.
• AutoCAD is a commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application.

IEP manager [email protected]

contacts: 8 (7232) 540-919

Innovative educational program

«PRECISION FARMING» (MSc)

Study levels: Postgraduate

Language of instruction: English

Overview: A unique educational program has no analogues in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is aimed at increased efficiency of farming system through implementation of innovation technologies and software products in agriculture.

EIP goals:

• to create educational environment favorable for professional becoming and intellectual development of a specialist who can be functionally competent and competitive in any professional situation.
• to master methods of development and research aimed at creating cartographic information based on analysis of remote sensed data, weather data, agrochemical soil criteria etc.
• to train surveying engineers of new format who are able to implement the latest achievements in the sphere of satellite, remote sensing, cartography, geoinformation systems in order to improve efficiency of farming systems.

What students will learn:

• 1. use positioning methods and systems in precision farming;
• 2. monitor farming processes on via satellite images and data from pilotless aircrafts;
• 3. create thematic maps for agricultural industry on the basis of ERS analysis
• 4. apply Variable Rate Technology and fields irrigation systems
• 5. develop and create agrotechnologies control systems for improving effectiveness of farming processes
• 6. improve existing and implement advanced methods of crops yield assessment and planning
• 7. know modern methods of control and communication

What students will study on this MSc « Land management» (Precision farming):

• Earth remote sensing and monitoring
• Up-to date problems of land management and natural resources control
• Innovation technologies in agriculture
• Up-to-date satellite information technologies in agriculture
• Innovations in agrobusiness

Educational facilities and resources:

Laboratory equipment: «Digital researches» (GNSS equipment Leica GR10, the system of parallel driving, automated soil sampler, pilotless aircrafts etc.), regional university engineering laboratory “IRGETAS”

Information resources: software for processing of GNSS data, GIS satellite Agro, Agisoft PhotoScan, Geomatics etc.

Top lecturers of IEP:

• Martin Metzner, PhD, vice director, Institute of Engineering Geodesy, The University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany;
• Alexandr Guk, Doctor of technical sciences, visiting professor from Siberian State University of Geosystems and Technologies, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation (sub-department of photogrammetry and remote sensing);
• Baitak Apshikur. Candidate of technical sciences, docent of sub-department «Geodesy, Land Management and Cadastre», D.Serikbaev East Kazakhstan state technical university;
• Vyacheslav Nikitin, Candidate of technical sciences, docent of photogrammetry and remote sensing sub-department, Siberian State University of Geosystems and Technologies, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation;
• Maxim Altyntsev, Candidate of technical sciences, docent of sub-department “Engineering and mining geodesy”, Siberian State University of Geosystems and Technologies, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation;
• Marzhan Rakhymberdina, PhD, Candidate of technical sciences, head of sub-department «Geodesy, Land Management and Cadastre», D.Serikbaev East Kazakhstan state technical university;
• Andrey Bubnyak, Candidate of geological sciences, head of EXCELENT CENTER of engineering, D.Serikbaev East Kazakhstan state technical university.

Internships of students:

• The University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany;
• Siberian State University of Geosystems and Technologies, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation;
• The University of Bonn, Germany
• Tashkent institute irrigation and melioration, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Educational program

«PREMOTE SENSING METHODS OF EARTH STUDY WITH THE USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY» (MSc)

Study levels: Postgraduate

Language of instruction: English

Overview: modern digital and remote sensing methods and approaches are applied for studying outer crust of earth. These methods and approaches considerably increase credibility of research results and enable to save resources and time required for work.

EIP goals:

• to train specialists in the sphere of earth remote sensing (applied direction) for production activity at industrial enterprises (within the frameworks of State program of industrial innovation development for 2015-2019).
• to train master students for scientific-research activity: development of innovation technologies in the sphere of geology, geodesy, cartography, environment protection.
• to provide master students’ participation in scientific researches, projects, patents and innovation activities.
• to train master students for organizational and management activities through mastering forms and methods of work with personnel, methods for employees management, analysis of current forms of institutional management, procedures of modeling management processes, development and justification of suggestions for improvement.

What students will learn:

• analyze and synthesize data on coordinates systems, their transformation and application for making maps of different purposes.
• map complicated geological complexes using modern software, can create plugins and scripts for solving mapping tasks in Pyton language.
• apply digital methods and approaches for solving problems of mining-industrial complex, environment protection and can create 3D models and analyze them.
• use space-based, geodetic, geologic and geographic information for assessment and forecasting environment conditions and protection for studying outer crust of earth

What students will study on this MSc “Geology and Exploration of Mineral Deposits” (Remote sensing methods of Earth study with the use of digital technology):

• geology and metallogeny of critical rare and rare-earth elements (GMKRE)
• geo-referenced mapping and programming in Pyton language (MGIPNJP)
• modern digital methods and 3D modelling (MSCMI3DM)
• coordinates systems use and maps making (MISKISK)
• remote sensing methods for researches (MDMI)

IEP facilities and resources:

Laboratories and equipment

• Excellence center of engineering
• Drones Phantom 3, Phantom 4,
• Pilotless aircraft «Geoscan-201»,
• Radio engineering device of subsurface observation «Georadar»

Information resources

• MicroMine- software solution for mineral resource industry
• QGIS- free cross-platform geoinformation system
• MapInfo Pro - geographic information system (GIS);
• AutoCAD- 2D- and 3D system of computer-aided design;
• AgisoftPhotoScanPro- program, that enable to create high quality 3D models of objects on the basis of digital photos.

IEP top lecturers:

• Boris Dyachkov, academician of NAS RK, Doctor of geological-mineralogical sciences, mineral geology
• Marina Mizernaya, Candidate of geological-mineralogical sciences, mineralogy, mineral deposits
• Natalya Zimanovskaya, PhD, structural geology
• Andrey Bubnyak, Candidate of geological sciences, head of Excellence center of engineering, remote sensing methods, 3D modelling;
• Natalya Denissova, Candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, sub-department “Information technology”, technology Computer Vision.
• Igor Bubnyak, Candidate of geological sciences, docent, Institute of engineering geodesy, Lvov university "Polytechnica", GIS, structural geology, geotourism.
• Markos Tranos, professor, Aristotle university, Salonika, Greece, geological mapping, seismology, tectonic geomorphology

Internships of students:

• Lvov university "Polytechnica", Lvov, the Ukrain
• Aristotle university, Salonika, Greece
• LTD «Kazzinc», LTD «Topaz», Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
• Lvov university "Polytechnica", Lvov, the Ukrain;
• Aristotle university, Salonika, Greece;
• Clausthal technical university, Clausthal, Germany;
• LTD «Topaz»
• LTD «Kazzinc»