Faculty of Economics and Service

• Accounting and auditing;
• Management;
• State and local government;
• Finance;
• Economy;
• Restaurant and hotel business;
• Tourism;
• IT technologies in the service sector;
• International tourism.

• Management;
• State and local government.

The main objectives of the faculty's research activities are:

- participation in scientific projects;

- publication of scientific articles;

- participation in scientific conferences;

- publication of monographs, textbooks and teaching aids;

- advanced training of teaching staff of the department;

- involvement of students in scientific research;

- management of dissertation research for the academic degree of Master of Economics.

Research work is carried out according to the R&D plan. Faculty members of the faculty participate in various scientific conferences and publish articles, make presentations.

The Department "Economics, Accounting and Audit" is working on the initiative topic of the department, registered in JSC "National Center for State Scientific and Technical Expertise" - "Modern Economy: current issues, innovations and development technologies".

An important area of scientific activity of the faculty is the research work of students.

Student circles work at the departments, individual projects are implemented.

The result of students' scientific work is participation in conferences, competitions, grants and exhibitions, preparation of scientific reports and articles.

The research work of students (R&D) is a mandatory organically integral part of the training of specialists at the university and is among the main tasks solved on the basis of the unity of educational and scientific processes. Research of students and undergraduates is carried out both within the curriculum and outside of academic work: within the framework of the work of scientific circles coordinated by the heads of scientific circles, as well as those responsible for research and international relations at the department.

International cooperation is one of the priorities of the faculty. Students of our faculty have the opportunity to study at one of the foreign partner universities, improve English, additionally study one of the world languages, participate in international scientific conferences and symposiums.

During the current academic year, 6 contracts were signed with foreign partners: Eskisehir Osmangazi University (Turkey, Eskisehir), Antalya Bilim University (Turkey, Antalya), Baltic International Academy (Latvia, Riga), Altai State University (Russia, Barnaul); Amur State University (Russia, Blagoveshchensk), Osh Technological University named after academician M. Adyshev (Kyrgyzstan, Osh); 7 contracts with Kazakhstani partners: Kokshetau State University named after Sh. Ualikhanov (Kokshetau); Toraigyrov University (Pavlodar); Innovative Eurasian University (Pavlodar); Kazakhstan University of Innovative and Telecommunication Systems (Uralsk), Kazakh-American Free University (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Karaganda Economic University of Kazpotrebsoyuz (Karaganda).

In the future, it is planned to develop an international double degree program for students and undergraduates together with Antalya Bilim University, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Baltic International Academy and Altai State University.

In the 2018-2019 academic year, as part of the implementation of budget funds (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 11.04.2018), the following students were trained in academic mobility at the University of Turiba (Latvia):

- Zhiliba M.M. – 2nd year student of the educational program «Restaurant business and hotel business» (September-December 2018)

- Kadyrova A.K. – 2nd year student of the educational program «Tourism» (September-December 2018).

As part of the internal academic mobility for the 2020-2021 academic year, students of 2-3 courses in the educational programs "Restaurant business and hotel business", "Tourism", "Management", "State and local government" were sent to study remotely., «Accounting and Auditing » and «Finance » to Almaty Technological University, Karaganda Technical University and Innovative Eurasian University (Pavlodar).

In the summer period from the 2020-2021 academic year, it is planned to conduct an international internship for students of the 2-3 courses of the educational programs "Tourism", "International Tourism", "Restaurant business and hotel business" within the framework of the TELP practical training program jointly with Antalya Bilim University and Rixos Hotels.

In the 2020-2021 academic year, foreign teachers from the Institute of Transport and Communications (Germany), Varna Technical University (Bulgaria), Humanitas Higher School (Poland), Penza State University (Russia), Tomsk Polytechnic University (Russia) were invited to give lectures in an online format as part of academic mobility of teaching staff and exchange of experience. Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology (Uzbekistan), Osh Technological University (Kyrgyzstan), Kyrgyz Economic University named after Ryskulbekova (Kyrgyzstan).

The dual training system (Duales Studium) implies obtaining practical and theoretical knowledge at the same time. The theoretical part of the training takes place at the university, and the practical part takes place at the enterprise.

To date, the departments of the faculty are carrying out a number of activities to strengthen ties with such well-known employers in the field of economics, management in the market of tourist, hotel and restaurant, financial services, as: JSC "Akmolaturist", hotel and restaurant complex Rixos President Astana, Tourist Fund "Turistik Kamkor", LLP;SAYAT-TRAVEL», «Production Innovation Company ASTANA Utaria ltd», Bank CenterCredit.Teaching staff conduct weekly practical classes on the basis of enterprises with the participation of professional workers.

In September 2018, a branch of the Department of "Management and Tourism" was opened on the basis of the travel company "Sayat". The general director of the travel agency, PhD Inna Yurievna Ray was accepted to the department to teach special disciplines in the specialty "Tourism". Thanks to Inna Rey, students gain invaluable practical experience in the modern tourism business. As part of the dual training, Inna Yurievna conducts booking and reservation courses in the world systems of automated programs Amadeus, Fidelio, Sabre.

On January 12, 2018, a branch of the department was opened on the basis of Rixos President Hotel Astana.

The opening of branches of departments is an important form of cooperation between the university and enterprises. Such cooperation contributes to the joint educational, methodological, organizational, methodological and research work on the training of qualified specialists.

In recent years, more than 100 faculty members have completed advanced training at the Almaty Technological University, as well as in many colleges, research centers in various sections and areas of study.

Within the framework of a trilateral agreement with the Soft Center LLP, an online training of the teaching staff of the department on the 1C-enterprise software product was conducted.

At the faculty at the Department of History of Kazakhstan and Socio-humanitarian Disciplines, there is a School for improving pedagogical skills for young teachers;(compiler of the Ph.D. program, ass.prof. Balkunova N.P.).

SPM helps novice teachers to improve their knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of higher school pedagogy, didactics, psychology, in the study of new methods and innovative teaching technologies, contributes to the development of the creative potential of the teacher's personality. The theoretical course of the School of Pedagogical Excellence consists of the following modules:organization and methodology of teaching in higher educational institutions; socio-psychological foundations of pedagogical activity.

These courses are taught by senior English teachers of the Department of Social and Humanitarian Disciplines Bekzhanova G. Zh. (Pre-intermediate level). In their classes, teachers use an innovative approach, a communicative methodology. The main task of the communicative method of teaching foreign languages is to help the student get rid of the language barrier.