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The Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications was established on January 10, 1997, based on the Almaty Institute of Power Engineering (AIPE), which was founded in 1975. The first rector of AUPET was Gumarbek Daukeyev. It is the first non-state technical university with the status of a non-profit organization. Education is conducted in Kazakh, Russian, and in several specialties, in English.
The Gumarbek Daukeyev Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications is one of the leading technical universities in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, training personnel for fields such as energy, telecommunications, information technology and information security, space engineering, robotics, and artificial intelligence. The university prepares specialists through college, bachelor's, master's, and PhD programs.
AUES rectors
Bolotov Albert Vasilyevich (1975-1985)
Bogatyryov Alexander Fyodorovich (1985-1994)
Trofimov German Gennadyevich (1994-1996)
Daukeyev Gumarbek Zhussupbekovich (1997-2014)
Bakenov Kairat Assangaliyevich (2014-2016)
Syrgaliyev Yerzhan Omirkhanovich (2016-2017)
Sagintayeva Saule Savetovna (2017-2023)
Murat Syzdykov (2023-2024)
Nygymetov Gani Saktaganovich
1960
Education of power engineers began on the basis of the Kazakh Polytechnic Institute for the first time in Kazakhstan
1961
The Faculty “Heat Power Engineering and Electrical Engineering” was founded at KazPTI
1975
The Faculty “Heat Power Engineering and Electrical Engineering” of KazPTI is allocated to an independent university - Almaty Power Engineering Institute
1988
The Institute switched to full cost accounting and self-financing
1997
The first Rector of Non-profit JSC “AUPET” - Daukeyev Gumarbek Zhusupbekovich, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Academic Professor, was appointed
1997
An agreement with the Moscow Energy Institute on maintaining a unified educational process was signed
1999
The dissertation council on the specialty "Electrotechnical Complexes and Systems" was opened in Kazakhstan for the first time
1999
The agreement of AUPET with the Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics on joint activities to train specialists for the communications industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan was signed
2001
The agreement on the opening of the CISCO regional academy at AUPET was signed
2001
The agreement between AUPET and the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Tajikistan on cooperation and training of specialists for the communications industry was signed
2002
The university library became a member of the Information Consortium of Libraries of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2002
Dissertation Council for the specialties "Ecology" and "Labor Protection" was opened
2002
The agreement between the AUPET and the Tashkent State Technical University named after Abu Raykhan Beruni on assisting scientists in conducting joint research work was signed
2003
Dissertation Council on the specialty "Fire and Industrial Safety" was opened
2007
Opening of Microsoft IT Academy
2008
AUPET became a participant of the TEMPUS project "Master's programs for engineers and economists in the field of energy and sustainable development"
2008
An agreement with the Moscow Power Engineering Institute on the joint organization of a distance learning program and a second economic education for AIPET students was signed
2009
An alumni association led by the Board of Trustees was established
2010
Almaty Institute of Power Engineering and Telecommunications received the status of University
2016
The first School “3D Printing and Robotics” in Kazakhstan was opened
2017
AUPET College is established
2019
University was renamed in Non-profit Joint Stock Company "Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications named Gumarbek Daukeyev"
2019
“Huawei ICT Academy” was opened
2019
AUPET named after Gumarbek Daukeyev became a regional center within the framework of the program USAID “Energy of the Future”
2019
In the 2019 edition of “U-Multirank”, AUPET named after Gumarbek Daukeyev was included in the top 25 world universities in the parameter "Cooperation with the Working Environment"
2019
AUPET named after Gumarbek Daukeyev was among the 3 best universities in Kazakhstan, according to the international U-Multirank ranking published for 2019
2019
Opening of interdepartmental educational laboratory “Dr.Web”
2019
AUPET named after Gumarbek Daukeyev won a grant from the World Bank
2020
AUPET named after Gumarbek Daukeyev entered the TOP-20 universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2020
AUPET named after Gumarbek Daukeyev took 6th place in the national ranking of the best technical universities in Kazakhstan
2020
A new research center "SpaCE" was opened at AUPET named after Gumarbek Daukeyev
2020
The Competence Center “Schneider Electric” for industrial automation was opened at AUPET named after Gumarbek Daukeyev
2021
The educational and scientific laboratory "Security of Wireless Networks and the Construction of Cryptosystems" was opened at the Scientific and Technical Center "Problems of Information Security" named after Omar Turganbek at the AUPET named after Gumarbek Daukeyev
2021
AUPET named after Gumarbek Daukeyev together with the University of Applied Sciences "Anhalt" launched a new interdisciplinary educational program "Industry 4.0. System Engineering"
2021
The laboratory of new professions "PROLAB" was opened at AUPET named after Gumarbek Daukeyev
2022
USAID and EBRD signed a memorandum with AUPET
2023
At Energo University, the only Siemens relay protection and automation training center in Central Asia has been opened.
2024
A Scientific-Educational Hub for Space Technologies Opened at Energo University
2024
Kazakhstan's first ENERGYNET.LAB laboratory for training specialists for the needs of digital energy has been opened at Energo University
2024
Almaty University of Power Energineering and Telecommunications and Moscow Power Engineering Institute have agreed on cooperation
