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The Faculty of Agricultural Technology was established in 2009 based on the Rector’s order. It has 3 departments and employs 44 academic staff members, including 4 Doctors of Sciences and 21 Candidates of Sciences, 2 Ph.D.s, 13 Masters. 61 per cent of all academic staff members hold advanced academic degrees. Average age is 45.
The Faculty of Agricultural Technology offers 3 Bachelor's degree programs in agriculture (Agronomy; Livestock Products Technology; Forest Resources and Forestry), 2 Bachelor's degree programs in engineering and technology (Biotechnology; Food Products Technology) and Master's degree programs in 6M072700 Biotechnology, 6M072700 Food Products Technology, 6M080100 Agronomy and 6М080200 Livestock Products Technology.
The Faculty also offers a number of sub-programs aimed at deepening of students' knowledge and enhancing their employment opportunities:
| № | Program | Sub-program |
| 1 | 5B080100 Agronomy (full-time, part-time and distance modes of learning) | Field Crop Growing Horticultural Crop Growing |
| 2 | 5В080200 Livestock Products Technology | Animals Feeding and Keeping Technology Selection in Animal Breeding |
| 3 | 5B080700 Forest Resources and Forestry (full-time, part-time and distance modes of learning) | Forestry Park Facilities and Landscape Design |
| 4 | 5В070100 Biotechnology | Food Biotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology |
| 5 | 5В072700 Food Products Technology | Technology of Milk and Dairy Products Technology of Meat and Meat Products, Food Technology in Catering Industry |
In the year of the Faculty's establishment, total number of students amounted to 240. In 2015, it reached 572.
550 of them are full-time students (284 students have their courses taught in Kazakh and 266 - in Russian).
There are 22 part-time students (2 of them study in Kazakh and 20 in Russian).
436 students are grant-holders, 136 are enrolled on a fee-paying basis.
There are 17 Master's degree students, including 11 grant-holders.
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