On December 28, 2021, Astana IT University and the Department for Combating Drug Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of cooperation. Within the framework of the agreement, it is planned: – Conducting research and other activities; -Exchange of scientific information, publications, research achievements and reports within the framework that does not contradict the current legislation; – Organization and implementation of cooperation in the training of IT specialists; – Organization and conduct of industrial training in IT areas in the DPN of the Ministry of Internal Affairs; – Development of programs, including coordination of work on the creation of databases using distance learning technologies;