School of Cybersecurity

The purpose of the School's work

The purpose of the School’s activity is intensive practice-oriented training, training of highly qualified personnel in the field of cybersecurity, telecommunications, the Internet of Things, analog, digital electronics, nanoelectronics and microprocessor technology, automated control systems and robotic complexes. The training is carried out on the following educational programs: Cybersecurity, Smart Technologies, Industrial Internet of Things, Electronic Engineering.

The School provides training in the following educational programs:

School structure

Saule Amanzholova

Director

Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor
Author of more than 170 scientific and methodological works, including textbooks Modeling information security processes: tutorial, Book Chapter – Exploring advancements, applications, and challenges in the realm of quantum cryptography, Introduction to Hacking Lab – Study guide
h-index of the Scopus database = 4
28 publications in journals indexed in Scopus and in Web of Science journals
20 publications in the list of publications recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in the Field of Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Email: s.amanzholova@astanait.edu.kz
Room: С1.1.330

Laura Aldasheva

Associate Director

Email: laura.aldasheva@astanait.edu.kz

Moldir Azim

Manager

Email: m.azim@astanait.edu.kz

Assem Zhaishylyk

Manager

Email: Assem.Zhaishylyk@astanait.edu.kz

Teaching staff

The School employs 68 teachers, 62 of them local and 6 foreign. The teaching staff is focused on providing students with high-quality education, and their high qualifications and long-term experience are key components of the successful implementation of educational programs.

One of the most notable achievements of the School is the FR13NDS TEAM. This is Kazakhstan’s leading CTF TEAM, which holds leading positions in international cybersecurity rankings. It represents Kazakhstan on the world stage and unites 25-30 permanent participants and more than 150 community members.

In 2023, the team ranked 89th among 33,000 teams in the world, rising from 1,158 place in the last three years.

Domestically, the FR13NDS TEAM moved from third place to the first.