The Educational and Methodological Council is a form of collegial management of academic activities of Astana IT University, which provides general guidance and coordination of educational and methodological activities of structural units in order to improve the effectiveness of academic activities of the university as a whole.

The Chairman of the Educational and Methodological Council is the First Vice-Rector. The Deputy Chairman of the UMS is the Director of the Department of Academic Activities.

The composition of the Academic Council is approved by the order of the rector.

The Academic Council consists of the Director of the Department of Academic Activities, the Dean, the Directors of the departments of the University, representatives of students and heads of other structural units involved in the academic activities of the University.

The main tasks of the educational and methodological council:
  • Identification of priority areas for the development of academic activities of the University;
  • Organization and improvement of the educational and methodological process at the university, taking into account the international experience of organizing academic activities, new technologies, active methods and means of teaching aimed at improving the effectiveness of teaching;
  • Improving the methodological support of the educational process;
  • Methodological support for the implementation of innovations in education;
  • Providing processes for updating the content of the University's EP;
  • To promote the development of professional and methodological competence of teaching staff by initiating seminars, round tables on new teaching methods and innovations in the integration of scientific achievements in the practice of teaching disciplines, etc.