The main goal of the Educational and Methodological Council is to ensure stable growth in the quality of educational services; to organize the educational process at a modern level by implementing advanced systems, technologies, teaching methods, and professional development for administrative staff and faculty. To achieve these goals, the following tasks must be completed:

·         organization of monitoring of methodological quality assurance of the educational process;
·         planning, organizing examination and providing recommendations for the publication of educational and methodological literature, textbooks and other materials published by the university publishing house;
·         methodological support and improvement of the educational process at the university;
·         dissemination and implementation of advanced achievements in organizing and improving educational and methodological work;
·         preparation of proposals for the development 

Office for Ensuring and Improving Academic Quality and Development of educational Programs

The tasks of the Office are to ensure and improve the academic quality and development of educational programs:
  - monitoring of the implementation of the University's EP;
- development of internal regulatory documentation for the formation and approval of educational programs;
- planning and coordination of educational-methodical work in implementation of educational programs of the University in accordance with the state license to conduct educational activities, SCES of the RK and approved by a rector of the University internal documents;
- providing methodological assistance to departments in the development of educational programs in accordance with professional standards and proposals of employers, organization of seminars, conferences;
- monitoring the compliance of educational programs entered in the register of educational programs of the authorized body in the field of education, SES and developed according to the National Qualifications Framework and the Sectoral Qualifications Framework in the field of education;
- providing informational report about implementation of the EP MES;
- analysis of the quality of educational process planning and compliance with regulatory requirements;
- improving the educational process and enhancing the quality of educational activities;
- providing methodological assistance in organizing the activities of Academic Councils in the areas of personnel training.

Functions of the Office ensuring and improving the academic quality and development of educational programs:
1. plans the educational process in accordance with the rules of the organization of the educational process on credit-based education and approved intra-university regulatory documents;
2. develops Regulations for the development and approval of educational programs;
3. provides methodological assistance to departments in the creation of educational programs;
4. coordinates the discussion and preparation for approval of the catalog of elective disciplines in all EP of the University; the development and approval of the acting educational plans; creation and preparation for approval of academic calendar draft and schedules of educational process for the academic year by forms and courses; check education records in the departments of: acting educational programs (Syllabus), educational and methodical complexes of disciplines, methodological guidelines, etc., and also for the design and making course projects (works), tutorials, list of analysis of educational-methodical documentation by teachers in the automated system «Platonus»;
5. supervises the work of Academic Councils in the areas of personnel training;
6. supervises the implementation of the plan for the publication of educational and methodological literature prepared by the faculty staff of the university;
7. determines the norms for calculating the time of teaching load of the university faculty, determines amount of teaching load and staff, submits for approval, analyzes calculation of hours and distribution of the teaching load in the department;
8. makes suggestions for improving the training system;
9. improves internal regulatory and methodological documentation related to the educational process;
10. prepares references and information on issues considered for the Academic Council, the Rector's Office;
11.provides information on requests and letters of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The tasks of the Office are to ensure and improve the academic quality and development of educational programs:

  - monitoring of the implementation of the University's EP;

- development of internal regulatory documentation for the formation and approval of educational programs;

- planning and coordination of educational-methodical work in implementation of educational programs of the University in accordance with the state license to conduct educational activities, SCES of the RK and approved by a rector of the University internal documents;

- providing methodological assistance to departments in the development of educational programs in accordance with professional standards and proposals of employers, organization of seminars, conferences;

- monitoring the compliance of educational programs entered in the register of educational programs of the authorized body in the field of education, SES and developed according to the National Qualifications Framework and the Sectoral Qualifications Framework in the field of education;

- providing informational report about implementation of the EP MES;

- analysis of the quality of educational process planning and compliance with regulatory requirements;

- improving the educational process and enhancing the quality of educational activities;

- providing methodological assistance in organizing the activities of Academic Councils in the areas of personnel training.

Functions of the Office ensuring and improving the academic quality and development of educational programs:

1.         plans the educational process in accordance with the rules of the organization of the educational process on credit-based education and approved intra-university regulatory documents;

2.         develops Regulations for the development and approval of educational programs;

3.         provides methodological assistance to departments in the creation of educational programs;

4.         coordinates the discussion and preparation for approval of the catalog of elective disciplines in all EP of the University; the development and approval of the acting educational plans; creation and preparation for approval of academic calendar draft and schedules of educational process for the academic year by forms and courses; check education records in the departments of: acting educational programs (Syllabus), educational and methodical complexes of disciplines, methodological guidelines, etc., and also for the design and making course projects (works), tutorials, list of analysis of educational-methodical documentation by teachers in the automated system «Platonus»;

5.         supervises the work of Academic Councils in the areas of personnel training;

6.         supervises the implementation of the plan for the publication of educational and methodological literature prepared by the faculty staff of the university;

7.         determines the norms for calculating the time of teaching load of the university faculty, determines amount of teaching load and staff, submits for approval, analyzes calculation of hours and distribution of the teaching load in the department;

8.         makes suggestions for improving the training system;

9.         improves internal regulatory and methodological documentation related to the educational process;

10.       prepares references and information on issues considered for the Academic Council, the Rector's Office;

11.       provides information on requests and letters of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Career and Internship Office is a structural division of the Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University.
The Office's goal is to assist students and graduates of the University in organizing professional internships and in career planning and development.
Key Tasks:

* Planning and organizing all types of professional internships for students;
* Overseeing the timely development of professional internship programs;
* Establishing and developing long-term partnerships with enterprises, organizations, and institutions through contracts for professional internships for university students and assistance with subsequent employment;
* Informing graduates about the needs of enterprises, organizations, and institutions for specialists;
* Providing feedback to employers and university graduates to monitor their employment;
* Coordinating departmental efforts to conclude contracts with enterprises and other organizations and institutions for internship opportunities;
 

Quality Monitoring Office

It is a structural subdivision of the NAO "Atyrau University named after Khalel Dosmukhamedov".

    The work of the office is carried out in accordance with the plan.

Office assignment:
    - organization of advanced training courses and pedagogical retraining, ensuring the improvement of professional training throughout life;
   - search and implementation of effective forms and methods of retraining and advanced training;
   - organization and implementation of long-term, short-term courses based on innovative technologies for obtaining professional education for teaching staff wishing to improve their professional level.

Responsibilities: office activities are aimed at meeting educational and professional needs, professional development of the listener, ensuring compliance of his qualifications with the changing conditions of professional activity and social environment.

The following types of work are established in the office:
- to give recommendations on the transformation of training sessions, organization and conduct of courses (lectures and practical classes, laboratory work, seminars, trainings, round tables, master classes);
   - to advise the teaching staff of the university on the development of advanced training course programs, recommend for approval at the educational and methodological council;
   - involvement of qualified teachers, practitioners, specialists;
   - development and approval of draft contracts for the provision of services, training, retraining or advanced training;
   - formation and maintenance of an electronic database system for students of courses;
   - preparation of graduates of the pedagogical specialist of the university for the national qualification testing;
   - monitoring of ongoing refresher courses and pedagogical retraining, development of recommendations for improving the educational process;
   - ensuring office work in accordance with the nomenclature of the university's affairs on issues within the competence of the office;
  -participation in national and international events: conferences, seminars, competitions, etc.

Work plan
The cyclogram of the mentoring project

Information about the head of the structure, responsible specialists subordinate to this department:

Nursultanоva Gulzhan Dzhamanbayevna
Head of the Office of retraining and advanced training of personnel
nursultanova.g@asu.edu.kz

Office specialist: Akerke Yelezhan
a.elezhanova@asu.edu.kz

The head – Kukkuzova Elmira Izteleuovna
Office: 219a
Phone: 27-63-37
e-mail:  e.kukkuzova@asu.edu.kz

Time table of classes, The registrar's office carries out registration of students in academic disciplines and teachers;  the formation of academic group sandstreams; registration of individual curricula of students;  organization and conduct of intermedia teand final certification of students;  calculation of the academicrating of students, group sand faculty of the university; accounting for student loans over the entireperiod of study and for the entire period of study; writing transcript of students; organization of internal academic mobility of students; documentation and preparation of reportsonareas of activity.

Functions:

• Keep in grecords of academic performance of students;
• Implementation of the calculation of the academic rating of the student;
• Keeping records of credits hours of study in academic disciplines;
• Preparation of the statements necessary to conduct the current, mid term and final certifications;
• Maintenance and issuance of the current transcript and diploma Supplement (transcript), calculation of passings core GPA;
• Organization and conducting of students' registration for elective subjects;
• Participation in the organization and holding of anadditional semester;

Key Documents

• examschedule,
• examination sheet

The main tasks of the Student Service 
Center are recording and storing student personal files; maintaining monthly records of student enrollment and composition; maintaining personal and statistical records of all categories of students.

  Student Service Center Services

* Acceptance of first-year students' personal files from the Admissions Committee for subsequent accounting, maintenance (transfers, changes in personal data provided during academic leave, individual study schedules, expulsions and/or reinstatement, etc.), and storage in accordance with established procedures;
* Preparation and dispatch of personal files for students transferred (transferred) to other higher education institutions, as well as expelled students, issuing Certificate No. 3;
* Issuance of original documents in student personal files upon completion of studies or in connection with expulsion from the university. Transfer of non-valuable personal documents to the university archive;

• Prepares and issues copies of original documents kept in students’ personal files to learners.

• Maintains monthly records of the student body and its movement; compares student enrollment across faculties.

• Compiles data on student movement and prepares relevant orders.

• Ensures timely completion and updating of the electronic accounting database.

• Timely fills in and updates the Platonus electronic database regarding student movement by modes of study.

• Keeps timely records of orphans, students without parental care, students with disabilities, and international students.

• Maintains documentation of the student contingent in paper form according to established formats, ensuring its storage and practical use in daily operations.

• Prepares documents for the final stage of implementing core educational programs for graduating students.

• Submits applications in a timely manner to the University Academic Council for awarding the Presidential Scholarship of the Republic of Kazakhstan during summer and winter breaks.

• Compiles statistical reports (Form NK, Form No. 1-NK) for the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, accounting department, and other reporting bodies.

• Submits timely applications to the Ministry for state-issued education diploma forms and other official blank documents.

• Issues duplicate diplomas of higher and postgraduate education in accordance with the State Public Service Standard.

• Provides certificates for the State Center for Pension Payments and district departments of labor, employment, and social protection.

• Conducts correspondence in response to inquiries from educational organizations regarding students.

• Prepares documentation for granting student benefits as stipulated by the university’s internal and regulatory documents.

• Monitors the timely completion of the nostrification procedure in accordance with the law during the first semester after admission to the university.

The ICT Development and Development Center is a university subdivision integrating information technology into educational and administrative activities.
The center's objectives are to integrate information technology into the university's production processes and actively participate in the implementation of the university's "Digital University" Strategic Plan. These objectives also include:

- providing technical and software support for the automated information system "Platon";
- implementing projects aimed at automating processes within the "Digital University" concept;
- actively participating in the development of projects aimed at automating processes and digitalizing university services;
- providing software and technical support for the completed Electronic Document Management System implementation project;
- developing MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) for university faculty portals.
- organizing distance learning and development activities.

Maintains computers throughout the university, organizes and manages computer labs throughout the university during the course of study, provides technical support, and organizes the online and offline distance learning system.

“ASU PRESS” Publishing Center of Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University

🖨 The “ASU PRESS” Publishing Center prepares, processes, and publishes textbooks, monographs, and materials from scientific and methodological conferences and seminars in both the Kazakh and Russian languages. Forms are also produced (certificates, letters of thanks, certificates, business cards, greeting cards, advertising arrows, brochures, etc.). With its modern facilities and technical resources capable of handling large-scale printing projects, the “ASU PRESS” Publishing Center contributes to enhancing the university's status.