Electrical Power Engineering

Description

Power engineer is a specialist whose functions include the development, production, operation of energy and heat supply systems. The profession of power engineer is relevant due to the fact that mankind needs energy resources, their economical and competent distribution. Taking into account all these facts, the educational program “Power Engineering” is aimed at preparing a high class specialist in the field of power engineering, as a harmoniously formed personality and able to be a leader, work in a team, act and win in a competitive environment. Based on the new profession atlas, the program focuses on two areas: “Green Energy” and “Smart Grid.”

Skills

  • Improve and develop their intellectual and general cultural level
  • apply in-depth natural science, mathematical, socio-economic and professional knowledge in an interdisciplinary context in innovative engineering activities in the field of power engineering
  • carry out engineering projects using original design methods to achieve new results, providing competitive advantages of electric power and electrical engineering production in conditions of severe economic and environmental constraints
  • carry out installation, adjustment, testing, commissioning of electric power and electrical engineering equipment
  • master new electric power and electrotechnical equipment
  • integrated problem solving
  • critical thinking
  • creativity
  • ability to manage people
  • interaction with people
  • pitching
  • interaction with people
  • emotional intelligence
  • formation of own opinion and decision making
  • customer focus
  • negotiation skills
  • cognitive flexibility (mindset).

Areas of professional expertise

  • Power plants and substations
  • power systems and networks
  • Power supply systems for technical and industrial facilities
  • Power engineering, electrical engineering and technological installations of high power engineering and technological plants of high voltage
  • Automatic control and relay protection devices in the electric power industry

Competitive advantages

  • Preparation of students for international certification
  • Dual training at manufacturing enterprises

International and strategic partners

  • Almaty University of power engineering and communication named after G. Daukeyev; Almaty University of power engineering and communication named after G. Daukeyev. G. Daukeyev Almaty University of Energy and Communication
  • Magnitogorsk State Technical University named after G. I. Nosov (Magnitogorsk, Russia). G. I. Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University (Magnitogorsk, Russian Federation)
  • South Ural State Agrarian University (Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation)
  • Azerbaijan Technical University
  • Academy of Pomorsk in Stupka (Poland)
  • Shenyang University of Technology (China)
  • University of Texas at Austin (USA)

Professional practice at the enterprises of the region

  • JSC MAEK-Kazatomprom
  • SE “AUES”
  • MAEK JSC
  • JSC Karazhanbasmunai
  • State Enterprise “Caspiy zhylu, su arnasy”
  • MangistauEnergoMunai LLP
  • JSC Mangistaumunaigas

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