“Transform engineering expertise into scientifically grounded solutions”
The practice-oriented doctoral programme in Automation and Control at the Non-Profit Joint-Stock Company “D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University” is designed for specialists seeking to address complex industrial challenges, develop new technical solutions and contribute to the technological advancement of enterprises.
The programme connects research training with engineering practice. It emphasises the application of scientific methods to improve automated systems, enhance the efficiency of technological processes and substantiate innovative developments.
Programme Aim
To prepare highly qualified specialists capable of conducting applied research, developing and evaluating engineering solutions, organising their implementation and managing technological change.
The programme develops the ability to independently address complex engineering problems, develop and experimentally validate new control algorithms and systems, assess their technical performance and organise the application of research findings in professional practice.
What Will You Gain?
The programme develops the ability to:
- formulate an industrial problem as a research task;
- analyse the operation of technical systems and identify opportunities for improvement;
- develop, test and evaluate automation solutions;
- justify the technical merits of proposed changes;
- organise research and project activities;
- present development outcomes to the professional community and potential partners.
Scope of Professional Activity
Professional activity encompasses applied research and the design, development, testing, operation and modernisation of automated and intelligent control systems.
It includes systems analysis of industrial facilities, modelling of technological processes, development of control and diagnostic algorithms, integration of measurement devices, computing units and actuators, and assessment of the operational performance of hardware and software systems.
Career Prospects
The competencies acquired are applicable in government bodies and educational institutions, national and sectoral academies of sciences, scientific organisations, research institutes, research universities, university research laboratories, research and development design bureaus, shared-use laboratories, and research units within organisations whose principal activity is not scientific or scientific and technological research.
Types of Professional Activity
Experimental research: formulating applied research tasks, developing experimental plans and methodologies, modelling the objects under investigation, developing and testing experimental solutions, processing results, and establishing their validity and practical significance.
Industrial and technological practice: analysing equipment performance and technological processes, selecting and configuring automation tools, improving control algorithms, diagnosing the technical condition of systems, and developing measures to enhance their efficiency and reliability.
Engineering design and technology development: defining technical requirements, developing automated system architectures, selecting hardware and software tools, developing algorithms and software, conducting tests and preparing technical documentation.
Organisation and management: planning and coordinating automation activities, managing engineering and research projects, organising collaboration between developers and production units, assessing technical risks and supporting the implementation of research outcomes.
A dissertation council operates at the Non-Profit Joint-Stock Company “D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University” in the field of training 8D071 Engineering and Engineering Trades, covering the educational programmes 8D07101 Automation and Control (8D07106 Automation and Control).
Your Next Step
Would you like to bring greater research depth to your professional experience? Discuss with the programme manager how your engineering interests could form the basis of doctoral research at EKTU.
Awarded academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy in the educational program "Automation and Control".
Date of last changes:15.10.2026
