The main activity of the chair «Geography and Ecology» is aimed at training highly qualified, competitive specialists in the field of geographic education and science, tourism and hospitality in the market of educational services.

The main cycle of the chair is represented by theoretical and practical classes in physical and economic geography, basic and specialized tourist disciplines.

Teachers of the chairs conduct training sessions for all undergraduate majors.

Staff of the chair except the training sessions are educational, social, methodical and scientific work with the students of the specialty (5B011600) «Geography», 5B060900 «Geography», 5B090200- «Tourism», 5В060800 - «Ecology», undergraduate specializations 6М011600 - «Geography», 6М060900 - «Geography», и PhD specializations 6D011600 - «Geography», 6D060900 - «Geography».

Professorial teaching staff of the chair of Geography and Ecology are: 31 teachers of these - 5 Doctors of Geography Science, 14 candidates of sciences and PhD candidates of Geography, Tourism and Pedagogy, 3 Professors of Kaz NPU named after Abai, 7 Masters of Geography.

Teaching staff with an advanced degree and the title of- 65,5%. The average age is 52 year.

At the chair of Geography, Ecology and Tourism there are 4 winners of the grant: «The best teacher of the University» - Abdimanapov B.Sh. and Kaimuldinova K.D., Bakirova K.Sh., Dzhusupova D.B.

Educational and methodical work. The faculty conducts a large amount of work in the preparation of textbooks and teaching aids for universities and general education institutions in Kazakhstan. A.S. Beisenova, K.D. Kaimuldinova, S.A. Abilmazhinova, B.Sh. Abdimanapov are the authors of textbooks of a new generation on the program of the updated content of secondary education.

Address: 30 Kazbek bi, Office 617, Almaty, 050010

The Department of Geographersи and Ecologistsиprepares bachelor`s, Master`s, and doctoral students in the following areas:

No.	education program	Education code and the name of the	code and name areas of Training	name of groups of Educational programs,	Qualification
BACHELOR
1	6В01515 - Geography (IP)	6В01-Pedagogical Sciences	6В015 - training of teachers in the subjects of	В014 - training of Geography teachers	"Geography (IP)" bachelor of education in educational program
2	6В01516 - Geography-history	6В01-Pedagogical Sciences	6В015 - training of teachers in the subjects of	В014 - training of Geography teachers	"Geography-history", bachelor of education in educational program
3	6В05203 - Geography	6М05 - Natural Sciences, mathematics and statistics	6В052 - Earth science	В084 and Geography,	Geography, bachelor of science in
4	6В05202 - Ecology	6В05 science, in mathematics and statistics	6В052 environment	В052 - Ecology	" Ecology education program bachelor of science"
5	6В11101 Tourism	6В01 Services	6В111 - Services	В091 Tourism	Tourism bachelor of education program
MAGISTRACY
1	7М01515 - Geography	7М01-Pedagogical Sciences	7M015 - training of teachers in the subjects of	M015 - training of teachers of Geography,	"Geography", the master of education program
2	7М05203 - Geography	7М05 science, mathematics and statistics	7М052 - Earth science	М084 and Geography,	"Geography", the master of education program
3	7М05202 - TDM and Ecology	7В05 - Natural Sciences, mathematics and statistics	7М052 environment	М052 - Environment"	, "Ecology and the CIS, the educational program" master of science,
DOCTORATE
1.	8D01515 - Geography	8D01 - Pedagogical Sciences		D015 - training of teachers of Geography,	"Geography", educational program "doctor of philosophy"
2.	8D05203 - Geography	8d05-Natural Sciences, Mathematics and statistics	8d052-Earth Sciences	D084-Geography	D084-Geography Doctor of Philosophy in the educational program"Geography

Scientific potential of the faculty of the Geography and Ecology Department:

Scientific potential-66.6%

Doctor of Science, Professor-5

Candidate of Sciences, Associate Professor (Associate.Prof. M. A.) - 7

Candidate of Sciences, Senior Lecturer (Associate.Prof. M. A.) - 2

PhD, associate.Prof. M. A.-4

PhD, senior lecturer-4

Мaster`s degree, senior lecturer-6

Мaster`s degree, teacher-1

Associate Professor of KazNPU-3

Senior teacher-1

Faculty of Natural Science and Geography