The Department of Economics originally was founded on the 1st of September, 1995 as the Department of Economics and Management. The Department was renamed into the Department of Economics on the 26th of August, 2015 by the decision of the Academic Council of the University.
The Department of Economics makes a significant contribution to the training and education of modern specialists, endowing each person with the qualitative economic knowledge necessary to ensure competitiveness in the labor market. Graduates of the Department of Economics are economists at our university and at the leading universities of the country, masters and bachelors of economics work at large enterprises, social and public services in both the western region and the country as a whole.
Several people worked in the position of the head of the department since it started. In 1997-1999 academic years - G. Suyunbaeva, 1999-2000 academic years - G.Z. Nurushev, in 2000-2013 academic years - R. Sabirova, in 2013-2016 academic years - Adietova E.M. worked as the head of the Department. Ph.D., associate professor Sabirova R.K has been supervising the work of the department since September 2016. They made invaluable services and a worthy contribution to the educational and pedagogical and research activities of the department.
At different times many specialists form the business field were involved in the teaching process at the department. These are some of them - G. Suyunbaeva, Ph.D., Director of Caspian Engineering LLP; Nugmanov B.T. - Commercial Director of the Bank, G.K. Ababaeva - Associate Professor, Department of Management and Marketing, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, A. Tankiev - Associate Professor, Narxoz University, Baimukhasheva M.K. - Doctor of Economics, Head of the Department of Economics, Management and Accounting of the Atyrau University of Oil and Gas, L. Izbasarova - Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Atyrau University of Oil and Gas, T. Salikhov - Ph.D., senior researcher, LLP "South-West Research Institute of Livestock and Crop Production", Khamidullin T. - Ph.D., head of the company in the city of St. Petersburg, Tagaybekova N.P. - PhD, senior Lecturer of the West Kazakhstan Innovation and Technology University, Shilibekova U.S. - Head of the international department of the ASU named after H. Dosmukhamedov, A. Idresov - Director of the Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Atyrau region "Atameken", G. Turagaliev - chief analyst of the Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Atyrau region "Atameken".
In 2017, professors of the department, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences M.Zh. Dyusegaliev was awarded an Honorary Diploma from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2019 he was awarded a Gold Medal for outstanding services in the agricultural sector from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2017 Master of Economics and Business Zh.K. Bisembieva received a Letter of Thanks from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2018 Ph.D. MukashevaA.Zh received the same kind of letter from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2017 Sabirova R.K. was awarded the title of "The Best Teacher - 2017".
The organization and activities of the department are carried out on the basis of qualification requirements established by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The main task of the department is to train highly qualified specialists not only for the Atyrau region, but also for the whole country as well.
In May 2019 the Department of Economics passed specialized accreditation of specialties 5В050600-Economics and 6М050600-Economics by the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Expertise of Education Quality ARQA. This certificate is valid until May 29, 2024 (Certificates No. HE-SA 000066, No. HE-SA 000067)