Department of Land and Water Management.

History and mission of the department

  1. History and Modernity

The department was founded in 1991 under the name “Land Management” and is one of the youngest and most dynamically developing structures of the faculty. Over the years of its existence, the department has gone through several stages of transformation, responding to the challenges of the time and the needs of the economy:

  • 1991 — Foundation of the Department of Land Management.
  • 1996 — The first graduation of specialists (29 land surveying engineers).
  • Oct. 2018 – Renaming into the Department of Land Management and Cadastres with the start of training bachelors and masters in the direction 620200 – “Land Management and Cadastres”.
  • Oct. 2024 — Obtaining a new name for the department — “Land and Water Management”.
  • Oct. 2025 — As part of the optimization of the university structure, a reorganization was carried out by merging the Department of Geodesy and Cartography with the Department of Land and Water Management.

The origins of the formation of the department are inextricably linked with the works of outstanding specialists: Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor Ismailova K.Ch., Professor Denisov V.V., Associate Professor Chimkanaev N.A., as well as teachers Vandaeva N.N., Osmonbaev N.T. and others.

  1. Mission and goals

The main goal of the department is to train highly qualified specialists with competencies in the field of:

  • Land management, land management;
  • Land and Agrarian Legal Relations and Cadastre;
  • Topography, Geodesy and Cartography.
  • GIS technologies and remote sensing of lands;
  • Water Management and Water Diplomacy.

The department strives to provide the labor market with personnel capable of applying modern technologies and knowledge of the legal framework for the sustainable development of the agricultural sector and the country’s economy, solving issues of food security.

  1. Leadership of the Department

Since May 2017, the department has been headed by Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Ainura Zhaparbekovna Batykova.

  • He is the author of more than 100 scientific papers and 8 patents for inventions of the Kyrgyz Republic.
  • Excellence in water management of the Kyrgyz Republic.
  • Member of the Council of the UMO in the direction of “Land Management and Cadastres” at the State Healthcare Institution (Moscow) and KATiU named after S. Seifullin (Astana, Kazakhstan) in the direction of “Land Management and Cadastres”
  1. Educational programs and prospects

The department is actively working to expand educational programs, profiles and introduce international standards:

  • Direction 620200 “Land Management and Cadastres” – bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
  • The field of study “Geodesy and Remote Sensing” is a bachelor’s and master’s degree.
  • The direction “Jurisprudence” (profile: land and agrarian law) was launched in the 2025-2026 academic year – bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
  • Master’s program (profile) “Water Management” is planned to be opened in the 2026-2027 academic year (within the framework of the Erasmus + HWCA project) to train specialists with in-depth knowledge in water law and water resources management in Central Asia.

A double-degree education program is being implemented jointly with S. Seifullin KATiU (Astana, Kazakhstan), in the direction of “Land Management and Cadastres” (master’s degree).

  1. Material and technical base and innovations

The department actively introduces information technologies into the educational process:

  • GIS Lab (2018): Equipped with computers to collect, analyze, model, and visualize spatial data.
  • Water Management Laboratory (2023): Opened under the Erasmus+ HWCA project for research in the field of climate resilience and water security in Central Asia.
  • GIS Learning Lab (2025): A new space with state-of-the-art computers and surveying equipment.
  1. Teaching staff of the department

The educational process is provided by highly qualified specialists:

  • Head of the Department, Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Ainura Batykova.
  • Professors: Candidate of Economic Sciences Denisov V.V., Doctor of Technical Sciences Kopnov V.A., Doctor of Economic Sciences Supayeva G.T.
  • Associate Professors: Ph.D. Sultanalieva T.S., Ph.D. Sukenbaev A.S., Ph.D. Shabikova G.A., Ph.D. in Economics Associate Professor Rasheva A.T. and others.
  • Senior lecturers: Zhusupova A.K., Bazarbayeva I.D., Mamyralieva V., Zhumabekova A., Borovskaya N.N., Slynko V.S., Alekseev N.Y. and others.
  • Specialists: GIS specialists Bakhmutov E., Emilbekova A., senior laboratory assistant Amangeldieva B.

The staff of the department has published 7 textbooks with the stamp of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic and 2 monographs (since 2017) and more than 30 methodological instructions.

  1. International cooperation

The department is integrated into the international educational space:

  • State University of Land Management (GUZ, Moscow): Cooperation since 2002. Participation in the development of educational and methodological documents of the UMO.
  • Erasmus+ projects: Active participation in grant programs (HWCA) for the development of water management.
  • Projects of the Asian Development Bank and other international projects.
  1. Our alumni

The pride of the department is its graduates who hold key positions in government agencies (State Agency for Land Resources, etc.).

Notable alumni include:

  • Seyitkazieva Erkaim Alymovna (2015 graduate) – Deputy of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic of the VIII convocation, 2026
  • Many of our graduates occupy responsible positions in government bodies and local government bodies (keneshes).
  • Holders of red diplomas of the first graduation (1996): Abdiev A.S., Sooronova N.A., Tashtanov B.T., Goncharova E.V.

Directions and profiles / programs

Profile: “Geodesy and Remote Sensing” – Graduates majoring in “Geodesy and Remote Sensing” are qualified specialists capable of working in design and research institutes engaged in topographic, geodetic, and cartographic activities, as well as in organizations involved in natural resource monitoring, Earth remote sensing, and geoinformation technologies.
Specialists of this profile are able to perform geodetic and cartographic surveys, analyze satellite data, develop digital maps and terrain models, and apply modern remote sensing methods to solve scientific and practical tasks.

Profile: “Land and Agrarian Law”Graduates majoring in “Land and Agrarian Law” are specialists with in-depth knowledge in the field of legal regulation of land and agrarian relations. They are trained to work in state and municipal bodies responsible for the management and use of land resources, in judicial and law enforcement institutions, in legal departments of agricultural enterprises, as well as in research and educational institutions.

Specialists of this profile are capable of professionally drafting and analyzing regulatory legal acts, resolving land disputes, ensuring legal protection of the rights and interests of landowners and land users, and providing consultations on land, water, environmental, and agrarian legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Profile: Land managementGraduates majoring in Land Management are versatile specialists prepared to work in the State Agency for Land Resources, Cadastre, Geodesy and Cartography under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, the State Design Institute for Land Management “Kyrgyzgiprozem”, as well as in organizations engaged in economic and legal activities in the field of land management and regulation of land relations.

 

            Profile: Land Cadastre Graduates of the Land Cadastre program specialize in land and real estate valuation. Their work includes legal registration of land use, land accounting and valuation, state oversight of land use and protection, and land monitoring.

Graduates can work in the State Agency for Land Resources, Cadastre, Geodesy, and Cartography under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, the State Register under the State Registration Service, local governments (city halls, aiyl aimaks), architecture and urban planning departments, real estate firms, land and real estate appraisal agencies, construction companies, banks, and other agencies.

 

Profile: Geodetic support in land managementBachelor’s degrees in Geodetic Support for Land Management are designed for professional work in the field of ground-based surveying, remote sensing, and computer processing of these materials, followed by presentation of the information in electronic and traditional formats. They also conduct topographic surveys and compile and publish maps and atlases for various purposes.

Graduates can work at the State Institution for Geodesy and Cartography, the State Agency for Land Resources, Cadastre, Geodesy, and Cartography under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, the State Register under the State Registration Service, local governments (city halls, aiyl aimaks), private design and survey firms, construction organizations (housing, civil, and road construction), architecture and construction departments, and others.

 

Profile: Water Resources Management – The goal of the Master’s program in Water Resources Management is to train highly qualified specialists with a systematic understanding of modern principles of sustainable water resources management, capable of developing and implementing innovative solutions in the water sector. The program is aimed at developing in-depth theoretical knowledge and practical skills in water use planning, monitoring, and evaluation, taking into account climate change, social sustainability, and the national sustainable development priorities of the Kyrgyz Republic.

The composition of the department

Batykova Ainura Zhaparbekovna

Head of the Department of Land Management and Cadastres, candidate of technical sciences, docent

aj.batykova@gmail.com

Denisov Vitaly Viktorovich

Professor of the Department of Land Management and Cadastres, candidate of economics sciences
denisov49@list.ru

Vitaly Anatolyevich Kopnov

Professor

Sultanaliyeva Tursunbubu

Candidate of Technical Sciences

Shabikova Gulmira Askarovna

docent of the Department of Land Management and Cadastres, candidate of technical sciences
sh. gulmira66 @gmail.com

Sukenbaev Аidar Satybaldievich

docent of the Department of Land Management and Cadastres, candidate of technical sciences
aidar61@bk.ru

Zhusupova Aizhamal Kamalovna

Senior lecturer at the Department of Land Management and Cadastres, master of Land Management and Cadastres
aijamaljusupova76 @mail.ru

Rasheva Ainura Talapaevna

Senior lecturer at the Department of Land Management and Cadastres, master of Land Management and Cadastres
aika_akbar@mail.ru

Bazarbayeva Indira Daiyrbekovna

Senior lecturer at the Department of Land Management and Cadastres, master of Land Management and Cadastres
bazarbaeva.indira @mail.ru

Borovskaya Natalia Nikolaevna

Senior lecturer

Mamyralieva Venera Tologonovna

Senior lecturer

Konurbaeva Gulzat Ularbekovna

Senior Lecturer

Zhumabekova Aigerim Zhumabekovna

Аssistant

Amangelieva Bermet Ulanovna

Laboratory assistant