• Source: National Defense University (Kazakhstan)

      • The National Defence University named after the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasi (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Тұңғыш Президенті атындағы Ұлттық қорғаныс университеті - Елбасы, Qazaqstan Respýblıkasy Tuńǵysh Prezıdenti atyndaǵy Ulttyq qorǵanys ýnıversıteti - Elbasy; Russian: Национальный университет обороны имени Первого Президента Республике Казахстан — Лидера Нации) also known commonly as the National Defence University is a higher military educational institution for the training of senior officers in Kazakhstan's Armed Forces. It enrolls state officials, executive authorities, and officers of foreign armies. The main tasks of the NDU are to train officers to become professionals in the armed forces. It is currently led by the former head of the Kazakh artillery forces, Major General Lut Alchekenov.


      History


      On February 11, 1997, the government issued an order to establish the Military Academy of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan on the basis of the Alma-Ata Higher All-Arms Command School and was based in Shchuchinsk. In June of that same year, the regulations of the academy, as well as its tasks were issued. On August 21, 2003, by decree of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Military Academy of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan was transformed National Defense University. In early 2014, the university was relocated from Shchuchinsk to the capital of Astana. On July 3, 2014, the NDU was named after the first and current President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev and on April 15, 2015, the NDU joined the Association of European Universities.


      Role




      = The NDU within the CSTO

      =
      On November 30, 2005, the Collective Security Treaty Organization included the university in its list of educational institutions for joint training of military personnel of the CSTO. As of 2018, students from Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, and Tajikistan are studying at the NDU.


      Structure



      Training in the NDU is carried out in 4 faculties:

      Faculty of the General Staff of the Armed Forces
      Department of Military and Public Administration
      Department of Strategy
      Department of Military and Public Administration
      Department of Operational Art
      Department of Command
      Faculty of Management
      Department of Operational and Tactical Training
      Department of Command and Control of Troops
      Department of Missile Forces and Artillery
      Department of Air Defense Forces
      Department of Material and Technical Support
      Department of Physical Training and Sports
      Faculty of the National Guard
      Department of Operational and Tactical Training
      Faculty of Advanced Training
      Academic Courses
      Courses for officers of Regional Commands;
      Courses for Brigade Commanders
      Courses for Battalion Commanders
      Foreign Language Courses


      Important persons




      = Directors

      =
      Colonel General Saken Zhasuzakov (7 August 2018 – 7 August 2019)
      Lieutenant General Sultan Kamaletdinov (18 October 2019 – March 2020)
      Major General Lut Alchekenov (since March 2020)


      = Alumni

      =
      Major General Kanysh Abubakirov, Commander of the Kazakh Airmobile Forces
      Kaidar Karakulov
      Murat Bektanov, Chief of the General Staff


      See also


      Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan
      Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
      Military Institute of the Kazakh Ground Forces
      Astana Zhas Ulan Republican School


      References




      External links


      Official website

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