1975
The Energy Faculty of the Kazakh Polytechnic Institute was separated into an independent higher education institution – Almaty Power Engineering Institute
1978
Training of engineers in “Radio Engineering” and “Automatic Electrical Communication” began
1981
Department of Radio Engineering and Communication was established
1985
The institute’s facilities were improved: library, educational and research labs, service area, and two student dormitories
1987
The Department of Engineering Cybernetics was formed, and the specialty “Automation of Technological Processes” was introduced
1988
The institute moved to financial independence and self-sufficiency
1989
AEI became the first university in Kazakhstan to be accredited by the State Education Inspection Commission of the USSR
1996
Due to the reorganization of the higher education network, the Almaty Power Engineering Institute was abolished and merged into the Kazakh National Technical University as an educational and scientific complex
1997
The Almaty Institute of Power Engineering and Telecommunications (AIPET) was established on the basis of the Almaty Power Engineering Institute abolished in 1996, becoming the first non-state technical university in the Republic
1997
Transition from state funding of university maintenance to financing the training of a specific number of specialists under the state order
1998
The first students were enrolled in a master’s program
2001
The Department of Telecommunication Systems was established
2002
According to the assessment by the Association of Universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, AUES ranked first in the number of students receiving scholarships and other social support from sponsor enterprises and organizations
2004
A credit-based learning system was introduced at AIPET
2004
AIPET was one of the first in the Republic to undergo institutional accreditation
2010
The Almaty Institute of Power Engineering and Telecommunications obtained university status with the right to train doctoral students
2010
Building “D” was constructed on the university premises
2017
AUES College was established
2019
The university was renamed into NAO “Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications named after Gumarbek Daukeev”
2019
AUES ranked 5th in the national ranking of the best technical universities of Kazakhstan
2023
For marketing purposes, the university began using the Energo University brand
2023
The only Siemens relay protection and automation training center in Central Asia was opened at Energo University
2024
A science and education hub for space technologies was opened at Energo University
2024
A branch of the German Anhalt University of Applied Sciences was opened
2024
A new strategy for the university’s development until 2030 was adopted
2024
A capsule was laid to begin construction of a new campus in the city of Kaskelen