Departments

Digital Technologies Center

The Digital Technologies Center is a structural unit of Kimyo International University in Tashkent that introduces digital and communication technologies into the work of the university.

Center staff Key tasks
  • 4 departments
  • 5 main goals

Mission of the Center

Building, developing and securing the University’s unified digital educational environment (Smart Campus), and automating its academic and administrative activities.

Goals of the Center

  • Digitalization strategy

    Developing and implementing the University’s digitalization strategy in line with international academic standards.

  • Supporting academic platforms

    Administering and developing the University’s internal information systems.

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  • Managing the campus IT infrastructure

    Keeping the server fleet, the local network and the Wi-Fi coverage of the academic buildings and dormitories running without interruption.

  • Information security

    Constant monitoring of network activity, protecting personal data and responding quickly to cyberattacks and incidents, including the emergency isolation of compromised servers and access restrictions, GeoIP among them.

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  • Technical support (Service Desk)

    Running the University’s internal ticket system, which handles requests to fix software and hardware problems.

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Key tasks and functions of the Center

To carry out its tasks, the Center performs the following functions.

Administrative and technical

  • Maintaining computers, the multimedia equipment of lecture rooms and the video conferencing systems used for distance learning
  • Administering the local area networks (LAN)

Development and integration

  • Technical design and web development of the University’s portals and websites
  • Integrating services through APIs

Documentation support

  • Drawing up technical specifications for the purchase of IT equipment and software
  • Preparing commissioning certificates (acceptance certificates) for software products and systems

Information security

  • Network protection and threat containment: managing firewalls, setting up filtering rules, emergency isolation of compromised servers and network nodes, and restricting access by geolocation (GeoIP)
  • Protection of personal data and confidential information: making sure the University’s information systems meet the legal requirements for protecting the personal data of students and staff
  • Backup and disaster recovery: organising regular backups of critical databases and server configurations, and drawing up plans for recovery after failures (Disaster Recovery)

Structure of the Center

The head of the Center and four departments.

Head of the Center

  • Digitalization Service and IT Infrastructure Department

  • Information Systems Management and Information Security Department

  • Software Department

  • Multimedia Department

Center staff

The specialists who keep the university’s digital services running.