Talgat Bigeldinov Military Institute of the Air Defence Forces
The Talgat Bigeldinov Military Institute of the Air Defence Forces is a specialized military academy which helps train future servicemen of the Kazakh Air Defense Forces. Established in 1974 as the Aktobe Higher Civil Aviation School, it originally served the purpose of training specialists in the field of aviation. Until 1996, the AVLUGA served under this name and was renamed to the Military Institute of the Air Defence Forces named after Talgat Begeldinov in July 2003. As of 2013, the institute has produced over 160 lieutenants in the air defence forces, and has trained cadets from foreign countries such as Hungary and Afghanistan.
