IUTH  was created in 2000 as a non-profit non-governmental organization in the form of institution "Kazakh University of Transportation Communications" on the basis of the Charter, certificate of state registration of legal entity registration № 33600-1910-Y-e  series B № 0332485 dated June 15, 2000, statistical card dated  June 15, 2000, TRN 600 700 207 749 dated  14 May 2001, trains specialists for the transport and communication complex, construction and other sectors of economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The transport sector, being a multi-farm, includes hundreds of different companies is challenged with need for  specialists in various fields. These are  the organizers of the movement, car-building workers, engine drivers, railway engineers, signalers, motorists and experts  in the area of information systems and communications, energy experts, financiers, accountants, and many others.

The University has re-issued a state license № KZ58LAA00004977 dated 29.05.2015 year. The University has reissued state license № KZ58LAA00004977 dated 05.29.2015.

Since 2003 and currently the President of the University is a Doctor of Technical Science, Professor, Academician of the International Academy of Transport  Omarov Amangeldy Dzhumagalievich.

Teaching staff of the University consists   of leading scientists and transportation system workers who have passed many stages of career development in the transport sector.

In order to meet modern international standards in the field of higher education IUTH in 2004, 2008, 2013, 2015 has successfully passed the state certification of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan..

Near  International University of Transportation and Humanities Technical and Economic College and Astana Technical and Economic College are  in operation which allow to graduate with  required  specialties of   transport and communication complex, and in the future  to get higher education at the university.

Currently International University of Transportation and Humanities  conducts training in 15 bachelor, 10 master's and  4 doctoral  specialties.