The history of the department of computer networks and telecommunications started in September 1965, when the department of economic and mathematical methods and computer engineering was established. In 1966 the department of computer data processing was created on the basis of this department, which in 1979 was renamed into the department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science, and in 2006 into the department of Information Technologies and Mathematical Modeling.

   In 2009 it was united with the department of Information Management Systems and Programming of Education and Research Institute of power engineering and Automation and was renamed into the department of Information Technologies and Programming. It was headed by Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Valeriy Lakhno.

   In 2014 after the reorganization of department of computer networks and telecommunications of Ukrainian Education and research institute of the information and telecommunication support of agroindustrial and environmental sectors of economics of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine the Department of Computer systems and networks was created.

   The department trains students in the following disciplines: computer networks and telecommunications, global information infrastructure, telecommunications technologies and networks, communication technologies, methods and systems of artificial intellect, mobile computer and integrated systems, statistical methods , theory of events flow, systems modeling, decision- making theory, environment modeling and forecasting, computer technology and programming fundamentals, computer technologies in horticulture and vegetable growing, information technology in agronomy, information technology in breeding, computational mathematics and programming etc.