Abstract
The article is devoted to university’s virtual laboratory emergence and development in the world and Kazakhstan. Historical aspects of laboratories’ emergence from the middle Ages to Modernity were analyzed as well as peculiarities of the soviet, independent and current status of the theme in Kazakhstan. Based on literature review of both native and foreign authors important role in the development of science and higher education, link in the training of personnel, the conduct of scientific research that meets international standards were reviled. The positive aspects and disadvantages of virtual laboratories, comparison of virtual and real laboratory work were presented a new stage of development in digital age. The results of research led to possibility to drawn the picture of IITU’s students and virtual reality.