Students of the Kazakh National Women’s Teacher Training University won the "Pi-Synergy 2026 – International Engineering Mindsets Competition," an intellectual contest dedicated to International Pi Day. The event took place at the Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University.
The large-scale competition brought together 29 student teams from 14 higher education institutions across three Central Asian countries. Representing the Institute of Physics, Mathematics, and Digital Technologies, the "PI-QUEENS" team stood out for their creative approach and innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges.
The team consisted of the following 2nd-year students of the "Physics" educational program:
- Nazerke Akmolda;
- Zhaina Batyr;
- Madina Aidynkyzy;
- Rakhat Alshynbai;
- Karakat Askarbai.
According to the results of the intellectual competition, the "PI-QUEENS" team took the lead and was awarded a 1st-degree Diploma along with a cash prize of 150,000 tenge.
Furthermore, for her high professionalism and mentorship, the team’s supervisor – Candidate of Chemical Sciences, associate professor Gulniyaz Tugulbayeva, was honored with a special "Letter of Appreciation."
