The Chairman of the Board – Rector of the Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University, Beibitkul Karimova, awarded the winners of the "STARTUP-TOMIRIS" startup project competition.
A total of 56 teams from 5 faculties of the university participated in the competition, with the top 10 teams receiving financial support amounting to 10,000,000 KZT.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the competition, Rector Beibitkul Karimova highly praised the students' engagement and the relevance of their ideas: "Our students and mentors presented modern solutions in the fields of educational digitalization, ecology, artificial intelligence, and the revival of national heritage. Our goal is for university graduates to be not only qualified specialists, but also entrepreneurs capable of creating new jobs."
The expert evaluation was conducted by a panel of 3 experts based on 8 specific criteria. The 10 winning teams will allocate the granted funds toward commercializing their startups and putting them into practice.
Specifically, the winning teams include "Tumar", "Shamshyraq", and "Shabyt" from the Faculty of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts; "Tap.psy team", "CampusSport team", and "Qoldau" from the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology; "Galactica" and "Sparts" from the Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Digital Technologies; and "EcoClean Innovators" and "Bilimix" from the Faculty of Natural Sciences.
The project aims to develop students' entrepreneurial competencies, implement scientific and innovative ideas into industry, and train competitive specialists for the labor market.
