A 17-year-old high schooler from Almaty has received grants worth $352,000 from world universities, Qazmonitor reports citing Tengrinews.
Arslan Kenbayev was born and raised in Almaty. The future college student says his love for science and technology that he nurtured since childhood stemmed from his parents. In his school years, Arslan joined the school's Olympic Reserve and began studying physics in depth so he could compete in various competitions.
In tenth grade, he participated in the International Olympiad in Astrophysics Global e-Competition in Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), where his team won first place out of 150 countries. Individually, he also won the bronze medal at the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition and got silver at the World Invention Competition and Exhibition (WICE). The experience revealed the student's knack for using technology to come up with new ways to help others 👉
What will Kazakhs watch this summer? Blockbuster hits like the Marvel franchise (Thor: Love and Thunder, anyone?) definitely make the top of the bucket list. Superhero movies are a safe bet. But what about our superheroes—Kazakh directors who win awards at foreign film festivals? In Europe, their works are always sure to get thundering claps of approval and the love of high-brow film critics. Yet, our local movie theaters are not so keen on showing the latest Kazakh indie projects (commercial movies aside).
QazMonitor asked international festival winners from Kazakhstan why the awards do not guarantee commercial success. Swipe to read the commentaries from animation director and producer Polla-Ilariya Kozino @kozinoart, who is based in Taiwan and whose work The Ribbon received over 50 awards and nominations, and seasoned Kazakh movie director Adilkhan Yerzhanov @adilkhan_yerzhanov, whose Yellow Cat was put forward by the Oscar committee of Kazakhstan to represent the country 👉
The 'Caspian Five' at the Sixth Caspian Summit in Ashgabad addressed a number of issues related to the economic development in the region on June 29. During his speech at the event, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev named the preservation of the Caspian ecosystem as one of the key areas of cooperation, QazMonitor reports citing Akorda press service.
"Instances of periodic deaths of Caspian seals are cause for serious concern. The Caspian seal is endemic and the only representative of mammals in the fauna of the Caspian Sea. It migrates across the body of water and is considered a transboundary bioresource. The measures taken are still not enough to preserve the red-listed animal. That is why we are now considering the issue of reformatting the reserve zone into a specially protected natural area. We call on the Caspian countries to support the initiative of Kazakhstan and Russia and join it," President Tokayev said.
The Head of State also drew the attention of the summit participants to the facts of illegal fishing, smuggling of fish products, illegal purchase or sale of sturgeon.
Video: twitter.com/CaspianSealRRC
Kazakhstan's robotics team triumphed without a single defeat at the British out-of-season FIRST Tech Challenge West Midlands Regional Event, QazMonitor reports. The Kazakh teams of 12 students aged 15-17 from leading Almaty schools - NIS (PhM), BIL and Haileybury won the awards in the categories of Winning Alliance and Judges Award.
The Kazakh students spent a whole month assembling their robots. The young inventors modeled the robot parts themselves, then built their projects on a 3D printer and laser machines. Winning the championship gives students a chance to enter the world's leading universities. The press service of USTEM Robotics Foundation @firstroboticskz gave comments on the event 👉
Nadyia Zaharova @photo.zaharova, a photographer who moved to Kazakhstan from Ukraine, recently shared what she likes about Kazakhstan and why she decided to learn the Kazakh language, Tengrinews reports.
Nadyia moved to Kazakhstan in the fall of 2020. She had met her future husband, a citizen of Kazakhstan, through mutual friends when he arrived in Ukraine. Together with her husband, they visited Kazakhstan several times until they finally decided that they would live in Almaty.
Nadyia actively posts videos on her TikTok account dedicated to her life in Almaty, as well as her attempts to learn the Kazakh language. Her videos get several tens of thousands of views, as well as supportive comments from Kazakhstanis giving Nadyia advice on word pronunciation. Swipe left to learn more about Nadiya 👉
Do you hear that? Yes, that's right - it's the sweet metallic sounds of gold, bronze and silver collected by our gifted Kazakh athletes coming back from tournaments from all over the world. The recent Asian championships in taekwondo and rhythmic gymnastics along with the anticipated UFC match in Las Vegas certainly dialed up the heat for the summer after delivering spectacular wins. Qazmonitor gathered the highlights from the games' press releases 👉
Ivan Tretyakov @tretyakov1 is an owner of an international digital production company, who hails from Saint-Petersburg. In March 2022, he moved to Nur-Sultan where he registered his business in two weeks and started posting his initial impressions of Kazakhstan on his TikTok page jacquessson.
His content consists of topics about culture, daily life, and a series of short clips of him learning Kazakh, published under the hashtag "things Kazakhstan can be proud of" [Казахстану есть чем гордиться] which gained thousands of views. In an interview with Tengrinews, Tretyakov compared Nur-Sultan and Almaty and shared his thoughts on Kazakh hospitality and local food. Qazmonitor has curated some extracts from the interview 👉
Eva Shirko, 13, from Nur-Sultan has won the grand prize at a vocal competition in Paderborn, Germany, Tengrinews reports. On June 18, Shirko competed in the final stage of "Colors of Voices - Turkish" which was held among children from 12 to 16 years old. For the final, Eva performed a Turkish song called "Geçer" by Sezen Aksu. The main condition of the contest was basic knowledge of the Turkish language. The 13-year-old singer speaks fluent Kazakh, Turkish, English and Russian.
"I believe that you need to respect your country and know your native language. I learned Kazakh at school. Since childhood, I wanted to sing and asked my mother to sign me up for vocal lessons. I had studied piano and solfeggio, but because of the workload at school, I could not keep up. After I come back, I definitely want to continue my music lessons in the summer," said Eva.
The singer had previously participated in other competitions, like "Qazaqstan dauysy. Balalar" and "You Star" in Moscow where she won 1st place in 2021. Currently, Eva is preparing for the premiere of the musical "Rise Of The Light" in Germany. The world premiere will take place on June 26 in Verti Music Hall in Berlin. In October 2022, all the finalists of the contest will go on a tour of the musical in the United States.
Higher education in Kazakhstan might not seem like the most obvious choice for foreign students. Only a few local universities promote themselves as ‘your future alma mater’, and there is still not enough online content for international high school graduates to discover Kazakhstan as a land of opportunity. The schools need advocates – and who else could a better job than their own students.
Isaac Mutambala @isaacoach on a mission to change things up. The 27-year-old from the Democratic Republic of Congo studies in Almaty at @narxozkz and leads his YouTube channel, IsaaCoach, where he posts content on travel, lifestyle and, most importantly, education. QazMonitor talked to the aspiring content-creator to find out what motivates him to hit the record button 👉
In the fourth match of the UEFA Nations League, the national team of Kazakhstan played against Slovakia in Nur-Sultan, winning the match 2:1, Kazakhstan Football Federation reports.
Yan Vorogovskiy scored the first goal in the 18th minute, while Elkhan Astanov delighted Kazakhstani fans in the 39th minute. Slovakia midfielder Matúš Bero scored in the second half of the game, in the 51st minute. Kazakhstan continues to lead Group 3 of Division C, with 10 points in four games.
To recap, in this season of the Nations League, Kazakhstan defeated Slovakia twice(1-0 away, 2-1 - home) and Azerbaijan (2-0), while the match with Belarus was a draw (1-1). Kazakhstan will play the next Nations League match on September 22 facing rivals from Belarus.
Video: @fca.astana.
