Astana International University Student Wins International Essay Competition

Thu, Dec 18, 2025, 9:05 AM

Aidana Sakhanova, a third-year student at Astana International University, has won a prize in the 5th International Essay Competition on Legal Framework for Public Finance, organized by the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation.

Undergraduate and graduate students from leading educational institutions in Russia and abroad participated in this prestigious intellectual competition. The competition spanned Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Vladimir, as well as Kazakhstan, Belarus, and China. The largest number of competition entries were submitted by students from Lomonosov Moscow State University, the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, St. Petersburg State University, the Russian State University of Justice, and other leading universities.

According to the results of the competitive selection process, Aidana Sakhanova took second place in the "Legal Framework for Financial Security" section. Her essay on "Financial Security: The Experience of Kazakhstan and Russia," in which the author conducted a comparative analysis of the two countries' approaches to ensuring the sustainability of public finances, received high praise from the jury.

The essay was supervised by Zhanat Seilkhanov, a senior lecturer at Astana International University's Graduate School of Law. This recognition was a result of the university's students' systematic research and active participation in international academic initiatives.

The participation and success of Astana International University students in international competitions confirms the high level of training for future specialists and strengthens the position of Kazakhstani education in the international academic arena.


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