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On September 13, 2023, within the framework of the incubation program "AIU BUSINESS INNOVATION", Saken Sabitovich, project manager of JSC "Science Foundation", certified business coach of NCE «Atameken» Kazenov, was invited to speak on explaining the conditions of grant financing.

The invited speaker addressed the teams of the 1st and 2nd streams of the incubation program. During the presentation, information was provided about the goals and principles of competitive selection, requirements for the applicant and the project team. At the end of the presentation, the audience was able to ask questions about the process of submitting documents for participation in the selection competition, as well as the main conditions for financing business projects. 

The Business incubator of Astana International University thanks Kazenov Saken for cooperation in the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the Republic of Kazakhstan and support for startup projects, and also wishes the participants of the incubation program successful implementation of business ideas.

Kozhakhmetova S. 2nd year doctoral student at the Higher School of Law of Astana International University on September 7, 2023 took part in the International conference ``CONSTITUTIONAL JUSTICE: DIGNITY, FREEDOM AND JUSTICE FOR ALL``, organized in the hall of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The event was attended by judges of constitutional courts and ombudsmen from more than 30 countries, as well as representatives of law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, scientists in the field of jurisprudence.

The conference dedicated to the Constitution Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was held at a high professional level. Issues related to the implementation of constitutional control over compliance with the rule of law and the protection of human rights were discussed.

On September 8, 2023, in continuation of the above-mentioned conference, Kozhakhmetova S., 2nd year doctoral student of the EP “Jurisprudence”, took part in Workshop I “Constitutional law in the 21st Century: The Rule of Law and the Protection of Human Rights Towards the rule of law and security”, held in the lecture hall AIFC. 

The seminar was attended by foreign guests, professors Papuashvili George, Jorge Bacelar Gouveia, Matthias Knauff and others. Under the leadership of the moderator Judge Zhatkanbaeva A.E., the event was held very informative and educational.

Undoubtedly, such events promote the overall goal - the protection of human rights and freedoms, at the international and national levels.

Within the framework of the first incubation program "AIU Business Innovation" of Astana International University, trackers were distributed for 24 teams of the first stream. Each tracker has 8 teams. The task of trackers is to track the development of a startup project, help the team achieve results, work out the bottlenecks of business projects.

Our trackers: Pirmanova Madina, Founder and Director, consulting company "MG First"; Vyatkina Yulia - Chief Manager of the Department for Investments and New Projects of JSC "Science Foundation"; Sitdikov Vagiz - Founder and Head of Marketing Agency "Petrit" LLP. In total, students of the 1st stream will receive 75 hours of individual consultations, which will allow them to strengthen business projects and implement them in the near future.

As part of the first incubation program «AIU Business Innovation» Daniyar Bektenov, director of the center of JSC «Qazinnovations» spoke to the listeners of the first stream.

Daniyar spoke about innovative grants, priority sectors of the economy, conditions for obtaining grant support, how the application process is going. The measures of state support of industrial and innovative activity in the Republic of Kazakhstan are also considered. The program participants received full information about the possibilities of financing innovative projects.

Astana International University is the only university in Central Asia that provides an opportunity to train social entrepreneurs on the EMBA program. The annual program is designed for managers and top managers with a convenient training schedule. Acceptance of documents until August 25, the cost is 1 190 000 tenge. 

Last year I myself became the holder of an EMBA diploma. Despite all the difficulties that arise in the development of social entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan, I am glad that there are caring people in the person of the rector of AIU who supported the idea and made every effort to implement it. Serik Aztayevich, you have entered the history of the development of our trend! I would also like to thank my dean Zubirash Kalybekovna, who was at the origin of the creation of this program, and Saule Tolegenovna, who stands up for the topic of a new trend with all her academic soul. Friends, I do not advertise the university, I draw the attention of my colleagues to the importance of academic knowledge and the opportunity to become a Master of business Administration in the educational program "Social Entrepreneurship".

Emin Askerov, Chairman of the Association of Social Innovators.

Head of the "GreenTal" social workshop

On August 20, 2023, the business incubator team of Astana International University launched training for beginning and existing entrepreneurs. 

The first introductory meeting was aimed at getting to know the project participants, distributing teams among the project trackers, presenting the program and schedule. The teams presented their business ideas, including projects related to agriculture, manufacturing, education, services, IT, cosmetology, healthcare, etc.

Trackers, business coaches and consultants will work with the teams for six weeks. The teams will present their projects at the Demo Day on September 30, 2023. 

We wish all participants success and project implementation!

Friends, the public Foundation "Kazakhstan halkyna" allocated 850 educational grants for the 2023-2024 academic year.

To begin with, let's tell you who can participate in the competition under this program:

Graduates who passed the UNT in the current year (January, March, basic and August can be presented with one of the UNT certificates) and scored threshold points for admission to universities:

✔️persons from low-income families in rural areas, small and single-industry towns;

✔️orphans or children left without parental care until the age of majority;

✔️citizens with disabilities;

✔️families raising disabled children;

✔️Children of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan who died during the tragic January events of 2022;

✔️Children injured during the tragic January events of 2022;

✔️children of dead citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan who suffered in emergency situations.

The maximum age for participation in the program is 29 years.

Application deadline: August 10-17.

Documents must be submitted through the admissions committees of universities.

Important: the grant holder is not obliged to repay it after completing his studies.

Detailed information @qazaqstanhalqyna.kz published on the website and social networks of the foundation.

As part of the memorandum of cooperation with UIBE University (China) and the implementation of the two-degree programs «Business Administration» and «International Trade and Economics», our students took part in a Summer camp in the city of Lianyungang (连云港市). The students of the Summer School were greeted by the Deputy mayor of the city, Deputy Secretary General of the People's Government, Mr. Wu Jīn’ēn and a member of the party group of the Lianyungang Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Deputy Director of the Municipal People's Defense Department, Mr. Zhang Yi Jian.

The program of the Summer Camp was interesting, it included excursions, meetings at enterprises, master classes in Chinese, familiarization with the culture and history of China. 

At the final ceremony, 4th year student Sagidullina Aruzhan made a speech of gratitude on behalf of all foreign students to the organizers and partners of Astana International University.

The results of the competition of the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan for grant financing of scientific and scientific-technical projects for 2023-2025 have been announced. Congratulations to Associate Professor of the Higher School of Economics Okutaeva Saule and the project team with the approval of the scientific project AP19676100 “Development and testing of methods of employment of socially vulnerable segments of the population». We wish you new discoveries and successful implementation of the project!

Astana International University has won a grant for an incubation training program from JSC "NAID "Qazinnovations" with the support of MDDIAI RK. We invite new and existing entrepreneurs to take free training under the business incubation program and receive a certificate with the right to participate in grant financing from JSC "Qazinnovations". Contact phone number: +7 777 176 61 58 Bolat Baltabayev, e-mail: b.baltabaev@aiu.edu.kz

Professor of the Higher School of Arts and Design, holder of the Order of “Kurmet”, Ph.D. Baimurat Ermagambetovich Ospanov was invited as chairman of the State Certification Commission to the Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after T. Zhurgenev in the specialties 6B021121-Architectural design, 6B02120-Industrial design, 6B02159-Landscape design.