The team leader, Head of the "Chemistry,
Biology, Geography" department of the AIU Pedagogical Institute, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor Nurgalieva Damen Aukeyevna, shared her impressions of the
students' results at the III International Chemistry Olympiad among university
students, held from November 25 to 30, 2024, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
– International student chemistry competitions are
less frequent than school ones. This Olympiad was the first in-person event in
a long time, as it had previously been conducted online. Our team's
participation in such a large-scale intellectual event brought significant
results. In the individual competition, our students won three medals: one
silver and two bronze. The silver medalist was first-year student Qali Asanali
Manarbekuly, while the bronze medals were won by fourth-year student Kairov
Nurlan Muradovich and first-year student Akramov Aslanbek Altynbekuly. The
winners were awarded diplomas and memorable gifts.
The Olympiad was organized by Makhtumkuli
Turkmen State University. The event brought together over 200 students from 13
countries, including Russia, China, Iran, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Romania, Japan, and Turkmenistan.
– The Olympiad consisted of two challenging
theoretical rounds, each lasting three hours. Participants had to demonstrate
their knowledge in inorganic, physical, organic, and analytical chemistry. We
take special pride in the fact that our students competed in Category A, among
those studying the "Chemistry" major, and still achieved outstanding
results, surpassing representatives from some of the world's leading
universities. Notably, our students were the only pedagogical direction team
represented at the Olympiad.
According to Damen Aukeyevna, the Olympiad
tradition is mainly characteristic of Eastern Europe and Asia, which
traditionally achieve high results in international competitions. Among the
participants were such renowned universities in the Olympiad movement as Kazan
Federal University, Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov,
Novosibirsk State University, Dmitry Mendeleev University of Chemical
Technology of Russia, Makhtumkuli Turkmen State University, as well as
universities from China, Iran, Japan, and other countries.
– Second-year student Moiseenko Amadey Vladimirovich,
participating for the first time, was also recognized for his insightful
presentation at the International Scientific and Practical Conference on
"Improving Chemistry Teaching Methodology and Modern Development of
Chemical Technologies," where our students earned prizes for active
participation in all three sections of the conference.
Damen Aukeyevna emphasized that the team's
success was the result of their hard work and high level of preparation:
– Our
students are multiple-time winners and prize-winners of national and
international Olympiads Kairov Nurlan Muradovich is a four-time silver medalist
of regional school Olympiads and a two-time silver medalist of the XV and XVI
national Olympiads among students. Qali Asanali Manarbekuly is a winner and
prize-winner of numerous international Olympiads, including the International
Mendeleev Olympiad. Akramov Aslanbek Altynbekuly is a winner and prize-winner
of the International Al-Biruni Olympiad. Their achievements are the pride of
our university.
The team demonstrated a high level of
preparation, enabling them to compete with representatives of such prestigious
universities as the Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia,
Belarusian State University, Saitama University (Japan), Petroleum-Gas
University of Ploiești (Romania), Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (Iran), and
many others.
– I would like to express my special gratitude to AIU
President Serik Aztayevich, First Vice-President Anar Bazarovna, Financial
Director Almas Tynyshbayevich, and the Director of the Pedagogical Institute
Zhanna Kuanyshevna for their support in organizing our participation in the
Olympiad. I would also like to note the high level of organization and
hospitality shown by the Turkmen side.
In addition, I want to thank my students for their
resilience, patience, diligence, and hard work — all of which contributed to
our overall success. May this achievement be only the beginning of even greater
heights to come. I wish you happiness, confidence, and success!
Sincerely,
AIU Associate Professor, Department Head Nurgalieva D.A.
