Kazakhstani students won 3 prize places at the international final of the Huawei ICT Competition 2024–2025 in China

Kazakh students confidently made their mark on the global stage: three teams from Kazakhstan won gold, silver, and bronze at the finals of the largest international Huawei ICT Competition 2024–2025, held in Shenzhen.

The Huawei ICT Competition is one of the largest ICT competitions in the world. This year, the competition brought together more than 210,000 students and teachers from 2,000 universities and colleges in more than 100 countries. A total of 179 teams from 48 countries and regions advanced to the global finals, competing in three key tracks — Network, Cloud, and Computing, as well as in programming and innovative solutions categories.

All three teams representing Kazakhstan earned international recognition and became an inspiring example for thousands of students aspiring to build careers in the ICT field.

First place in the Network Track — Victoria Kalashnikova and Iskander Saginbek from KTU, Damir Abduganiev from Suleyman Demirel University.

Second place in the Computing Track — Takmina Shalbay from AIU, Zakir Daulbaev and Amanzhan Sabirgali from Suleyman Demirel University.

Third place in the Cloud Track — Anida Mitalipova from Astana IT University, Zhanzhol Kuntas from KazNU, Ruslan Tanatar from Yessenov University.

Bolat Usenov, Advisor to the Ambassador of Kazakhstan in China, personally congratulated the winners. He met with the students, discussed the development of digital professions, and shared his personal diplomatic experience. At the closing ceremony, it was he who presented the award to the team that took first place in the Network Track.

As part of the finals, the international summit AI Accelerating Education Transformation Summit was also held, focusing on the role of artificial intelligence in education. Kazakhstan was represented at the summit by Aigul Izenova, a representative of the Science Fund under the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. She presented the national project AI-SANA, aimed at integrating AI into educational programs, fostering innovation among youth, and creating industry-specific AI projects.

The success of Kazakh students was made possible through the work of the Huawei ICT Academy program, which is actively developing in the country with the participation of universities and educators. Huawei also announced the implementation of AI on the Huawei ICT Academy Intelligent Platform, which will make training more effective and accessible for students and teachers.