Student Awards Ceremony

A ceremony was held at the university to honor the prize winners of the 2026 Republican Subject Olympiads and the winners of the Best Scientific Development competition among master's and doctoral students.

Once again, our students demonstrated an outstanding level of knowledge by successfully representing their alma mater at the national level. They earned a total of 16 individual and team awards.

1st Place

• Law – Dmitry Pavlov. Academic supervisor: Senior Lecturer Altyn Seralina.
• (team award) – Semyon Labodryga and Gleb Nos. Supervisor: Senior Lecturer Beinegul Bekbolatova.

2nd Place

• Educational Program “Music Education” – Viktoriya Pytyeva.
• German Language – Daniel Brukh.
• English Language – Anastasiya Koshkarova.
• Educational Program “Kazakh Language and Literature” – Ayaulym Akhmetzhan.
• Natural Sciences (Biology Profile) (team award) – Aruzhan Ashimova, Zhanerke Yesilbai, and Gulzhaina Tolepbayeva.

3rd Place

• Telecommunications – Dmitry Ivchenko.
• Forest Resources and Forestry – Adeliya Orynbasar.
• French Language – Birzhan Kazbekov.
• Biotechnology (team award) – Daniil Gerasimov, Kristina Borisova, and Alina Begunova.
• Robotics (team award) – Maksim Sumkin, Mikhail Bochantsev, and Bogdan Kormin.
• Food Technology (team award) – Kamilla Zhasulanova, Aneliya Kozhagulova, and Yerkezhan Yeslyamova.
• Initial Military Training (team award) – Anatoliy Pipko, Rasul Kasenov, and Kaisar Musin.
• Chemistry Teacher Education (team award) – Valeriya Astapova and Anna Solonenko.
• Biology (team award) – Aruzhan Isakhova, Saltanat Toqtarbai, and Sayat Shinbergen.

Letters of Appreciation were also presented to students who actively distinguished themselves in research, sports, and the social life of the university.

On the same day, young researchers whose studies are already making a significant contribution to national science were recognized. They received certificates worth 200,000 tenge.

The winners of the prestigious “Best Scientific Development” competition among master's and doctoral students were:

• Alena Yanevich, doctoral student of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (project: “Innovative MOF/ZIF Cryogel Sorbents for the Purification of Aquatic Environments from Heavy Metals and Radionuclide-Associated Contaminants”);
• Yuliya Terekhina, second-year master's student of the Institute of Language and Literature (project: “A Digital Resource Package for V.D. Arakin’s Practical Course of English, Year 1”);
• Yekaterina Drauzina, second-year master's student of the Pedagogical Faculty (project: “Development of Programs for Forming Elementary Mathematical Concepts in Children with Special Educational Needs”).

Congratulations to all winners and prize recipients! You are the pride of Kozybayev University! We wish you new discoveries and success in reaching even greater scientific heights!