Young inventors awarded at Nazarbayev Center
The Nazarbayev Center hosted the awarding ceremony of the Republican contests "Nazarbayev Fund Schools Challenge", "Shapagat" and the contest among schoolchildren for the best essay "The future is in your hands: invent and create".
Competitions are aimed at identifying and supporting young inventors, stimulating the innovative activities of talented youth. The organizers were the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly with the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy, RSE "National Institute of Intellectual Property" and the Samruk-Kazyna Trust Fund for the Development of Social Projects.
The Nazarbayev Fund Schools Challenge is an intellectual competition among schoolchildren. It is aimed at deepening the knowledge of students in engineering and technical fields, increasing interest in the creation of intellectual products in the transport industry.
Recall that this year's competition was attended by 100 of the best teams from all regions of Kazakhstan. 17 of them reached the final and presented design, technological ideas to improve the efficiency of aircraft flights. And only two teams were recognized as winners of the competition - these are the Single Wave teams from Pavlodar region and Aviators from Akmola region. The competition was supported by the Samruk-Kazyna Trust Social Development Fund.
The main prize for them was a week-long study trip to the University of Cranfield (UK). This educational institution is one of the leading universities in the world in the field of aerospace design and the development of green technologies.
Noting the importance of the ongoing youth competitions, the Deputy Executive Director of the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Elbasy Alkey Marғұlanұly, noted in a welcoming speech: “The Elbasy Foundation is actively implementing projects aimed at developing innovative abilities of youth, creating conditions for unlocking the creative and scientific potential of young people. Thanks to the Nazarbayev Fund Schools Challenge contest, hundreds of talented young people from all regions of the country who manifest themselves in the technical field, in the exact and natural sciences are identified every year”.
As part of the Shapagat contest, participants submitted their videos, which are dedicated to patented inventions, utility models and industrial designs. 10 inventors of this competition were recognized as winners. These are talented young people who presented their inventions in the field of agriculture, medicine, light industry, etc. “By participating in the annual competition, you discover the opportunity to find investment partners, and investors have the opportunity to find inventions or projects in this platform in which they can invest their investments. I wish you to be inspired by your results and achievements, with self-confidence, constantly moving towards big dreams and life goals, ”said Natalia Pan, Vice-Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The third contest, the winners of which were honored at the Nazarbayev Center, is the Republican contest among schoolchildren for the best essay "The future is in your hands: invent and create".
It is aimed at popularizing knowledge in the field of intellectual property, stimulating creative activity among schoolchildren. Participants in the competition were students in grades 8-11. Over 260 essays were submitted from all over Kazakhstan to participate in the competition in the state, Russian and English languages.
The Kazakhstan winners of the Eurasian Patent Universiade “Looking into the Future” and the presentation of the V.I. Gold Medal were also awarded. Blinnikova "For his contribution to the inventive and patent business".