Regional Business Project Tournament “I am an entrepreneur”

On April 21, 2025, Regional Business Project Tournament “I am an Entrepreneur” was held at the Kazakh-American Free University as part of the Year of Skilled Trades. The event brought together college students and secondary school students of the region.

The tournament was jointly organized by Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region, the Chamber of Entrepreneurs of East Kazakhstan region, Kazakh-American Free University, and Ust-Kamenogorsk College of Economics and Technology.

The goal of the tournament was to identify and nurture entrepreneurial initiatives among school students and students of technical and vocational education organizations of the region.

The opening ceremony of the tournament was attended by E.A. Mambetkaziyev, the President of the Kazakh-American Free University, Doctor of Sciences, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan; James Evenson, a citizen of the United States of America, a co-founder of KAFU, a partner of the Kazakh-American Free University; A.A. Akylbek, Deputy Head of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region; A. B. Adylkhan, Head of the Department of the Chamber of Entrepreneurs of East Kazakhstan region.

68 college students and 24 secondary school students of the region participated in the tournament. The participants presented their business projects. The projects were divided into 10 areas and presented in 6 sections.

According to the results of the tournament, the winners in each nomination were named, who were awarded 9 first degree diplomas, 15 second degree diplomas, and 19 third degree diplomas. All participants received certificates.

For more information, please, visit the website: http://ctipo.kz.