A regional hackathon bringing together talented young people in the fields of information technology and artificial intelligence has started at Khalel Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University.
The competition, taking place on April 24-25, brings together 24 teams consisting of school pupils, college students, and university students from the Atyrau Region. Over the course of two days, participants will implement innovative ideas based on artificial intelligence and develop practical solutions and prototypes.
The main feature of this year’s competition is the strong focus on AI technologies. Participants are competing in the following categories:
* Mobile & Web Development - useful mobile applications and web services;
* AI Models - intelligent algorithms and smart systems;
* Cybersecurity - innovative information security solutions.
According to the competition results, the authors of the best projects will receive special certificates from the university rector:
* 🥇 1st place - 100% tuition fee discount;
* 🥈 2nd place - 50% tuition fee discount;
* 🥉 3rd place - 30% tuition fee discount.
“Hackathon is not just a competition; it is an open communication platform that brings together future engineers and IT specialists. Our goal is to identify talented young people who master the language of artificial intelligence and will contribute to the country’s economy in the future,” the organizers noted.
During the evaluation process, the jury will pay particular attention to:
* the effective use of AI technologies,
* the originality and technical quality of the solutions,
* the practical relevance and development potential of the ideas.
At the end of the hackathon, all participants will receive special certificates, and detailed information about the event and its results will be published on the university’s official social media platforms.