More than 30 IT startups presented by Kazakh students at AI-Sana EXPO 2.0

The best projects of last year have already been monetized

Translated with AI from the Russian original.

The Second Republican Exhibition of IT Projects ENU AI-Sana EXPO – 2.0 took place at the Eurasian National University (ENU). Students from Kazakh universities presented more than 30 digital solutions for various sectors of the economy. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan.

Vice Minister of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan Dinara stated that many ENU AI-Sana EXPO-2025 projects were recognized at the governmental and international levels. Some startups have already monetized.

This exhibition is aimed at developing digital solutions in the field of education and strengthening inter-university cooperation.
Yerlan Sydykov, Rector of ENU

The exhibition featured projects by students from ENU, Turan-Astana University, SKU named after Kozybayev, and Atyrau University named after Dosmukhamedov. The jury selected the best, including the Luban robot manipulator with computer vision.

The robot analyzes images from the camera and determines the presence of plastic in real time for further sorting according to the RIC system.
Press Service of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan

The jury was also interested in the AI project for recognizing handwritten text in the Kazakh language. Its author developed a web service with serverless architecture.

The SUNKAR AI platform, which turns drones into a high-precision target detection system based on the Software-Defined Defense principle, was included among the best.

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