Startup Academy of S.Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University held its first Startup Weekend in the new academic year.

At the end of the event, 18 projects from 40 participants reached the final, of which the three best took to the lead.

The first place was taken by the project “ARedu” - teaching school subjects through AR technology.

The second place is the processing of broken glass and the production of products.

The third place is the “Smart bell” application, which allows you to monitor your home via a smartphone. With help of it, you can find out who is calling and, if necessary, remotely open the door.

Authors of interesting ideas were awarded with laptops and ipads.

In addition, a number of promising projects selected by the Startup Academy received an additional chance for implementation. This is the production of 3-D printers, which are several times cheaper than their existing counterparts on the market and the game for iPhone to recognize gestures on a person’s face.

The event was organized jointly with the Department for Industrial and Innovative Development of Pavlodar Region and the JSC “Social-Entrepreneurial Corporation” of Pavlodar.