The XI Republican Subject Olympiad for students of higher educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held at Almaty Technological University (ATU, Almaty) on April 11-12, 2019.

Students from 11 educational institutions of Kazakhstan majoring in 5B072700 Technology of Food Production participated in the competition. The S. Toraighyrov PSU’s Department of Biotechnology was represented by the team including the following year three students: Irina Kochkurkina (the TPP-302 student group), Andrey Kontsur (the TPP-302 student group) and Kseniya Pupareva (the TPP-302(s) student group). The team was supervised by Candidate of Engineering Sciences, Professor G. T. Kazhibayeva. The participants successfully passed the following 3 stages: Stage 1 Complex testing in Analytical Chemistry and Fundamentals of Food Production Technology courses, Stage 2 Scientific Reports (presentations), Stage 3 Laboratory practical assignments. Our students demonstrated excellent results in the competition and came third in the team event, having lost to the hosts of the Olympiad and representatives of the ATU’s branch.