5 teams from the Department of Personal Development and Education of Toraighyrov University took part in the III Republican Business Startup Projects Competition "AREKET-2025".
ToU teams took part in the "IT and Social Projects" direction: "AmanCamp" (headed by PhD, associate professor Murshida Nurgaliyeva), cat cafe "Mur-Myau" (headed by senior lecturer Batiya Yusupova), "Bridge of Generations" (headed by PhD, associate professor Samal Antikeeva), "Rehabilitation of adolescents with drug addiction" (headed by PhD, associate professor Gulnar Kazhikenova), "MindCare" - a mobile application for supporting mental health" (headed by PhD, associate professor Anar Popandopulo).
The "MindCare" team, consisting of a 2nd-year student of the Faculty of Psychology Alika Khamitzhanova and associate professor Anar Popandopulo, won the first place and received a cash prize of 150 thousand tenge.
- "MindCare" combines scientifically based methods of psychology, artificial intelligence and a user-friendly interface, allowing users to effectively deal with stress, anxiety and emotional burnout. In the future, "MindCare" can become a leading platform for self-help in the field of mental health, offering users innovative and evidence-based methods of caring for their psycho-emotional state, - the creators of the project note.
The ToU team expresses gratitude to the teacher of the Department of Economics Dias Akhmetov for the preparation.
It is worth noting that the competition was held at the International Taraz University named after Sherkhan Murtaza, more than 50 teams from different regions and cities of Kazakhstan took part in it.