Toraighyrov University hosted the final award ceremony for a large-scale educational project — the Impact AI Hackathon, which brought together students, faculty, and international experts in the field of Artificial Intelligence. The hackathon was organized as part of an international collaboration with the Indian company SaveMom, led by its founder, Senthil Kumar Murugesan. The event served as the conclusion of a 10-week educational program. As a result of the course, which ran from February 7 to April 25, participants not only mastered modern AI technologies but also developed their own innovative projects.

The project aligns with the national AI-Sana initiative, aiming to develop the AI ecosystem and train qualified specialists.

The ceremony was attended by the Chairman of the Board – Rector of Toraighyrov University, Nurlan Medetov; Board Member – Vice-Rector for Strategic Development, International Cooperation, and Digitalization, Saltanat Aubakirova; and digitalization experts.

During the hackathon, participants presented projects focused on applying AI across various industries. These included an AI service to assist with employment, a recruitment system, an AI assistant for social media, an investment appraisal system for commercial properties, and the TrafficBrain project for optimizing traffic flow. Additionally, a robotics project developed by student Tamerlan Kairbay was showcased.

Following the results of the hackathon, the following students were awarded:
3rd Place — Khasanali Gabdulmanap and Pavel Pichugin;
2nd Place — Nurlybek Nurmukhan and Dmitry Belyaev (TrafficBrain);
1st Place — Kseniya Efimenko and Aliya Tutenova.

Participants and winners received letters of appreciation and university-branded merchandise. Furthermore, the university leadership presented a coffee machine to the TITAN IT student organization as a gift.

The Impact AI Hackathon demonstrated the high level of student preparation, their innovative thinking, and their readiness to develop practical solutions in the field of Artificial Intelligence. We express our gratitude to SaveMom for its significant contribution to the development of the AI ecosystem at our university.