News and events

As part of the launch of the School of Digital Public Administration (AITU GOLD), a bilateral agreement was signed between Astana IT University and the Center for Digital Government Support (CDGS), a key institution responsible for implementing and supporting digital solutions in the public sector. Director of AITU GOLD: Altair AkhmetovCEO of CDGS: Bakhtiyar Mukhametkaliyev The CDGS is a center of expertise and digital transformation, where large-scale initiatives are developed...Read More

A second team from Kazakhstan will represent our country at the Early Stage Pitch Forum in Thailand. The ENACTUS Astana IT University team is the winner of Early Stage Competition 2025 in Kazakhstan. The ENACTUS Early Stage Pitch Forum is a competition where teams present their early-stage social enterprise projects, receive valuable feedback, expand their network, and gain exposure to advance further. While Kazakhstan’s National champions, ENACTUS Astana Medical University,...Read More

Globally, only 15% of cancer cases are detected at an early stage.CortexAI, developed by a team of students and alumni from AITU, introduces a next-generation approach to clinical diagnostics. The system functions as a multimodal AI agent, capable of analyzing CT, MRI, PET scans, symptoms, lab reports, and patient history. It offers detailed insights, interprets findings, and supports clinical decision-making through state-of-the-art machine learning models. 75.1% accuracy on lung cancer...Read More

The Technical Assistance Mission (TAM) Seminar titled “Development of Inclusive Higher Education” took place on June 12–13, 2025, at Astana IT University. The event brought together over 50 participants, including vice-rectors, deans, faculty members, representatives of inclusion centers and PhD students from around 30 universities across Kazakhstan. The seminar was organized by the National Erasmus+ Office in Kazakhstan in collaboration with the Higher Education Reform Experts of Kazakhstan (HERE) and...Read More

 On May 23–24, Shakarim University hosted the Republican Youth Forum dedicated to the 180th anniversary of Abai Kunanbayev — a philosopher, poet, and reformer whose legacy continues to shape the direction of national development. The aim of the forum was to spark interest in Abai’s teachings on the concept of the “Perfect Human” (Tolyk Adam) as a moral foundation for modern society, to reconsider the philosophical ideas of the great...Read More