COMPETITION OF INNOVATIVE PROJECTS ON SMART CITY

AMONG GRADUATE STUDENTS OF SCHOOLS OF KAZAKHSTAN

Organizer - "Astana IT University"

Republican competition of innovative projects on Smart City among graduate classes (10-12th years) of schools of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Nazarbayev Intellectual schools, Republican Physics and Mathematics School, lyceums and schools “Bilim Innovation”, ZERDE school”, Quantum STEM School, IT lyceums and schools, other schools) is conducted to award an educational grant for studying at LLP Astana IT University.

The number of educational grants is determined by the order of the AITU Rector.
Educational grant and enrollment in AITU students are provided upon confirmation of passing the Unified National Testing with the result not below 65 points and at least 5 points in each of the subjects. For applicants 2024 year the UNT certificate should be 2024.

Competition language – English

Purpose of the competition

Identification and development of students’ creative abilities and interest in knowledge in the field of information technology.

Tasks

– increased interest in research activities and studies;
– identifying and supporting the most talented and gifted young researchers;
– assistance in the formation of the intellectual potential of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The competition is held on a free topic “Smart City Technologies” (for example,
city information system, city digital platform, healthcare,
energy, waste management, transport and mobility, urban safety,
ecology, etc.)

Competition period

December 2023  — March 2024

Stage 1 – online, correspondance

Announcement of the Competition in order to inform and attract students of graduating classes (grades 10-12) of schools of the Republic of Kazakhstan to participate. Acceptance of materials begins in December 2023. The educational institution sends applications for participation in the competition until February 4, 2024 (inclusive) (Appendix 1) through the registration form

https://forms.gle/aRsN4QvbdNu9n7U46

Informing schools from December 25, 2023 to January 14, 2024

An information and explanatory session with questions and answers will be held on January 10, 2024 at 13:00 (Astana time, link to video conference in Microsoft teams

Acceptance of competition materials begins on January 15, 2024. Educational institution / Students send applications and videos (up to 2 minutes) about the project in English to participate in the competition until February 04, 2024 (inclusive) through the registration form
https://forms .gle/aRsN4QvbdNu9n7U46

Applications received for the competition after the deadline and completed in violation of the requirements for consideration will not be accepted. Provided for the competition.

Stage 2 - offline

Conducting the final of the competition in the form of project defense – March 28-29, 2024. The selection of works for participation in the competition and their evaluation is carried out by an expert commission. The expert commission for the competition includes experts from among the teaching staff (hereinafter – teaching staff), students and undergraduates of AITU. The results of the competition will be announced on March 29, 2024.

Detailed information is provided in the Regulations on the Competition.

Conducting the final of the competition in the form of project defense (March 2023), the purpose of which is to present the projects of the winners of the 1st stage to the expert commission. Project defense time is 7 minutes.

The presentation format is free. Electronic version of the presentation in MS Power Point format, no more than 5 slides.

How many stages are there in the competition and what is the format of the competition?

The Competition period is December 2023 – March 2024. The Competition consists of the followingstages:
Stage 1 – online, correspondence. Acceptance of competitive materials begins on January 15, 2024. The educational institution sends applications for participation in the competition until February 04, 2022 (inclusive) (Appendix 1) via registration form
Stage 2 – offline. Holding the final of the competition in the form of project defense (28-29th of March 2024).

Who can apply to participate in the competition?

Only an individual can be a participant in the competition. The competition may accept participation graduate students (grades 10-12) of Republic of Kazakhstan. A team (consisting of 2 people) or
individual form of participation in the competition. From one participant / team of participants. Only one entry will be accepted for the competition.

What project topics are accepted for the competition?

The competition is held on a free topic “Smart City Technologies” (for example, city information system, city digital platform, healthcare, energy, waste management, transport and mobility, urban safety, ecology, etc.). Innovative projects with
using scientific approaches, for example: “Smart technologies in the hotel business”, “Creating a tracking device for people with disabilities, pets and other equipment.

How to submit a project?

Project work structure:
Title page (title, authors, supervisors, place and date
execution).
Formulation of the problem.
Description of technology/development as a solution to a problem.
Examples of the application of technology / development in the cities of Kazakhstan, the world.
Recommendations for use in Nur-Sultan.
List of sources used
– text no more than 5 pages and the participant’s application must be typed in
text editor MS WORD;
– Tables, diagrams, figures must have a name and be typed in the WINDOWS environment;
– Fields: top – 2, bottom – 2 cm, right – 1.5 cm, left – 3 cm.
– Font: Times New Roman, KZ Times New Roman, size -12.
– The interval is single.
– Paragraph indent (“red line”) – 1.25 cm;
– On the next line – in the center the name of the project in CAPITAL LETTERS
(in bold);
– Under the name – in the center in lowercase letters (bold) the initials of the name,
patronymic and surname of the author;
– Below full name supervisor, academic degree, position;
– Below: full name of the institution where the work was done (in bold)
(educational institution where the speaker is studying);
-One interval (blank line) after paragraph indentation – directly
project material;
– The list of references is placed at the end of the text and compiled in accordance with
the order in which works are mentioned;
– Reports can be issued in Kazakh, Russian, English.
Handwritten materials are not considered.
Competitive materials are submitted to the competition by e-mail to the address
organizing committee.

Registration  https://forms.gle/aRsN4QvbdNu9n7U46

Q&A session will be held on January 10, 2024 at 13:00 (Astana time) link to video conference in Microsoft teams https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MWRmYjUwMmUtZTlhMi00MzgwLTg0OWMt

Contact number for urgent questions:

+7 7172 64-57-13
Department of Science and Innovation and Scientific Research Center Smart City