The final conference of AqylTech Atyrau 2026 was held at Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University. The event focused on artificial intelligence, digital professions and supporting young people’s technological initiatives.
The conference was jointly organised by TechnoWomen, the Centre for Support of Civic Initiatives, Atyrau University and Atyrau IT Hub. The programme began with an exhibition of IT projects, where the university and Atyrau IT Hub presented their digital projects.
Opening the conference, Chairman of the Board – Rector of the University Salamat Idrissov welcomed the participants and emphasised the importance of supporting young people’s new ideas. He also highlighted the work being carried out at the university to integrate digital technologies into education and research.
According to the Rector, artificial intelligence courses have been introduced across all educational programmes at the university. The university is also actively participating in the AI-Sana project. As part of the project, more than 5,200 students have completed registration and profile testing, while 2,617 of them have completed the advanced online course.
Researchers, faculty members and students of the university have also been given access to the computing capacity of the AlemCloud national supercomputer. In addition, 612 ChatGPT Edu licences have been provided. These opportunities are aimed at developing digital skills and advancing research and technology projects.
The Rector also highlighted the achievements of university students in national and international technology competitions. These include university teams that have won the Atyrau Youth Hackathon, MetaLama Ideathon and KMG Digital Hackathon.
The conference featured speeches by Aliya Urazymbetova, a member of the TechnoWomen Board, and Bibigul Shaikhiyeva, the organisation’s Western Region Leader. IT specialists, entrepreneurs and participants of the AqylTech project also delivered presentations. Representing the university, Galymzhan Amangeldi, a third-year student of the Business Analytics and IT Project Management educational programme and author of the AqylJol startup, gave a presentation.
The programme continued with a practical session led by artificial intelligence expert Natalia Abramova. Participants explored ways of using artificial intelligence tools to address practical tasks.
At the end of the conference, participants engaged in an informal exchange of views and discussed their projects and opportunities for cooperation.
