WINNERS OF THE REGIONAL INNOVATION COMPETITION

Students of the Nazarbayev Intellectual School in Uralsk achieved a resounding victory at the 'Pizza Pitch' innovation project competition hosted by the 'Batys Hub' center.

A total of 50 projects from city schools competed in the event, with 12 qualifying for the final round. In the final stage of the tense competition, the Uralsk NIS teams delivered outstanding presentations and swept the top prize places.

11th-grade students Amirzhan Bauyrzhan and Beknur Zhanbolatuly won 1st place along with a cash prize of 200,000 KZT. They presented 'Fluenta,' a device designed to help people who stutter speak more freely and clearly by processing and playing back their voice through a microphone. 11th-grade students Ersultan Muratkali and Sultan Bekkaliev earned 2nd place and a 150,000 KZT award. The Intellectuals impressed the judges with 'SoilPlus,' an innovative agrotechnology project that assesses soil conditions in agricultural fields and simplifies land management.

3rd place and a 100,000 KZT prize went to 9th-grade students Dias Gorchakov, Sanzhar Madiev, and Alan Sembiev. They introduced 'Skin Guard,' a medical project aimed at detecting cancer in its early stages and preventing complications. Project

Supervisor: Medet Yeseiuly, Head of the Advanced Laboratory of Engineering, Technical Creativity, and Information Technologies.