• 12 November 2026
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UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TAKE SECOND PLACE IN NATIONAL COMPETITION

Aidar Nurbol and Zharylkap Beksultan, fourth-year students of the Information Security Systems programme at Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, took second place in the 2nd National Competition of Student Projects and Research. The project was supervised by Kazhymurat Galymzhan.

The final stage of the competition, organised by the Association of Banks of the Republic of Kazakhstan, was held at the Kazakh-British Technical University in Almaty. Participants presented projects focusing on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, fintech, and digital solutions for the financial sector.

Representatives of 36 higher education institutions across the country participated in the final stage. They included Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakh-British Technical University, International University of Information Technology, Astana IT University, SDU University, Narxoz University and De Montfort University Kazakhstan.

The students of Korkyt Ata University successfully defended their project named “Traceon: machine learning-based assessment of money laundering risks in cryptocurrency transfers for banks” and secured second place.

The project focuses on assessing money laundering risks associated with cryptocurrency transactions. The students proposed applying machine learning methods to address this issue. The research brings together information security, data analysis, and financial technology.

Following the competition, the university team received a second-degree diploma and a special prize. The students were also awarded certificates for a one-month paid internship at KASE Academy.

We congratulate Aidar Nurbol, Zharylkap Beksultan, and their academic supervisor Kazhymurat Galymzhan on this achievement and wish them every success in their future endeavours!

The Media Centre of Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University