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Top Graduates


Bekin Omar

The current president of Alumni NIS. He became one of the outstanding young leaders, was awarded state awards for his contribution to the fight against COVID-19 and the development of youth policy.

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Assel Ibadulla

She is a researcher at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a researcher in the field of medical technology. She founded the startup Mind Matters and was included in the Forbes Kazakhstan "30 under 30" rating for her contribution to health and social innovation.

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Alnur Akchurin

Kazakhstani inventor and entrepreneur, entered the Forbes "30 under 30" rating. At the age of 17, he developed an innovative agrogel for agriculture and became the winner of the incubation program of Nazarbayev University. At the age of 22, the project attracted an estimate of the first billion tenge.

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Nabi Muratbek

Co-founder and CEO of the Kazakh IT startup Kwaaka, a platform for integrating restaurant delivery orders that operates in several countries and has attracted investments to expand its business. The platform is already used by more than 1,300 restaurants in Central Asia and enters the markets of Uzbekistan and Georgia.

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Almukhamed Amitov

Co-founder and CTO of a medtech startup OncoZero.AI, which develops a neural network system for automated diagnosis of oncological diseases, which has been presented at international competitions and has received the interest of foreign partners.

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Yerassyl Tauyekel

A Kazakhstani startup who gave up his studies in the United States to develop a space technology project SpaceTech.kz in the RK, involved in the creation of software for satellites and space infrastructures. The startup attracted financing for expansion to 5 countries, including Germany and the USA, and passed an international accelerator in Berlin.

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Adiya Makhambetova

Quantum-analyst at Fidelity Investments, where he develops mathematical models for portfolio management in trillion-dollar markets. She was included in the Forbes Kazakhstan "30 under 30" rating as a leading young specialist in finance.

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Nurym Kudaibergen

A pioneer of Kazakhstani speedcubing and an IT specialist, he entered the Forbes Kazakhstan "30 under 30" rating due to his outstanding results in high-speed assembly of a Rubik's cube, international records and professional achievements in developing web products for millions of users through his work experience in leading technology companies.

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Abay Loran

Innovator and young inventor who developed a device to extinguish fire using high-amplitude sound waves. He presented his project at the “Ұлы Дала мұрагерлері” exhibition, attracting the attention of engineering and technology experts and demonstrating the potential of young Kazakhstani inventors.

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Kuanysh Maden

Kazakh visual designer and art director who creates posters and visual concepts for films and media projects. He has worked on movie posters and digital content for Instagram, representing Kazakh design at an international visual level.

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Meruert Bizhanova

NIS graduate from Aktau, Teaching Fellow and PhD candidate at the University of Oxford, where she combines teaching and research. Previously studied at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), served as President of the Student Assembly, and became the first Kazakh recipient of the Penn Global Student Citizenship Award in the program’s 284-year history.

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Kamila Saken

Co-founder of the Kazakh EdTech startup WeGlobal AI, which uses artificial intelligence to help schools identify students under risk group and automate psychological and academic support. The project is growing across schools in Kazakhstan and plans to expand to the Middle East and North Africa.

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Aisha Orymbaeva

Kazakh entrepreneur and founder of the Element programming school. Opened her first branch at the age of 20 and was included in Forbes Kazakhstan “30 Under 30” in the Education category.

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Yernur Akzhol

Founder of Master Education, a leading preparation school for SAT and IELTS exams. The school works with official partners, uses result-driven methodologies, and demonstrates high student success rates.

Laura Vaigorova

CEO of the EdTech company SmartestPrep, which prepares students for admission to top international universities. She is a speaker at education and technology forums, and her platform has helped thousands of students study abroad.

Sabyrzhan Mustafin

Founder of Rolab Academy and the AI startup CYBERPACK.AI. His project received $25,000 in investment from Pavel Durov through Telegram Grants. Actively develops digital products and technology projects through social media.

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Shyn Samigullin

Software engineer at Tesla, specializing in security and automation. Develops infrastructure to protect corporate systems and significantly reduce incident response time.

Azat Suleimenov

Co-founder and CTO of the startup Lucid, often called a “Tesla killer”. Develops advanced data analysis and visualization solutions and was included in Forbes Kazakhstan “30 Under 30” in the Technology category.

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Akhat Suleimenov

Software engineer at Google, previously interned at Meta and Lucid Motors. Specializes in cloud technologies and infrastructure systems and actively participates in international educational programs.

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Dilnaz Kamalova

One of the most outstanding students admitted to Stanford University in 2022, having previously received offers from Harvard, Princeton, and four other top U.S. universities.

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Dias Kozhantaev

Creative producer at Warner Bros. Discovery, creating viral video content for Max and Eurosport. In 2025, three of his projects were nominated for the GEMA Awards.

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Ulan Kairalassov

Actor and producer, co-founder of the creative group “Irina Kairatovna”. The group started with short Instagram videos and grew into a major cultural phenomenon in Kazakhstan.

Anton Morgunov

MIT graduate in Chemistry and Biology and current master’s student at Yale University. Works on molecular algorithms and retrosynthesis tools.

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