Shakhmardan Yessenov Foundation Discusses Results of Galimzhan Yessenov Yessenov Launch Pad Competition

The Shakhmardan Yessenov Foundation charity has announced the completion of the Yessenov Launch Pad (YLP) competition. The program was launched in 2022.

The organizers awarded 10 grants for additional training, worth up to 600,000 tenge. 94 people participated in the competition. The initiative to establish the Yessenov Launch Pad program belongs to philanthropist and entrepreneur Galimzhan Yessenov. The competition laureates receive the opportunity for additional training to develop soft or hard skills.

26-year-old Diana Kurnangali, an employee of the Republican Collection of Microorganisms LLP, intends to use her grant to complete courses in bioinformatics.

21-year-old Miras Beisai is studying for a bachelor’s degree in computer science. Winning the competition will allow him to improve his skills in machine learning and generative computer vision from DeepSchool, as well as hard machine learning from karpov.courses.

20-year-old Sagynysh Sovet, a student at Satbayev University, is immersed in studying computer science. She will use the grant to take Python development courses (both server-side and client-side). She also plans to prepare for and take the IELTS exam.