«Kazakhstan Smart Space 2025»: young people design the future of space

28.03.25

From 9 to 11 April 2025, on the eve of Cosmonautics Day, the final round of the IV International Competition on space technologies and equipment Kazakhstan Smart Space 2025 will be held at the Kazakh National Research Technical University named after K.I. Satpayev.

The competition is organised by the K.I. Satpayev Kazakh National Research Technical University, the National Centre for Space Research and Technology JSC (NCSRT) and the Kazakhstan Project Management Institute.

The strategic sponsor of the competition is «Bank Centre Credit» JSC.

More than 60 project teams from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, UAE, Russia, France, UAE, France and Uzbekistan will take part in the final round of the competition. Participants aged from 7 to 22 will present projects in three categories:

  • mock-ups, working models, prototypes and products;
  • animated videos;
  • research projects.

The competition is organised on 12 space topics.

The working languages of the event are Kazakh, Russian and English.
Format – offline and online (broadcast on YouTube channel).

Key events within the contest:

9 April – Founding meeting of the Association of mentors and mentors of universities, colleges and schools in Eurasia;

10 April – the final round of the IV International Competition on Space Technologies and Engineering Kazakhstan Smart Space 2025;

11 April – III International Space Conference «Agenda: Space 2030 in Kazakhstan. Space as an engine for sustainable economic development».

The events will be held under the motto «The future of Baikonur is in our hands!» , in accordance with the UN strategy ‘Space Agenda – 2030’ and within the framework of the initiative industrial and innovation programme TRIZATHLON Project 2024 – 2026 «International Space Network Community».

Among the guests of honour are representatives of the Aerospace сommittee of MDDIAI RK, JSC «NC «Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary», JSC «JV «Baiterek», JSC «Republican Center for Space Communication» and other organisations and companies.

Additional information:

Official website: www.kzsmart.space

Telegram channel: https://t.me/kzsmartspace

Contacts of the Organising Committee:

Alexander Zhukov +7 (701) 788-5507

Yerlan Tashtay +7 (701) 788-9799

Vladimir Zatolokin +7 (777) 210-6040.

Satbayev University Press Office Contacts:

Madina Balgabaeva +7 (702) 209-5712