Farabi Tech Hub supports young startups

The opening ceremony of the Farabi Tech Hub business incubator took place at the al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

This modern center, which unites young scientists, startups and inventors, aims to support technological initiatives of students and researchers.

The solemn event was attended by the university's management, representatives of the venture business, leading experts of the IT industry, entrepreneurs and leaders of youth organizations.

Opening the meeting, Member of the Board of KazNU, Vice Rector for Research and Innovation Margulan Ibraimov stressed the strategic importance of the new hub. He emphasized that today higher education institutions face the task of not only training specialists, but also creating an effective innovation environment combining science and business.

In turn, Zhomart Zheksenbai, Director of the Farabi Tech Hub, presented the incubator's development concept, talking about acceleration programs, startup support mechanisms, and plans to expand the university's innovation ecosystem. According to him, the hub will become an effective platform for young entrepreneurs to transform their ideas into real products.

During the meeting, the project partners Syrym Serikov and Zhasulan Sarsenbayev expressed confidence that the joint work of the academic environment and technological communities would give a powerful impetus to the development of the country's competitive digital economy. To this end, within the framework of the event, five important memoranda were signed between KazNU and the companies Qazaq IT Community, Technovation, SHIN-LINE, Human Capital and Women in Tech, aimed at implementing joint educational, technological and investment projects. Representatives of partner companies noted that the new site at the university opens up wide opportunities for training qualified personnel for the IT industry and the development of technological entrepreneurship.

At the end of the event, a special campus tour was organized for the guests, during which they got acquainted with the modern infrastructure of the Farabi Tech Hub and the first innovative projects that received support.

Press-service of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University