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We drive Central Eurasia’s tech growth by connecting entrepreneurs and businesses with key opportunities.

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ML School Kazakhstan: Two-Year Program in AI and Machine Learning

ML School Kazakhstan is a two-year training program for specialists in machine learning and artificial intelligence. The program is designed for students and professionals in IT, mathematics, and technical fields with a strong foundational background, as well as graduates of Tomorrow School. Participants will master modern ML technologies ranging from classic machine learning to neural networks, Computer Vision, and LLMs. The curriculum is built on academic approaches and expertise from the Yandex School of Data Analysis. Lectures and seminars will be conducted by Yandex experts, technical university faculty, and researchers in AI and ML. The program also includes practical assignments, networking with ML specialists, and project work. The selection process consists of two stages: 1. Online Testing Tasks in mathematics and programming. 2. In-Person Interview Candidates with the best test results will be invited. Selection will evaluate knowledge of linear algebra, algorithms, statistics, and calculus. Application deadline: October 8, 2026.

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The basics of AI: ChatGPT

The basics of Artificial Intelligence: ChatGPT is a course aimed at teaching the use of ChatGPT, which is available on the Skillbox platform absolutely free of charge for users of the Astana Hub application and platform. The online course is designed for everyone, and is available in Russian and Kazakh. The course program consists of 2 blocks and 45 video tutorials.

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Qazcoders

QazCoders is a free educational program for Kazakhstan citizens offering training of IT skills and artificial intelligence basics

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Upcoming events

16 Sep, 18:30 Almaty

Almaty Java Community

Almaty Java Meetup — September 2026

On September 16, we invite you to the Almaty Java Community meetup!

This time, let's take a look at where Java developers usually try not to look - under the hood of the JVM.

Topic: What demons live in the JVM

The detective story of the mysterious debag:

Where does C/C++ come from in your Java project?

How do native methods work in Java?

What happens on the border of Java and native code?

What surprises can be hidden inside the JVM?

Speaker: Omar Kurbanaliev, Software Engineer at Kaspi

Who will be interested: Java and Kotlin developers who want to better understand what is happening "under the hood" of the JVM and why the usual debug sometimes turns into a real detective.

September 16(Wednesday), 6:30 p.m.

, SmArt.Point coworking Center, Freedom Hall

Participation is free, but registration is required.

Please note: registration now takes place through our website https://javacommunity.kz/#register and not through Google Forms, as before.

See you at the meetup!

17 Sep, 09:00 Kostanay

QOSTANAI AGROTECH HACKATHON — it's time to create technologies for the real agricultural sector!

QOSTANAI AGROTECH HACKATHON — время создавать технологии для реального агросектора!

Совместно с Управлением информатизации, оказания государственных услуг и архивов акимата Костанайской области, компаниями Olzha Agro и Метод запускаем масштабный хакатон, где технологии встречаются с реальными задачами агробизнеса.

Что вас ждёт? В течение двух дней участники будут работать над реальными проблемами и кейсами от Olzha Agro, искать нестандартные решения и превращать идеи в работающие прототипы.

А чтобы сделать это ещё эффективнее, для участников пройдут обучения и практические сессии от экспертов и приглашённых спикеров. И главное — за лучшие решения команды поборются за призовой фонд 1 000 000 ₸

17–18 сентября

Приём заявок до 15 сентября

Есть идея? Умеешь создавать технологии? Хочешь решить реальную задачу и попробовать свои силы в большом хакатоне? Тогда твой следующий проект может начаться именно здесь.

17 Sep, 10:00 Astana

DevFest Astana 2026: Build, Secure, Scale

🚀 Join DevFest Astana 2026: Build, Secure, Scale— an event for developers, IT and AI specialists, students and anyone interested in technology.

Participants will analyze real-world cases and engineering practices: from the development of corporate data and the implementation of applied AI agents to the secure scaling of modern cloud systems.

Speakers:
Ramesh Chander — Head of Developer Relations, Google, MENA Region, Turkey and Central Asia
Ан Anarbek Utegulov — Director of the Office of Technology Centers, Astana Hub🔹 Magzhan Ikram — Director of R&D, shai.pro
Vyacheslav Zakharov — Deputy Director of Innovation, "Avers" Group
Yusuf Abdullaev — founder of Language Gaps
Alper Sary — Senior Engineer for Cloud Native Technologies

Hybrid format: Russian and English
📍 alem.ai, 4th floor (entrance from the theater. A. Mambetova)
, September 17, 10:00-15:00
Download the Astana Hub app and scan the QR code at the entrance., Registration via the link