According to the Ministry, the TUMO Creative Technologies Center will open in Astana in October 2025. The center will be a free educational platform for school students aged 12 to 18. The curriculum covers 11 areas, including generative AI, game development, animation, 3D modeling, and robotics. The center will be located on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the international AI center Alem.ai and will be able to train up to 5,000 students per year, with no entrance requirements. Over the next 3–5 years, the project is expected to scale nationwide.
“Since 2021, the Tech Orda program has trained nearly 10,000 people in programming, big data analytics, cybersecurity, and other IT fields, achieving an 88% employment rate among graduates. The program is delivered in partnership with 72 private IT schools and offers free courses lasting up to six months,” the Ministry’s press service stated.
For in-depth study of artificial intelligence and programming, Tomorrow School has been established—the first AI school in Kazakhstan based on a peer-to-peer learning model.
“This is the first artificial intelligence school in Kazakhstan with no traditional teachers—students learn by helping each other. The program lasts two years, during which students complete more than 50 projects and master up to 20 programming languages. We provide free education, a 24/7 campus, guest lectures by experts, student clubs, and free accommodation for students from the regions,” said Valeriya Tyo, Managing Director of Astana Hub.
Special emphasis is placed on increasing women’s participation in IT. At Tomorrow School, women make up 30% of students, while under the IT-Áiel initiative—implemented jointly with TechnoWomen—5,500 women from all regions of the country have completed training.
Astana Hub also offers a range of free online courses, including:
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“AI Basics: ChatGPT” (over 220,000 users, with 124,000 graduates);
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QazCoders (four courses, including AI; over 4,000 participants since March 2025);
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“Fundamentals of Data Analysis and Python” (over 1,500 learners since April 2025).
These courses are accessible via the Astana Hub mobile app in the AI Movement section.
For hands-on application of skills, the country’s largest multi-location hackathon, Decentrathon 4.0, will take place in September, bringing together more than 2,500 participants and offering cash prizes for top teams. In parallel, the AI Preneurs program is being rolled out to unite specialists in building innovative AI startups.
AI education also extends to school students. In May 2025, Kazakhstan held its first National AI Olympiad (AI Olymp) for grades 9–12. A total of 683 students participated, with 40 finalists competing at Astana IT University, and 12 top performers invited to training camps in preparation for the International AI Olympiad in Beijing.
For civil servants, the AI Qyzmet program—the first initiative of its kind in Central Eurasia focused on integrating AI into public administration—has already trained over 16,000 specialists, with plans to educate up to 30,000 public sector employees annually.
Together, these initiatives are shaping a modern national AI education ecosystem, strengthening human capital, and laying the foundation for a competitive, digitally driven society in Kazakhstan.
Read more at Inbusiness.kz.
According to the Ministry, the TUMO Creative Technologies Center will open in Astana in October 2025. The center will be a free educational platform for school students aged 12 to 18. The curriculum covers 11 areas, including generative AI, game development, animation, 3D modeling, and robotics. The center will be located on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the international AI center Alem.ai and will be able to train up to 5,000 students per year, with no entrance requirements. Over the next 3–5 years, the project is expected to scale nationwide.
“Since 2021, the Tech Orda program has trained nearly 10,000 people in programming, big data analytics, cybersecurity, and other IT fields, achieving an 88% employment rate among graduates. The program is delivered in partnership with 72 private IT schools and offers free courses lasting up to six months,” the Ministry’s press service stated.
For in-depth study of artificial intelligence and programming, Tomorrow School has been established—the first AI school in Kazakhstan based on a peer-to-peer learning model.
“This is the first artificial intelligence school in Kazakhstan with no traditional teachers—students learn by helping each other. The program lasts two years, during which students complete more than 50 projects and master up to 20 programming languages. We provide free education, a 24/7 campus, guest lectures by experts, student clubs, and free accommodation for students from the regions,” said Valeriya Tyo, Managing Director of Astana Hub.
Special emphasis is placed on increasing women’s participation in IT. At Tomorrow School, women make up 30% of students, while under the IT-Áiel initiative—implemented jointly with TechnoWomen—5,500 women from all regions of the country have completed training.
Astana Hub also offers a range of free online courses, including:
-
“AI Basics: ChatGPT” (over 220,000 users, with 124,000 graduates);
-
QazCoders (four courses, including AI; over 4,000 participants since March 2025);
-
“Fundamentals of Data Analysis and Python” (over 1,500 learners since April 2025).
These courses are accessible via the Astana Hub mobile app in the AI Movement section.
For hands-on application of skills, the country’s largest multi-location hackathon, Decentrathon 4.0, will take place in September, bringing together more than 2,500 participants and offering cash prizes for top teams. In parallel, the AI Preneurs program is being rolled out to unite specialists in building innovative AI startups.
AI education also extends to school students. In May 2025, Kazakhstan held its first National AI Olympiad (AI Olymp) for grades 9–12. A total of 683 students participated, with 40 finalists competing at Astana IT University, and 12 top performers invited to training camps in preparation for the International AI Olympiad in Beijing.
For civil servants, the AI Qyzmet program—the first initiative of its kind in Central Eurasia focused on integrating AI into public administration—has already trained over 16,000 specialists, with plans to educate up to 30,000 public sector employees annually.
Together, these initiatives are shaping a modern national AI education ecosystem, strengthening human capital, and laying the foundation for a competitive, digitally driven society in Kazakhstan.
Read more at Inbusiness.kz.
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