ENU Celebrates the Day of Digitalisation and Information Technology Professionals

A ceremonial event entitled “Digital ENU: The Year of Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence” was held at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University to mark the Day of Digitalisation and Information Technology Professionals.

During the event, the University reviewed its achievements in digital transformation and presented its new artificial intelligence platform, Bilge AI. The platform enables faculty members and students to create their own AI agents within the University’s digital ecosystem.

ENU Rector Yerlan Sydykov congratulated professionals in the field on their professional holiday and highlighted the University's achievements in digital development.

“ENU’s digital transformation is not merely about introducing new technologies; it is also about improving the quality of education, research and university management. Today, 90 % of the University's business processes have been automated, and an integrated digital ecosystem has been established. These achievements have been made possible by the professionalism of our staff, the initiative of our faculty members and the active involvement of our students,” Yerlan Sydykov noted.

The event continued with an award ceremony honouring the winners of the “AI Developments – 2026” competition. A total of 27 projects submitted by undergraduate, master's and doctoral students took part in the competition. Special category awards were presented to the projects “ENU Komek,” “Smart Research Library 1.0,” “ENU Opportunity AI” and “Mansap Komekshisi.”

Third place was shared by the projects “AI-QazAcademy Assistant,” “SMART.Buddy” and “SciAgent.ENU,” while second place was awarded to “Aura” and “Ólshem.” The competition’s grand prize went to “AcademAI,” developed by Arsen Nysan and Madi Abdikerim.

More than 100 artificial intelligence-related courses have been incorporated into ENU’ education programmes. The University has also developed and launched a number of AI-powered solutions, including an inclusive guide, an AI avatar, the “e-Curator” chatbot, Sign Bridge and other AI agents.

ENU is participating as a leading university in the AI-Sana innovation programme of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. As part of this initiative, approximately 24,000 people have completed the artificial intelligence course developed by the University. In addition, 5,595 students have received training through the Huawei platform, while 1,074 students have completed courses on the Astana Hub platform. A total of 460 faculty members and university staff have completed the programme “Artificial Intelligence in Science and Education.”

Professional development courses for faculty members of higher education institutions across the country have been organised at the Lu Ban Workshop. In cooperation with Harbin Institute of Technology, the University has established the Kazakhstan-China Centre for Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, and Scientific and Cultural Exchange. Furthermore, 245 courses developed by ENU’s academic staff have been made available on the University's online learning platform.