Success in the international design competition

On October 15, the international student competition "Student SMART Cup 2026" jointly organized by "Kazakh Research and Design Institute of Construction and Architecture" JSC and BuildingSMART Kazakhstan was held. Teams of the leading higher education institutions in the field of architecture and construction of the country participated in the international design competition.

According to the evaluation results of the international independent jury, the team of Shakarim University took the second place (49.46 points).

Dastan Dalelov, Yulia Schmidt and Aida Kusayynova, students of the "Construction" educational program of Shakarim University, won the silver prize of the competition. The team leader is senior teacher of the "Construction and Geodesy" department Z. Beksultanova.

The ceremony of awarding winners and prize-winners took place on October 22 in Almaty within the framework of the II buildingSMART Kazakhstan Awards 2026 industry conference and the II National Award in the field of digital construction. The event was attended by well-known large construction companies and associations of entrepreneurs.

This success of our students shows the high level of training of future construction engineers and their readiness to learn modern digital technologies in the field of construction.

We sincerely congratulate our students and the team leader on their achievements at the international level!