Winner of the Startup Project Competition “Young Entrepreneur Abai University”

n September 2025, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University hosted the startup project competition “Young Entrepreneur Abai University”. The aim of the competition was to develop entrepreneurial activity and to encourage young researchers and faculty members to participate in the development and implementation of business projects. According to the results of the competition, Auezova Aizhan Abildayevna, a lecturer of the Department of Preschool Education and Social Pedagogy, won first place.The project “SMART Children’s Kitchen” is aimed at developing children’s independence, creative thinking, and practical life skills through the integration of national values with modern educational technologies. During the competition, the project received high praise from the jury, with its relevance to the development of cognitive, social, and everyday skills of preschool children being particularly highlighted.