13 May 2025


EAST KAZAKHSTAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS BECAME WINNERS OF THE REPUBLICAN DEBATES

On May 10-11, the traditional republican debate tournament SEMEY OPEN-2025, timed to coincide with the Cup of the Akim of Semey, was held in Semey.

The tournament was attended by more than 50 speakers from the cities of Astana, Almaty, as well as from Abay, Pavlodar and East Kazakhstan regions.

According to the results of the two-day tournament the first-year students of East Kazakhstan University Bakyt Bayandy and Merhat Almasuly, who spoke from the faction “Kuanysh”, won the Grand Prix. And the third year student Zhiger Sarsenbaev, representing the faction named after Shokan Ualikhanov, became the finalist of the main platform.

Participants of the intellectual competition noted that debate is not only a competition, but also a special intellectual game that develops thinking, forms critical perception and teaches oratory skills. According to them, they participate in debates not only for the sake of winning, but also for new views, true friends and an environment that promotes personal development.