Six projects from Kazakhstan reach final of International Eurasia Prize

Six projects from Kazakhstan have reached the final of the International Eurasia Prize and will represent the country in six categories. This was reported on October 12.

In 2026, the prize received 5,512 applications from 73 countries. A total of 165 specialists from 15 countries were brought in for expert evaluation of the projects, and the international jury included 50 people.

Kazakhstan is represented in the categories "Leader of Eurasia," "Call of the Heart," "Bridges of Friendship," "The Art of Teaching," "Voice of Eurasia," and "Friend of Russia."

Which projects reached the final

• "Call of the Heart" — Gulbanu Umerbekova's "Tamshylar" assistance system for children with developmental disabilities. Over 13 years, 4,792 children have received assistance, more than 115,200 hours of therapy have been conducted, and 250 training sessions for specialists have been organised.

• "Voice of Eurasia" — the Kazakh multimedia outlet "Eurasia24," covering geopolitics and integration processes. Over 20 months, the project's YouTube channel gained more than 275,000 subscribers and 16.4 million views.

• "Bridge of Friendship" — the international literary competition "Literary Asia" and the project of the Center for Russian Language and Literature at Karaganda University named after Academician E. A. Buketov, "University Bridges of Eurasia: From Dialogue of Cultures to Joint Education."

• "The Art of Teaching" — the project "Threads of Friendship of Eurasia: A Journey into the Culture of Peoples," where schoolchildren learn about the languages, folklore, customs and art of the peoples of Eurasia through creative play.

• "Leader of Eurasia" — the SOCIAL REPUBLIC project, which creates jobs for people with disabilities, including inclusive coffee shops, a chain of coffee machines, coffee roasting workshops and an inclusive taxi fleet.

• "Friend of Russia" — the North Kazakhstan Russian youth theater "Tishina Zakulisya" under the direction of Rinat Ismailov. Over five years, the theater has staged 15 productions based on works by Russian classics and contemporary authors.

On October 14, in-person project presentations will be held in Moscow, and on October 15 the names of the winners will be announced. Winners will be determined across nine main categories in total.

The total prize fund of the International Eurasia Prize amounts to 17 million rubles. A special category, "Friend of Russia," is also provided by the prize's general partner, Rossotrudnichestvo.

The awards ceremony will take place on October 15 at the National Center "Russia" in Moscow and will bring together more than 1,000 participants, experts, partners and ambassadors of the prize from various countries.

Source: ru.sputnik.kz

Prepared by:Abdulrahman Sadikhli