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EcoAction Qazaqstan 🌿

EcoAction Qazaqstan is a national eco-ideathon for school teams aged 14–18, organized by UNESCO Club NIS IB Astana with the support of CoreTeam.

📍 Astana, Kazakhstan
📅 October 2026
👥 Youth teams | Ages 14–18

Participants will tackle real environmental or social challenges in Kazakhstan and turn their ideas into practical solutions.

What you’ll do:

• Identify a real problem
• Develop an innovative solution
• Build a prototype, pilot, or experiment
• Test your idea and collect feedback
• Demonstrate real results
• Turn your solution into action

🌍 Projects can focus on any issue connected to Kazakhstan, with environmental initiatives especially encouraged. Ideas connected to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and community impact are welcome.

You don’t need a perfect finished product — EcoAction is about trying, testing, learning, improving, and acting.

🚀 From problem to solution. From idea to action.

Follow us for applications, deadlines, challenges, and updates.

🌿 National Eco-Ideathon for School Teams is coming to Astana!

Got a vision for a greener future? Here’s your chance to turn ideas into real impact!

The National Eco-Ideathon brings together youth from across Kazakhstan to create innovative solutions for today’s most pressing environmental challenges.

💡 Who: School students aged 14–18 (teams)
📍 Where: Astana, Kazakhstan
📅 When: October 2026
🏛️ Organizer: UNESCO Club NIS IB Astana with the support of Coreteam

📢 Stay tuned! We’ll be sharing registration details, rules, key dates, and event updates right here in this channel. Don't miss out! 🚀

Chat for participants: https://t.me/ecoactionqz

🌿 UNESCO NIS IB Astana is launching EcoAction Kazakhstan - a national eco-ideathon for school students from across Kazakhstan.

We are currently building a team of people who want to help сreate and organize this project.

If you are interested not only in attending events but also in gaining experience in organizing a large educational and environmental initiative, join our team!

# We are looking for people who can help with:

- event organization and coordination;  
- outreach to participants and school teams across Kazakhstan;  
- communication with schools, experts and partners;  
- social media and project promotion;  
- design, video and media content;  
- sponsor and partner outreach;  
- developing the program, tasks and competition format;  
- organizing the online stage and the in-person final.

Previous experience is not required. We are looking for proactive, responsible people who want to create a meaningful project for young people and Kazakhstan’s environmental agenda.

The project is organized by UNESCO NIS IB Astana with the support of Coreteam Policy Institute.

We are planning to involve major partners from the fintech, telecom, energy and international sectors. Certificates, special prizes and other opportunities from partner organizations may also be available.

By joining the organizing team, you can:

- gain experience working on a national-scale project;  
- build a strong portfolio;  
- connect with students, experts and representatives of major companies;  
- develop skills in event management, media, communications and project work;  
- become part of a team supporting youth-led environmental solutions.

📩 Interested in helping organize EcoAction Kazakhstan? Message us: @aLiZaR11 @steykyy

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Hey everyone!

Coreteam and 9INE (New Jersey, US) are launching SkillShift, an AI-powered Chrome extension that turns everyday web browsing into language learning.

Instead of having to set aside time for another language-learning app, SkillShift transforms the articles and websites you already read by replacing selected English words with English/Spanish vocabulary based on your proficiency level. You can hover over unfamiliar words for translations, adjust how immersive you want your browsing to be, and use Comprehension Mode for deeper practice.

We’re launching in the next couple of days, and we’re opening a limited early-access offer before the public release.

SkillShift will normally be $7.99/month (KZT 3 725/month), but early users can get it for $3.99/month (KZT 1860/month).

If you’re learning English/Spanish and interested in trying it out, message me! We’d also really appreciate you sharing this with anyone who might be interested.


P.S. This will help you significantly improve your SAT and IELTS vocabulary by reading and watching your favorite content at a difficulty level that works for you.

We launched US Admissions 🇺🇸

A chat for discussing U.S. college applications, Common App, essays, tests, financial aid, visas, finding teammates for projects/startups, and sharing insights, experience, and useful resources.

Join if you are planning to apply to the U.S. or want to be part of a strong community.

Link: https://t.me/+3MivoJLEOZIyM2Qy

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Coreteam Policy Institute is selecting a limited number of researchers for an upcoming analytical policy report.

Available tracks:

— Argument & Writing Researcher
— Data, Sources & Analytical Models Researcher

Applications are accepted in English or Russian.

Apply

Deadline: 26.06.2026, 23:59 UTC+5

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OUR FIRST JURY🇪🇸

Luis Francisco Martínez Montes, Ambassador of Spain to Kazakhstan.

REGISTER ALL🫵

Unique chance to present YOUR policy proposal before the Ambassador of Spain to Kazakhstan

OPEN TO ALL CITIES AND SCHOOLS

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🏆 National Essay Competition 2026 — Winners Announcement

We are officially announcing the winners of the National Essay Competition dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.

🥇 1st Place
Dariya Serikova — Uralsk

🥈 2nd Place
Saltanat Tursunbekova — Almaty

🥉 3rd Place
Balbek Kalambekov — Astana

⭐️ Honorable Mention for Excellence in Argumentation
Nurzhan Mukhashev — Aktobe

⭐️ Honorable Mention for Excellence in Perspective
Anuar Lukpanov — Almaty

We sincerely thank all 544 participants from 23 cities and more than 130+ schools across Kazakhstan for being part of this initiative.

Certificates of participation are being sent via email.

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🔥 Applications are now open
🇪🇸 Spain–Kazakhstan Policy Case Competition

With the support of the Embassy of Spain in Kazakhstan

📌 Eligibility
• Grades 8–11
• Teams of 2–3 students
• Mixed-school teams allowed
• Students across Kazakhstan

📄 Format
• Official policy case
• 24 hours to prepare a presentation
• English language
• Shortlisted teams present before the jury

🏆 Prize pool: 1,700,000 KZT
• Winners will receive prizes and official certificates
• All participants will receive Certificates of Participation

📅 Case release: May 28
📅 Submission deadline: May 28, 23:59
📅 Final round: May 30

🔗 Registration link
https://coreteam.aqulas.me

🎟️ Free entry
Instagram: @coreteam.policy
Telegram: https://t.me/coreteamth

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