Winners of the Republican forum - competition "Shapagat" 2018 were determined

During 2018, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the National Intellectual Property Institute of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan organized and held three republican contests at the site of the Republican forum - competition "Shapagat" (http://shapagat.kazpatent.kz): N. Nazarbayev Fund Schools Challenge, "Shapagat"online contest of inventors and contest among schoolchildren for the best essay "The future is in your hands: invent and create".

The first N. Nazarbayev Fund Schools Challenge was held on July 24-26, 2018, under the patronage of the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy at Nazarbayev University. It was attended by 85 schoolchildren from all Kazakhstan regions and Astana, Almaty, Shymkent cities.

Qualifying rounds conducted by representatives of the Schools Aerospace Challenge of Cranfield University (Great Britain): Ian Hollingworth, Frank Jukes and Graham Stark. The jury also included representatives of the Samruk-Kazyna Trust Corporate Foundation and Air Astana National Carrier.

According to the results of the final three-day rounds, teams from Aktobe and Kyzylorda regions, as well as students from each regional team and teams of Astana, Almaty, Shymkent, became the winners. The finalists, as a prize, had the opportunity to visit the UK as part of an educational trip to Cranfield University from August 19 to 26, 2018.

The general partners of the competition were Samruk-KazynaTrust Corporate Foundation and Air Astana National Carrier.

The second Republican online inventors contest "Shapagat" started on April 26, 2018 on the World Intellectual Property Day. Until August 26, participants submitted their videos on patented inventions, utility models and industrial designs.

The second year in a row the competition is held in a new format, the winners are determined by online voting of the population.

Results of the competition were published on October 12, 2018.

Five inventors with the highest number of votes were recognized as winners.

The third Republican contest among schoolchildren for the best essay "The future is in your hands: invent and create" started on September 4, 2018. The goal of the competition is to stimulate creative activity among schoolchildren, to promote and spread knowledge in the field of intellectual property, to instil the foundations of the patent culture in the younger generation. Pupils in the age category of 8-11 grades participated in this competition. Over 500 essays in Kazakh, Russian, and English were submitted to the competition from all over the country. The competition was summed up on October 19, 2018. Prizes are distributed among seven schoolchildren by the decision of online voting of the commission members.

Detailed information about contests, including photo reports and the names of the winners, is available on the website of the Shapagat Forum (http://shapagat.kazpatent.kz).

A solemn ceremony of awarding the winners of the competitions of the Republican Forum "Shapagat" will be held on October 31, 2018 in the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy. We invite everyone to attend this event. Contact phone numbers for participation: 8 (7172) 621512, 621513, 621542.