Shakarim AI Check Wins in the “Academic Integrity” Category
On October 30, 2025, in Astana, within the framework of the International Forum of Strategic Partners “Kazakhstan – Territory of Academic Knowledge”, organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the AI SANA Leaders National Awards Ceremony took place.
Among more than 200 submitted AI projects, Shakarim University confidently entered the Top 15 nationwide and was recognized as the Best AI Project in Education – Academic Integrity for its own development, Shakarim AI Check.
Artificial Intelligence Serving Academic Ethics
Shakarim AI Check is an intelligent system developed by the university team to automatically analyze, verify, and prevent breaches of academic integrity.
It is built on algorithms for text pattern recognition, machine learning, and adaptive logic tailored to academic work.
The system not only detects plagiarism but also evaluates the depth of intellectual processing, helping students and faculty improve academic writing and uphold a culture of honesty and respect for knowledge.
A Regional University Setting National Standards
Winning the AI SANA Leaders competition among the country’s top national universities marks a milestone for regional higher education in Kazakhstan.
Competing with strong projects like Nova Geon, EnergyDrones AI, OquLabs, OncoZero, AiJan, CortexAI, and Koz AI, the Shakarim University team proved that regional universities can define the national technological agenda.
“Today it is not enough to adopt ready-made technologies — it is time to create our own.
Shakarim AI Check is more than a digital tool — it represents the maturity of our university, its strategic mindset, and its ability to shape the academic culture of the future.
We have shown that innovation can grow from the regions.
This victory belongs to an entire generation that believed in itself and in the power of knowledge.
I sincerely congratulate our entire team — professors, researchers, programmers, and students — for their faith, discipline, and dedication.
Shakarim AI Check stands as a symbol of how great ideas born in the heart of the regions can reach the world.
We proved that regional universities have a truly global future,” said Rector Duman Orynbekov.
Who Stands Behind This Success?
Not luck — but vision, consistency, and courage.
Behind Shakarim AI Check is a team of ambitious leaders and innovators — managers, engineers, and researchers ready to take responsibility and act boldly.
Their principle is simple: act locally, think globally.
They create solutions that go beyond the university’s walls and will soon influence the entire educational ecosystem of the country.
And the result is clear: Shakarim University is becoming a benchmark of innovation for Kazakhstan’s higher education system.
Technological Sovereignty Begins with Universities
Shakarim University is among the first regional universities to develop its own AI ecosystem:
AI-Sana Hub – Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Competencies;
Solveathon: AI & Agriculture – Innovation Challenge for the Agro Sector;
AI Check – Flagship Solution for Academic Integrity.
Together, these initiatives form the digital architecture of a next-generation university, where AI enhances human potential rather than replacing it.
Shakarim University – From Region to Transnational Model
A regional university has become a national symbol of innovation.
Here, artificial intelligence gains new meaning — becoming a philosophy of education where technology serves people and knowledge drives real progress.
And perhaps it is from such steps — not from the centers, but from the heart of the regions — that the innovative future of Kazakhstani science begins.