Dear graduates,

Esteemed faculty members, parents, colleagues, and partners,

Today is a special day. It brings together thousands of stories of effort, growth, and choice into a single point — the moment when a new stage of life begins.

More than 2,600 graduates of Shakarim University and our affiliated colleges are receiving their diplomas. Behind each diploma are years of hard work, doubts, triumphs, and discoveries.

The university has been not only a place of academic pursuit, but also a space for shaping character, perspective, and inner resilience. That, to us, is the true outcome of education.

Shakarim University has been growing alongside its students.

In recent years, we have launched new research laboratories, strengthened our academic foundation, built international partnerships, and adapted our infrastructure to meet modern demands.

And today, as we are recognized in the QS World University Rankings 2026, we know that this achievement is the result of shared effort.

I extend my sincere gratitude to our faculty for their dedication and professional depth.

To the parents — thank you for your trust and support through the journey of your children.

To our partners and employers — thank you for opening real opportunities to our students and for giving practical meaning to their learning.

Dear graduates,

May your next steps be thoughtful, courageous, and honest.

What you have received here will bring real results. And the university will always remain by your side.

Ahead of you lie professional paths, choices, and responsibilities.

What have you come to understand during these years?

What values have become most important to you?

What has the university taught you?

How many friendships have you made?

Which mistakes have become lessons?

Which success will stay with you forever?

All of that is your personal portfolio of maturity.

You leave not only with knowledge.

You leave with experience — something that cannot be downloaded.

With inner strength — something that cannot be memorized.

While you studied, your knowledge was assessed. But now, it’s time to realize: education is about growth.

And Shakarim University is a platform for personal growth.

It’s a place where ideas are born and lasting connections are formed.

You are a generation that studied during a time of transformation — and you’ve become part of that transformation.

Over the past two years, the university has changed together with you.

Today, Shakarim University is a source of new technologies, industries, and jobs.

That means your knowledge, ideas, and energy are needed — here and now.

And if some of you choose to continue — in graduate school, research, or innovation — we are ready to welcome you back.

Your diploma is more than a certificate — it is your mission.

Let everything you’ve gained here become the foundation for a meaningful and impactful life.

Carry the name of a Shakarim University graduate with pride — with honor, integrity, and kindness.

On behalf of all our faculty and families looking at you with hope and trust today, I say:

Walk with confidence,

Act with responsibility,

Live with dignity.

Shakarim University will always be your home.

We are proud of each and every one of you.

Good luck on your journey ahead!

With respect, Duman Orynbekov, Rector, Shakarim University