The "EcoTeam" team of A. Baitursynov Kostanay State University participated in the Student Energy Challenge intellectual team competition organized by the Kazenergy Association in partnership and with financial support from Shell Kazakhstan.  The team included 4-year students of the Ecology specialty: Nurzhanova Aiym (captain of the team), Kakimzhanova Assem, Kim Zhanerke and Aldamzharova Zhanna.  The project’s supervisor is Yunussova Gulnara Batyrbekovna.

 Student Energy Challenge innovative ideas contest was held in Nur-Sultan on September 23-24, 2019 as part of the XI Kazenergy Youth Forum "Youth and Challenges of the Times", which is part of Kazakhstan Energy Week 2019, one of the main events of the country's oil and gas sector, which the Association holds  Kazenergy with the support of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

 The purpose of the Student Energy Challenge is to support the most promising and vibrant energy-related projects created by students of Kazakhstani universities.
 This year, four thematic areas were selected: reducing emissions into the environment, waste management and recycling, digitalization, energy conservation and energy efficiency in the oil and gas industry.
 A record number of teams participated in the competition - 70. In June of this year  13 teams were determined, and on July 1 and 2 of this year  they took part in the training "NXplorers", held in Nur-Sultan at the site of Nazarbayev University.  Based on the conclusions of independent experts, a ranked list has been compiled and 9 teams have been selected to the semifinals, including the "EcoTeam" team.  Protection of project passports before the jury members took place in Nur-Sultan on September 23 of this year.