Toraighyrov University launched the project “Momentum: Entrepreneurship for Girls”

On October 16-17, 2021, a Meet up was held at @psukz as part of this project.

Meet up is a two-day event of entrepreneurial immersion  attended by 60 female students aged 14-18.

Vice-Rector for Research and International Cooperation Nurlan Yerzhanov greeted the participants on behalf of the Toraighyrov University.

The “Momentum” program, prepared according to the Israeli method, is unique in that it encourages students to get out of their comfort zone.  The project includes classes that develop not only basic entrepreneurial skills, but also life skills that any person needs to be successful.

Today, participants are undergoing training that is aimed at developing an entrepreneurial way of thinking, increasing interest in entrepreneurship and developing interpersonal skills.  The speaker of the meeting is Liliana Simbayeva.  @liliannasembayeva

Earlier, from April 2021 to August 2021, about 90 female students of the city took the "Momentum: Entrepreneurship for Girls" course.  Participants underwent training, generated their first business ideas and improved their projects.

Within the framework of “Momentum”, the participants got acquainted with the world of entrepreneurship, and the practical tools of an entrepreneur, and learned how to use the business model of a “lean startup”.

The “Momentum” project was previously implemented in such cities as Nur-Sultan, Karaganda, Semey, Aksu, Khromtau, Rudny and Ekibastuz.  In  Pavlodar the project is being implemented by the Association of Legal Entities “Association of Friends of Tel Aviv University in the Republic of Kazakhstan” with the support of the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan, in partnership with ERG and NPJSC “Toraighyrov University”.