On April 16, 2013, the 11th International Student Conference on: Sireneviy PRoryv. PR Leadership: Creative and Bold Ideas was held at International IT University. It was an international student project competition organized by the Kazakhstan PR-shy Club.
Around 200 students participated in the Student Conference which included such sessions as Country PR, Social PR, and Kazaksha PR (Kazakh PR). Students presented their PR at each session. 36 projects were presented in Kazakh and Russian by students from all over Kazakhstan. In the competition, the leading Kazakhstani universities participated such as Al-Farabi KazNu, UIB, KIMEP, Serikbayev EKSTU, EKSUH, Gumiliev ENU, IITU, and Abylai Khan KazUIRWL.
KIMEP University students won three top places:
1st place in the Country PR session
Aiegrim Suleimenova (BSSPA 3)
Altynak Kazhkenova (BSSIR 2)
Aktoty Zhanbolat (BSSPA 2)
for the project Kazakh Rafaello (the promotion of the national Kurt brand)
2nd place in the Country PR session
Emil Sultanaliev (BAIJ 1),
Timurlan Alagushov (BSc 1),
Alexandra Korenkova (BSSIR 1)
for the project Pavlodar: the City Giving the Future (Communication regional branding program), and
2nd place in the Social PR session
Alina Khairullina (BSSIR 3)
Khodzhazoda Pariso (BAE 3)
for the project Rapunzel: the Locks of Kindness (charity project: giving hair to help children ill with cancer).
All winners were awarded certificates and gifts from the Kazakhstan PR-shy Club. Moreover, the prizewinners will participate in the 9th International PR-Forum to be held on May 16-17 in Almaty.
We would like to extend our hearty congratulations to Saltanat Kazhimuratova, Senior Lecturer of Department of Journalism and the supervisor of the student projects.