Central Asian Students Win at International Financial Security Olympiad

Around 700 school and university students from more than 40 countries took part in the competition. In total, 219 participants from 35 countries finished among the winners and prize-winners.

This year, particular attention was given to artificial intelligence and its impact on financial security. Participants competed in areas including international relations, law, economics and information security.

How Central Asian participants performed

Uzbekistan was among the region’s strongest performers. Representatives of the Law Enforcement Academy of Uzbekistan finished among the winners and prize-winners.

Kazakhstan also delivered a strong result, with students from the country’s universities securing two wins and five prize places across different disciplines.

Turkmenistan won eight awards, including two first places. The country’s team included 10 students from seven universities, who competed in law, international relations, economics and information security.

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan also took part in the final programme. Representatives of both countries joined the olympiad’s international events. One of the youth sessions brought together school students from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

The final of the VI International Financial Security Olympiad was held at Siberian Federal University in Krasnoyarsk.