International Success of Foreign Students in the "Adal Urpaq" Anti-Corruption Essay Contest

With the support of the Department of Youth Policy of Almaty, the Information Resource Center Foundation organized a competition for the best anti-corruption essay among young people within the framework of the Adal Urpaq project. The competition was held from November 1 to November 21, 2025. The event was also attended by Japanese Akira Matsumoto, who studies Kazakh at the Faculty of Pre-university Education, and South Korean Choi Ho. Although writing an essay in Kazakh rather than their native language was a great challenge for them, both students showed good results. As a result, Akira Matsumoto received a diploma and an award in the amount of 50,000 tenge, and Choi Ho was awarded a letter of Thanks. In their essays, the students noted that corruption is an urgent problem not only in Kazakhstan, but throughout the world. This event corresponds to the 4 objectives of the SDG «quality education». In this direction, in order to increase the knowledge of students, a competition was organized, which contributed to the deepening of their knowledge on this issue.

Musayeva G.A., Yeshimov M.P.,

Senior Lecturers of the Department of Language and General Education Training for Foreigners