Startup competition at the VIII Youth Forum of Transport Workers “KAZLOGISTICS”

A startup is a temporary form of organization that develops under conditions of uncertainty, aimed at scaling and turning into a large corporation. The main difference between a startup and a small business is the innovative basis of the project idea and the features of its development in conditions of increased risks. At the same time, it does not necessarily have to be a new direction in business, it may be an unusual application of existing technologies.

On October 12, the VIII Youth Forum of Transport Workers “KAZLOGISTICS” on the topic “Logistics during a pandemic” was held at the Turan University.

In the course of the forum, the Union of Transport Workers of Kazakhstan, together with the business transport magazine “Trans – LOGISTICS Kazakhstan”, with the support of USAID, opened an annual competition: The Best Startup Project in Transport Logistics – 2021 “Startup Transport Innovations”. The theme of this year’s competition was “E-commerce in the provision of transport services.” Such a competition will increase the involvement of students and young specialists in the field of logistics in research activities, analysis and search for solutions to problems in the transport and logistics industry, will give an impetus to the development of intellectual and presentation skills.

 Startups of students of the following universities were presented at the forum:

• Turan University;
•  ALMAY;
• Karaganda University of Kazpotrebsoyuz.

Turan presented a startup “VIRT TRANS”, developed by 3rd year students of the specialty “Logistics” Sman Aydin and Samieva Aneli. The head of the startup is the senior lecturer of the Department of Marketing and Logistics Galimova Nazgul Galymkyzy.