Students of the "Software Engineering" department at the International Engineering and Technological University (METU), Arnur Ospanov and Raiymbek Askar, have successfully completed their semester in China under the academic mobility program. They not only demonstrated outstanding academic performance but also took part in a prestigious international robotics competition.

During the spring semester, Arnur and Raiymbek studied at one of the leading technological universities in China — Jiangsu University of Technology (JSUT). Within the framework of the program, the young programmers fully immersed themselves in an advanced scientific environment, studying artificial intelligence, automation, and modern engineering disciplines. By the end of the semester, the METU students achieved excellent academic results, earning high praise and recognition from the Chinese faculty.

The main highlight of their trip abroad was the synergy of science and practice. Uniting into international teams with students from the Chinese partner university JSUT, Arnur Ospanov and Raiymbek Askar applied for a major event — the 2026 International Embodied Intelligence Innovation Competition – Central Asia Robotics Special Event. This championship focuses on "Embodied Intelligence," one of the most promising areas of modern robotics.

Having gone through a rigorous selection process and long weeks of joint development of innovative IT solutions and robotic platforms, the cross-cultural teams successfully prepared their technological projects.

Immediately after the end of the academic semester in China, the METU students returned to their homeland. Symbolically, they arrived in Astana together with the official JSUT delegation, which flew to Kazakhstan to hold the final stages of the championship at Nazarbayev University. Today, on June 11th, our sophomore students, alongside their Chinese colleagues, are defending the results of their joint work before an international jury.

The leadership of METU and the "Software Engineering" department congratulate Arnur and Raiymbek on the successful completion of the semester and their brilliant performance at the world level. This experience proves that our future software engineers are capable of competing on equal terms in the global scientific space!