Akhmet Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University has reached a new milestone.
Over the course of two years, students—under the guidance of faculty—designed and assembled a vehicle at the university’s Center for Advanced Engineering Technologies.
Everything—from the initial concept and model development to the design and manufacturing of components—was carried out entirely at the university.
Representatives of automotive manufacturing companies, who are partners of the university, attended the ceremonial unveiling of the racing car.
The Kostanay region is widely regarded as the capital of Kazakhstan’s automotive industry, where several well-known global brands successfully assemble vehicles.
According to KRU Rector Seitbek Kuanyshbaev, the racing car is only a symbolic beginning, bringing together education and the automotive sector.
“The idea was born in early 2023,” he noted. “To create a fully-fledged domestic automotive brand in Kostanay, we must start with student-driven developments. Our primary mission is to prepare industry-ready specialists for mechanical engineering. Students should gain hands-on understanding of how a car is assembled and operates while still in training.”
This racing car is the first vehicle of its class in Kazakhstan to be fully created by students and faculty.
Each component underwent a full digitalization process and computer-based testing before the final version was produced following successful simulations.
The project united the efforts of the university and its stakeholders. Industry partners provided support with machining (component processing) and the procurement of imported parts.
The single-seat racing car accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just three seconds.
This performance was demonstrated by students from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Energy, and Information Technology.
Valeriy Sisin, Head of the Center for Advanced Engineering Technologies, added:
“As early as this autumn, our students will take part in the Formula Student competition. This is an international engineering contest in which students design, calculate, and build a race car from scratch.
The project operates on the principle of a ‘hard incubator.’ Graduates are not ‘raw’ specialists, but fully trained professionals capable of advancing the national automotive industry—or even building spacecraft, as demonstrated by participants in the U.S. and Europe.
Students go through the entire cycle: from theoretical research and computer modeling to writing CNC machine programs.”
