Turkmen Students' Triumph at the International WSDG 2025 Competition: Innovations for Sustainable Development
Students from the Oguz Khan University of Engineering and Technology of Turkmenistan have achieved a remarkable victory in the international competition "World Sustainable Development Goals Challenge 2025" (WSDG 2025), organized by the Multimedia University of Malaysia and the Malaysian Young Scientists Association. This significant success highlights the growing scientific potential of Turkmen youth and is a fitting tribute to the 34th anniversary of Turkmenistan's independence.
The competition, which students participated in online, attracted over 2,100 scientific papers from 15 countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Kazakhstan, Romania, Brazil, and others.
The results of all participants' research are available for viewing at this link: https://lookerstudio.google.com/u/0/reporting/74276891-8fe7-417f-a22b-0d3d6dc874b9/page/J69VF.
Turkmen students received top awards for their innovative developments aimed at solving pressing environmental issues and promoting sustainable development:
• The WSDG Innovation Grand Award and gold medal were awarded to Suleimanmuhammet Shamukhammedov, a fourth-year student in the Faculty of Chemical Engineering. His research paper, "Scientific Foundations of Green Cement Production for Sustainable Development," represents a breakthrough in the construction industry. It develops methods for reducing the environmental impact of cement production, increasing its energy efficiency, and implementing environmentally friendly technologies. This work has been praised by leading global scientific organizations as an important solution for sustainable development.
• The jury's gold medal and special prize for "Best Innovation in Sustainable Development" went to students Aimyrat Khalnazarov (3rd year, Faculty of Chemical Engineering) and Dzhemal Sharipova (3rd year, Faculty of Chemical Engineering). Their research project, "Innovative Technology for Obtaining Pure Gypsum from Phosphogypsum—Industrial Waste," proposes a cost-effective and environmentally friendly method for processing phosphogypsum—a hazardous industrial waste from the production of phosphate fertilizers—into pure construction gypsum. This opens up new prospects for waste recycling and the creation of useful products.
These outstanding achievements, gained by a team led by Atamyrat Altyyev, a senior lecturer in the Department of Applied Chemistry and candidate of technical sciences, are clear evidence of the high quality of scientific research conducted at Turkmenistan's higher education institutions. The successes of these young scientists also underscore the growing status of independent, permanently neutral Turkmenistan in the international scientific community.
Such achievements by Turkmen youth at the international level confirm that interest in innovation and scientific research is actively supported at the state level. They are a direct result of the state policy of President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, aimed at nurturing an erudite, broad-minded, devoted, and comprehensively developed generation capable of bringing glory to their country on the global stage.
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