As part of the Erasmus+ HWCA project, the Kazakh-German University hosted the Regional Competition on Scientific Posters and Policy Briefs, bringing together participants from all Central Asian countries.

📊 58 teams joined the competition at the initial stage, and 23 teams successfully submitted their final works.

Participants worked on topics including:
💧 strategic and integrated water resources management;
🌍 water diplomacy and transboundary cooperation;
🌱 climate change and water resources;
💻 digital technologies and innovation in the water sector;
🚜 irrigation and water efficiency;
📈 water resources monitoring and assessment.

A key part of the competition was a series of training and mentoring sessions with regional and international experts. Participants had the opportunity to learn from:

🎓 Saule Zeinolla — Regional Expert and Competition Mentor, who delivered a series of sessions on research communication, policy briefs, and visualization of research results.

🎓 Prof. Filippo Menga — Associate Professor at the University of Bergamo (Italy), Editor-in-Chief of Political Geography, and a partner of the Erasmus+ HWCA project. His session focused on preparing effective Policy Briefs.

🎓 Prof. Jean-Paul Deroin — Professor at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (France) and a partner of the Erasmus+ HWCA project. He led a session on the preparation and visual presentation of scientific posters.

🏆 The competition concluded with the Demo Day, where selected teams presented their works to an independent expert jury.

We would like to thank all the teams for their participation, as well as our experts, mentors, jury members, and partners for their contribution to strengthening research communication, academic cooperation, and professional skills across Central Asia.

Thank you for your research, ideas, and active participation! 💙

We look forward to seeing you in future Erasmus+ HWCA initiatives! 🌿