Kazakhstan through the Eyes of Foreign Media

Kazakhstan through the Eyes of Foreign Media is an international annual grand contest organized by the Government of Kazakhstan through the Kazakh Foreign Ministry to promote positive, objective, and creative depictions of Kazakhstan by foreign authors, experts, writers and journalists in various media houses since 2014.[1][2]

Overview

The competition encourages works from both traditional and digital platforms, including social media, focusing on Culture, Economy, History,CICA, KazAid, IT and Digital Transformation, AI, Cryptocurrency and Tourism.[3][4][5]

It is established to encourage foreign authors, experts, writers, journalists, bloggers, and content creators to produce accurate, interesting, and insightful materials about Kazakhstan.[6]

Format and theme

Entries can include articles, videos, podcasts, and social media content published on foreign platforms.[7]

The contest accepts submissions on various topics, such as Economy, International Relations, Culture, Traditions, History, Tourism, CICA, KazAid, IT and Digital Transformation, AI, Cryptocurrency and Modern Society.[8][9]

Jury

A panel of experts, including representatives from the Kazakh Foreign Ministry, Chief Editors' Club, and other Kazakh government bodies, evaluates the entries.[10][11]

Winners of 2014[12]

S.No Name Country Topic
1. Neil Marks Guyana Society
2. Sibylle Greindl Belgium Economy
3. Norshazlina Nor’azman Malaysia Trade
4. Hussain Ahmad Qatar Economy
5. Svetlana Ostrovskaya Ukraine Culture

Winners of 2015[13]

S.No Name Country Topic
1. Alo Khodjaev Uzbekistan Economy
2. Bartosz Mendyk Poland History
3. Evelin Armella Argentina Travel
4. Ahmed Abdu Tarabek Egypt Society
5. Marwan Zubaidi Indonesia Tourism

Winners of 2016[14]

S.No Name Country Topic
1. Marina Nabatnikovav Russia Trade
2. Pauline Gavrilov France Energy
3. Douglas Burton United States Education
4. Mohammad Ghazal Jordan Peace
5. Kürşad Zorlu Türkiye International Relations

Winners of 2017[15]

S.No Name Country Topic
1. Parvana Sultanova Azerbaijan
2. Ilaria Capitanio Italy
3. Joel Lee South Korea
4. Udi Shaham Israel
5. Thomas Taylor Canada

Winners of 2018[16]

S.No Name Country Topic
1. Gilly Pickup United Kingdom History
2. Sasha Lipovtsev United States Tourism
3. Inderveer Singh India History
4. Ayman Abdelhafez al-Zaban Jordan Economy
5. Editorial team of Uza Uzbekistan International Relations

Winners of 2021[17]

S.No Name Country Topic
1. Nikolajus Zukovas Lithuania Politics
2. Vladimir Bacisin Slovenia Modern Society
3. Tony Ruprecht Canada Kazakhstan
4. Inga Cernei-Kelner Canada Kazakhstan
5. Tsolmon Bat-Erdene Mongolia Tourism

Winners of 2022[18][19][20]

S.No Name Country Topic
1. Tristan Hughes United Kingdom History
2. Gulbaat Rtskhiladze Georgia International Relations
3. Donovan Mackenzie Canada Politics
4. Sanjay Kumar South Korea CICA
5. Driss Lacoubi Morocco International Relations
6. Emrah Kaya Türkiye Modern Society
7. Khalid Almutairi Kuwait Tourism

Winners of 2023[21][22]

S.No Name Country Topic
1. Jose Puglisi Spain International Relations
2. Askar Yakubov Uzbekistan International Relations
3. Xuan Nguyen Phan Huong Vietnam History
4. Gosaye Feyissa Nateyi Ethiopia
5. Filippo Tenti Italy Tourism
6. Ravichandran Rajamanickam Malaysia Peace and Security
7. Nargiz Mammadova Azerbaijan CICA
8. Canada Eurasia Chamber of Commerce Canada Education

Winners of 2024[23][24]

S.No Name Country Topic
1. Milton Atanazio Brazil
2. Daniela Bricca Italy
3. Elena Kosolapova Azerbaijan International Relations
4. Katsuhiro Asagiri Japan
5. Fatma Megahed Egypt SCO
6. Yolanda Garcia Spain Tourism
7. Alexander Gasyuk Russia CICA
8. Ermek Aktanov Kyrgyzstan Sports

Winners of 2025[25]

S.No Name Country Topic
1. Muhammad Ali Pasha Pakistan IT and Digitalization
2. Derya Soysal Belgium Economy (Cryptocurrency)
3. Akpanbetova Arukhan Uzbekistan Culture, History, and Traditions
4. Matt Fitzgerald United States Sports
5. Marina Mkrtchyan Armenia Tourism

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