The fourth final round of "Leader of "Zhas talap -kz" contest among pupils of schools, gymnasiums, lyceums of 9-11 classes of East Kazakhstan region was held in D. Serikbayev EKSTU.

Traditionally the contest "Leader of "Zhas Talap - kz" is held during the school year, participants pass four rounds. The first three rounds (extra-mural phase) consist in the control tasks implementation of increased complexity in the disciplines - mathematics, physics, chemistry, geography. At that each participant as he wishes can choose all or some discipline. The fourth round (intramural phase) holds on the basis of the university among the students of the 11th grade having an annual magazine subscriptions "Zhas Talap - kz" or "El erteni - kz". 

This year the winners of the competition were defined in four categories: "Mathematics", "Geography", "Physics", "Chemistry". Altynai Koishybekova (physics) school named after P. Karelin, Shar city (Zharminsk region), Arzu Gabilova (geography) state agency "Specialized school-lyceum for exceptional children" № 34 (Ust-Kamenogorsk city), Mariya Shirobokova (chemistry) school- gymnasium № 11 (Ust-Kamenogorsk city), Nazerke Yeskhatova (mathematics) East Kazakhstan region Specialized school for exceptional children (Ust-Kamenogorsk city) took the first place and educational grant of the rector of D. Serikbayev EKSTU that lets to study free on the chosen specialty corresponding to the profile (except specialties "Architecture" and "Design") by successful passing of Unified National Testing.

The participants who took second and third places were awarded diplomas of II and III degrees and valuable gifts.