00:07¿Qué es lo que se ha pasado?
00:29Kazakstan is becoming more than a destination, it's a space to grow and build.
00:37Once a fan of Lego and Transformers, Hussein Atakan Varol went on to study robotics in the United States.
00:43What was meant to be a short stay in Kazakstan has turned into a 15-year journey.
00:49Today he is a professor at Nazarbayev University,
00:51where he leads a research institute developing intelligent robotic solutions for industry.
00:57Here Dr. Azamat is working on pipe inspection robots that will go inside those pipes,
01:04understand where are holes or damage, and either repair itself or report that here there is a problem,
01:10a human will not enter inside the pipe, a human might just kind of like use a joystick,
01:14but now with AI they can do it autonomously as well.
01:17These robots and others like them can be operated remotely through virtual reality systems,
01:23allowing engineers to see and control machines from anywhere in the world.
01:27Now you can just kind of like go towards the end of the room and you will still be able
01:32to see your crew.
01:33That camera can be 3,000 kilometers away, but you will still see what it sees.
01:38With numerous patents and academic programs behind him,
01:41Dr. Varol continues to push technological boundaries.
01:44His team is now working on a Kazakh large language model with tools for instant translations
01:49and advanced AI reasoning in the Kazakh language.
01:53I find this both professionally and living-wise a very nice decision
01:57and I look forward to contribute to the development of Kazakhstan for the foreseeable pitch.
02:02From research labs to classrooms, education is also drawing international professionals to Kazakhstan.
02:08Gianfranco Casarin, half Italian and half Venezuelan, is in his second year teaching in Astana.
02:14I found that the Kazakh people are very warm, welcoming and just great in general.
02:20After living in England, Italy and Venezuela, Gianfranco says adapting to this environment
02:25pushed him to evolve both professionally and personally.
02:29When you're in a more Western place, there tends to be more independence.
02:33So here though, collaboration is a big thing.
02:36As a professional, I've had to evolve a lot and, you know, get used to different perspectives
02:41and ways of doing things, which has really helped me a lot
02:44because now it gives me like a greater range of tools I can use.
02:48Information technology is another fast-growing sector.
02:52Astana is emerging as a regional IT hub, attracting specialists from across the region.
02:57Vladimir Belinkov from Russia is among the early applicants for Kazakhstan's Digital Nomad Visa,
03:03a program designed for IT professionals, offering a simplified process and a longer-term stay.
03:09I woke up and turned my notebook.
03:12I'm working, since I work independently.
03:16This is one of the pluses of Astana, that there is a stable internet here.
03:23Since I work independently, it's important.
03:25While completing his visa paperwork, Vladimir takes time to explore the city,
03:29revisiting Astana's iconic Baitrek Tower, one of the capital's most recognizable landmarks.
03:35Ballet is an important part of Kazakhstan's cultural scene,
03:38and today international artists are building their careers here at Astana Opera.
03:44Here we meet Yano Madoka, a chord-de-ballet dancer from Japan,
03:48now in her third season at the theater.
03:50I think as long as I'm dancing, I would stay here, because the environment is so good for me.
04:00The theater environment and the repertoire, people around me, artists,
04:04cannot get in a different place, so as long as I'm dancing, I would stay here.
04:10Before moving to Astana, Madoka danced in Portugal and Russia,
04:15but the chance to work under a former Mariinsky prima ballerina, Altinaia Solmuratova, convinced her to stay.
04:26Every rehearsal with her, she's showing with her body,
04:31like how to move, how to express, how to act.
04:37Even not for me, like for somebody else, some solist, like even for them, I start watching her.
04:43From researchers building the future to professionals working across borders,
04:48Kazakhstan is becoming a place of intentional choice.
04:51For today's modern nomads, it offers space to grow, work and shape their next chapter.
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