00:00KONIEC
00:03Zobaczmy, tak, 15 lat,
00:06i to jest bardzo wyjaśnioną i sukcesową karierę.
00:11Tutaj koncentrowała duża IT-kultura.
00:14Jak długo się dziać,
00:16to zostanie tutaj.
00:19KONIEC
00:26For a growing number of international professionals,
00:29Kazachstan is becoming more than a destination.
00:32It's a space to grow and build.
00:37Once a fan of LEGO and Transformers,
00:39Hussein Atakan Varol went on to study robotics in the United States.
00:43What was meant to be a short stay in Kazakhstan
00:46has turned into a 15-year journey.
00:49Today, he's a professor at Nazarbayev University,
00:51where he leads a research institute
00:54developing intelligent robotic solutions for industry.
00:57Here, Dr. Azamat is working on pipe inspection robots
01:01that will go inside those pipes,
01:03understand where are holes or damage,
01:06and either repair itself or report that here there's a problem,
01:10the human will not enter inside the pipe.
01:12A 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
01:19can 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
01:30and you will still be able to see your crew.
01:33That camera can be 3,000 km away,
01:36but you will still see what it sees.
01:37With 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
01:47with tools for instant translations and 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,
02:04education is also drawing international professionals to Kazakhstan.
02:08John Franco Kasarin, half Italian and half Venezuelan,
02:11is in his second year teaching in Astana.
02:14I found that the Kazakh people are very warm,
02:17welcoming and just great in general.
02:20After living in England, Italy and Venezuela,
02:23John Franco says adapting to this environment
02:25pushed him to evolve both professionally and personally.
02:28When you're in a more Western place,
02:32there 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
02:38and get used to different perspectives and ways of doing things,
02:42which has really helped me a lot
02:44because now it gives me 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,
02:54attracting specialists from across the region.
02:57Vladimir Belinkov, from Russia,
02:59is among the early applicants for Kazakhstan's Digital Nomad Visa,
03:03a program designed for IT professionals,
03:06offering 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,
03:20that there is a stable internet here.
03:23Since I work independently, it's important.
03:25While completing his visa paperwork,
03:27Vladimir takes time to explore the city,
03:29revisiting Astana's iconic Baitrek Tower,
03:32one 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.
03:43Here we meet Yano Madoka, a chord-de-ballet dancer from Japan,
03:48now in her third season at the theatre.
03:50I think as long as I'm dancing, I would stay here,
03:56because the environment is so good for me.
04:00The theatre environment and the repertoire, people around me, artists,
04:04cannot get in different places.
04:06So as long as I'm dancing, I would stay here.
04:11Before moving to Astana, Madoka danced in Portugal and Russia.
04:15But the chance to work under a former Mariinsky prima ballerina,
04:18Altinaia 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 soloist,
04:40like 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,
04:55and shape their next chapter.
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