MAKHACHKALA, October 16 – RIA "Dagestan". Four innovative projects developed by students at Dagestan State University (DSU) have been selected as winners in the seventh round of the federal "Student Startup" competition. The awarded developments span biotechnology, artificial intelligence, environmental education and the preservation of Dagestan linguistic heritage.
Daniyal Dandamaev (Institute of Ecology and Sustainable Development) was recognized for developing test systems for the effective diagnosis of bovine leukemia. Patimat SheikhMagomedova (Faculty of Biology) presented the "Interactive Zoological Guide to Dagestan", a digital platform showcasing the region's biodiversity. The Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies secured two victories: Aminat Osmanova with "DagLingo", a gamified AI platform for learning indigenous Dagestani languages and Alimagomed Zagirov with "SmartFlow", an AI-driven service for generating educational courses.
Prior to their success, all winners participated in DSU’s "Boiling Point" innovation hub programs, including the "From Idea to Prototype" accelerator. DSU Rector Murtazali Rabadanov and Taisia Kasimova, Head of the Department for Innovation Activity and Technology Transfer, emphasized that this achievement validated the university's comprehensive support system for technological entrepreneurship.
The competition, conducted under the federal "Technologies" project, received 12,600 applications nationwide; the 2,250 winning projects will each receive a RUB 1 million grant to transition from prototype to market-ready product.