Schedule
Astana, 02-08 August 2026
Day 1 | Arrival Day | August 2nd
| Start | End | Description | Location |
| 00:00 | 23:59 | Teams Arrival | Airport |
| 19:00 | 20:00 | Dinner | KNUS |
| 20:00 | 21:00 | GA1: Welcome, instructions, voting | KNUS |
* KNUS – Kazakh National University of Sports
Day 2 | Opening Day | August 3rd
| Start | End | Description | Location |
| 07:00 | 09:00 | Breakfast | KNUS |
| 07:30 | 09:30 | Practice Round – obligatory | KNUS |
| 09:30 | 11:00 | Transfer to Congress Center | KNUS |
| 11:00 | 12:30 | Opening Ceremony + Family Photo | KNUS, Congress Center |
| 12:30 | 13:00 | Transfer to KNUS | KNUS, Congress Center |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch | KNUS |
| 13:30 | 14:00 | Arriving the Contest Hall | KNUS, Contest Hall |
| 14:00 | 19:00 | Team Challenge Round 1 (Simulation) | KNUS, Contest Hall |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | GAITE Meeting / Alumni Meeting | KNUS |
| 15:00 | 16:00 | Community Meeting: IOAI, Round 1, EduSpace | KNUS |
| 16:00 | 18:00 | Breakout Sessions: Africa, AP, Americas, Europe | KNUS |
| 19:00 | 20:00 | Appeals Submission for Team Challenge Round 1 | Google Form |
| 19:00 | 20:00 | Dinner | KNUS |
| 20:00 | 22:00 | Chill Zone | KNUS |
* KNUS – Kazakh National University of Sports
Day 3 | First Round | August 4th
| Start | End | Description | Location |
| 06:00 | 09:00 | Translations (breakfast served in the translation session) | KNUS |
| 06:30 | 08:30 | Breakfast (for all people who do not attend the translation session) | KNUS |
| 08:00 | 08:30 | Arriving the Contest Hall | KNUS, Contest Hall |
| 09:00 | 15:00 | Individua/GAITE Contest 1 | KNUS, Contest Hall |
| 09:00 | 15:00 | GA 2: Report of the board; discussions; Board Elections – Elections committee summary, nominees presentations and Q&A | KNUS |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch (Non-Contestants.) | KNUS |
| 15:00 | Appeals Submission Opens for Contest 1 | Google Form | |
| 15:00 | 15:30 | Debrief Team Challenge Round 1 | KNUS |
| 15:00 | 17:00 | Fun Sponsors Activities | KNUS |
| 16:00 | 17:00 | Appeals Face-to-Face seession Team Challenge | KNUS |
| 17:00 | 19:00 | Announcing top 10 Team challenge; Soccer tournament eliminations | KNUS |
| 19:00 | 20:00 | Dinner | KNUS |
| 20:00 | 21:00 | Debrief Contest 1 | KNUS |
* KNUS – Kazakh National University of Sports
Day 4 | Activities Day | August 5th
| Start | End | Description | Location |
| 07:00 | 08:30 | Breakfast | KNUS |
| 08:30 | 10:30 | Transfer to Alem.ai | KNUS |
| 09:00 | 11:45 | Excursion to alem.ai | Alem.ai |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | Transfer to KNUS | Alem.ai |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch | KNUS |
| 14:00 | 15:30 | AI Ethics presented by UNESCO | KNUS |
| 15:30 | 19:00 | Sponsors Activities, Ethno Activitities, Sport Activities | KNUS |
| 19:00 | Appeal Submission Closes for Contest 1 | Google Form | |
| 19:00 | 22:00 | Appeals Face-to-Face Session for Contest 1 | KNUS |
| 19:00 | 20:00 | Dinner | KNUS |
| 20:30 | 21:00 | Soccer finals | KNUS |
| 21:00 | 21:15 | Announce activities winners, incl IMC chess winners, Soccer winners | KNUS |
| 21:15 | 22:00 | GA 3: Board elections | KNUS |
* KNUS – Kazakh National University of Sports
Day 5 | Second Round | August 6th
| Start | End | Description | Location |
| 06:00 | 09:00 | Translations (breakfast served in the translation session) | KNUS |
| 06:30 | 08:30 | Breakfast (for all people who do not attend the translation session) | KNUS |
| 8:00 | 08:30 | Arriving the Contest Hall | Contest Hallm KNUS |
| 09:00 | 15:00 | Individua/GAITE Contest 2 | Contest Hallm KNUS |
| 09:00 | 10:50 | Excursion to alem.ai | KNUS |
| 11:00 | 13:30 | GA 4, Community meeting Kazakhstan AI strategy / AI ethics moderated by UNESCO | Alem.ai |
| 13:30 | 14:00 | Lunch at Alem.ai | Alem.ai |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | transfer to KNUS | Alem.ai |
| 15:00 | Appeals Submission Opens for Contest 2 | Google Form | |
| 15:00 | 16:00 | Transfer to ComicCon | KNUS |
| 16:00 | 18:00 | ComicCon 2026 | Astana Arena |
| 18:00 | 19:00 | Transfer to KNUS | Astana Arena |
| 19:00 | 20:00 | Dinner | KNUS |
| 20:00 | 21:00 | Debrief Contest 2 | KNUS |
| 21:00 | Cultural exchange (TLs & Observers) | Campus hotel | |
| 21:00 | Appeal Submission Closes for Contest 2 | Google Form | |
| 21:00 | 00:00 | Appeals Face-to-Face Meeting for Contest 2 | KNUS |
* KNUS – Kazakh National University of Sports
Day 6 | Finals & Awards | August 7th
| Start | End | Description | Location |
| 07:00 | 09:00 | Breakfast | KNUS |
| 08:00 | 09:00 | Transfer of top 10 teams of Team Challenge to Alem.ai | KNUS |
| 09:00 | 10:00 | Transfer of all delegations to Alem.ai | KNUS |
| 09:00 | 12:00 | Team Challenge Final Round | Alem.ai |
| 12:00 | 12:30 | Appeals for Team Challenge Final Round | Alem.ai |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | Transfer of all delegations to KNUS | Alem.ai |
| 12:30 | 13:00 | Team challenge top 10 teams transfer to KNUS | Alem.ai |
| 13:00 | 14:30 | Lunch | KNUS |
| 16:00 | 18:00 | Closing and Awards Ceremony | KNUS |
| 18:00 | 20:00 | Party and dinner | KNUS |
* KNUS – Kazakh National University of Sports
Day 7 | Departure Day | August 8th
| Start | End | Description | Location |
| 00:00 | 23:59 | Transfer to Airport | KNUS |
| 07:00 | 09:00 | Breakfast | KNUS |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch | KNUS |
| 19:00 | 20:00 | Dinner | KNUS |
* KNUS – Kazakh National University of Sports