Arystan is forever
The Lyceum graduates association — to find your own people, help one another and lift up those who come after us.
14 classes2013–2026 · Association since 2014
A family that must live forever
Around 150 people in the hall and online, a speech by the first head of the Lyceum, more than twenty proposals — and what we do next.
What Arystan is
Arystan Specialized Lyceum has been open since January 2011 in Beskainar village near Almaty. It teaches 240 boys in grades 9–11: physics and mathematics, advanced computer science, robotics, unmanned aerial vehicles and basic military-technology training.
More about the LyceumVoices of the reunion
Around 150 people — in the hall in Almaty and online from other cities. Three thoughts voiced that day.
The Arystan family cannot vanish without a trace. This is a life that must live forever — and now everything depends on us.
Finishing the Lyceum is not an end in itself. The goal runs deeper: to raise a true citizen of one’s country.
Vladimir RaikhelColonel (Reserve), Chairman of the Coordination Council of the Arystan Graduates Association
It is time to stop waiting for the Association to give us something — and start giving of ourselves.
Askhat AdkhamovClass of 2017, creator of arystan.org
How the reunion went
Where they studied and serve
Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Turkey, the USA, China, Ukraine.
Civilian universities: Nazarbayev University, KBTU, KazNTU and others.
Fields
Defence and security services, IT and engineering, science and education, business, medicine, public service.
The Lyceum we all came from
What you get and what you give
The Association lives by exchange, not consumption.
What you get
- Material support: in 2021, 18 officers received awards and the Association Badge, 17 were recognised for honours diplomas, 11 received help when getting married
- Your own people: 1107 graduates by year, company and city
- Help with admission and transfers from those who have walked this path
- Jobs and internships recommended by fellow graduates
- A direct line to your class representative on the Council
- Class reunions and general gatherings
What you give
- An hour a month to talk with a cadet or a younger class
- An answer to a question in your field in the shared feed
- A vacancy or internship at your organisation
- Contacts of classmates who are not yet in the database
- Support for a graduate’s family when it is needed
How it works
Find your class
The Lyceum has shared the lists for 2013–2026. You are most likely already in the database.
Fill in the form
Year of graduation, company, city, what you do now. 3 minutes.
Your class representative confirms
A classmate of yours on the Coordination Council checks the details. Up to 3 working days.
Access granted
Contacts of your people, the feed, documents, taking part in projects.
The Association is closed. Only verified graduates can see your contacts, and only to the extent you allow in your privacy settings.
One representative from each class — 14 people
Chairman — Vladimir Anatolyevich Raikhel. Honorary Member — Sabit Saumenovich Taulanov, first head of the Lyceum.
How the Association works
What the Association does hands-on
Mentoring
A graduate guides a cadet or a younger class through admission and the first years of service
Admission
Reviews, advice and contacts for military and civilian universities in Kazakhstan and abroad
Class reunions
An annual reunion in Almaty and local meet-ups in other cities
Jobs and internships
Vacancies from graduates for graduates, with no intermediaries
The Chronicle
Collecting photos, documents and stories from all 14 classes
Supporting our own
Targeted help for graduates and their families by decision of the Coordination Council
Chronicle of the Association
The Association has been active since 28 September 2014. Everything that has happened since — conferences, decisions, class-by-class records — is collected in the blog.
A family that must live forever
On 27 September, graduates of the Arystan Specialized Lyceum came together for the first time in four years. Around 150 people in a hall in Almaty and online from other cities, the first head of the Lyceum, parents and teachers, more than twenty proposals and one shared idea: it is time to stop waiting and act ourselves.
The twelfth class, 2024
The graduation took place in Almaty, in the Park of 28 Panfilov Guardsmen. Over thirteen years, more than 900 students have studied at the Lyceum.
Class of 2023
80 graduates, 45 of whom chose military universities of the security and defence agencies. Average UNT score: 98.55.
Questions
Who can join?
I graduated in 2013 — surely I’m not in the database?
Who can see my contacts?
I’m in the service — can I hide my place of work?
Who reviews applications, and by what rules?
Is this an official organisation of the Lyceum?
How much does it cost to take part?
How do I contact my class representative?
Find your class
14 classes, 1107 people. Check whether you are already on the list.
Open the class lists