Delegation to the Republic of Uzbekistan: what's new?

Delegation to the Republic of Uzbekistan: what's new?

inNov 25, 2021

On November 24, the rector of Academician Yury Bugai International Scientific and Technical University, Veronika Khudoley, as part of the Ukrainian delegation of rectors of various higher education institutions led by the Minister of Education and Science Serhii Shkarlet, had the opportunity to attend a meeting with representatives of leading institutions of higher education in the city of Samarkand.

It was noted that the leading universities of the city of Samarkand and the region are ready to continue cooperating with Ukrainian institutions of higher education in order to exchange and implement better experience in training highly qualified specialists. After all, the universities of the city are also known for their cooperation with government officials for the implementation of education and science reforms of the Republic of Uzbekistan. And the main mission of the institution is to increase the competitiveness of future specialists, the introduction of advanced pedagogical technologies and priority scientific research.

Also, during the meeting, the participants signed Memorandums of Cooperation between Ukrainian institutions of higher education and Samarkand State University.

After that, the delegation went to the Minister's guest lecture for students at the Silk Road International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage.

At the lecture, students discussed the prospect of opening branches of Ukrainian educational institutions in Samarkand and, at the same time, branches of the Silk Road University in Ukraine. After all, Silk Road University is currently one of the leading educational and scientific centers of the Central Asian region, which carries out creative, scientific, educational and cultural activities on the basis of broad academic freedom.

The delegation also met and talked with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan - Minister of Tourism and Sports Aziz Abdukhakimov, who is also the rector of the International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage "Silk Road". The topics of development of mutual perspective educational and scientific projects, exchange of experience and best practices in the field of higher education, activation of mutual relations between student, pedagogical and scientific communities of both countries were discussed. 

Currently, the rectors' delegation has new meetings planned. Therefore, we will follow the updates.