Russian language as a 'bridge': what Uzbek universities find appealing in the Urals

16:17, October 24, 2018

Victor Koksharov held talks on the sidelines of the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Shavkat Mirziyoyev

UrFU Rector Victor Koksharov observed the advanced training of Russian language lecturers in Uzbek universities as a possible 'bridge' in the relations between the Central Asian republic and Russia during the talks with his Tashkent colleagues as part of the first Russian-Uzbek Educational Forum.

'We are ready to reach a completely different level of relations with the universities of Uzbekistan, particularly, with the Samarkand University, with which our historians are already actively cooperating,' Victor Koksharov said. 'I think UrFU philologists will be able to participate in the the advanced training of Russian language teachers. In the near future, our scientists will go to Uzbekistan to clarify the details of further work.'

The head of the university notes that Uzbek universities are interested in broad cooperation with their Russian colleagues. Thus, it was possible to agree on joint training and retraining programs for the Navoi Mining & Metallurgical Combinat, along with the Mining University located in the city, and agreements were concluded with the National University of Uzbekistan, the Tashkent State Economic University, the Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies and the A. R. Beruni Institute of Oriental Studies of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences.

During the session “The Economics of Knowledge: Human Capital as the Basis for the Economic Modernization of Russia and Uzbeksitan”, Victor Koksharov made a presentation on the educational opportunities of Ural Federal University.

The first Russian-Uzbek Educational Forum “New Personnel for a New Economy” was held on October 18–19 in Tashkent. Participants of the plenary session with the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Kotyukov, and the President of the Russian Union of Rectors, Viktor Sadovnichy, discussed the educational projects of the two countries as drivers of strategic partnership.