New Stage Towards Humanitarian Collaboration - Ambassador of Uzbekistan Visited UrFU

13:01, May 25, 2021

Ambassador Botirjon Asadov met with representatives of the university and students

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Russia Botirzhon Asadov visited the Ural Federal University on May 21. The delegation of the republic met with representatives of the university and students.

“The number of students studying at Russian universities is growing from year to year. Today, about 35 thousand of our students study at Russian universities, including branches in Uzbekistan. If only in Russia - it is 28-29 thousand. Our students mainly study in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Novosibirsk, Tomsk. About a thousand of our students are in the Sverdlovsk region, says Botirzhon Asadov. "I am sure that your university, which has federal status, can provide the necessary conditions for our youth to receive a decent education."

The first vice-rector of UrFU Dmitry Bugrov stressed that the university is open to students from Uzbekistan. 

“The university is interested in working with the real sector of the economy of Uzbekistan. We want to be useful to our southern neighbor, partner and friend in terms of training professionals for it and implementation of research, applied work, - explains Dmitry Bugrov. - We really want to devote the next two years to establishing mutually beneficial relations with potential partners from Uzbekistan.”

With the students of UrFU - citizens of Uzbekistan and students of the Department of International Relations - the delegation held a round table "Bilateral relations of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan". Mr. Ambassador spoke about the existing and potential cooperation.

“The last four years have become a new stage of cooperation in the humanitarian sphere. This relationship is developing exponentially from year to year. If until 2016 there were branches of three Russian universities in Uzbekistan, today there are already 12 of them. And we continue to work with universities in order to create branches and launch joint faculties on the system of double diplomas, - explained Botirjon Asadov. “There is a huge need for specialists who understand the current conjuncture - the economy, the humanitarian sphere, security issues, politics.”