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A meeting with a delegation from the Andijan Region (Republic of Uzbekistan) was held at Novosibirsk State University. One of the agenda items was the possibility of opening an NSU branch in Uzbekistan. Representing Novosibirsk State University, the meeting was attended by NSU Rector and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Dmitry Pyshny, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Svetlana Sablina, Head of the Education Export Department Evgeny Sagaydak, and Director of the NSU Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies Yulia Samoilova. The Uzbek delegation was represented by Dr. Shukurillajon Khudoyberdievich Zhalilov, a renowned businessman in the medical field.
Since 2017, Novosibirsk State University has been actively collaborating with Uzbekistan and maintains contacts with 15 leading universities in the country, located in cities such as Bukhara, Denav, Jizzakh, Karshin, Navoi, Namangan, Nukus, Tashkent, Termez, and Urgench. The partners implement joint educational programs and collaborate in research. For example, NSU initiated the creation of the Consortium of Researchers of the History of North and Central Asian Countries in partnership with the A. Kadyri Jizzakh State Pedagogical Institute and other regional organizations.
Active work is underway not only in the humanities. Agreements exist with the Tashkent University of Information Technologies and its branch in Urgench, as well as with the Namangan Engineering and Technological Institute on cooperation in the field of information technology. For several years, the university has been enrolling groups of Uzbek students in master's programs in applied mathematics and computer science. Faculty from the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics (FMM) and the Faculty of Information Technology at NSU travel to Uzbekistan to deliver lectures, and faculty from the Mirzo Ulugbek National University of Uzbekistan participate in the State Attestation Committee (SAC) for the defense of MMM thesis. Currently, over 70 students from Uzbekistan are studying at NSU in undergraduate, master's, specialist, doctoral, and residency programs.
"Developing cooperation with universities in Central Asian countries is a key focus of our university's international work. We are interested in strengthening the position of Russian education in these countries and attracting applicants to study at NSU," commented Dmitry Pyshny, Rector of NSU and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Recently, 17 branches of Russian universities have opened in Uzbekistan. With the popularity of Russian education and the Russian language growing, Uzbekistan's interest in opening a branch of NSU is no coincidence. The Andijan region is the most densely populated: approximately 10% of Uzbekistan's population lives there, a significant portion of whom are young people.
"When we began searching among Russian universities for the most prestigious and highly ranked in science, we settled on Novosibirsk State University. We are ready to provide comprehensive support for opening an NSU branch in our region," said Dr. Zhalilov.
Over the past year, a delegation from Novosibirsk State University visited Andijan twice. They discussed the possibility of implementing joint educational programs and developing the fields of General Medicine and Medical Cybernetics to train highly qualified medical personnel in demand in Uzbekistan's healthcare system. In 2018, the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan signed an agreement on the establishment and operation of branches of Russian higher education institutions in Uzbekistan.
"Following the Uzbek delegation's visit to NSU, we agreed to study the regulatory documents of Russia and Uzbekistan, as well as the experience of leading Russian universities in establishing and operating branches in the Republic of Uzbekistan, and to develop a roadmap based on this," noted Evgeny Sagaydak, Head of the Education Export Department at NSU.
"One of the first steps toward fruitful collaboration with Dr. Zhalilov's corporation will be the creation of joint educational and continuing professional education programs in medical fields. These could open as early as the 2026/2027 academic year," added Yulia Samoylova, Director of the Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies at NSU.
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