Today, on February 6, 2024, a delegation led by the Minister of Education of the Republic of Belarus Andrei Ivanets visited the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The delegation was received by the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Kongratebai Sharipov.

During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of improving the quality of higher education and training personnel that meet the requirements of the modern labor market on the basis of high-tech production.

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation K. Sharipov noted that as a result of the reforms of recent years, 100 new higher educational institutions have been created in our country, in particular, many foreign universities are operating. He especially noted the activities of the Belarusian-Uzbek Intersectoral Institute of Applied Technical Qualifications in the city of Tashkent.

– Taking into account the priorities of the socio-economic development of our country, we need to improve the quality of training for newly created industries, which cover such industries as energy, metallurgy, mechanical engineering, mining, alternative energy sources, nuclear energy, oil and gas production, railway construction, textile production, etc.

The parties also discussed issues of further development of Uzbek-Belarusian joint scientific project programs, organization of internships for students at large high-tech enterprises, further expansion of Uzbekistan’s participation in international competitions of professional educational excellence organized among students of professional educational institutions, training of specialists in interdisciplinary fields.