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Enhancing Partnerships among Central Asian Universities for Sustainability
✅On November 4-5, 40 senior university administrators and heads of international relations departments from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan were invited to take part in an interactive Sustainability & Grant Writing Workshop in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
📌 Focus on grant writing, international donor relationship building, and financing various types of internationalization projects provided for a robust conversation around further engagement with U.S. university partners.
📝More information on the event can be found here
🤝Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success! UniCEN team members will continue working with Central Asian partners to facilitate further engagement with the U.S. university representatives.
The U.S.-Central Asia University Partnerships Program (UniCEN) is funded by the U.S. Embassy Tashkent and administered by American Councils.
✅On November 4-5, 40 senior university administrators and heads of international relations departments from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan were invited to take part in an interactive Sustainability & Grant Writing Workshop in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
📌 Focus on grant writing, international donor relationship building, and financing various types of internationalization projects provided for a robust conversation around further engagement with U.S. university partners.
📝More information on the event can be found here
🤝Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success! UniCEN team members will continue working with Central Asian partners to facilitate further engagement with the U.S. university representatives.
The U.S.-Central Asia University Partnerships Program (UniCEN) is funded by the U.S. Embassy Tashkent and administered by American Councils.
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✅Central Asian University Partnership Program (UniCEN) hosts the Sustainability & Grant Writing Workshop for Central Asian university partners in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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Entrepreneurship skills are vital for promoting innovation📊
✅On October 16, 2022, Homid Hasan Hoshimzoda – the Director of the Institute of Economy and Trade of the Tajik State University of Commerce – and Saidqosim Saidosimovich Mukhtorov – Head of International Center and Global Engagement – visited Old Dominion University in Virginia, USA to learn more about developing entrepreneurship skills.
📌During the trip, they visited the Strome Center for Entrepreneurship, where they learned more about teaching business-related subjects. They also discussed collaboration on research, student and faculty exchanges, and Collaborative International Online Learning within the framework of the UniCEN program.
📝More information on the visit can be found here.
❗️The U.S.-Central Asia University Partnerships Program (UniCEN) is funded by the U.S. Embassy Tashkent and administered by American Councils
✅On October 16, 2022, Homid Hasan Hoshimzoda – the Director of the Institute of Economy and Trade of the Tajik State University of Commerce – and Saidqosim Saidosimovich Mukhtorov – Head of International Center and Global Engagement – visited Old Dominion University in Virginia, USA to learn more about developing entrepreneurship skills.
📌During the trip, they visited the Strome Center for Entrepreneurship, where they learned more about teaching business-related subjects. They also discussed collaboration on research, student and faculty exchanges, and Collaborative International Online Learning within the framework of the UniCEN program.
📝More information on the visit can be found here.
❗️The U.S.-Central Asia University Partnerships Program (UniCEN) is funded by the U.S. Embassy Tashkent and administered by American Councils
📌Local UniCEN Partners Conduct Exchange Visit
🎯There is immense potential when a group of people with similar interests convene and work toward shared goals!
🇺🇿🇵🇼In October 2022, a delegation from Uzbekistan University of World Economy and Diplomacy (UWED) visited Narkhoz University in Kazakhstan. The visit was supported by the UniCEN project as well as the Center of Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh.
❗️During the visit, the universities agreed on further cooperation on student and faculty exchanges, as well as future scientific cooperation.
🤝Congratulations to our UniCEN partners on their collaborative efforts!
🔖More information on the UniCEN can be found here
🎯There is immense potential when a group of people with similar interests convene and work toward shared goals!
🇺🇿🇵🇼In October 2022, a delegation from Uzbekistan University of World Economy and Diplomacy (UWED) visited Narkhoz University in Kazakhstan. The visit was supported by the UniCEN project as well as the Center of Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh.
❗️During the visit, the universities agreed on further cooperation on student and faculty exchanges, as well as future scientific cooperation.
🤝Congratulations to our UniCEN partners on their collaborative efforts!
🔖More information on the UniCEN can be found here
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🏆If you want to go far, go together!
👏🏻Congratulations to UniCEN partners - Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME) and Washington University St. Louis for winning a grant to conduct research on air quality in Central Asia!
❗️The collaborative foundation set by the UniCEN project was significant: the partners received over $24,500 in funding from Washington University’s McDonnell International Scholars Academy.
🔖The project titled “Developing Conceptual Models for Air Quality in Uzbekistan” will be implemented over the year and will provide numerous opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students for exchange and collaboration on research and publication.
🎯Congratulations once again on to our UniCEN partners well-deserved success!
More information on the UniCEN project can be found here: https://unicen.americancouncils.org/
👏🏻Congratulations to UniCEN partners - Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME) and Washington University St. Louis for winning a grant to conduct research on air quality in Central Asia!
❗️The collaborative foundation set by the UniCEN project was significant: the partners received over $24,500 in funding from Washington University’s McDonnell International Scholars Academy.
🔖The project titled “Developing Conceptual Models for Air Quality in Uzbekistan” will be implemented over the year and will provide numerous opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students for exchange and collaboration on research and publication.
🎯Congratulations once again on to our UniCEN partners well-deserved success!
More information on the UniCEN project can be found here: https://unicen.americancouncils.org/
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UniCEN Partnership: A New Course on Global Water-Related Issues
UniCEN Partners Colorado State University (CSU) and Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME) recently successfully launched a joint course. The course was conducted under the framework of a joint UniCEN project between the two universities - “Training a New Genaration of Engineers to Face Global Water Challenges.”
The course received extremely positive feedback from students – many of whom reported learning from one another and significantly expanded perspectives on global water-related issues.
The class was taught virtually through Zoom, and despite significant time differences saw full attendance throughout the semester. Instructors also employed collaborative pedagogical techniques to engage students, including collaborative projects through Google Slides and Jamboard, discussion posts and virtual interaction, and group presentations.
More information on the UniCEN project can be found here
UniCEN Partners Colorado State University (CSU) and Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME) recently successfully launched a joint course. The course was conducted under the framework of a joint UniCEN project between the two universities - “Training a New Genaration of Engineers to Face Global Water Challenges.”
The course received extremely positive feedback from students – many of whom reported learning from one another and significantly expanded perspectives on global water-related issues.
The class was taught virtually through Zoom, and despite significant time differences saw full attendance throughout the semester. Instructors also employed collaborative pedagogical techniques to engage students, including collaborative projects through Google Slides and Jamboard, discussion posts and virtual interaction, and group presentations.
More information on the UniCEN project can be found here
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🏆Congratulations to UniCEN Partners on a Successful e-Conference!
💻On November 16th, 2022, five UniCEN partners held a successful e-conference focused on “Partnerships for Sustainable Development.” This was the culminating event in the broader UniCEN project “Addressing Sustainable Development Goals – Central Asia and Penn State University.”
🎯 During the conference, UniCEN partners shared outcomes of their collaborations focused on addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals. More than 120 students and higher education professionals from the following universities participated in the conference:
🇺🇸Penn State University
🇺🇿Tashkent Institute of Agricultural Mechanization Engineers
🇰🇬 Osh Technological University
🇹🇯Tajik Agrarian University
🇰🇿 Kazakh National Agrarian Research University.
🔖The UniCEN Program is administered by American Councils and supported by the U.S. Embassy Tashkent. For more information visit https://unicen.americancouncils.org/
💻On November 16th, 2022, five UniCEN partners held a successful e-conference focused on “Partnerships for Sustainable Development.” This was the culminating event in the broader UniCEN project “Addressing Sustainable Development Goals – Central Asia and Penn State University.”
🎯 During the conference, UniCEN partners shared outcomes of their collaborations focused on addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals. More than 120 students and higher education professionals from the following universities participated in the conference:
🇺🇸Penn State University
🇺🇿Tashkent Institute of Agricultural Mechanization Engineers
🇰🇬 Osh Technological University
🇹🇯Tajik Agrarian University
🇰🇿 Kazakh National Agrarian Research University.
🔖The UniCEN Program is administered by American Councils and supported by the U.S. Embassy Tashkent. For more information visit https://unicen.americancouncils.org/
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🤝Networking is not about just connecting people. It's about connecting people with people, people with ideas, and people with opportunities
✅In December 2022, American Councils facilitated a Central Asian Universities Virtual Meetup for UniCEN partners to exchange ideas and plan future collaboration.
🖥Partners discussed progress, challenges, and sustainability efforts related to their current UniCEN projects.
🧭Virtual meetup also included presentations from two university partnerships projects:
• “Collaboration for Enhanced Entrepreneurship Support” – presented by Tajik State University.
• “Collaboration for the Development of Institutional Capacity for Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation to Promote Sustained, Inclusive Economic Growth and Decent Work for All” by Andijan Machine Building Institute.
For more information visit https://unicen.americancouncils.org/
✅In December 2022, American Councils facilitated a Central Asian Universities Virtual Meetup for UniCEN partners to exchange ideas and plan future collaboration.
🖥Partners discussed progress, challenges, and sustainability efforts related to their current UniCEN projects.
🧭Virtual meetup also included presentations from two university partnerships projects:
• “Collaboration for Enhanced Entrepreneurship Support” – presented by Tajik State University.
• “Collaboration for the Development of Institutional Capacity for Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation to Promote Sustained, Inclusive Economic Growth and Decent Work for All” by Andijan Machine Building Institute.
For more information visit https://unicen.americancouncils.org/
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🎯Building Sustainability in STEM through UniCEN Exchanges
🔸“Sharing knowledge occurs when people are genuinely interested in helping one another develop new capacities for action; it is about creating learning processes,” says Akmal Safarov.
👨🏻🏫Akmal is an Associate Professor of the Samarkand State University’s Institute of Engineering Physics (IEP). Through UniCEN project Akmal worked with Professor Michael Short from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on collecting, processing, and analyzing information about radiation, pressure, gravity, and air composition.
🔖Akmal uses his experience, gained during the UniCEN project, to mentor students. One of his students, Nafisa Rahmonova, works on her UniSat project and studies electronics, programming, and 3D modeling under Akmal’s supervision. She uses one of the UniCEN-acquired 3D printers, which is housed in the Nuclear Physics and Astronomy Laboratory of IEP, as a key component of her studies.
🔸“Sharing knowledge occurs when people are genuinely interested in helping one another develop new capacities for action; it is about creating learning processes,” says Akmal Safarov.
👨🏻🏫Akmal is an Associate Professor of the Samarkand State University’s Institute of Engineering Physics (IEP). Through UniCEN project Akmal worked with Professor Michael Short from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on collecting, processing, and analyzing information about radiation, pressure, gravity, and air composition.
🔖Akmal uses his experience, gained during the UniCEN project, to mentor students. One of his students, Nafisa Rahmonova, works on her UniSat project and studies electronics, programming, and 3D modeling under Akmal’s supervision. She uses one of the UniCEN-acquired 3D printers, which is housed in the Nuclear Physics and Astronomy Laboratory of IEP, as a key component of her studies.
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❗️UniCEN: Cooperation Begins by Building Trust
✅In November 2022, the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan (APAPRT) held an international conference on "Local Self-government in the Republic of Tajikistan: Theory, Practice and Development Prospects.” Narxoz University – a UniCEN partner of APART from Kazakhstan – was invited to take part in the conference.
📌During the conference, the UniCEN partners signed a memorandum of understanding to extend their collaboration beyond their UniCEN project – which was focused on sustainable development in Central Asia.
🔖Both partners are optimistic about future partnerships and prospects related to internationalization efforts. They report that the collaboration which began during UniCEN gave them the ability to work together on a common vision, common organizational objectives, and common accomplishments.
🔸The UniCEN Program is administered by American Councils and supported by the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent.
✅In November 2022, the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan (APAPRT) held an international conference on "Local Self-government in the Republic of Tajikistan: Theory, Practice and Development Prospects.” Narxoz University – a UniCEN partner of APART from Kazakhstan – was invited to take part in the conference.
📌During the conference, the UniCEN partners signed a memorandum of understanding to extend their collaboration beyond their UniCEN project – which was focused on sustainable development in Central Asia.
🔖Both partners are optimistic about future partnerships and prospects related to internationalization efforts. They report that the collaboration which began during UniCEN gave them the ability to work together on a common vision, common organizational objectives, and common accomplishments.
🔸The UniCEN Program is administered by American Councils and supported by the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent.
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🏆“Collaboration Makes Us Better”
📌Over the past year, Washington State University (WSU), Urgench State University (UrSU), and Kostanay Regional University worked on the joint UniCEN Project “STEM Environmental Technologies Courses for Investigation of Water Flow in the Aral Sea Basin.”
✅In order to ensure the sustainability of the project, Dr. Gayrat Urazboev from UrSU and Dr. Sergey Lapin from WSU held a series of Zoom calls to discuss a planned student exchange during the summer of 2023. They also planned for a short course focused on the “Finite Element Method” to be taught during the spring of 2023 by Dr. Lapin to students of UrSU online.
🔸Having secured funding for research-related travel from WSU, Dr. Lapin plans to visit UrSU later this year. It is also planned to organize a student exchange program between Urgench State and Washington State.
🔖Washington State and Urgench State believe that individual commitment to a group effort is what has ensured the success of their partnership.
📌Over the past year, Washington State University (WSU), Urgench State University (UrSU), and Kostanay Regional University worked on the joint UniCEN Project “STEM Environmental Technologies Courses for Investigation of Water Flow in the Aral Sea Basin.”
✅In order to ensure the sustainability of the project, Dr. Gayrat Urazboev from UrSU and Dr. Sergey Lapin from WSU held a series of Zoom calls to discuss a planned student exchange during the summer of 2023. They also planned for a short course focused on the “Finite Element Method” to be taught during the spring of 2023 by Dr. Lapin to students of UrSU online.
🔸Having secured funding for research-related travel from WSU, Dr. Lapin plans to visit UrSU later this year. It is also planned to organize a student exchange program between Urgench State and Washington State.
🔖Washington State and Urgench State believe that individual commitment to a group effort is what has ensured the success of their partnership.
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🎯UniCEN Online meeting: setting new goals
📌On March 13th, American Councils Tashkent hosted a meeting for participants of next UniCEN Internationalization workshop – to be hosted in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on March 24th and 25th, 2023.
❗️Universities participating in the event included:
•Bukhara State University
•Samarkand State Institute of Foreign languages
•Namangan State university
•Shakhrisabz State Pedagogical Institute
•Fergana Polytechnic Institute
•Nukus State Pedagogical Institute
•Kokand State Pedagogical Institute
•Shakhrisabz branch of Tashkent Chemical Technological Institute
•Samarkand Institute of Economics and Service
•Urganch branch of Tashkent Medical Academy
✅The workshop is designed to help build capacity for substantive international engagement between higher education institutions in the United States and Central Asia – a key goal of the UniCEN program.
📝For more information visit https://unicen.americancouncils.org/
📌On March 13th, American Councils Tashkent hosted a meeting for participants of next UniCEN Internationalization workshop – to be hosted in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on March 24th and 25th, 2023.
❗️Universities participating in the event included:
•Bukhara State University
•Samarkand State Institute of Foreign languages
•Namangan State university
•Shakhrisabz State Pedagogical Institute
•Fergana Polytechnic Institute
•Nukus State Pedagogical Institute
•Kokand State Pedagogical Institute
•Shakhrisabz branch of Tashkent Chemical Technological Institute
•Samarkand Institute of Economics and Service
•Urganch branch of Tashkent Medical Academy
✅The workshop is designed to help build capacity for substantive international engagement between higher education institutions in the United States and Central Asia – a key goal of the UniCEN program.
📝For more information visit https://unicen.americancouncils.org/
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🤝UniCEN: a positive relationship and mutual trust through internationalization
✅In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan the next workshop on Internationalization in Higher Education, organized by American Councils, is just getting started.
❗️During the next few days, on March 24-25, 2023, representatives of Central Asian universities will discuss the importance of internationalization for higher education, its key trends, benefits etc.
🎯Feruza Khajieva, faculty staff of Bukhara State University and the FEP (Faculty enrichment program) alumna, is one of the 10 participants from Uzbekistan HEIs. She says “Internationalization is part of the global knowledge economy. I believe that the workshop will provide us with the necessary tools and knowledge to enhance institutional strengths through strategic partnerships”.
🔸We wish a very productive workshop with exciting and encouraging discussions and exchange of knowledge!
🔖For more information visit https://unicen.americancouncils.org/
✅In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan the next workshop on Internationalization in Higher Education, organized by American Councils, is just getting started.
❗️During the next few days, on March 24-25, 2023, representatives of Central Asian universities will discuss the importance of internationalization for higher education, its key trends, benefits etc.
🎯Feruza Khajieva, faculty staff of Bukhara State University and the FEP (Faculty enrichment program) alumna, is one of the 10 participants from Uzbekistan HEIs. She says “Internationalization is part of the global knowledge economy. I believe that the workshop will provide us with the necessary tools and knowledge to enhance institutional strengths through strategic partnerships”.
🔸We wish a very productive workshop with exciting and encouraging discussions and exchange of knowledge!
🔖For more information visit https://unicen.americancouncils.org/
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🔖UniCEN: The more we share, the more we have!
✅On March 24th and 25th, American Councils organized the UniCEN Workshop on internationalization in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
🎯After participating in the workshop, Anvar Karimov - a faculty member of Samarkand Institute of Economics and Service organized an informational seminar to share what he learned.
🗞During the seminar, he shared information about the COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) and EDGE (Experiential Digital Global Engagement) programs. He also shared strategies for integrating culture and global learning into the teaching process.
🔸Anvar says: “The important thing I learned from the Bishkek workshop is the crucial point is not to obtain new facts but to discover new ways of thinking, and the great aim of education is not knowledge but action. So, I hope using the skills I obtained during the workshop we can enhance our activity in internationalization.”
📍For more information visit https://unicen.americancouncils.org/
✅On March 24th and 25th, American Councils organized the UniCEN Workshop on internationalization in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
🎯After participating in the workshop, Anvar Karimov - a faculty member of Samarkand Institute of Economics and Service organized an informational seminar to share what he learned.
🗞During the seminar, he shared information about the COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) and EDGE (Experiential Digital Global Engagement) programs. He also shared strategies for integrating culture and global learning into the teaching process.
🔸Anvar says: “The important thing I learned from the Bishkek workshop is the crucial point is not to obtain new facts but to discover new ways of thinking, and the great aim of education is not knowledge but action. So, I hope using the skills I obtained during the workshop we can enhance our activity in internationalization.”
📍For more information visit https://unicen.americancouncils.org/
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