American University students plan to visit Uzbekistan

On February 16, 2019, at the Embassy of our country in the United States, a meeting was held with a group of students of the American University, the MFA reports.

American University - one of the leading private international universities in the United States, founded in Washington, DC in 1983, trains specialists in international relations, economic development, sociology and other areas. Among graduates of the university, there are high-ranking officials of the US government, foreign countries, well-known journalists from leading international media, influential financiers and businessmen from various countries of the world.

The meeting at the Embassy was held at the initiative of the Uzbekistan Youth Association in America (UYAA), which was established in Washington in 2018. It brings together the Uzbek youth by organizing joint cultural and educational events. UYAA acts as a bridge between universities of the two countries.

At the event, Ambassador Javlon Vakhabov spoke in detail about the historical-cultural heritage of Uzbekistan and its present day, including the activities of the Youth Union, the current reforms in the educational system, as well as prospects for establishing inter-university cooperation with the US.

Significant experience of cooperation with such leading foreign educational institutions as Turin Polytechnic University (Italy), Westminster University (Great Britain), Inha University (South Korea), Singapore University of Management, Moscow State University (Russia) and others is particularly noted. It was emphasized that establishment of a branch of Webster University in Tashkent – the first American university in the former Soviet Union, is a good indicator of strengthening Uzbek-American ties.

During the meeting, an agreement was reached on organizing a study tour to Uzbekistan for students of the American University on March 10-17. The group is expected to represent more than 10 countries of the world. 

Within the framework of the program, the American students will conduct, in conjunction with the Youth Union of Uzbekistan, a conference on the role of youth in diplomacy, a series of workshops on developing leadership skills, making effective decisions and instilling business skills among women entrepreneurs, meeting with representatives of Uzbek youth to exchange knowledge about world cultures and career growth, as well as negotiations with responsible representatives of the Center for supporting children and young people with disabilities. It also provides for the organization of a study tour of the historical sights of Tashkent and Samarkand.