On April 8, the State Inspectorate for Supervision of Quality in Education hosted a meeting with the heads and representatives of several companies to establish joint projects between Finland and Uzbekistan in education.

The delegation included FinEst Bay Area and AngryBirds Co-Founder Peter Vesterbacka, Finest Future Co-Founder Tuomas Tiilikainen, Edunation Finland Co-Founder Harri Suominen, Skillgower Co-Founder Pasi Savola and PK Safety and Rescue Managing Director Pertti Kortejärvi.

Uzbekistan delegation was represented by the Head of the Inspectorate for Education Ulugbek Tashkenbayev, Rector of Tashkent State University of Economics Kongratbay Sharipov, Rector of Tashkent International University of Education Ulugbek Kasimkhodjayev.

The Head of the Inspectorate for Education Ulugbek Tashkenbayev expressed gratitude to the guests for the projects implemented in cooperation to improve the quality of education in Uzbekistan. He noted that the work in this direction will continue consistently.

“As a result of our cooperation, which began in November last year, we reached an agreement on the exchange of students between the cities of Navoi and Lappeenranta, setting up student exchange programs with Tashkent State University of Economics, using Finnish curricula by translating them into Uzbek. This is definitely the beginning of the tremendous results to be achieved. There is no doubt that in the future these ties will become stronger and serve as an important bridge between our countries and cultures”, said Ulugbek Tashkenbayev. 

Co-Founder of Edunation Finland Harri Suominen expressed gratitude to the Inspectorate of Education and partner organizations for the warm hospitality. “I was surprised by the eagerness of Uzbekistan to reform the education system and foster the comprehensive development of the younger generation. At this important time, we are proud to contribute a noble project being implemented in Uzbekistan”, said the representative of Edunation Finland.

At the meeting, the work carried out within the framework of student exchange projects, joint educational programs, teaching mathematics and the Finnish language, signing memorandums were discussed in detail, plans were outlined.

Honorary Consul of Finland to Uzbekistan Alisher Juraev, emphasizing the prospects for cooperation, noted that the introduction of the Finnish educational experience in Uzbekistan will be a starting step for new projects in this direction.

Following the meeting, plans for further activities with the participation of the delegation were identified.

The members of the delegation will stay in Uzbekistan until April 14 and will hold talks at Navoi, Bukhara and Samarkand regional hokimiyats and meet with officials of the education system on student exchange projects, joint educational programs, teaching mathematics and the Finnish language, as well as sign memorandums.

According to SISQE, the agenda of the visit also includes meetings with young people, acquaintance with the activities of secondary schools and a number of higher educational institutions, and the organization of an International Scientific and Practical Forum on “Prospects for Uzbek-Finnish cooperation”. 

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