Changes in Uzbekistan’s sports education earn recognition at an international forum

At the Central Asian International Education Forum in Tashkent, the Uzbekistan State University of Physical Education and Sport reached mutually beneficial cooperation agreements with representatives of higher education institutions from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the Uzbekistan Sports Academy, and a Portuguese higher education institution.

Meetings with university leaders from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan focused on developing scientific and academic cooperation, launching joint projects, and expanding opportunities for international exchange of experience in physical education and sports.

Memorandums of cooperation were signed with foreign higher education institutions at the forum. These agreements were noted as important for strengthening ties between Uzbekistan’s sports education institutions and their international partners, enhancing their scientific potential, and taking international cooperation to a new level.

Paula Rodrigues, Vice-President of Portugal’s Jean Piaget Polytechnic Institute of the North (IPJPN), who is participating in the forum and related events, visited the Olympic City complex in Tashkent, where she toured its facilities and watched the President’s Olympiad competitions.

In discussions with officials from the Uzbekistan Sports Academy, she recognized the changes underway in Uzbekistan’s sports sector and the efforts to train highly qualified, well-rounded specialists in sports education.

T. Ruziyev, UzA