This week 40 American and 40 local Uzbekistani #English teachers came together in #Tashkent to begin the English Summer Excellence Training (#ESET) program. These 80 teachers will lead three-week trainings for public school teachers throughout #Uzbekistan. The U.S. Embassy is proud to partner with the Ministry of Preschool and School Education, the Avloni Teacher Training Institute, and #AmericanCouncils to support students and teachers throughout Uzbekistan.

YPIP Participants Learn About Personal Branding with Jamshid Akhmadaliev

🎤 On June 16th, YPIP participants attended a professional development session with Jamshid Akhmadaliev, a Marketing and PR officer at Webster University. Jamshid has extensive education and background in marketing and PR, and has studied in Europe and the United States through numerous competitive scholarship programs including the Global UGRAD and Erasmus programs.

⚡️Jamshid shared his expertise on personal branding. He offered valuable insights on showcasing unique personal strengths and building strong personal branding that leaves a lasting impression. Jamshid also shared branding rules for participants to follow. "Do not miss the opportunities. Social media is a missed opportunity."

Young Professional Internships Program (YPIP) is funded by the US Embassy Tashkent and implemented by American Councils for International Education.

C5+ONE National Training of Teachers Empowers Educators for English Education in Uzbekistan

The National Training of Teachers (NToT) for the C5+ONE program took place at the premises of the American Councils’ office in Tashkent on June 19-20. This intensive workshop was aimed to train a cohort of educators who will be teaching English in Khiva, Nukus, and Tashkent.

The Classroom Teachers were equipped with the best strategies to effectively deliver the program curriculum for Trimester 1. Additionally, on the final day of the NToT, they had the opportunity to connect with participants who were selected based on their results in the adaptive KITE (Kaplan International Tools for English) test.

#NationalTrainingofTeachers #EmpoweringEducators #EnglishEducation #Uzbekistan #AmericanCouncils #TransformativeEducation #BuildingTheFuture

Empowering Engineering and Environment Professionals: C5+Opening Networks English Cohort 1 Commences in Khiva, Nukus, and Tashkent!

Exciting news! Starting this week, from June 26th, the C5+Opening Networks through English Cohort 1 classes have commenced in three regions of Uzbekistan: Khiva, Nukus, and Tashkent.
We are thrilled to welcome 35 dedicated professionals from the field of Energy and Environment, representing 7 organizations across Uzbekistan. They will embark on a transformative journey of 180 hours of free English-language instruction, along with regional networking and professional development opportunities.
This program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and is administered by American Councils for International Education.
We wish all the participants a fruitful and inspiring learning experience, filled with valuable insights and connections that will contribute to their personal and professional growth.

#C5OpeningNetworks #Engineering #Environment #ACUzbekistan

🎤 On June 23rd, YPIP participants attended a professional development session with Tamilla Kurbanova, Co-Founder and CEO at Twelve Stars Capital. Tamilla Kurbanova is a FLEX 2001 alumna and a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Tamilla has ten years of experience in banking on Wall Street and Dubai, having worked for Morgan Stanley, UBS and Julius Baer. After almost 20 years abroad, Tamilla returned to Uzbekistan and is currently working to attract investments into Uzbekistan.

⚡️Tamilla delivered a session entitled "Personal Financial Planning", focused on financial planning and strategies and how to assess risk when it comes to personal finance.

🇺🇸Young Professional Internships Program (YPIP) is funded by the US Embassy Tashkent and implemented by American Councils for International Education.

From June 23-25, the US Embassy in partnership with American Councils for International Education hosted 50 young people from various regions of Uzbekistan at the 2nd annual Uzbekistan Youth Leadership Conference.

ℹ️ Originally held in 2021, the Uzbekistan Youth Leadership Conference (UzYLC) was organized to bring young leaders together to collaborate on social projects designed to improve their communities. During the three-day conference, participants learned about project management, design and implementation from American trainers, alumni of U.S. government programs, and Fulbright English Teaching Assistants. The participants also had the chance to hone their leadership skills through experiential teambuilding activities.

🎉Congratulations to all of the UzYLC 2023 participants! We look forward to see what exciting projects you undertake in your communities!

🇺🇸 Uzbekistan Youth Leadership Conference is funded by the US Embassy Tashkent and implemented by American Councils for International Education.