TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (June 24, 2022) – The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, in partnership with American Councils for International Education, invited Dr. Thomas Jehn and Dr. James Herron of the Harvard College Writing Program and Dr. Rauf Salahodjaev of the Higher Education Virtual Education Center to facilitate the Central Asia Academic Writing Workshop in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from June 22-23th.

The Central Asia Academic Writing Workshop is one of several ongoing initiatives under the Central Asia University Partnership Program (UNICEN) platform. UNICEN was launched in 2018 as a regional public affairs and higher education initiative to enhance and promote partnership between higher education institutions in the United States and Central Asian republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan). Since its inception, UNICEN has cultivated over 70 collaborative university-to-university partnerships and brought several U.S. based experts to Central Asia to discuss and support research, student mobility, dual degree programming, and various aspects of scholarship and higher education administration.

The Central Asia Academic Writing Workshop brought 38 young active researchers and faculty members from public universities in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan together to discuss research question formulation, proper writing techniques, identifying appropriate academic journals, proper use of citations, how to navigate the peer review process, and how to search for and write research grants. Dr. Jehn and Dr. Herron provided insightful and individual feedback to the participants and emphasized that quality research methods were crucial to successful article publication.

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AMERICAN COUNCILS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION is a leader in international education, academic exchange, and overseas language immersion and works to strengthen international ties and mutual understanding through excellence in academic, professional, and cultural exchange, language acquisition, educational development, and research.

American Councils reopened its Tashkent office in 2018 and currently manages a diverse portfolio of 13 programs in the country including Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX), American Windows, Uzbekistan Business Leaders (UBL), and English Speaking Nation Program (ESN:STT). For more information about American Councils, please follow @ACCELS via Telegram or contact the office at info.uz@americancouncils.org.

FEP Alumnus participates at the annual Teaching Learning and Research Symposium.

On May 31, 2022, FEP alumnus Ulugbek Islamov presented research findings from his AIP (academic inquiry project) at the University of Arkansas. The annual Teaching Learning and Research Symposium at Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT) was dedicated to Best Practices for Student Engagement, Academic Counseling and Research.

One of the main purposes of visiting the University of Arkansas for Ulugbek as an FEP fellow in Fall 2021 was to explore the best practices in Faculty Mentoring. During his stay, Ulugbek conducted several interviews with Engineering faculty members and attended Mentoring Conference at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. The outcomes of his research findings were presented at the University of Arkansas bi-weekly research seminar in December 2021, and recommendations for home university (WIUT) were developed.

Ulugbek's contribution to the annual Teaching Learning and Research Symposium included the discussion of Faculty Mentoring Practices at the University of Arkansas and was followed up by recommendations for home university (WIUT).

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On June 27, 2022 during visit to United States, Open World Program delegation representing the Senate and Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan Parliament met with Senator Eliot Bostar at Nebraska Legislature. Visitors were informed about activities of the only unicameral state Legislature in the USA.

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YPIP Alumnus Davron Muslimov joins to Eurasia Foundation in Washington DC

YPIP 2020 alumnus Davron Muslimov shares his latest exciting news! He graduated from George Washington University with a LLM (Master of Laws) degree in International and Comparative Law and will be joining Eurasia Foundation in Washington DC as a project associate for the implementation of Human Trafficking and Civil Governance projects in Central Asia.

"I can not express with words my gratitude to my family, friends, professors, and university administration, who helped and supported me along the way. The year was full of joy and challenges, from making new friends to the classroom experience. This is a door for new opportunities! As B. Franklin said: Investment in education pays the best interest", shares Davron.

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FEP Alumna initiates a partnership with the University of Arkansas

Munira Zaylobidinova, professor of the English Language department at Fergana State University and FEP 2021 alumna from the University of Arkansas, initiated a partnership between Ferghana State University and the University of Arkansas.

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FEP Alumna Participates in the Roundtable Discussion on Academic Integrity

FEP Alumna Mekhriniso Rakhmatova, who spent an academic exchange semester at Arizona State University, USA, and who first introduced the subject of "Academic Integrity" to Uzbekistan, participated in the roundtable discussion on Academic Integrity, designed to teach foreign languages to the "Leaders of the Future" club members organized by the Bukhara region representatives of the Agency for Promoting Foreign Language Learning (LPA).

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We are thrilled🥳 to be sending ✈️ 40 high school students from across Uzbekistan🇺🇿 to the United States🇺🇸 under the 2022-23 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 (𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐗). Selected via a rigorous competition overseen by American Councils for International Education Uzbekistan, these FLEX finalists will spend one academic year at U.S. high schools and living with American families. At a Pre-Departure Orientation held for this cohort, Charge d’Affaires Paul Poletes congratulated the finalists and wished them the best of luck as they embark on a thrilling and life-changing journey.      

The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, in partnership with American Councils for International Education, invited Dr. Thomas Jehn and Dr. James Herron of the Harvard College Writing Program and Dr. Rauf Salahodjaev of the Higher Education Virtual Education Center to facilitate the Central Asia Academic Writing Workshop in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from June 22-23th.

The Central Asia Academic Writing Workshop brought 38 young active researchers and faculty members from public universities in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

The Central Asia University Partnerships Program (UniCEN) is funded by the U.S. State Department through the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent and administered by American Councils for International Education.

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