American Councils for International Education, a non-governmental organization based in Washington, D.C., organized a workshop on internationalization and partnerships on 16-17 May 2019 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The overall number of participants reached over 65 people, which included representatives from 20 Central Asian universities located in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan; U.S. universities; State Department SCA; Public Affairs in Tashkent and Dushanbe; Ministry of Higher and Specialized Education of Uzbekistan; and American Councils staff from Tashkent, Almaty, Bishkek, and Washington.
The Central Asia University Partnerships Program (UniCEN) announced finalists for cooperation programs between universities in Tashkent, Andijan, Ferghana, Urgench, Samarkand and American universities. As a result of the seminar, universities in the Republic of Uzbekistan will have an opportunity to develop new partnerships with American universities in 2020 as well as expand existing partnerships with universities in Uzbekistan.