Issues of development of education and innovations in cooperation with the World Bank were discussed
01/02/2023 11:20
Issues of development of education and innovations in cooperation with the World Bank were discussed
01/02/2023 11:20
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 31 January this year, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Ibrohim Abdurakhmonov held talks with the head of the World Bank office in Uzbekistan, Marco Mantovanelli.
Marco Mantovanelli congratulated Ibrohim Abdurakhmonov on his new appointment and presented the projects implemented by the World Bank in the field of education, science and innovation in Uzbekistan, as well as plans for the future.
During the negotiations, issues of providing analytical and financial assistance from the World Bank to support higher education and innovation in Uzbekistan were discussed.
To date, two projects financed by the World Bank are being implemented - the Modernization of Higher Education Project (MHEP) and the Modernization of the National Innovation System of Uzbekistan (MUNIS).
The MHEP project will be completed by 28 February 2023, and the World Bank team is currently working to launch an initiative to improve the quality of higher education in Central Asia.
Ibrohim Abdurakhmonov stressed that the World Bank is an international financial institution that plays an important role in improving the system of higher education and innovation. He also proposed to work together on the development of an innovation ecosystem for universities and institutes, as well as the implementation and commercialization of projects.
At the end of the meeting, the head of the World Bank office in Uzbekistan, Mr. Marco Mantovanelli, positively assessed the work done jointly with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, and expressed his readiness to assist the Ministry in further work.
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