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Foreign guests visited Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies

On January 7, 2020, members of the delegation led by the rector of the University of Kyungdong, Republic of Korea, John Lee visited Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies. The main directions of bilateral cooperation over the past period were discussed at the meeting, and promising areas for future cooperation were identified. After the meeting, the Rector of Kyungdong University, John Lee, met with the 1st year students studying at the Faculty of Korean Studies as part of a joint educational program organized by Kyungdong University. Both sides agreed that 9 students studying in the joint program will have a one-month internship at Kyungdong University in the summer of 2020.

On January 14, 2020, the Deputy Head of the Embassy of  Arab Republic of Egypt in Uzbekistan Muhammad El Sukkari and the First Secretary of the Embassy Khalid Mohamed Fekri visited Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies. At the meeting, the rector of the Institute G. Rikhsieva informed the guests about the history and activities of the institute. In particular, the department of Arabic philology has been working at the institute since 1944, more than 3,000 Arabic scholars have been trained for 76 years, famous academicians, ambassadors, public figures and entrepreneurs have graduated from them.And she reported that today about 600 students in Arabic philology, history, philosophy, economics and world politics are studying Arabic as a primary and secondary language at TSIOS. During the meeting, the sides discussed issues related to the development of cooperation with TSIOS and higher education institutions of  Arab Republic of Egypt to a new level and made relevant proposals. In this regard, it was agreed to send students of Arabic studies to Cairo University in Egypt for a short-term internship in Arabic in July-August this year.

On January 21 and 29, 2020, Tetsuro Yamasaka, Chairman of the Board of  BALCOM in Hiroshima, Japan, Tetsuhiro Yamasaka, Director of the company, and Takafumi Higashi, Head of BALCOM in Uzbekistan visited the Faculty of Japanese Studies of  Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies. The official meeting with the members of the company was attended by Vice-Rector for International Cooperation E.Makhmudov, Head of International Cooperation A.Mukhsinov, Dean of the Faculty of Japanese Studies E.Matchanov and Head of the Department of Japanese Philology N.Khalmurzaeva. During the meeting, BALCOM Chairman Tetsuro Yamasaka, not only as the head of the company, but also as a member of the Board of Trustees of Hiroshima University, made proposals on issues of mutually beneficial cooperation. Vice-Rector for International Cooperation E.Makhmudov offered to cooperate in the training of professors and teachers of Hiroshima University and exchange programs. The head of the delegation, Mr. Tetsuro Yamasaka, promised to convey these proposals to the Rector of Hiroshima University and provide practical assistance in the future. Besides that, the company’s management spoke in Japanese with  the 4th year students  of the Faculty of Japanese Studies in order to invite them  to work in the company’s offices in Japan and its representative office in Uzbekistan. At the end of the conversation, BALCOM Chairman Tetsuro Yamasaka acknowledged that the level of Japanese language proficiency of students is much higher than he expected.

On January 30, 2020, members of the Embassy led  by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Indonesia Sunario Cartadina visited Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies. At the meeting, the rector of the Institute G. Rikhsieva informed the guests about the history of the institute, its activities and the development of Indonesian studies today. At the same time, the sides exchanged views on the future tasks of the Center for Indonesian Language and Culture, which has been operating at the institute since 2013. During the meeting, the sides discussed issues related to the development of cooperation with TSIOS and Indonesian higher education institutions to a new level and made relevant proposals. In this regard, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Indonesia presented about 150 books as a gift to the Information Resource Center of TSIOS for students studying the Indonesian language.

On January 31, 2020, Mr. Hiroshuke Matsuoka, General Director of the MITSUI’s branches  in Nursultan, Astana and Tashkent,Japan visited  Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies. The meeting was attended by Vice-Rector for International Cooperation E.Makhmudov, Dean of the Faculty of Japanese Studies E.Matchanov, professors and teachers of the Department of Japanese Philology. As a result of the talks with Mr. Hiroshuke Matsuoka, acknowledging the high scientific potential and level of Japanese language skills of the graduates of the Faculty of Japanese Studies, the sides exchanged views on hiring 1-2 graduates to work in  Tashkent office of MITSUI. In the future, it was agreed that the representative will participate in roundtables with graduates of this direction and they  will assist in updating the material and technical base of the Faculty of Japanese Studies and textbooks on the specialty.

On March 2, 2020, the Embassy of India in Uzbekistan and L.B.Shastri Indian Culture Center  gifted a $ 5,500 electronic whiteboard to Mahatma Gandhi Center for Indian Studies under the Department of South and Southeast Asian Languages of TSIOS. This board, which performs computer, television, projector, radio and many other functions, is a very good and convenient practical aid for students to learn Hindi in depth, especially to listen to Hindi live via the Internet and improve pronunciation, learn Indian culture, customs and so on. Professor Chandra Shekhar, Director of  L.B. Shastri Indian Cultural Center, visited TSIOS to officially hand over the electronic board. The reception was attended by E. Makhmudov, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation, A. Muhsinov, Head of the Department of International Cooperation, U. Muhibova, Head of the Department of South and Southeast Asian Languages, teachers and students of the department.

On March 9, 2020, the Chairman of the Senate of  Baltic International Academy, Professor Stanislav Buka visited  Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies. At the meeting, the rector of TSIOS G.Rikhsieva informed the guest about the activities and history of the institute. During the meeting, the sides discussed issues related to the development of cooperation with TSIOS  and  Baltic International Academy to a new level and made relevant proposals. The issue of establishing a joint master’s degree program with TSIOS  and Baltic International Academy was discussed at the meeting. At the end of the meeting, Stanislav Buka praised the consistent reforms in higher education in Uzbekistan.

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