RECTORS’ FORUM POLAND-UZBEKISTAN
Tashkent, 26 April 2023
Organizers:
Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (CRASP)
Conference of Rectors of Uzbekistan
Patronage:
Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Poland
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Republic of Uzbekistan
In cooperation with:
Embassy of Poland in Uzbekistan
Embassy of Republic of Uzbekistan in Poland
„Perspektywy” Education Foundation
Venue:
Tashkent State University of Economics
Tashkent, Islam Karimov street, 49
www.tsue.uz
Languages of the Forum:
Polish, Uzbek/Russian – simultaneous translation
PROGRAM of RECTORS’ FORUM (draft)
(As of 11 April 2023)
25 April 2023 (Tuesday)
All day – arrivals to Tashkent
Afternoon: sightseeing historic sites of Tashkent
15:00 – 17:00 Meeting with Radoslaw Gruk, Ambassador of Poland to Uzbekistan, at the Polish Embassy in Tashkent
26 April 2023 (Wednesday)
09:00 – 10:00 Registration and morning coffee
10:00 – 10:40 OPENING of the Forum
Welcome speech
- Kongratbay Sharipov, Rector, Tashkent State University of Economics, Uzbekistan
Addresses by organizers and guests of the Forum
- Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of Uzbekistan
- Przemyslaw Czarnek, Minister of Education and Science of Poland (videomessage)
- Radosław Gruk, Ambassador of Poland to Uzbekistan
- Odil Abdurahmanov, President, Uzbek Rectors Council; Rector, Tashkent State Transport University (tbc)
- Arkadiusz Mężyk, President, Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (CRASP); Rector, Silesian University of Technology, Poland
10:40 – 11:10 FIRST SESSION
Strategies for development of higher education in Poland and Uzbekistan
- Komiljon Karimov, First Deputy Minister of higher education, science and Innovation of Uzbekistan (tbc)
- Representative, Ministry of Education and Science, Poland (tbc)
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee break
12:00 – 13:00 SECOND SESSION
The main challenges of internationalization of higher education in Poland and Uzbekistan
- Representative, Conference of Rectors of Uzbekistan (tbc)
- Jerzy Lis, Rector, AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow (PL)
- Representative, Conference of Rectors of Uzbekistan (tbc)
- Pawel Poszytek, Director General, Poland National Agency of EU Erasmus+ Program (PL)
- Representative, Conference of Rectors of Uzbekistan (tbc)
- Waldemar Siwinski, Founder, Perspektywy Education Foundation (PL)
Dyskusja
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 16:00 THIRD SESSION – Parallel sessions in the form of „round tables”
Platforms of cooperation between universities of Poland and Uzbekistan
Panel A. Universities & Medical universities
Co-chairs:
- Bogumila Kaniewska, Rector, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan (PL)
- Rector of Uzbekistan University (tbc)
Speakers from Poland:
- Piotr Stepnowski, Rector, University of Gdańsk (PL)
- Tomasz Szczepański, Rector, Silesian Medical University (PL)
- Radosław Dobrowolski, Rector, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin (PL)
- Tomasz Grodzicki, Vice-Rector, Jagiellonian University (PL)
- Zbigniew Osadowski, Rector, Pomeranian University in Slupsk (PL)
- Rafał Witkowski, Vice-rector, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan (PL)
- Konrad Janowski, Rector, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw (PL)
Speakers from Uzbekistan:
- Representative, Conference of Rectors of Uzbekistan
Panel B. Universities of technology & economics & Life Sciences
Co-chairs:
- Teofil Jesionowski, Rector, Poznan University of Technology (PL)
- Representative, University of technology of Uzbekistan
Speakers from Poland:
- Danuta Zawadzka, Rector, Koszalin University of Technology (PL)
- Piotr Koszelnik, Rector, Rzeszow University of Technology (PL)
- Zbigniew Koruba, Rector, Kielce University of Technology (PL)
- Pawel Nowacki, Rector, Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology (PL)
- Piotr Wachowiak, Rector, SGH Warsaw School of Economics (PL)
- Jerzy Bosy, Rector, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (PL)
- Sławomir Wroblewski, Acting Deputy Rector, International Agriculture University (IAU)
Speakers from Uzbekistan:
- Representative, Conference of Rectors of Uzbekistan (tbc)
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee break
16:15 – 17:30 FORTH, CLOSING SESSION
Common challenges; developing Polish-Uzbekistan academic cooperation
16:15-16:45 Polish-Uzbek promising areas of research cooperation - according to Elsevier metrics (analysis)
- M'hamed Aisati, Vice President, Data and Analytical Services
16:45-17:05 Reports from the “round tables”:
- Representative - universities & medical universities table
- Representative - universities of technology & Life Sciences table
17:05-17:30 Summary of the proceedings of the first Rectors’ Forum -Poland-Uzbekistan
- Arkadiusz Mężyk, President, Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland
- Representative, Conference of Rectors of Uzbekistan (tbc)
17:30 Closing
19:00-21:30 Gala Dinner - Hosted by educational authorities of Uzbekistan (tbc)
27 April (Thursday)
IREG 2023 Annual Conference
Rankings and University International Exposure
Uwaga dla Państwa Rektorów: 27 - 28 kwietnia odbędzie się w Taszkiencie międzynarodowa konferencja rankingowa IREG 2023, w której – biorąc pod uwagę aktualność tematyki i reprezentatywność mówców, w tym twórców głównych rankingów światowych - rekomendujemy Państwu udział.
Wszyscy uczestnicy Forum Rektorów Polski i Uzbekistanu oraz Prezentacji "Study in Poland" mogą wziąć udział w konferencji IREG 2023 nieodpłatnie - obowiązuje rejestracja: www.ireg-observatory.org
19.30 – 22:00 IREG 2023 Conference Gala Dinner
28 April (Friday)
IREG 2023 Annual Conference
Rankings and University International Exposure
FORUM & IREG participants: Afternoon Transfer to Samarkand
20:00 – 22:30 Reception by Rectors of Samarkand’s Universities
29 April (Saturday)
Culture and history program at Samarkand
30 April (Sunday)
Transfer to Tashkent or Bukhara (optional)
Culture and history program Bukhara (optional)
