The visit continues a dialogue that began in 2024, when the Ambassador met Alisher Jurayev, Chairman of the Board of Nordic International University, at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. At that meeting, she expressed keen interest in the University’s institutional development, academic programmes and international prospects. That initial interest has since grown into substantive, practical engagement.
During the visit, the Ambassador was introduced to the University’s academic activities, international educational programmes, student exchange opportunities and Work & Travel initiatives. The discussion focused on broadening young people’s international academic and cultural experience, strengthening cooperation with foreign universities and advancing the international integration of higher education.
The visit also reflected the regional cooperation agenda of the international conference “Central Asia – South Caucasus Connectivity: What Lies Ahead?”, currently being held in Uzbekistan. The conference’s focus on connectivity and cooperation opens new opportunities for collaboration in education as well.
The Ambassador praised the University’s potential for international cooperation and expressed confidence that it could become an important platform for educational partnerships, academic mobility and the exchange of expertise between Central Asia and the Nordic countries, Finland in particular.
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