A cooperation agreement signed with University of Saint Joseph

March 29 , 2025
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During an educational trip to the People's Republic of China, a meeting was held between Emil Marques, the Head of the Executive Training and Lifelong Learning Department at University of Saint Joseph (USJ), and N. Islamov, the official NIU delegate.
During the discussions, a cooperation agreement was signed, which includes student exchanges, joint education programs, and other collaboration projects.
This cooperation will strengthen academic relations between the two universities, create new opportunities for students, and allow for the implementation of innovative projects.



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📘 D.Nasriddinovning “Fantastik adabiyot” nomli monografiyasida zamonaviy fantastik romanlarning badiiy-estetik xususiyatlari chuqur ilmiy tahlil qilingan. Mazkur asar jahon va Amerika adabiyotini o‘rganayotganlar uchun yangi ilmiy manbadir.
📗 Z.Madieva, K.Tadjibayeva va R.Yaxshiboyev muallifligidagi “Цифровая экономика” darsligida esa iqtisodiyotning raqamli arxitekturasi, algoritmlari va zamonaviy texnologik asoslari yoritilgan. Ushbu nashr iqtisodiyot va jahon iqtisodiyoti yo‘nalishlari talabalari uchun muhim o‘quv qo‘llanmadir.
📙 I.Erkinxo‘jayevning “Fiskal va monetar siyosat” nomli o‘quv qo‘llanmasida iqtisodiyotni tartibga solish mexanizmlari, davlat moliyaviy siyosatining asosiy yo‘nalishlari tahliliy yondashuv asosida bayon etilgan.
📕 Shuningdek, Nordik universiteti ustozlari X.Sabirov va R.Mardanova muallifligidagi “Investitsiyalar” darsligi Oliy taʼlim, fan va innovatsiyalar vazirligi tomonidan nashr etishga tavsiya qilindi.

Ilm, tajriba va madaniyat uyg‘unlashgan taʼlim safari!
Malaka oshirish davomida olim va ekspertlar ishtirokidagi mashg‘ulotlarda nufuzli jurnallarga maqola yozish va zamonaviy ta’lim yondashuvlari puxta egallandi.
Blum taksonomiyasi asosida maqsadlar belgilash, muammoga asoslangan ta’lim, oliy ta’limda baholash moduli, shuningdek, o‘qituvchilar yetakchiligi va ta’limni rivojlantirish modullari bo‘yicha samarali ilmiy-amaliy ko‘nikmalar shakllandi.
Taʼlim safarida Utara universiteti kampusi bo‘ylab sayohat, oliygoh rahbariyati bilan hamkorlik uchrashuvlari o‘tkazildi.
Madaniy integratsiya dasturi asosidagi tadbirlar ham qizg‘in kechdi. Manzilli sayohatlar, o‘zbekona mehmondo‘stlik namoyoni, milliy taomlarimiz bilan mehmon qilish orqali Nordik delegatsiyasi va malayziyalik ustozlar o‘rtasida qadriyatlar almashildi, hamkorlik mustahkamlandi, iliq taassurotlar uyg‘otildi.

From Idea to Startup: From the Classroom to Practice
As their final project, students worked on startup ideas based on real-world problems — analyzing consumer needs and market demand, and transforming ideas into functioning business models.
During the defense, special attention was given to:
• the relevance of the idea and the problem it addresses,
• alignment with market needs and the value created for users,
• monetization strategies,
• revenue generation,
• initial costs and financial justification.
The defense process became a gateway into the startup ecosystem for students. One student’s project was accepted into the UzCombinator acceleration program.
Several students also registered their projects for the “Mirzo Ulug‘bek Vorislari” innovation competition.
This experience enabled students to turn academic assignments into real projects, test their knowledge and skills in practice, and define their future entrepreneurial paths.
The goal of the course is to develop specialists who can solve real problems, understand the market, and economically justify their ideas.
The results speak for themselves:
📈 increased student interest in startups
🚀 well-directed practical preparation
Going forward, these projects will be further developed and implemented in practice.

CONNECT-ED in Practice: New Experiences in Malaysia
As part of the professional development activities held in Malaysia, practical sessions on developing digital portfolios and showcasing students’ learning processes were conducted at a high level.
During these sessions, scholars from Universiti Utara Malaysia shared and exchanged educational experiences with faculty members of Nordic International University.
Foreign language instructors, economists, IT specialists, and educators from Nordic International University learned to work with advanced prompts.
In addition, intensive, collaborative, and effective teamwork was carried out based on the PBL — Project-Based Learning method. Through learning driven by problems and questions, teamwork, research and analysis, developing solutions, and presenting outcomes, new pedagogical skills were formed that help transform students into active learners.
