The prestigious conference began with an acquaintance with the new building of the Institute of Biochemistry of Samarkand State University. The event was attended by more than 20 rectors and vice-rectors of universities from Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Rector of Samarkand State University, Honored Scientist of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Deputy of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis, President of the Association of Asian Universities Rustam Khalmuradov opened the event with an opening speech:

    - Along with progress and development, global problems are growing in the world. Their solution is only science. Each university has its own leading areas and leading scientists. For example, Kazakhstan Eurasian National University - engineering and information technology; Tomsk State University – Natural Sciences; Kazan Federal University – ecology; Samarkand State University – engineering physics, agriculture and food safety; Altai State University – biological medicine; Tajik State University - humanities, Altai State Pedagogical University - pedagogy and psychology, Kazan Institute of Innovative Development - economics. It is advisable for each university to prepare an expert group and send it to the above universities for internships and exchange of experience, as well as the creation of research groups. It is also important to expand the composition and geography of the Association of Asian Universities...

   After this, the rector of the Altai State Medical University Irina Sheremetyeva, the rector of the Ufa University of Science and Technology Vadim Zakharov, the director of the Kazan Institute of Innovative Development Nelya Mukhametkhanova, the vice-rector of the Chechen State University Nasrudi Yarychev, the vice-rector of the Irkutsk State Agrarian University Oleg Repetsky, the vice-rector of the Kazan Federal University Ekaterina Turilova, spoke. Vice-Rector of Altai State University Roman Raikin.

     Rector of Samarkand State University Rustam Khalmuradov signed a cooperation agreement with Rector of Ufa University of Science and Technology Vadim Zakharov and Vice-Rector of Altai State University Roman Raikin.

      “The Council of Rectors of universities that are members of the Association of Asian Universities has benefited the scientific community,” says Vadim Zakharov, rector of the Ufa University of Science and Technology. - At the meeting, presentations were made on current issues and cooperation agreements were signed. The opinions and recommendations expressed by Rustam Khalmuradov are especially relevant. We should cooperate across a wide spectrum... I wish you success in the work of the Association of Asian Universities.

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Photos were taken by Shavkat Akramov.