New Master’s Degree Curricula for Sustainable Bioeconomy in Uzbekistan (BioEcUz)

Source of funding
EU Erasmus+ ProgrammeScientific leader
Liga ProskinaProject website
🌐Duration
2021 - 2024Budget
135 844 EURProject description
The project aims to support achievement of the main goal (need) of the Innovation Development Strategy of Uzbekistan for 2019-2021 which is "the development of human capital as the main factor enhancing Uzbekistan’s competitiveness and innovation” and particularly implementation of two tasks: 1) improvement of quality and coverage of education at all levels, based on the needs of the economy, 2) supporting, facilitating integration of education, science and industries - areas where achievements and progress are seen as insufficient currently. It has planned to develop new master curricula, including various and diverse aspects of the bioeconomy and preparing professionals being able to vision, develop and manage bioeconomy.
Project partners
- Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania);
- JAMK University of Applied Sciences (Finland);
- Tashkent State Agrarian University (TSAU);
- Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME);
- Bukhara State University (BukhSU);
- Samarkand Agroinnovations and Research University (former Samarkand branch of Tashkent State Agrarian University (SAMTSAU));
- Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Uzbekistan;
- Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialised Education of Uzbekistan.
- Agrobusiness Association of Uzbekistan (AgroA);
- Center of Agro-Innovation of the Farmers Council (AgroAIM)
