Winners of the “National Competition” Under the “Five Million Artificial Intelligence Leaders” Project Awarded
2026-05-02 15:20:00 / News of ministry
The event was opened by the Minister of Digital Technologies Sherzod Shermatov, who emphasized the transformative impact of ongoing reforms and the strategic focus on youth as the country’s key asset.
The ceremony was also attended by E'zozkhon Karimova and Kongratbay Sharipov.
Project Overview
Launched in November 2025 by Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the initiative has already trained nearly 1 million young people. The aileaders.uz platform offers around 100 free courses from leading global providers such as Coursera, Oracle Corporation, Huawei, Apolitical, and Eoppiva, with approximately 3,000 courses translated into Uzbek.
About 500 schools, 45 universities, and nearly 10,000 participants and mentors took part in the competition.
Key Results and Winners
Most Active Higher Education Institution:
Tashkent University of Information Technologies — 100 million soums
Bukhara State Technical University — 50 million soums
Bukhara State University — 25 million soums
Most Active Participants:
705 school students, 116 university students, and 9 young professionals received laptops, tablets, and other valuable equipment.
Most Active Computer Science Teachers:
107 winners identified; 97 received $1,000 awards, and 10 teachers were granted international study trips.
Most Active Schools:
The main prize — the “President’s Gift” electric vehicle — was awarded to:
Bogot District Specialized School (Khorezm region)
School No. 13 with advanced subject study in Zarafshan (Navoi region)
The competition serves as a continuation of the “One Million Uzbek Programmers” initiative and reinforces efforts to build a new generation of globally competitive specialists in artificial intelligence and digital technologies.