Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The event was attended by Nodirjon Xolbo‘tayev, Head of the Department for the Development of the State Language under the Cabinet of Ministers; Abdumalik Akramov, Director of the Centre for Enhancing the Social Engagement of Students and Schoolchildren; Isajon Sultonov, People’s Writer of Uzbekistan; and more than 450 students and young people, competition winners and runners-up, and officials.

At the beginning of the event, as part of the final round of the “Uzbek Language — Interpreter of My Heart” competition, foreign students presented artistic performances in Uzbek. Based on the jury’s final scores across all competition tasks, the winners were announced:

🥇 1st place: Qadeer Ahmed (Pakistan) — Andijan State Medical Institute;

🥈 2nd place: Nozomi Matsushita (Japan) — Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies;

🥉 3rd place: Mazin Moideentkuthy (India) — Bukhara State Medical University.

The winners received diplomas, commemorative gifts, and cash prizes equivalent to 40, 30, and 20 basic calculation units, respectively.

The winners of the national “Language Experts” competition, held among students of higher education institutions, were also announced and honoured at the ceremony.

🥇 1st place: Akbarali Mexmanov — student at Namangan State University;

🥈 2nd place: Komila Tuxtasinova — master’s student at the National University of Uzbekistan;

🥉 3rd place: Farangiz Abdurahmonova — student at Termez State University;

🔹 4th place: Mohibonu Sanakulova — master’s student at Navoi State University, and Mushtariybonu Olimova — student at Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature;

🔹 5th place: Dilruh Hayitova — master’s student at Bukhara State Pedagogical Institute, and Dilnoza Boymurodova — master’s student at Jizzakh State Pedagogical University.

The winners received diplomas from the Ministry of Education and Science, along with vouchers worth UZS 8 million for 1st place, UZS 6 million for 2nd place, UZS 5 million for 3rd place, UZS 3 million for 4th place, and UZS 2 million for 5th place. In addition, seven participants who demonstrated outstanding engagement in the final round received certificates of honour from the Ministry.

The ceremony also featured the presentation of awards to the winners of the “Best Article Published in Popular Science Newspapers and Journals” competition, the national creative works competition entitled “One Homeland, One People — Building a New Life and Future!”, and the “Women in Science” article competition.