Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan

During the conversations, the head of the department, Abduvali Kholikov, held consultations with members of the delegation who have carried out reforms in the field of higher education, science and innovation in the republic in recent years.

In addition, the successful development of mutual cooperation in the field of higher education between Uzbekistan and Malaysia was noted and confidence was expressed in the prospects for the development of this partnership.

Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Agency for Global Educational Services Novi Tajuddin spoke about the possibilities of cooperation in the field of exchange of students and teachers between the two countries, organizing summer schools for students, internships in higher education institutions in Malaysia and the implementation of educational programs.

In addition, ideas were put forward to send undergraduates and graduate students from Uzbek higher educational institutions to study in Malaysia, and research was conducted on the participants.

It also highlighted opportunities for foreign nationals in Malaysia to study through the APEL (Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning) program, which allows them to gain previous learning experience.

APEL is an accreditation of learning experience level. This initiative by Malaysian Agency Melaka aims at the higher education levels for adults, intellectuals and human capital development in the country by promoting lifelong learning.

In conclusion, it was noted that this meeting serves as another important condition for the regular development of relations between our changes in the field of higher education, science and innovation.