On April 16, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Kongratbay Sharipov received a delegation led by Governor of Chunchongbuk-do Province of the Republic of Korea Kim Yong-hwan. The parties held talks on further development of cooperation between the two countries in the field of education.

K.Sharipov underlined that 5 higher educational institutions of Uzbekistan are currently closely cooperating with 7 universities of the Republic of Korea within the framework of joint educational programs of bachelor's and master's degrees. He emphasized that the time has come to introduce new initiatives aimed at strengthening ties.

Kim Yong-hwan, in turn, noted that one of the riches of Uzbekistan is human resources, and this attracts the attention of many countries, and on the issue of further expansion of cooperation on rational use of this resource, it is necessary to work out the issue of joint training of high-class specialists.

According to the governor, Chungcheongpukto province has about 20 universities, as well as industrial production, especially batteries for electric cars, solar panels and modules, semiconductors, biopharmaceuticals and cosmetics. It is important to train engineers for such companies.

In this regard, Kim Yong-hwan suggested introducing a program to train Uzbek students on the basis of grants, accommodation and additional work during their studies in the province under his jurisdiction. One of the members of the Korean delegation, the Rector of the Univ.

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