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Uzbekistan has made its debut at Coursera Connect 2025 — and achieved a remarkable milestone.

💡 The IT Education Association, together with the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan, was recognized as a Global Finalist of Coursera’s prestigious Outstanding Achievement Award 2025.

The delegation was led by Deputy Minister Rustam Karimjonov, who also met with Coursera CEO Greg Hart to discuss: Introducing Coursera courses in schools and government organizations, Developing AI-powered Uzbek-language voice-overs, Exploring opportunities to host a Coursera event in Uzbekistan.

📊 Today, more than 600,000 users are registered on Uzbekcoders.uz under the One Million Uzbek Coders project. In just the first half of 2025, nearly 400,000 young people completed Coursera courses and earned certificates.

🌍 This recognition underscores Uzbekistan’s growing influence in the global digital education space and its commitment to expanding opportunities for youth.

📌 The IT Education Association continues its collaboration with Coursera to make world-class courses accessible in Uzbekistan — including expanding offerings in the Uzbek language.

🚀 Thousands of young people are already gaining new knowledge, skills, and certifications. 👉 Want to join them? Visit: link to explore and enroll in courses.

Despite his young age, Mirali has achieved remarkable success in the fields of knowledge, inclusion, and digital technologies. In this video, he talks not only about his life journey and work but also about the challenges people with disabilities face in the technology field. ⠀ This conversation is about opportunities — and overcoming any obstacle!

📹 Full interview: Watch here

Independence is not only a symbol of freedom and progress, but also the foundation of our confidence in the future and the opportunities we are creating for our children.

On behalf of the IT Education Association team, we sincerely congratulate all our compatriots on this remarkable occasion. We are proud to contribute to building the digital future of our country.

Let us work together to create a more modern, innovative, and prosperous Uzbekistan for generations to come!

Happy Independence Day, dear compatriots!

From September 23 to 26 in Tashkent, at the Central Asian Expo Uzbekistan (CAEx) complex, the country’s largest event in the field of information and communication technologies — ICT Week Uzbekistan 2025 — will take place.

Over four days, Tech Week will gather global experts, startups, major companies, and government representatives on one platform to discuss the most pressing issues about artificial intelligence and future technologies.

ICT Week Uzbekistan 2025 is not only a platform for showcasing innovations and new solutions, but also an important step on Uzbekistan’s path to becoming a regional IT hub.

The week’s program includes: ✅ International conferences and seminars — lectures on digital transformation, cybersecurity, AI, and the future of IT ✅ Workshops and trainings — practical sessions in programming, information security, and other fields ✅ ICT Expo — Innovation exhibition — presentations of new developments in AI, blockchain, IoT ✅ Startup & Venture Summit — a platform for ideas and investments ✅ B2B and B2G meetings — opportunities for cooperation and development ✅ GameDev, FinTech, and E-commerce — global trends and local solutions ✅ Government initiatives — presentations of digital strategies and economic development plans ✅ Networking — a unique platform for 50+ countries, 20+ delegations, 300+ companies, and 20,000+ participants

🤝 Sponsors and participants • General Sponsor – Uzum • Strategic Partner – Startup Qatar • Gold Partners – Huawei, ZTE • Digital Transformation Partner – Datavolt • Main Digital Partner – Yandex Uzbekistan • Technical Partner – IT Park Uzbekistan and Uztelecom • Network Partner – Beeline Uzbekistan • Education Partners – HP, INHA • Registration System Partner – Sarkor Telecom

Among participants: IT Park Uzbekistan, Uzum, Yandex Uzbekistan, Invest Qatar, DataVolt, HP, Uztelecom, Huawei, ZTE Corporation, Beeline Uzbekistan, Mobiuz, AloqaBank, AloqaVentures, Venkon Group, UZINFOCOM, Digital Government Center, Linkwise Technology, Amity University Tashkent, opencard, and 100+ global and local ICT companies.

In addition, the national pavilions of Qatar, China, South Korea, and Japan will showcase the most advanced developments of these countries.

Why participate? 🌍 50+ participating countries 🤝 20+ official delegations 🏢 300+ companies and partners 👥 20,000+ visitors

This event provides not only the chance to stay informed about the latest trends in the technology sector, but also opportunities to build partnerships for future cooperation, enter new markets, and become part of the digital future.

📌 Join ICT Week Uzbekistan 2025 and become an integral part of the global IT community!

🔗Registration

☎️ +998 55 511-07-77 📧 info@ictweek.uz | info@ite-association.uz

The camp, held from July 28 to August 3, was organized in cooperation with the Stirling Foundation (USA) and the IT Education Association of Uzbekistan.

As part of the “Muhammad al-Khwarizmi’s Heirs” initiative implemented by the Center for the Development of Digital Education, the camp offered an intensive program for mentors, including IT training sessions, English language classes, workshops, cultural events, as well as intellectual and sports competitions.

Participants gained both theoretical and practical knowledge in the following areas:

✅ Cybersecurity ✅ DevOps ✅ Programming (Front-end & Back-end) ✅ Data Analysis ✅ English for IT

The hackathon competition was one of the camp’s most exciting highlights, fostering creative thinking, the search for technological solutions, and teamwork skills. Winners were awarded certificates and memorable gifts.

Cyber Summer Camp – 2025 was not only an educational program but also served to strengthen cooperation and build a friendly environment among mentors.

This project became another important step in expanding digital education in Uzbekistan and guiding the younger generation toward modern IT professions.

The IT Education Association expresses its gratitude to project partners — the Stirling Foundation (USA) and Utah Valley University professors Dr. Vessela Ilieva and Dr. Mia Kang.

The "Cyber Summer Camp – 2025," aimed at developing digital education and IT potential in Uzbekistan, has officially begun.

Cyber Summer Camp is a two-week intensive training program for mentors and school students working within the "Muhammad al-Khwarizmi’s Heirs" system.

The project involves nearly 150 IT and IT English language mentors, as well as more than 50 ninth- and tenth-grade students, with the goal of improving language proficiency from A2 to B1–B2 levels, and providing eleventh-grade students with practical IT experience.

Within the camp, opportunities for IT education will be created for youth from Khorezm and Karakalpakstan. It will also serve as a platform that combines practice and innovation, where participants will gain in-depth knowledge and skills in the most relevant areas of modern information technology, such as:

• Cybersecurity • DevOps • Back-end and Front-end development • Data analysis • IT English

In addition, participants will take part in team competitions, cultural events, and a hackathon, gaining direct interaction with industry and innovation.

Project partners: Stirling Foundation (USA) and professors from Utah Valley University (USA).

Organizers: Ministry of Digital Technologies, IT Education Association, Center for the Development of Digital Education, and the "Muhammad al-Khwarizmi’s Heirs" project.

On July 21, Uzbekistan hosted the Forum on the Development of IT and Digital Education to promote digital literacy, advance IT education, and enhance preparation for future professions.

The forum featured discussions on the most pressing issues in the sector and the presentation of new research findings.

The event was dedicated to the outcomes of the project “Improving Uzbekistan’s IT and Digital Education Landscape: Research Phase”, which is part of a broader initiative to develop the country’s digital education and IT workforce.

The main goals of the project are to raise IT and digital literacy in Uzbekistan and assess the level of IT skills among socially vulnerable groups — including youth, rural populations, women, people with disabilities, and members of low-income families.

The project, implemented in collaboration between the IT Education Association and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, is aimed at improving digital literacy and ensuring quality IT education in Uzbekistan's gradual transition toward a digital economy.

👉 More details: link

This year, for the first time, Uzbekistan hosted the UN Public Service Forum (UNPSF 2025) — the most prestigious global event in public administration — and the IT Education Association proudly participated as one of the co-organizers!

This marks international recognition of our growing role in digital governance and the IT sector.

Held from June 23–25 in Samarkand, the Forum brought together ministers, heads of public service agencies, international experts, academics, civil society, and private sector representatives from Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa, as well as countries like Samoa and Bhutan.

Under the theme “Five Years to 2030: Accelerating Public Service for a Sustainable Future,” key discussions focused on: digital public services, artificial intelligence, last-mile delivery, innovative governance solutions, and more.

Uzbekistan’s achievements in digital transformation — including my.gov.uz, digital ecosystems, GovTech initiatives, and AI assistants — were showcased to international guests.

💬 This event not only highlighted the country’s digital potential but also reinforced our global partnerships, knowledge exchange, and Uzbekistan’s rising influence in the IT sector.

The IT Education Association team remains committed to representing and advancing Uzbekistan’s IT sector on major international platforms!

The IT Education Association has signed a memorandum with the US company Strategeast to bring Oracle University and Oracle Academy educational programs to Uzbekistan.

Uzbek youth will now have the opportunity to study for free in the most popular areas on the world market and obtain internationally recognized certificates.

Now young people will have the opportunity to study in: ✅Artificial Intelligence (AI) ✅Machine Learning (ML) ✅Programming (Java, Python, etc.) ✅Data Analytics ✅Cloud Computing and other modern IT areas.

Oracle is one of the largest technology companies in the world. Its educational platforms (Oracle University and Oracle Academy) are highly rated globally and widely recognized by employers.

Thanks to this partnership, young people of Uzbekistan will gain competitive knowledge and skills in the global IT market and will have the opportunity to work not only in our country, but also in international companies.

The official opening date of the program and the registration procedure will be announced soon.