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IT Education Association Recognized for Its Contribution to the Development of Digital Education
05.01.2026
The IT Education Association has been awarded by the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan for its significant contribution to the development of digital education and the training of qualified professionals.
The award was presented by Deputy Minister of Digital Technologies Rustam Karimjonov.
This recognition was granted as a result of the Association’s educational initiatives implemented in collaboration with the Coursera platform.
In particular, in 2025, more than 825,000 users were engaged on the Coursera platform; over 399,000 participants successfully completed free courses, and 1,821 learners obtained international IT certifications.
In addition, according to the Global Skills Report, Uzbekistan was recognized as the leading country in Central Asia for digital skills development, with the Association playing a key role in this achievement. The Association was also honored with the Outstanding Achievement Award 2025 — Global Finalist at the Coursera Connect 2025 event.
This recognition once again confirms that there is even more work ahead of us in this important direction.
We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to all our partners, our team, and everyone contributing to the development of digital education.
Together, we will continue building the digital future of Uzbekistan!
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Shahrizoda is one of our girls who believes that higher education plays an important role in a person's development in life. "I wanted to make the most of my opportunities and contribute to our society, so that other girls would see that nothing is impossible. There are few girls in the world of technology and we need to change that," says Shahrizoda.
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📍JIDU, building B, 1st floor ⏰10:00-17:00 🗓️ December 17-24
Today, May 15, an event organized by the Ministry of Digital Technologies, the IT Education Association, the Center for the Development of Digital Education, and the Coursera platform discussed innovations in artificial intelligence, education, and the labor market.
At the event, which brought together more than 100 young people, Deputy Minister of Digital Technologies Rustam Karimjonov provided information about the opportunities for training in future professions and obtaining internationally recognized IT education certificates using the Coursera educational platform, which includes programs from more than 300 international universities and companies.
Representatives of the Coursera educational platform - the company's regional director Larisa Witcroft and senior manager Vera Ignateva - participated and made presentations on trends in the international higher education and labor market, as well as effective use and teaching methods for Coursera courses.
Panel discussions were also held on the topics of integrating Coursera courses into the curriculum, Artificial Intelligence and future curricula.
For information, in the Global Skills 2024 report, Uzbekistan ranks 1st among countries investing in human resources training and in the CIS in terms of Coursera users.
In 2023-2024, more than 1.2 million young people studied free courses in 8 IT specialties, and 400 thousand young people received international IT certificates.
In 2025-2026, it is planned to train more than 1 million young people in 5 areas for free, and more than 30 thousand young people will be trained for professional-level international IT certificates.
The event awarded the most active students who achieved high results on the Coursera educational platform.
