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Cyber Summer Camp – 2025 successfully finished!
06.08.2025
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.
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Shahrizoda Isomitdinova graduated from Amity University in Tashkent with a degree in Information Technology and is currently working at Huawei.
She is the eldest of 3 girls in her family. Shahrizoda has been to 19 countries around the world through scholarships she received during her studies at the university.
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.
The full interview is available at this link 👉 link
The JIDU Student Council, with the support of the IT Education Association link, invites you to become a part of a real New Year's miracle! It is in your hands to share warmth and joy with children who need special care during this magical time of the year.
How can you help?
❤️ Bring things that bring happiness to children:
We accept the following items:
👞Warm clothes and shoes 🧸Toys 📒Children's books ✏️School supplies 🎁Gifts, electronics and other useful things
💚You can donate money: -Offline: at the collection point -Online: via QR codes, Zoomrad, PayMe, Click
📍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.
