The visit marked a continuation of the University's previous initiatives, under which thirteen agreements had been signed with Uzbek universities. The discussions focused on the implementation of the existing agreements, joint research and teaching projects, and academic exchange, including visa-related issues affecting students.
An important element of Polish-Uzbek cooperation also involved ministerial discussions on medicine, new technologies, digital and energy transition, environmental protection, and agriculture, as well as a seminar dedicated to doctoral education.
Further opportunities are offered by the NAWA programme Strategic Four (Uzbekistan, the Republic of Korea, Türkiye and Vietnam), which has been announced and is intended to support joint research, academic mobility, and the development of degree programmes leading to double or joint degrees.
On 27 October, the day before the forum, a meeting of Polish rectors was held at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tashkent, during which an agreement concerning the FutureMakers Uzbekistan project was signed. The project aims to develop digital competencies and increase young people's access to education.
For Pomeranian University in Słupsk, the visit to Tashkent provided an opportunity to further strengthen relations with Uzbek partners and translate previously signed agreements into concrete activities. Cooperation with universities in Central Asia forms part of the University's strategy to internationalise its research and teaching activities.