Test assessments took place during the second stage of entrance exams for the Presidential School at the 'Kimyogar' sports complex in the city of Navoiy.
480 students who successfully passed the first selection stage participated in this round. The Director of the Presidential School in Navoiy, Jo'rabek Aslonov, noted that thorough preparations were made to ensure the transparency and fairness of the exam. Students were admitted to the testing after a full check via Face ID.
The testing documents were delivered in special cases before the exam and opened in the presence of observers. Responsible persons, gathered in groups, distributed the assignments among the students. Students were given 90 minutes to complete 40 mathematics problems aimed at developing critical thinking and problem-solving, as well as 40 minutes to complete 40 English language tasks concerning grammar and text comprehension.
According to the results of the second stage of entrance exams for the Presidential Schools, only 24 out of 480 participants will be accepted into the Presidential School.
The republican stage of the national professional skills competition 'New Uzbekistan Builders-2026' is taking place in the city of Nukus, Karakalpakstan Republic, as part of support from the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The competitions are organized at the building of Public Technical School No. 2 named after Abu Ali ibn Sino in Nukus. Participants compete in the Medical and Social Care field.
Overall, large-scale events are being held across the country aimed at improving the quality of personnel training in vocational education, strengthening the material and technical base, expanding cooperation with employers, and increasing the prestige of vocational education in society, which aligns with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated October 23, 2025, 'On Measures for Implementing Reforms in the Vocational Education System.'
The main goal of the 'New Uzbekistan Builders' competition is to stimulate youth interest in professions, create a healthy competitive environment among middle-level personnel, and expand opportunities for winners and participants to obtain high-paying jobs both domestically and internationally.
Participants in the republican stage are the most deserving young people who have shown high results at the city, district, and regional stages, coming from the Karakalpakstan Republic, all regions, and Tashkent city. Practical mentors who prepared each of them for the competition are also actively participating.
Participants' knowledge and skills are assessed by qualified experts who possess a methodology based on international WorldSkills standards. A special appeal commission has been established to ensure the fairness of the assessment process.
According to the Regulation approved by the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 8, 2026, 'On the Organization and Conduct of the National Professional Skills Competition
Nilufar Asamutdinovna Imamova will defend her dissertation in economic sciences to obtain the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
The dissertation is dedicated to the topic 'Theoretical foundations for the formation of educational clusters in the national economy'. The work was written under the specialty 08.00.01 – 'Economic Theory'.
The defense will take place on July 21, 2026, at 10:00 as part of the meeting of the Scientific Council No. DSc.03/2025.27.12.1.01.10, held at Mirzo Ulugbek National University of Uzbekistan.
The venue is the National University of Uzbekistan, Faculty of Economics, 2nd floor, room 203, located at: 100174, Tashkent city, Universitet street, house 4.
