On November 6 (Mon.) and 7 (Tue.), 2023, the Japan Education Fair took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in collaboration with Uzbekistan-Japan Center (UJC) and Nagoya University Uzbekistan Office. Although the fair has been an annual event in Uzbekistan since 2009, this marked the first time it was held in-person since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019.
On the first day of the study abroad fair, nine Japanese universities and four educational institutions participated on-site, four universities participated by providing materials. Associate Professor Yamamoto Yukiko of the NipCA project participated and introduced the University of Tsukuba. Subsequently, individual consultations were offered at university booths, where Ishimura Ikumi of the Tashkent office, along with part-time coordinator Ziyamova Zuhra, introduced programs offered at the University of Tsukuba to the many students seeking advice on studying abroad.
On the second day, our delegation visited three local science high schools: the Academic Lyceum of Tashkent State Technical University, the Academic Lyceum of Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent, and the Academic Lyceum of the Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology, and gave presentations about our university.
More than 700 people attended this study abroad fair, and it was found that the number of visitors was high compared to Japanese study abroad fair in other countries. This reflects the significant interest in higher education in Uzbekistan, which has the largest population in Central Asia. The NipCA project will continue to hold study abroad fairs in collaboration with local and domestic national universities and educational institutions.
