UNJournal Kayla Lee | From 3 to 6 May 2026, Samarkand will host the 59th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The event is expected to bring together heads of banking and financial institutions from 69 member countries, as well as representatives of international organizations. Discussions will focus on the key development challenges facing the countries of Asia and possible ways to address them. The holding of such a high-level forum in Uzbekistan reflects the growing recognition of the country’s ongoing economic reforms and the strengthening of its position within the global f
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | High-level meeting with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Transport discusses establishment of an international flight training center Expansion of dual-degree programs with Tashkent State Transport University to jointly foster aviation experts Korea Aerospace University, Korea’s aviation-specialized university, is moving forward in earnest to expand cooperation in the Central Asian aviation industry in partnership with the government of Uzbekistan. On April 29 (local time), President Heo Hee-young met with Ilkhom Makhkamov, Minister of Transport of Uzbekistan, at the Ministry
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | DigiPen, a global leader in game and AI education, joins hands with Korea Aerospace University to build a “Global Education Ecosystem” A new turning point for Korea-U.S. educational cooperation as Korea Aerospace University and DigiPen fully pursue joint campus establishment Korea Aerospace University announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DigiPen Institute of Technology, a world-renowned university specializing in games and software located in Washington State, USA, to strengthen global education and research cooperation. The signing cer
UNJournal Kayla Lee | Stolen cultural property dating back to the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD has been returned to Uzbekistan following a large-scale investigation involving law enforcement agencies and scholars from across Europe. A number of artefacts, illegally smuggled from the Central Asian republic that was once the heart of the Bactrian and Kushan empires, were presented by the Metropolitan Police's Art and Antiquities Unit at the Embassy of Uzbekistan. They will subsequently be transported back to their homeland, where they will take a prominent place in the exhibition of the recently ope
UNJournal Kayla Lee | In recent years, cooperation between Uzbekistan and the Czech Republic in the fields of higher education, science, and innovation has been enriched with new content and has been steadily developing. Previously formed mainly within the framework of individual projects, grant programs, and short-term initiatives, this relationship has now reached a new stage — a well-thought-out, systematic, and long-term strategic partnership. Today, this cooperation is being shaped based on clear goals and priority areas. Links between universities are strengthening, transforming not only