Uzbek officials met withthe Director General of the French Campus France, Donatienne Hissard. Donatienne Hissard drew attention to the fact that over the past 5 years, student exchange in the world has increased by 248 million people, or 25%.
In 2016-2021, Uzbekistan ranked 5th (109,945 people, +234 percent) in terms of the number of students abroad, after Germany (126.3 thousand people).
She expressed his readiness to further expand the scope of cooperation with Uzbekistan in the field of education. It was also noted that French higher education institutions are interested in participating in the education market of our country, taking into account the huge human capital in Uzbekistan and the rich scientific and educational base of the republic.
The Uzbek-French University in Tashkent will open up many opportunities in the field of education between the two countries, in particular, it will serve to further strengthen student exchange.
The parties voiced their readiness to closely cooperate in organizing the third Uzbek-French educational forum at a high level, which will be held in Uzbekistan in 2025.
In addition, they agreed to establish cooperation with French higher education institutions in the areas of climate change, ecology, environment and sustainable development, and to implement joint projects to improve the knowledge and skills of Uzbek students.
