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Sustainable Development and Labor Market Transformation in Central Asia

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April 15, 2026

14:00 – 14:10

Opening of the Meeting:

Asrorzoda Ubaidullo Sattor
Rector of the International University of Tourism and Entrepreneurship of Tajikistan

Welcome address

14:00 – 14:15

Opening of the Meeting:

Representative of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistan

Buldybayev Timur
Rector of the Almaty Management University (Kazakhstan)

Welcome address

14:15 – 14:20

Assylbek Kozhakhmetov
President and Founder of Almaty Management University and Founder of the Rectors’ Club “Central Asia+”

Video Address (Greeting Message)

14:20 – 15:00

Keynote Speech

Pavel Luksha, Founder of Global Education Futures; Associate Researcher at Learning Planet Institute (France); Member of the World Academy of Art and Science (USA). Expert in international initiatives on future skills and education transformation.

«UNIVERSITIES AFTER AI: HOW WILL UNIVERSITIES OF CENTRAL ASIA TAKE THE CHALLENGE?»

15:00 – 15:30

Tristan McCowan, Professor of International Education at UCL Institute of Education (United Kingdom), specialist in the role of higher education in sustainable development and the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

«INTERNATIONALISING THE GREEN UNIVERSITY»

15:30 – 16:30

Panel Discussion of University Rectors of Central Asia

Moderator and speakers to be confirmed

16:30 – 17:00

Adoption of Key Takeaways and Closing of the 7th Meeting

17:00 – 18:00

Networking and Memorandum Signing