Zaproszenie na III Forum Rektorów Polski i Uzbekistanu
SAMARKANDA 2026

Szanowni Państwo Rektorzy,

Serdecznie zapraszamy władze uczelni akademickich - członków KRASP do udziału w III Forum Rektorów Polski i Uzbekistanu, które odbędzie się 13-14 kwietnia w Samarkandzie, z wyjazdem studyjnym (optional) do Buchary 15 kwietnia. Zainteresowane uczelnie będą mogły też wziąć udział 16 kwietnia w targach rekrutacyjnych w Samarkandzie - w ramach stoiska narodowego programu "Study in Poland".

Program Kongresu i wydarzenia towarzyszące w Samarkandzie nawiązywać będą do strategicznego porozumienia o współpracy EU-Azja Centralna zawartego w tym mieście przed rokiem przez Unię Europejską, reprezentowaną przez Ursulę von der Leyen, przewodniczącą Komisji Europejskiej i Antonio Costę, przewodniczącego Rady Europejskiej a prezydentami pięciu krajów Azji Centralnej.

Zwracamy uwagę, że - z inicjatywy prof. Bogumiły Kaniewskiej, przewodniczącej KRASP - termin III Forum Rektorów PL-UZ i Kongresu Uczelni EU-Azja Centralna został skorelowany z EUA Annual Conference 2026 w Stambule (16-17 kwietnia), tak aby zainteresowanym rektorom umożliwić udział w obu tych wydarzeniach (codziennie są dwa loty Turkish Airlines na trasie Samarkanda-Stambuł).

Do zobaczenia na Jedwabnym Szlaku!

Waldemar Siwiński
z Zespołem "Study in Poland"

Dodatkowe informacje: Julia Łysik, Dyrektorka ds. międzynarodowych
Koordynatorka programu "Study in Poland"
22 821 90 27, j.lysik@perspektywy.pl

PARTNER

Galeria

Pełna galeria zdjęć: samarkand-congress.eu

PROGRAM

Program

Congress of Universities
Central Asia and European Union
Samarkand

Organizers:
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Uzbekistan
Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (CRASP)
Perspektywy Education Foundation, Poland

Partner
NAWA Polish National Agency For Academic Exchange

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Local host: Samarkand State Medical University

 

Draft program
(as of April 8, 2026)

 

12 April 2026, Sunday

Arrival of participants in Samarkand, hotel check-in, free time

16.00-18.00 - Poland-Uzbekistan Ministerial Meeting

18.30-21.00 – Official opening dinner («Hanzade» restaurant)

13 April 2026, Monday
Venue: Hilton Samarkand Regency

9.45-10.00 - Registration and Welcome Coffee

10.00-10.30 – Opening of the Congress

• Prof. Kongratbay Sharipov - Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of Uzbekistan; Head of the Uzbekistan Delegation
• Dr Marcin Kulasek – Minister of Science and Higher Education of Poland, Head of the Poland Delegation
• Khudayarov Asilbek Anvarovich – Minister of Health, Uzbekistan
• Prof. Bogumila Kaniewska - President of Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (CRASP), Rector of Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
• Prof. Jasur Rizayev - Rector of Samarkand State Medical University, Uzbekistan
• Waldemar Siwiński – President of IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence; Congress Co-Organizer
• Toivo Klaar – Ambassador of the European Union to Uzbekistan (video?)

10:30-11:30
Panel Session of Ministers of Central Asia and the European Union
New Axes of Cooperation Between Universities of European Union and Central Asia

Moderator:

• Prof. Komiljon Karimov - Rector of Westminster International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Speakers:

• Prof. Kongratbay Sharipov - Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of Uzbekistan
• Dr Marcin Kulasek – Minister of Science and Higher Education of Poland
• Isamatova Gulzat Tynybekovna - Minister of Education and Science of Kirgistan
• Yeshenkulov Talgat Ilyasovich - Vice-Minister of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan
• Saidzoda Rahim Khamro - Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistan
• Jumamyrat Gurbangeldiev - Minister of Education of Turkmenistan (tbc)

11:30-11:45 - Signing of bilateral agreements and MOUs

11.45-12.00 - photo session

12:00-12.30 - coffee break

12.30-13.40 – Pannel session - representatives of CA and EU universities
Experiences of cooperation between universities of the European Union and Central Asia - challenges and opportunities

Moderator:

• Prof. Piotr Stepnowski - Rector of University of Gdansk, President of the Conference of Rectors of Universities of Poland (CRUP), Poland

Speakers:

• Prof. Yerlan Sydykov – Rector of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan (tbc)
• Prof. Stefano Pastorelli – Politecnico di Torino, Italy: - Conducting joint projects by EU and Central Asian universities – lessons learned by Politecnico di Torino
• Prof. Carsten Drebenstedt - TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany: - Good practices of cooperation between university and industry
• Dr Wojciech Karczewski, Director of the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA), Poland: - Founding Opportunities for Joint EU-CA Research and Educational Projects
• Aziza Abdurakhmanova – Coordinator, National Erasmus+ Office (NEO) in Uzbekistan: - Impact of Erasmus+ in the fields of medicine and engineering in Central Asia and  Uzbekistan
• Prof. Marián KOVÁČ – Vice Rector for International Relations, University of Economics and Management in Bratislava (BUEM), Slovakia
• Prof. Mirlan Dyldaev - Rector, Bishkek State University, Kyrgyzstan

13:40-14:40 lunch

Congress Parallel Sessions

14:40-16:20 

Session A: Social and Economic Sciences
How can universities in the EU and Central Asia jointly shape ethical, data-driven, and inclusive socio-economic transformation?

Moderators:

• Prof. Piotr Stepnowski – Rector of University of Gdańsk, Poland
• Prof. Anna Tozzi – Rector's Consultant for the Internationalisation, University of L'Aquila, Italy
• Prof. Z. Karshiyev – Director of branch Tashkent University of Information Technologies, Uzbekistan

Speakers:

• Shukhrat Kayumov – Rector of “Cyber university” State University, Uzbekistan: - How digital societies are formed - lessons from rapid transformation in Central Asia (tbc)
• Rector of a university of Central Asia (tbc)
• Dorota Niedziolka/She – Vice-Rectore of SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland: - Ethics of AI at universities - between innovation and regulation. Economic implications.
• M. Pulatov – Rector of Samarkand Institute of Economics and Service, Uzbekistan:: - Big Data in emerging economies - from statistical capacity to policy impact (tbc)
• Rector of a university of Central Asia (tbc)
• Jolanta Tkaczyk/She – Vice-Rector of Kozminski University, Poland: - Data-driven economies based on European lessons for responsible digital markets
• Gulchekhra Rikhsiyeva – Rector of Tashkent State University of Oriental Languages, Uzbekistan: - Cultural dimensions of digital transformation – Language and Identity (tbc)
• Rector of a university of Central Asia (tbc)
• Celina Olszak/She – Vice-Rector of University of Economics in Katowice, Poland: - From big data to smart economic governance
• Feruza Madraximova – Rector of Urgench State University, Uzbekistan: - Universities as catalysts of socio-economic change (tbc)

Discussion

14:40-16:20

Session B: Engineering and Technologies
The responsibilities of technical universities in the area of dual-use technologies today – possible cooperation between Central Asia and Europe. University-industry cooperation. Emerging technologies.

Introduction:

• Anders Bjarklev - President of Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark

Moderators:

• Prof. Krzysztof Jozwik - Rector of Lodz University of Technology, Head of Rectors Conference of Technical Universities of Poland (KRPUT), Poland
• Dr. Adham Yusupovich Khudaykulov - Rector of Tashkent Technical University “ToshTech”, Uzbekistan

Speakers:

• B. Abdullayev – Rector of Inha University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• Rector of a university of Central Asia (tbc)
• Teofil Jesionowski – Rector of Poznan University of Technology (PUT), Poland
• Dr. Olimjon Tuychiev – Rector of Turin Polytechnical University in Tashkent
• Rector of a university of Central Asia (tbc)
• Danuta Zawadzka/She – Rector of Koszalin University of Technology (PK), Poland
• Gulamov Abdulaziz Abdullayevich – Rector of Tashkent State Transport University, Uzbekistan
• Rector of a university of Central Asia (tbc)
• Jerzy Lis – Rector of AGH University in Krakow, Poland
• Sadoqat Gafforovna Siddikova – Rector of Bukhara State Technical University, Uzbekistan
• Nematov Sherzod Qalandarovich – Rector of Karshi State Technical University, Uzbekistan

Discussion

14:40-16:20

Session C: Medical Sciences
Big Data and Digitalization in Medicine; Biomedical approach; Personified medicine

Introduction:

• Prof. Marcin Moniuszko - Rector of Bialystok University of Medicine; Board Member of Conference of Rectors of Academic Medical Universities (KRAUM), Poland: - Modern Diseases Require Modern Approaches: Lessons from Poland

Moderators:

• Prof. Tomasz Szczepański - Rector of Medical University of Silesia; Board Member of Conference of Rectors of Academic Medical Universities (KRAUM), Poland
• Prof. Mukhiddin Nuriddin Davlatali - Rector, Abu Ali ibn Sino Tajik State Medical University, Tajikistan

Speakers:

• Shukhrat Abdujalilovich Boymuradov – Rector of Tashkent State Medical University, Uzbekistan
• Rector of a university of Central Asia (tbc)
• Michal Grat – Vice-Rector of Medical Universityof Warsaw, Poland: - The novel landscape of complex liver transplantations
• Kamal Saidakbarovich Rizayev – Rector of Tashkent Pharmaceutical Institute, Uzbekistan
• Rector of a university of Central Asia (tbc)
• Lucyna Wozniak/She – Vice-Rector of Medical University of Lodz, Poland - From molecules to Generations: Advanced Biomarker Discovery for GDM and Women's Health
• Madazimov Madamin Mo’Minovich – Rector of Andijan State Medical institute, Uzbekistan
• Rector of a university of Central Asia (tbc)
• Wojciech Wojakowski – Vice-Rector of Medical University of Silesia, Poland
• Shukhrat Jumayevich Teshayev – Rector of Bukhara State Medical institute, Uzbekistan
• László Matos PhD - Deputy Dean of Education András Pető Faculty , Semmelweis University

16.20-16.50 Closing Session

• Prof. Bogumila Kaniewska - President of Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (CRASP), Poland
• Prof. Komiljon Karimov - Rector of Westminster International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• Waldemar Siwinski – President, IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence; Founder, Perspektywy Education Foundation, Belgium-Poland
• Chairs of the Parellel sessions

16.50-17:30 - Signing of bilateral agreements and MOUs

18:30-21:00 - Congress Gala-Concert (“Zilol-baxt” restaurant)

Participants

 

14 April 2026, Tuesday

10.00-12:00 – Universities Matchmaking Sessions
Venue: “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage

Introduction:

• Prof. Kholmukhamedov Mukhsinjon Murodullaevich - Rector of “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage
• Prof. Marek Pawelczyk – Rector of Silesian University of Technology, Chairman of the International Committee of CRASP, Poland

After 12:00 Optional:

• Visits to universities of Samarkand
• Bilateral meetings
• Cultural program

 

15 April 2026, Wednesday

Optional:

• One day post-conference trip to Bukhara
• Departure of participants from Samarkand

 

16 April 2026, Thursday

Optional:

• Participation in the International Educational Fair "Education & Profession" in Samarkand
• Departure of participants from Samarkand or Bukhara

Suggestions for speakers

Uczestnicy

Lista uczestników UZ

Lista uczestników PL

Speakers

in alphabetical order