Today, an outreach seminar for young engineers, investors and holders of innovative ideas was held as part of “Month of Engineering” at Mirzo Ulugbek Samarkand State Technical University.
The event was opened by Abror Gadayev, the university's Vice-Rector for research and innovation.
Speakers: Aziz Saloxitdinov — head of the Samarkand branch of “Startup Garage”; Usmon Xushvaqtov — coordinator of ITvaLK; Aziz Maxmudov — leader of the Youth Academy.
The seminar discussed: the role of scientific research today; sources for forming start-up ideas; ways to obtain state scholarships; and the opportunities being created for talented young people.
The event gave participants inspiration, ideas and motivation. The “StartUP projects” competition, to be held on 13 May 2025, will provide a great platform for them to display their creative initiatives.
Prizes for the competition's winners: 1st place — 3,000,000 so‘m; 2nd place — 2,000,000 so‘m; 3rd place — 1,000,000 so‘m. In addition, the 1st-place winner will earn the right to take part in the national stage.
