On January 23, a meeting was held between the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Kungirotboy Sharipov and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to our country, Piergabriele Papadia de Bottini.

During the discussion, it was noted that the participation of the republic's universities in the European Union's Erasmus +, Horizon and other programs, as well as the implementation of joint projects in the field of education and science, is of particular importance.

Also, in order to better familiarize themselves with the opportunities for education in Italy and its culture, agreements were reached between the parties on jointly holding events such as "Italian Education Days" and "Italian Open Days" for youth and students in Uzbekistan. “Caspian Energy Media” reports with reference to the official website of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovations of the Republic of Uzbekistan.