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Enhancing Skills Development with the WIUT School of Volunteers
WIUT hosted a two-day training course tailored for the WIUT School of Volunteers to enhance professional development within the University student community. The training commenced with opening remarks from Bakhrom Mirkasimov, the Rector of WIUT, and representatives from the Uzbekistan Volunteers Association, the British Council Uzbekistan and PRAXIS PLUS LLC, which was established by the Public Association of Disabled People in Tashkent City “SHAROIT PLUS” in 2022.
WIUT hosts an Ideathon event dedicated to International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
On the 17th of October, 2023, the innoWIUT Entrepreneur's Lab and UNDP jointly organised an Ideathon event during the "InnoWEEK 2023", an interactive competition designed to engage university students dedicated to the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and Creative Education and Innovation.
Ideathon encourages young people to brainstorm and develop creative solutions that promote decent work and social protection, thereby contributing to the global effort to eradicate poverty. Ideathon concluded with pitch presentations where students from 8 Uzbekistan Universities pitched their projects and the top 3 projects received memorable awards such as laptops.
