Wednesday 12 April 2023 4:00pm to Friday 14 April 2023 8:00pm
Uzbekistan
About
Concept Note
The workshop will bring together leading experts, policy, academic, diplomatic, business community to discuss and debate on the current transformation processes taking place globally and their impact on Central Asia and the need for people to adapt to economic, social and technological terms through practising cross-cutting cultural and technical skills. The programme will be multidisciplinary with a focus on academic research and policy projects to reflect recent changes in the multidimensional world. During the sessions researchers will share their overviews on research outcomes, project design, methodologies, working in the field and writing conceptually, constructing theories and writing research projects. The aim of the workshop is to have open discussions, feedback and interactive discussions through a multi-faceted learning experience across all partner institutions and networks. This Tashkent edition follows from nearly a decade old tradition of Research in Action workshops previously held in Cambridge, London, Bukhara, Astana, Almaty and most recently in Baku.
Programme
All sessions will be held in Room 302, British Management University
Day 1: 12th April 16:00 – 18:30
15:30 -16:00 Registration and Coffee
16:15 – 17:00 Opening Ceremony and Plenary Addresses Chair: Siddharth S Saxena, Director, Cambridge Central Asia Forum, Jesus College, University of Cambridge & Vice-Rector Research BMU Prof Conrad Ozog, Rector, British Management University Prof Yuri Loktionov, Vice-Rector, British Management University Prof Golib Kholjigitov, Vice-Rector, British Management University Prof Mirzokhid Rakhimov, Head of Department, Contemporary History Center of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences Prof Tulkin Nurmurodov, Vice-Rector, Navoi State University of Mining and Technologies Prof Hayrullo Hamidov, Navoi State University of Mining and Technologies
17:00 – 18:30 Institutions in Action Chair: Yuri Loktionov, British Management University Iskandar Abdullaev, CAREC Institute, Climate Change and Energy Sector Development in Central Asia Serik Orazgaliyev, Nazarbayev University, Sustainability and Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs): Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) in Kazakhstan Tulkin Nurmurodov, Navoi State University of Mining and Technologies, Collaboration between Universities and Industry in the Fields of Research: Example of NSUMT Zuhra Kadirova,Uzbekistan-Japan Innovation Centre, Joint Research Activity of Uzbekistan-Japan Innovation Center of Youth
19:00 – 20:30: Dinner at Restaurant Qamish Xorazm Taomlari Chilonzor tumani Muqumly ko’chasi 200 uy Mo’ljal
Day 2: 13th April 10:00am – 18:00
10:00am – 11:30 Global & Local Development
Chair: Conrad Ozog, British Management University
Prajakti Kalra, University of Cambridge, Globalising local Understandings of Fragility in Eurasia
Mirzokhid Rakhimov, Contemporary History Center of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Interdisciplinary perspective of study modern Central Asia
Arian Marti Shahandeh, University of Cambridge, The Free-Market Reform Debate in Kazakhstan: oil and development during the" end of history" and back again
Qianhe Zhang University of Cambridge, Gilded Age? India's ongoing industrialization and Modi's policy
11:30 - 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 –13:30 Policy, Industry and Grand Challenges Chair: Golib Kholjigitov, British Management University
Bahtiyor Eshchanov, Management Development Institute of Singapore in Tashkent, Green Transition's Long Path from Command-Driven to Market-Driven
Alisher Aldaev, British Management University, Economic Persistence Despite Adverse Policies
Kiryl Zach, University of Cambridge, Polish Industrial Policy in a Long Term Perspective
Kayla Zhu, University of Cambridge, Industrial Policy in Kazakhstan: from Resource to Green Economy
Markhabo Nazarova, British Management University, Woman empowerment as a tool of enabling effective business environment in Uzbekistan
13:30pm – 14:30pm: Lunch + Event Photo
14:30 - 15:30 Neighbours and Nations
Chair: Callie Berman, British Management University & University of Cambridge
Nargis Nurulla-Khoja, Samarkand State University, The spirit of Westphalian statehood among my neighbours
Victoria Levinskaya, British Management University, Transformation of Uzbek Mahalla from civil society organisation to the governmental institution
Mohina Nursaidova, Contemporary History Center of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Participation of the People of Uzbekistan in the Italian Resistance Movement in Europe (1941-45)
Georgia Adamson, University of Cambridge, Born to Magnify the Steppe': Film and Nation Branding in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 Rethinking the Region
Chair: Prajakti Kalra, University of Cambridge
Akram Umarov, University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Central Asia: Taliban and Regional Security after August 2021
Aziz Mullaev, Contemporary History Center of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Silk Road Concepts
Maria Sabelkis, University of Cambridge, Tajikistan's 'Open Doors' strategy: A case study of a Multivector foreign policy approach
Farhod Yakubov, Contemporary History Center of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, External Migration in Uzbekistan
17:30-18:30 Reaching into the Resources Chair: Siddharth Saxena, University of Cambridge & British Management University
Miljana Radivojevic, University College London, Reimagining resources: critical minerals and climate changes in Central Asia 5,000 years ago
Ainsely Elizabeth Trahan, University of Cambridge, Transboundary Earthquake Preparedness in Central Asia & the South Caucasus: Infrastructures of Seismic Importance
Emily Arnold, University of Cambridge, Industrial Policy in Kazakhstan: from Resource Dependence to Green Economy
Chokan Laumulin, Kazakh British Technical University & University of Cambridge,, The ACAST project: critical minerals, research, certification, energy and global development
19:00: Dinner at BMU
Day 3: 14th April 10:00am – 14:00
10:00 – 11:00 Evidencing Policy and the Knowledge Sector
Chair: Hayrullo Hamidov, Navoi State University of Mining and Technologies
Callie Berman, British Management University & University of Cambridge, Caspian Eurasia sturgeon and knowledge: A case for integrating commodity and conservation sturgeon aquaculture
Djumaniyazov Umrbek, Tashkent State University of Economics, Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Uzbekistan’s Recent Reforms as a Case Point
Nodira Mukhammadkulova, University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Behavioural Insights (BI) as an example of an innovative approach to public policymaking
11:00 - 12:00 Research Writing and Planning Workshop with Prajakti Kalra, University of Cambridge
12:30 - 13:00 Closing Remarks
13:00 -14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 19:00 Visit to BMU New Campus Student City Walking Excursion
19:00 Dinner at Restaurant Al-Aziz Abdulla Qodiriy Street, Tashkent