Members of the delegation met with the Minister of Health of Uzbekistan Alisher Shadmanov. At the meeting, which was attended by the rectors of medical universities of Uzbekistan, issues of expanding and developing cooperation in medical education, the possibility of holding joint scientific and educational events were discussed.

 

Memorandums of understanding between a Turkish university and a number of medical higher education institutions of Uzbekistan were signed. The parties agreed on the implementation of the academic exchange of undergraduate and graduate students, internships for faculty members and doctoral students, passing summer internships based at the affiliated hospitals of the Turkish University, and conducting joint research projects.

 

In addition, an agreement was reached on creating a branch of the Higher Medical School at the University of Health Sciences in 2019/2020 academic year on the basis of Bukhara State Medical Institute. A clinic of the Turkish University is planned to be opened at Bukhara State Medical Institute. It is worth noting that cooperation between these two medical universities continues starting from the last year, active work is carried out on the academic exchange of students and teachers. Thanks to close cooperation, more than 40 students and faculty members from Bukhara University have been trained in Turkey.