On November 2, 2026, the National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek and Lomonosov Moscow State University jointly held a prestigious international academic event entitled the Open Lecture Programme. The event took place at the Information and Analytical Centre in the University Rectorate building in a hybrid format, combining in-person participation with remote access via the Zoom platform.
The opening ceremony featured addresses by Aziz Abdukhakimov, Adviser to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Environmental Issues and Chairman of the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change; Shavkat Khamrayev, Minister of Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan; and Bakhtiyor Pulatov, Rector of the Central Asian University for Environmental and Climate Change Studies (Green University). Their remarks highlighted the role of strategic planning in the development of the state and society.
The National University of Uzbekistan was represented by Vice-Rectors Shukhrat Toshmatov, Ravshan Musurmanov, Vali Yodgorov and Komil Inakov.
The main programme featured a keynote lecture by Academician Vladimir Lvovich Kvint, Head of the Department of Economic and Financial Strategies at the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University and Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies at the MSU Institute for Mathematical Research of Complex Systems. His lecture focused on “Strategy Theory and the Methodology of Strategizing: Key Aspects.”
Another presentation that attracted considerable interest was “Strategic Talent Management,” delivered by Irina Viktorovna Novikova, Professor at Moscow State University and Leading Research Fellow at its Centre for Strategic Studies.
Alongside representatives of the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the open lectures brought together faculty members, young researchers and students from Navoi State University of Mining and Technologies, Bukhara State University, Green University and the National University of Uzbekistan. The lectures were accompanied by lively academic discussions and practical exchanges. At the conclusion of the programme, participants had the opportunity to ask questions and receive detailed answers from subject-matter experts.
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