The Applied Ethnology Laboratory of Mirzo Ulugbek National University of Uzbekistan signed a memorandum of mutual cooperation with the Ch. Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Under the memorandum, the parties agreed to conduct joint research on the history and ethnology of Central Asian countries, prepare scholarly articles and monographs, organize mutual research visits for academic staff, and exchange experience in contemporary research methodologies.

The parties also discussed organizing lectures for NUUz students, providing academic consultations to researchers, and further developing scientific ties between the two institutions.