The competition is held annually with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia and the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan. His goal is to develop trade and economic ties between the two countries through the development of projects by students for Russian and Uzbek companies, the Dunyo news agency reports.
This year, 37 teams from Uzbekistan and Russia participated in the competition, five of them became winners. Among the laureates is a team from Tashkent State University of Economics with initiatives to develop industrial cooperation, introduce robotics into production, and improve e-commerce.
The ceremony was attended by Ambassador of Uzbekistan Botirjon Asadov, Rector of the VAVT Vittoria Idrisova, representatives of the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Rossotrudnichestvo, Vice-President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Sergey Krasilnikov, business representatives and university students of the two countries.
Vittoria Idrisova noted the expansion of the geography of participants and the growing interest of Russian and Uzbek businesses in the competition. Representatives of the Ministry of Economic Development expressed interest in further developing the competition, including organizing internships for the winning students in order to implement their projects in practice.
In turn, Sergey Krasilnikov called Uzbekistan a key trade and economic partner of Russia and expressed the readiness of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs to join the organization of the next stage of the competition. The possibility of involving the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan for wider participation of Uzbek companies was also noted.
At the end of the ceremony, the winners were presented with certificates and memorable gifts. Further cooperation with the Embassy of Uzbekistan, the attraction of new Uzbek companies and the expansion of informing universities and students about the competition were also discussed with representatives of the VAVT.
