Jalal-Abad State University named after B. Osmonov Wins Erasmus+ Grant with a Project in the Field of Renewable Energy

The International Relations Office of Jalal-Abad State University named after B. Osmonov (JASU) is pleased to announce the launch of a new international project — SILKWAY: "Development of transversal and Sustainable Skills for the production of Electricity and Heat from Renewable Sources."

The project has been supported under the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and aims to enhance the capacity of higher education in the Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan. SILKWAY addresses the priorities of the European Green Deal and responds to the challenges of geopolitical and energy sustainability in the region.

The main objective of the project is:

To improve students’ knowledge, skills, and employability by introducing modern academic courses in the following areas:

• Renewable Energy (RE)
• Energy Efficiency (EE)
• Circular Economy (CE)
• Business Development (BD)

Key directions of the SILKWAY project:

• Development and implementation of new academic courses in line with the standards of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA)
• Training of academic staff in modern teaching methods
• Establishment of modern laboratories for practical training
• Strengthening collaboration between universities and industry
• Engagement of students, teachers, alumni, and professionals from the energy sector

In addition, the project provides for online learning formats, master classes, hackathons, competitions, and exhibitions, making participation accessible to a wide audience.

SILKWAY Consortium Members:

🟦 Project Coordinator:

• Universidad de Cádiz (Spain)

🟨 Partner Universities:

• Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
• Osh State University (Kyrgyzstan)
• Jalal-Abad State University named after B. Osmonov (Kyrgyzstan)
• Bukhara State University (Uzbekistan)
• Tashkent State Technical University named after Abu Rayhan Beruni (Uzbekistan)
• Urgench State University named after al-Khwarizmi (Uzbekistan)

🟩 Industrial and Expert Organizations:

• INOMA Renovables S.L. (Spain)
• Studio Santi S.R.L. (Italy)

🟫 Associated Partners:

• UNISON Public Foundation (Kyrgyzstan)
• Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation (Uzbekistan)
• MIR Solar (Uzbekistan)
• International Solar Energy Institute (Uzbekistan)
• “El-Yurt Umidi” Foundation under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan
• UNEED.IT SRL (Italy)
• Casa Asia (Spain)

In 2016, the ROAD (Regional Objectives of Administrative Development) project was approved by ERASMUS+. The head coordinator of the project is Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal.

The overall objective of the project is to strengthen the strategy of local development of civil servants. Specific goals are the creation of a training and consulting center in JASU (ROAD Training and Consulting Center), where training and consulting of local government employees will be conducted taking into account local development trends. recommendations for a local development strategy will be developed. Recommendations for a local development strategy will be developed. Training and retraining of high-ranking government employees of the Kyrgyz Republic will help the formation of a strong, modern and effective civil service. The project contributes to this goal by developing and implementing a new training scheme that will significantly improve the public sector through the promotion of the principles of transparency, ethics and democracy. The partners of the project among the JASU are:

1. Instituto Superior Técnico, координатор – Portugal;

2. International University for the Humanities and Development – Turkmenistan

3. Turkmen State Institute of Finance – Turkmenistan;

4. Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya – Spain;

5. Universitat Rovira i Virgili – Spain;

6. Escola d’Administració Pública – Spain;

7. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria – Spain;

8. Kungliga Tekniska Hoegskolan – Sweden;

9. Capacity Building Consulting Group – Bishkek;

10. Issykkul State University named after K.Tynystanov – Issyk-Kul;

11. Arabaev Kyrgyz State University – Bishkek.

As part of the project has begun planned realization activities:

• In March 2017, an initial meeting of coordinators was held in Lisbon (Portugal), which was attended Professor Eshiev Asylbek;
• Since April 2017, in the frame of the project has begun on a questionnaire among representatives of local self-government bodies, taking into account which further plans for the implementation of the project will be planned;
• In June 2017, a training for trainers was held in Bishkek.