About conference

This important event focuses on the scientific foundations of the full implementation of the national qualifications system, legal, institutional and methodological foundations, quality assurance, identification of modern labor market trends, skills forecasting, use of digital technologies, adult education and training, recognition of educational results of all forms of continuous learning (non-formal and informal). It is aimed at forming specific recommendations for innovative solutions for the application of methods and technologies in the field in accordance with international requirements.

Key topics

National Qualifications System in Uzbekistan: Current State and Development Prospects

Recognition of non-formal and informal education in the French national qualifications system

Swiss Qualifications System and Quality Assurance System

New Zealand Qualifications and Quality Assurance Framework

Key highlights of the conference

Analysis of advanced foreign experience in the provision of methodological services, preparation of strategies, implementation and monitoring of issues of the national qualifications system.

Ensuring quality in the development of the qualifications system, implementing the transfer of international advanced technologies. Ensuring the gradual integration of the national qualifications system of Uzbekistan with international qualification systems.

Recognition of the results of non-formal and informal education, fair and objective assessment of skills and competencies, ensuring transparency; Regulation of the activities of qualification assessment centres; introduction of modern assessment methods.

Conference program

May 22, 2025 - Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

09:00 - 09:30

Registration of Participants / Greeting

09:30 - 10:00

Opening of the Conference and Welcome Speech

Adham Khudaykulov - Director of the National Quality Assurance Agency for Education

Kongratbay Sharipov - Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation

Jana Kurpisa - Program Manager, Cooperation Department, EU Representative Office in Uzbekistan

Sara Noshadi - Head of the UNESCO Representative Office in Uzbekistan

10:00 - 10:25

The Current State and Prospects for the Development of the National Qualifications System in Uzbekistan

Anvar Allabergenov - Director of the Institute for the Development of the National Qualifications System.

10:25 - 10:50

Quality Assurance for Qualification System Built on Lifelong Learning Perspectives

Jean-Marc Castejon - UNESCO Expert, France

10:50 - 11:15

German Experience in the Recognition of Prior Learning

Natalia Grekova - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Expert, Germany

11:15 - 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 - 11:55

Quality Assurance System in New Zealand (with a focus on capacity building)

Lynn Stanton - UNESCO Expert on National Qualifications Framework, New Zealand

11:55 - 12:20

Swiss National Qualification Framework

Michelle Augustine Palayil - ETH Zurich expert, Switzerland

12:20 - 12:45

European Recommendations on the Validation of Non-formal and Informal Learning

Nadezhda Solodyankina - representative of the European Education Foundation (ETF)

Recognition of Prior Learning in Ireland

Andrina Water - Head of International Mobility and Prior Learning, Quality and Qualifications Ireland

12:45 - 13:00

General Discussion (Panel)

13:00 - 14:00

General Photo / Lunch

14:00 - 15:45

Working in the groups

Sub Group 1

Promoting Lifelong Learning within National Qualification System in Uzbekistan

1. Expert: Jean-Marc Castejon (UNESCO) (presenting a brief presentation (PPT) on the foundations, key trends, challenges, etc., as well as summarizing the panel discussion to ensure a common understanding among all participants)

2. Moderator: Ravshan Ahmedov (ensuring expert discussion, coordinating the process of developing recommendations, and preparing the final document for presentation at the plenary session in the final part of the conference)

Format:

14:00 – 14:20 – Short PPT & Recap of the Panel
14:20 – 15:00 – Challenges & Bottlenecks
15:00 – 15:40 – Developing recommendations
15:40 – 15:45 – Closing

Sub Group 2

National and international trends in quality assurance within the national qualification system

1. Expert: Abdul Fattah A. Batran (International Expert on NQS) (presenting a brief presentation (PPT) on the foundations, key trends, challenges, etc., as well as summarizing the panel discussion to ensure a common understanding among all participants)

2. Moderator: Nodir Ergashev (ensuring expert discussion, coordinating the process of developing recommendations, and preparing the final document for presentation at the plenary session in the final part of the conference)

Format:

14:00 – 14:20 – Short PPT & Recap of the Panel
14:20 – 15:00 – Challenges & Bottlenecks
15:00 – 15:40 – Developing recommendations
15:40 – 15:45 – Closing

Sub Group 3

Improving the Legal and Institutional Foundations for the Development of the National Qualification System

1. Expert: Natalia Grekova (GIZ) (presenting a brief presentation (PPT) on the foundations, key trends, challenges, etc., as well as summarizing the panel discussion to ensure a common understanding among all participants)

2. Moderator: A.Opayev (ensuring expert discussion, coordinating the process of developing recommendations, and preparing the final document for presentation at the plenary session in the final part of the conference)

Format:

14:00 – 14:20 – Short PPT & Recap of the Panel
14:20 – 15:00 – Challenges & Bottlenecks
15:00 – 15:40 – Developing recommendations
15:40 – 15:45 – Closing

Sub Group 4

Capacity Building of Stakeholders involved in the National Qualification System

1. Expert: Lynn Stanton (UNESCO) (presenting a brief presentation (PPT) on the foundations, key trends, challenges, etc., as well as summarizing the panel discussion to ensure a common understanding among all participants)

2. Moderator: Nodir Rakhimov (ensuring expert discussion, coordinating the process of developing recommendations, and preparing the final document for presentation at the plenary session in the final part of the conference)

Format:

14:00 – 14:20 – Short PPT & Recap of the Panel
14:20 – 15:00 – Challenges & Bottlenecks
15:00 – 15:40 – Developing recommendations
15:40 – 15:45 – Closing

15:45 - 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:30

Restitution of the Recommendations from Sub Groups

17:30 - 18:00

Closing of the Conference

Presentations

Swiss National Qualification Framework

Michelle Augustine Palayil

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German Experience in the Recognition of Prior Learning

Natalia Grekova

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European Guidelines for the Validation of Non-Formal and Informal Learning

Nadezhda Solodyankina

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Capacity building programme peer review

Lynn Stanton

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International Trends in Quality Assurance in NQFs: Relevance for Uzbekistan

Abdul Fattah A. Batran

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The Current State and Prospects for the Development of the National Qualifications System in Uzbekistan

Anvar Allabergenov

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How does a National Quality Assurance Framework support
a National Qualification System on Lifelong Learning?

Jean-Marc Castejon

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The ‘Recognition of prior learning (validation)’ and our National Framework of Qualifications: opening doors, making pathways for everyone

Andrina Wafer

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Our partners

Organizations actively participating in the international scientific and practical conference

Conference venue: Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, Tashkent, 126 Kichik Beshyogoch Street. You can always contact us. Our conference support team is available Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
(GMT +5).

International conference​

​CURRENT SITUATION AND PROSPECTIVE TASKS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL QUALIFICATION SYSTEM

​May 22 at the ​Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Tashkent

​About conference

​​Key Speakers

​Adham Khudaykulov

​Director of the National Quality Assurance Agency for Education

Kongratbay Sharipov

​​Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation

​Sara Noshadi

​​Head of the UNESCO Representative Office in Uzbekistan

​​​Jana Kurpisa

​​​Program Manager, Cooperation Department, EU Representative Office in Uzbekistan

Anvar Allabergenov

​Director of the Institute for the Development of the National Qualifications System

​Jean-Marc Castejon

​UNESCO Expert, France

​Nadezhda Solodyankina

​​Representative of the European Training Foundation (ETF)

​Lynn Stanton

​​UNESCO Expert on ​National Qualifications Framework, New Zealand

​Natalia Grekova

​​Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Expert, Germany

​Michelle Augustine Palayil

​ETH Zurich expert, ​Switzerland

​Key topics

​Key highlights of the conference

​Conference program

​Presentations

​Swiss National Qualification Framework

​German Experience in the Recognition of Prior Learning

​​European Guidelines for the Validation of Non-Formal and Informal Learning

Capacity building programme peer review ​

​International Trends in Quality Assurance in NQFs: Relevance for Uzbekistan

​​The Current State and Prospects for the Development of the National Qualifications System in Uzbekistan

​How does a National Quality Assurance Framework support a National Qualification System on Lifelong Learning?

​​The ‘Recognition of prior learning (validation)’ and our National Framework of Qualifications: opening doors, making pathways for everyone

​Current situation and prospective tasks in the development of the national qualification system

​Collection of articles

​Our partners

​Contact us

International conference

CURRENT SITUATION AND PROSPECTIVE TASKS IN THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE NATIONAL QUALIFICATION SYSTEM

May 22 at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Tashkent

About conference

Key Speakers

Adham Khudaykulov

Director of the National Quality Assurance Agency for Education

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation

Sara Noshadi

Head of the UNESCO Representative Office in Uzbekistan

Jana Kurpisa

Program Manager, Cooperation Department, EU Representative Office in Uzbekistan

Director of the Institute for the Development of the National Qualifications System

Jean-Marc Castejon

UNESCO Expert, France

Nadezhda Solodyankina

Representative of the European Training Foundation (ETF)

Lynn Stanton

UNESCO Expert on National Qualifications Framework, New Zealand

Natalia Grekova

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Expert, Germany

Michelle Augustine Palayil

ETH Zurich expert, Switzerland

Key topics

Key highlights of the conference

Conference program

Presentations

Swiss National Qualification Framework

German Experience in the Recognition of Prior Learning

European Guidelines for the Validation of Non-Formal and Informal Learning

Capacity building programme peer review

International Trends in Quality Assurance in NQFs: Relevance for Uzbekistan

The Current State and Prospects for the Development of the National Qualifications System in Uzbekistan

How does a National Quality Assurance Framework support
a National Qualification System on Lifelong Learning?

The ‘Recognition of prior learning (validation)’ and our National Framework of Qualifications: opening doors, making pathways for everyone

Current situation and prospective tasks in the development of the national qualification system

Collection of articles

Our partners

Contact us