- 2026-11-09
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The Next Staff Meeting Was Held at Samarkand State Pedagogical Institute
A regular staff meeting was held under the chairmanship of Shahzoda Negmatova, Rector of Samarkand State Pedagogical Institute.
The meeting addressed the implementation of priority tasks and instructions identified across several key areas during a meeting between Erkinjon Turdimov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Minister of Education and Science, and the rectors of state higher education institutions. Particular attention was paid to handling public appeals and maintaining executive discipline, the quality of education and graduate employment, student living conditions, energy efficiency, international cooperation, and human resources management.
At the outset, relevant instructions were issued on handling public appeals, strictly observing executive discipline, ensuring the timely and high-quality completion of assigned tasks, securing timely payment of tuition fees by students, and settling outstanding debts. It was also decided that the Rector and Vice-Rectors would hold monthly outreach receptions, while deans, heads of departments, and the Registrar's Office would conduct such receptions every two weeks for students, their parents, and members of the public.
The meeting also addressed measures to improve the quality of education and graduate employment, enhance academic programmes, and update outdated literature in the Information and Resource Centre. In addition, as emphasised by the Minister, the importance of making effective use of preschool education institutions and general education schools as practical training sites and laboratories for pedagogical higher education institutions was highlighted.
In the areas of research and international cooperation, tasks were set to improve the effectiveness of scientific research and strengthen the institute's research capacity, attract foreign investment, actively participate in international grant projects, make effective use of the experience gained by academic staff who have completed professional development programmes abroad, and improve publication performance in journals indexed in the Scopus international scientific database. The meeting also considered measures to enhance the performance of the institute's three spin-off companies, develop their activities, and promote their potential more widely.
Particular attention was given to ensuring proper living conditions for students, especially monitoring conditions in student residences and rented accommodation. The importance of checking the proper functioning of heating and electrical systems in rented apartments, ensuring compliance with safety requirements, and strengthening preventive measures against carbon monoxide poisoning and other accidents during the autumn-winter season was emphasised. Following inspections, relevant instructions were issued to identify rental properties that do not meet safety standards, relocate students living in such accommodation to safer premises, and strengthen cooperation with parents and mahallas (local communities).
Furthermore, instructions were given on the rational use of energy resources and improving energy efficiency, human resources management, making effective use of the potential of academic staff, and supporting their professional and academic development.
At the conclusion of the meeting, specific measures, responsible persons, and deadlines were established to ensure the implementation of the identified priority tasks. The importance of systematic coordination and regular monitoring of the effectiveness of implementation was emphasised.