On 15–16 October 2026, Central Asian University in Tashkent will host the 6th Coordination Meeting of the Erasmus+ QUARTZ project, “Quality Assurance for Reform and Transformation of HEIs in Uzbekistan.”
Partners from Uzbekistan and Europe, including KIUT, CAU, SRIUTCH, UbTUIT, the University of L’Aquila (Italy) and Varna University of Management (Bulgaria), will meet to review progress and plan the next stage of the project.
What’s on the agenda 📋
Day 1: Progress & Results
🔹 Project overview and progress to date, led by Farkhad Niyazov (Kimyo International University)
🔹 Progress reports from the Quality Assurance Units of partner universities
🔹 Overview of the project website and platform
🔹 WP6 Quality Monitoring: external expert report and feedback by Rossica Betcheva
🔹 WP7 Dissemination & Sustainability: activities since the L’Aquila meeting
🔹 CAU campus tour
Day 2: Planning Ahead
🔹 Future action plans of the QA Units: priorities, timelines and KPIs
🔹 Peer feedback on action plans from UNIVAQ and VUM
🔹 Action plan for the next 6 months
🔹 Closing ceremony and award of certificates
We look forward to welcoming our partners to CAU and to two days of productive work toward stronger quality assurance in Uzbek higher education! 🎓
QUARTZ is an Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education project (101127171), funded by the European Union.