Organised in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovations of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the British Council and Uzbekistan’s TNE Good Practice Network, the TNE Symposium is taking place from 3–4 March 2026 at WIUT, Tashkent.
The Symposium is the outcome of the Uzbekistan-UK Education Forum series that aims to address core priorities for higher education nationally, regionally and globally, and highlight key ways in which these priorities are being delivered through transnational educational (TNE) collaborations.
Key partners
- The Ministry of HE, Science and Innovations of the Republic of Uzbekistan
- British Council
- British Embassy in Tashkent
- National Quality Assurance Agency, Uzbekistan
- El-Yurt Umidi Foundation, Uzbekistan
Participants
- VCs of higher education institutions with experience of TNE development
- Representatives of Uzbekistan-UK TNEs operating in Uzbekistan
- Representatives of UK TNEs operating in the Central Asia region
- Key international organisations supporting TNE development
- TNE researchers
- TNE students and alumni
- NGOs supporting inclusion
Objectives
- Internationalisation and TNE Best Practice
Support national efforts to internationalise higher education by sharing UK-Uzbekistan TNE good practice and examples of scalable TNE partnership models. - Quality Assurance and Inclusion
Develop concrete recommendations in quality assurance and inclusion, informed by UK TNE experience. - TNE Good Practice Network
Support the growth and operation of the TNE Good Practice Network established in Uzbekistan in 2024. - Future TNE Collaboration
To agree key priorities for further TNE collaboration and explore how TNE collaborations and international learning can support wider HE developments in the region.
Preparation for the Symposium
- Desk Research and Analysis: Comprehensive analysis of existing data and reports on TNE development in Uzbekistan and Central Asia to date to summarise findings from previously commissioned studies and partnership projects relevant to TNE.
- Case Study Development: A curated collection of case studies highlighting key aspects of TNE quality assurance and inclusion, based on UK experiences in Uzbekistan and the broader Central Asia region.
- Symposium Concept Development: TNEs, in partnership with the British Council, will co-create the concept for the Regional Symposium “TNE: Quality Assurance and Inclusion in the Context of Growth”, defining key themes, structure and format as well as partners and stakeholders to meet the objectives of the Symposium.