The Research Institute of Food Science and Technology (RIFST) has signed an MOU with Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology located in Uzbekistan. This cooperation is planned in the form of a joint memorandum of understanding between the two scientific institutions, with the aim of developing international technologies in the fields of education, research, and novel technologies, especially in the food and chemical industries.
According to the report, Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology (TKTI), which began its activities in 1991, is one of the leading scientific centers in the Central Asian region and currently has more than 8,600 students in four specialized faculties, working in areas such as chemical technology, oil and gas, food industry and materials science.
The university currently has scientific cooperation with more than 20 countries around the world and has more than 100 educational and research agreements with international institutions from the European Union, Russia, Belarus and South Korea.
In line with the aforementioned memorandum of understanding, the parties intend to develop joint cooperation in the field of exchanging scientific and educational information, implementing joint research projects, holding short-term training courses, seminars, conferences and specialized workshops. Also, the exchange of postgraduate students for short-term research courses and cooperation in guiding and supervising students' theses are announced as other areas of this memorandum.
According to RIFST's Office for International Scientific Cooperation, this cooperation was formed in order to strengthen applied research, sustainable development, and expand the institute's relationship with the industry, and can play an effective role in training specialized and responsive human resources for the food industry. It is said that strengthening the spirit of cooperation, developing international and intercultural interactions, and utilizing joint scientific capacities are among the major goals of this scientific cooperation.