{"id":170349,"date":"2025-05-29T12:52:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T12:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/news\/il-rettore-riccardo-zucchi-a-samarcanda-per-la-firma-di-due-accordi-con-istituzioni-accademiche-e-governative-uzbeke\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T10:09:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T08:09:51","slug":"the-rector-riccardo-zucchi-in-samarkand-to-sign-two-agreements-with-uzbek-academic-and-governmental-institutions","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/news\/the-rector-riccardo-zucchi-in-samarkand-to-sign-two-agreements-with-uzbek-academic-and-governmental-institutions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rector Riccardo Zucchi in Samarkand to sign two agreements with Uzbek academic and governmental institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Rector of the University of Pisa, Riccardo Zucchi, met the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on 29 May in Samarkand during her official visit to Uzbekistan<\/strong>.\u202fThe occasion was the<strong> signing of two cooperation agreements with academic and government institutions in Uzbekistan<\/strong>, which strengthen the international scientific collaboration of the University of Pisa in the country.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167485 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zucchi_Uzbekistan_home.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"491\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The first agreement was signed with the\u202f<strong>Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan<\/strong>\u202fand is part of the collaboration initiated in 2022 with the opening of a<strong>\u202fteaching facility of the University of Pisa in Tashkent. This is the first, and to date still the only, Italian university branch abroad officially accredited by ANVUR<\/strong>.\u202fThe memorandum provides for the development of new training programs, including a first-level postgraduate degree course focused on the management of rare earth elements and other critical raw materials, and a preparatory course for students interested in a future degree in <strong>economics and management<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The second agreement, signed with the Samarkand State Medical University (SSMU<\/strong>),\u202fsets the stage for a<strong>\u202fjoint medical training programme<\/strong>, aimed at improving the current procedure for the recognition of the degree in Medicine and Surgery obtained outside Europe. The agreement provides that a selected number of SSMU students may access an integrated programme that includes educational activities conducted by University of Pisa professors on topics that are particularly relevant in our training from a scientific and healthcare perspective, as well as a study and clinical internship period in Pisa, necessary to obtain a degree in Medicine and Surgery recognised in Italy and the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese signatures represent a concrete step in strengthening the presence of the University of Pisa in Central Asia,\u201d said Rector Zucchi. \u201cThese are ambitious projects that are part of our strategy aimed at enhancing international relations and training highly qualified professionals, developing academic cooperation based on quality, mobility, and knowledge sharing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agreements within the scope of the visit of the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Uzbekistan 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