Since September 2018, IAMO researcher Ihtiyor Bobojonov has been working on an “Innovative Pilot Program on the Re-Integration of Scientists to Central Asia: Research and Capacity Building on Food Chains under Climate Change” (IPReS).
By transforming and internationalising higher education and research systems, sustainable research capacities can be developed and improved in Central Asian countries. Although several restructuring processes have been carried out in recent years, current research capacities are not yet in line with international standards. Within the project, new approaches towards the internationalisation of national research systems and the reintegration of high-ranking scientists in Uzbekistan will be examined. The four-year pilot project will be carried out in cooperation with the Tashkent State Agrarian University (TDAU), Uzbekistan. The project is financially supported by the Volkswagen Foundation.