Third GreenCamUz Erasmus+ Training Program Opens in Tashkent
On 9 November 2026, the Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan (GSBE) opened the Third Training Program of the international project GreenCamUz – "Green Campus Initiative: Integrating Sustainability into Higher Education in Uzbekistan".
Third GreenCamUz Erasmus+ Training Program Opens in Tashkent
Tashkent, 9 November 2026
On 9 November 2026, the Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan (GSBE) opened the Third Training Program of the international project GreenCamUz – "Green Campus Initiative: Integrating Sustainability into Higher Education in Uzbekistan". The project is co-funded by the European Union's Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education programme.
The five-day program runs from 9 to 13 November 2026 at GSBE (25 Mirabad Street, Tashkent). It brings together academics, project managers and experts from European and Uzbek partner universities. The aim is to share experience and build capacity for making sustainability part of university teaching, campus management and institutional culture in Uzbekistan.
Opening ceremony
The day began with participant registration and a welcome coffee. Representatives of the GreenCamUz consortium then opened the program:
Prof. Dr. B. Kholbaev, Deputy Director of GSBE
Ms. Elif Ergin, Karabuk University, Türkiye
Ms. Elżbieta Anna Cieślak, Opole University of Technology, Poland
Prof. Dr. Vytautas Bučinskas, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania
Prof. Ikboljon Kasimov, GSBE, Uzbekistan
Mr. Ulugbek Mamadaliev, GreenCamUz Project Coordinator, Kokand University, Uzbekistan
The speakers welcomed participants to the third training program and stressed the value of international cooperation in moving Uzbek higher education towards greener and more sustainable practices.
After the welcome speeches came the official photo session and a presentation of GSBE, which introduced the host institution's academic programmes and activities.
Progress of the green campus pilot projects
The afternoon was given over to reviewing the project's progress. Project managers from the six Uzbek partner universities each presented their institution's green campus pilot project:
Kokand University (KU)
Andijan State Technical Institute (ASTI)
Tashkent International University (TIU)
Central Asian Green University (CAGU)
Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship (GSBE)
Alfraganus University (AFU)
These pilot projects put the GreenCamUz approach into practice at each partner university. The presentations let partners compare their approaches, share lessons learned and discuss next steps.
Dissemination, curricula and student engagement
Tashkent International University (TIU) then presented the mid-term report on the project's Dissemination, Sustainability and Exploitation strategy. The report reviewed how the project's results are being communicated to wider audiences and how they will be sustained and used beyond the project's lifetime.
After a coffee break, Andijan State Technical Institute (ASTI) presented the 12 sustainability-focused courses and updated academic programmes developed within the project. These form one of GreenCamUz's main contributions to university curricula in Uzbekistan.
To close the day, Alfraganus University (AFU) introduced the Green Campus Ambassador Program, which engages students in promoting sustainable practices on their campuses.
Program for the coming days
The training continues until 13 November with sessions led by international and local experts:
10 November – Green Project Management and Green Campus House: sessions by Prof. Dr. Vytautas Bučinskas and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andrius Dzedzickis (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University) on product life cycle management, life-cycle-oriented engineering, and the role of industrial automation and robotics in sustainable industry.
11 November – Green Culture: sessions by Shoxrux Pulatov (ADB Consultant) and Utkirjon Kholbadalov (Expertise France, AFD Group), followed by a visit to UzAuto Motors Powertrain.
12 November – Green Finance: sessions by Dr. Hayot Berk Saydaliev (GSBE) and Ireneusz Hetmańczyk (Opole University of Technology), followed by a visit to the State Museum of the History of Uzbekistan.
13 November – Green Ecology: sessions by Dipl.-Ök. Bianca Doenicke (Independent Consultant on Sustainable Development) and Assist. Prof. Dilmurod Juraev (Karabuk University), followed by a site visit.
About GreenCamUz
GreenCamUz (Green Campus Initiative: Integrating Sustainability into Higher Education in Uzbekistan) is an Erasmus+ project that brings together universities from the European Union, Türkiye and Uzbekistan. Its goal is to make sustainability part of higher education in Uzbekistan through new and updated curricula, green campus pilot projects, staff training and student engagement.
The GreenCamUz project is co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ programme. The European Commission's support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.