This talk is an assessment of social, economic, and political situation in  Uzbekistan on the eve of independence (1991) and the early years. Speaker will review the policies (domestic and foreign) of Islam Karimov era (ending in 2016), and the election of Shavkat Mirziyoyev as President and foreign policy shifts with
educational reforms, with a focus on higher education.

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This event is free and Co-Sponsored by: Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region, Departments of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Center for the Study of the Middle East, Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center, Department of Central Eurasian Studies and Department of Comparative Literature