Delegation from the Ministry of Innovative Development in Uzbekistan visited HIT

Delegation including senior representatives from the Ministry of Innovative Development of Uzbekistan, visited HIT as a reciprocal visit to the one that occurred about two years ago, where a delegation from HIT visited Uzbekistan and held meetings with the Minister of Innovation and the Minister of Higher Education there.

Delegation from the Ministry of Innovative Development in Uzbekistan on a visit at HIT. Photo: Bar Kallush

Delegation from the Ministry of Innovative Development in Uzbekistan on a visit at HIT

Photo: Bar Kallush

The delegation visited Israel upon the invitation of the Center for International Cooperation, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in order to study a course in the field of innovation aimed at getting to know the ecosystem that makes up Israel a Start-Up Nation.

The guests were welcomed by the President HIT, Prof. Eduard Yakubov and by Mrs. Tony Levy, Head of External Relations at the President's Office.

HIT Holon Institute of Technology has a collaboration agreement with the Ministry of Innovative Development of Uzbekistan that deals with academic and research collaborations in the field.

"The topic of innovation is prominent on the Uzbekistan Government's agenda and the purpose of the visit is to introduce the delegation to our campus, its special student atmosphere and to take a closer look at how we at HIT develop new ideas, implement them and how we run our Tech Transfer Office (TTO)", said Prof. Eduard Yakubov.

During the tour of the institute, the guests visited the Robotics Lab headed by Dr. Yaakov Damatov, the Nanomaterials Lab headed by Prof. Alla Zak and the accelerator at the HIT Entrepreneurship and Innovative Center, where they listened to Tali Malach Banaim, founder and head of the center.

The delegation of the Ministry of Innovative Development in Uzbekistan included:

Mr. Otabeck Piazov, Head of the International Department
Dr. Dilbar Dalimova, Head of Bio-Tech Laboratory, at C.A.T
Dr. Fazilat Kadirova, Deputy Director of HR Department
Mr. Firdas Nemtzoda, Head of Coordination with the Academy
Mr. Vladimir Tsoy, Head of the Center for Advanced Technologies
Mr. Akbrahon Sobrihonov, Deputy Manager TTO
Dr. Yuliya Levitskaya, Scientific Secretary at the Center for Advanced Technologies