On September 8, Xiao Han, Director General of the Department of Foreign Affairs Management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of People’s Republic of China, led a delegation to Tashkent to conduct an on-site survey of the construction and operation of Tashkent Campus NWAFU and the China–Uzbekistan Water-Saving Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park. Resident staff and Chinese language teachers from our Tashkent campus accompanied the delegation during the visit.
Delegation visiting the China–Uzbekistan Water-Saving Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park
The delegation inspected the project “Construction of the China–Uzbekistan Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park and Agricultural Culture Exchange Activities,” which was approved on the basis of the China–Uzbekistan Water-Saving Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park. Shokirov Shukhrat Sobirovich, Vice Rector of Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, presented the cooperation progress on behalf of both universities. The delegation was briefed on the achievements of the eight high-level agricultural science and technology demonstration parks established by our university in the fields of crop breeding, pest and disease control, water-saving irrigation, animal husbandry and veterinary science, saline–alkali land management and development, and food processing. They also conducted in-depth visits to the experimental demonstration zones, gaining a detailed understanding of our university’s integrated water-saving irrigation technologies and equipment, as well as their radiative and driving effects. Xiao Han fully affirmed the progress of the project, noting that the construction of the China–Uzbekistan Water-Saving Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park has moved beyond the initial stage and now possesses a solid foundation for scaling up from “pilot breakthroughs” to “broader application.” He expressed the hope that both sides would use the completion of the approved project as an opportunity to strengthen the close alignment of the demonstration park with enterprises, industrial chains, and local farmers, promote the overseas adoption of China’s advanced agricultural machinery, and enable scientific and technological achievements to be transformed more rapidly and effectively into tangible benefits that increase local farmers’ yields and incomes. He also emphasized the importance of summarizing and refining successful practices, expanding publicity and influence, and telling compelling stories of China–Uzbekistan agricultural cooperation and people-to-people ties.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs delegation visiting Tashkent Campus NWAFU
Ambassador Yu Jun presents Chinese language textbooks to Tashkent Campus NWAFU
Accompanied by Ambassador Yu Jun of the Chinese Embassy in Uzbekistan and Abduvasikov Abduaziz Abdulazizovich, Vice Rector of Tashkent State Agrarian University, the delegation also visited the China–Uzbekistan Smart Agriculture Joint Laboratory, the Smart Teaching Cloud Platform of the Tashkent Campus, and its multifunctional teaching spaces. They attended a Chinese class for the 2025 cohort and interacted warmly with teachers and students. Ambassador Yu Jun encouraged the students to cherish their time at the campus, cultivate interdisciplinary skills in “Agriculture + Chinese,” and aspire to become high-quality international talents who understand regulations, master their professional field, and contribute to the modern agricultural development of both countries. He also presented Chinese language textbooks to Tashkent Campus NWAFU to support its language teaching and cultural exchange activities.