The British-Uzbek Society – Explore More, Question More ‒ Be Part of the British-Uzbek Conversation!

Signing Ceremony of the Memorandum of Cooperation between The Committee on Interethnic Relations and Friendly Ties with Foreign Countries of Uzbekistan and the British-Uzbek Society

Online webinar on Economic sustainability of Uzbekistan during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Update on #Dance4Uzbekistan Challenge and Fundraiser

Dear Members and Friends of British-Uzbek Society, We hope that you all are keeping well in these challenging times. We are delighted to announce that #Dance4Uzbekistan Challenge initiated by…

#Dance4Uzbekistan Challenge

We are pleased to announce that 1st dance lesson of #Dance4Uzbekistan Challenge – Andijan Polka by Rashid Shadat – was a great success…

Past Events

Talk on Recent Uzbek cinema and its contexts (CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE)

March 19, 2020

Joint talk by Dr Paul Wordsworth and Dr Christopher Fort

January 17, 2020

Joint talk by Dr Paul Wordsworth and Dr Christopher Fort on Friday,17 January at the Uzbekistan Embassy…

Christmas Party

December 13, 2019

BUS Annual Dinner at the University Women’s Club, Mayfair – co-sponsored by ‘Asmald Palace’ company from Kokand (Uzbekistan…

Master Class by Shirin Jalilova

December 11, 2019

Invitation: Master Class by Shirin Jalilova, Performer of Traditional Uzbek Dances…

Talk on Traditional Ceramics of Uzbekistan

November 28, 2019

History and Contemporary Developments by Alisher Rakhimov, master ceramist from Uzbekistan…

BUS membership is open to all

Our current members include individual professionals in various fields, students and “interested members of the public”. We also offer academic and non-profit institutions membership to cultural and educational institutions and corporate membership to companies and corporations with business interests in the region. So join us and let us together…

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Higher Education in Uzbekistan

Education in Uzbekistan has a long history. During the medieval Islamic period important madrassas (Islamic colleges) where established in this area. These institutions continued to enjoy a reputation for excellence until the early modern period. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, under Tsarist rule, a number of Russian, and mixed ‘Russo-Native’ schools and colleges…