Khujand State University named after Academician Bobojon Gafurov and the NGO Youth Group on Protection of Environment signed a memorandum of cooperation
February 12, 2025. The signing ceremony was attended by the Rector of the University, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Usmonzoda Ayub Islom, and the Director of the public organization, Mamadov Ikromjon Akhmadalievich.
As with previous memorandums of cooperation signed by the NGO "Youth Group on Protection of Environment" with leading higher education institutions of the Sughd region, this agreement opens up additional opportunities for the implementation of important national initiatives aimed at improving the state of the environment, developing scientific cooperation, and contributing to improving the environmental education of the youth of the republic. The parties agreed to work together to facilitate the implementation of the "Comprehensive State Program for the Development of Environmental Education and Awareness of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2021-2025" in the Sughd region, where the YGPE is one of the main organizations responsible for implementing 15 points of activities aimed at increasing the environmental culture and awareness of the region's population.
It is envisaged that, within the framework of cooperation between the parties, special attention will be paid to strengthening cooperation with the Faculty of Geoecology and Tourism and the Center for the Study of Climate Change and Glaciers of Khujand State University named after B. Gafurov.
An important part of the agreement is the involvement of students and young people in environmental projects through research, information, education, and the introduction of modern technologies.
It should be noted that the YGPE has signed 10 memorandums of cooperation with state, public, and international organizations at the national and regional levels over the past three years. In particular, memorandums of cooperation have been signed and are being implemented with:
Main Department of Environmental Protection of the Sughd Region (April 2023, Republic of Tajikistan)
Eventiches LLC (June 2023, Russian Federation)
Idea LLC (July 2023, Republic of Tajikistan)
Eureka Company (July 2023, Republic of Tajikistan)
Mining and Metallurgical Institute of Tajikistan (March 2024, Republic of Tajikistan)
Telecomm Technology CJSC (TTL) (April 2024, Republic of Tajikistan)
AlmaU University Network of Open Urban Spaces for Collective Work "QAYNAR BULAQ" (April 2024, Republic of Kazakhstan)
Association of individual entrepreneurs and legal entities "Self-regulatory organization "Association of practicing ecologists"" (June 2024, Republic of Kazakhstan)
International organization Movement "Yuksalish" (December 2024, Republic of Uzbekistan)
Polytechnic Institute of the Tajik Technical University named after academician M.S. Osimi
Khujand State University named after academician Bobojon Gafurov (February 2025, Republic of Tajikistan)
The signing of the above cooperation agreements is the basis for the implementation of new initiatives in social, economic, and environmental areas and serves to strengthen cooperation in creating a sustainable future at both the national and regional levels.