Today, a scientific and practical roundtable discussion on “The Importance of Dual Education in Developing the Social Protection System of New Uzbekistan” was held in Tashkent as part of the PROSPI project, implemented in cooperation between the National Agency for Social Protection under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

The event was attended by representatives of Namangan State Pedagogical Institute, including S. Mutalov, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences; S. Botirova, Head of the Department of Philosophical and Historical Sciences; and I. Ergashev, a lecturer at the department.

During the roundtable, participants discussed the model for introducing a dual education program in the field of “Social Work” in Uzbekistan, its institutional structure, academic and practical components, the role of higher education institutions, and mechanisms for cooperation among stakeholders.

The introduction of the dual education model is aimed at improving the quality of training qualified specialists for the social work sector by combining theoretical knowledge with practical experience and equipping students with modern knowledge and professional skills.