Dual education system in action: SIUT first-year students completed internships at production facilities

In modern realities, the engineering profession is becoming more and more in demand in our country compared to previous years. To meet the growing demands of the economy, it is necessary to ensure training of domestic engineering personnel at the level of international standards. One of the key approaches in this direction is to attract highly qualified foreign specialists to the educational process.

The activities of Samarkand International Technological University are primarily aimed at training new generations of world-class engineers and technologists. The whole educational process of SIUT is based on the «Master Plan for 2022-2032», developed in co-operation with one of the world leaders in the field of mining, geology and petroleum engineering - Colorado School of Mines - a public research university in the USA. The educational process at SIUT is a system of dual education, where students are involved from the first year in industrial practice at large industrial facilities, including Enter Engineering Group.

According to the curriculum, from 21 May to 20 June this year 192 SIUT students had practical training at a number of production facilities. Thus, under the guidance of Elbek Amirkhanov, Head of SIUT Practical Training Department, practical training was organised for engineering students at such facilities as Eriell Prof Education training centre in Karshi, Samarkandkimyo plant, Hishrava HPP-2B, Chuponata solar power plant. Students of the direction «International Logistics» had an internship in the logistics company «Prime Samarkand». MAP-training courses were organised for students of the direction ‘Entrepreneurship and Management’ in the WIN-centre SIUT, as well as practical training in the company «EasyBooking» and a number of large hotels. Students of Information Technology and Design (KITC) also took part in the practical training.

«The practical training allowed students to plunge into the atmosphere of their future work and get a feel for production. Practical training is an integral part of the process of training modern highly qualified engineers» - Elbek Amirkhanov, Head of SIUT's Practical Training Department.

SIUT's internship programmes not only allow students to acquire practical skills, but also give them the opportunity to become part of the teams of these organisations after completing their four-year studies.