UN Population Fund supports training on methodologies of demographic analysis

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 27-30 October 2015, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Uzbekistan, the Tashkent Branch of Russian Economics University (REU) named after Plekhanov, as well as Tashkent State University of Economics jointly organize 4-day training on demographic analysis. The training led by Professor Tomas Kucera of Charles University in Prague will gather demography experts and teachers from higher educational institutions of Uzbekistan.

The 4-day training will cover various aspects of population and development, including issues like demographic education and methodologies of demographic analysis, sources of data on population, global and regional population trends and prospects and many others. Training will be organized in form of interactive sessions and discussions with participants.

Professor Tomas Kucera represents Charles University in Prague, which is one of the renowned educational establishment in Czech Republic and among the oldest Universities in Central Europe, founded in 1348. It is part of European Universities Association and hosts world-class academia on various themes, including population studies. Professor Kucera has a rich history of cooperation with UNFPA in Uzbekistan and other countries in the region and knows the region’s specifics well.

Professor Nodira Zokirova of Tashkent Branch of REU named after Plekhanov says their University has a good tradition of international cooperation: “This year marks the 108th anniversary of REU and 20th anniversary of Tashkent Branch, and we are very proud of our cooperation with Charles University in Prague. Demography provides a foundation for many other academic fields. The subject chosen for this training is very timely, hence it has won the attention of demography experts from various universities in the country, and also from abroad”, - she said.

The Tashkent branch of REU places great importance on development of its academic schools, including through international training activities like this.

The training is part of UNFPA and REU’s cooperation within the framework of raising the capacities of national demography experts and increasing their access to world practices and expertise in the area of population and development.