Information about the Uzbek-Japan Innovation Center of Youth
The Uzbek-Japa Innovation Center of Youth was established in accordance with the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of Japan signed on October 25, 2015, and started its activities in 2016. The Center has four laboratories, including the laboratory of chemistry and petrochemistry, the laboratory of mining and deep mineral processing, the laboratory of energy, renewable energy and energy saving, and the laboratory of mechanical engineering and materials science. UJICY works closely with researchers from universities in Japan, such as Nagoya University, Tsukuba University, Teikyo University, Akita University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kyushu University, and Yokohama National University. Between 2016 and 2023, the center's staff wrote more than 350 research papers, some of which were published with Japanese scientists in the world's leading journals.
On January 28th of this year, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Japan, Muhsinhoja Abdurahmonov, accompanied by Japanese specialists, paid a diplomatic visit to the Uzbek-Japan Innovation Center of Youth.
On January 9, 2026, the Uzbek-Japan innovation center of youth was visited by a member of the American physical society, Deputy director of the institute of nanotechnology at the University of Texas at Dallas, Texas, USA, Co-head of the “Hybrid nanophotonics and optoelectronics” laboratory at the Russian national research University, Doctor of physical and mathematical sciences Anvar Abdulahadovich Zakhidov, author of practical works in the field of studying the properties and practical applications of nanomaterials and holder of the title “Honored scientist of Uzbekistan”.
On January 6-7, 2026, a delegation from the Uzbek-Japan innovation center of youth visited higher education institutions in the Bukhara region.
The event was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam Karimov, the Uzbekistan-Japan Innovation Center of Youth and the representative office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Uzbekistan.
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Dear scientists, researchers, and field specialists!
We invite you to the 5th International Scientific Conference on "Energy - Earth - Environment - Engineering."
📅 Date: December 4-5, 2025
📍 Venue: 2b University Street, Almazar District, Tashkent