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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was ceremonially
signed between the Khalikov Institute of Archaeology of the Academic of
Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan represented by Dr. Ayrat Sitdikov and the
Gulamov Institute of Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of
Uzbekistan, represented by Dr. Muminkhon Sayidov at Headquarters of the
International Institute for Central Asian Studies (IICAS) on the 09 April 2022.
The Parties agreed to make focus on research
cooperation in the field of archaeology as well as on a wide array of the
multidisciplinary study of archaeological materials. The scope of cooperation
under the MoU includes holding joint academic seminars, conferences, workshops,
field studies, arrangement of internships and capacity-building initiatives, publishing
papers and exchanging scientific data.
The first practical step in the framework of
the MoU has been holding the 9th International Archaeological Field
School organized in Samarkand by Kazan (Volga) Federal University, Khalikov
Institute of Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences of The Republic of Tatarstan,
Bolgar State Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve, IICAS, "Silk
Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, and
Gulamov Institute of Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of
Uzbekistan.
Further intensive cooperation between the
institutions is expected to strengthen academic ties between the researchers
across Central Asia and wider geographic area.
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