13 March ~ 5:30 – 8:30pm ~ 309 Regent Street, Fyvie Hall London W1B 2HW

We welcome everyone to a panel event, hosted jointly by the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD) and Forum for Uzbek and Silk Road Studies (FUSRS), featuring participation from the International University of Humanities and Development in Ashgabat (IUHD), with discussions focused on Turkmen Languages and Cultures, History and Education, Politics & International Relations.

Programme

5.30pm: Arrival and registration

6pm-6.20pm:

• Introduction and Welcome to the University by Professor Dibyesh Anand (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Global Engagement and Employability)
• Introduction to our engagement with Higher Education in Turkmenistan by Professor Andrew Linn (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Knowledge Exchange)
• Introduction to the MoU from Dr Maral Kuliyeva (Rector, IUHD)
• Message from UK ambassador to Turkmenistan His Excellency Stephen Conlon

6.20pm-7.15pm: Panel discussion with the following speakers: 

• Arslan Charyyev, Head of the International Relations Department, History and Education
• Maral Kuliyeva, Rector of the International University for the Humanities and Development, Politics and International Relations
• Chemen Vekilova, Dean of the Language Learning Department, Languages and Culture

Respondents from the University of Westminster to include:

• Dr Karen Jackson, Westminster Business School/ Co-director of FUSRS
• Professor Nitasha Kaul, CSD
• Professor Andrew Linn
• Dr Wojciech Ostrowski, CSD
• Chair: Professor Nitasha Kaul, Director of CSD

7.15pm-7.45pm: Questions and answers from the floor, closing remarks and thanks

7.45pm-8.30pm: Reception