{"id":553,"date":"2026-03-07T10:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T10:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wefusrs\/?p=553"},"modified":"2026-03-07T10:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T10:52:16","slug":"engaging-turkmenistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wefusrs\/engaging-turkmenistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Engaging Turkmenistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/westminster.cventevents.com\/event\/website\/07b08306-e945-42c3-a243-2e720222ae54\/landingPage\">Registration<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>13 March<\/strong> ~ <strong>5:30 &#8211; 8:30pm<\/strong> ~ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/visit-us\/venues-and-accommodation\/lecture-theatres-and-conference-halls\/fyvie-hall\">309 Regent Street, Fyvie Hall London W1B 2HW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>We welcome everyone to a panel event, hosted jointly by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/research\/groups-and-centres\/centre-for-the-study-of-democracy\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/research\/groups-and-centres\/centre-for-the-study-of-democracy\">Centre for the Study of Democracy<\/a> (CSD) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/research\/groups-and-centres\/forum-for-uzbek-and-silk-road-studies\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/research\/groups-and-centres\/forum-for-uzbek-and-silk-road-studies\">Forum for Uzbek and Silk Road Studies<\/a> (FUSRS), featuring participation from the <a href=\"https:\/\/iuhd.edu.tm\/en\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/iuhd.edu.tm\/en\/\">International University of Humanities and Development in Ashgabat <\/a>(IUHD), with discussions focused on Turkmen Languages and Cultures, History and Education, Politics &amp; International Relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Programme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5.30pm: Arrival and registration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6pm-6.20pm:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Introduction and Welcome to the University by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/directory\/anand-dibyesh\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/directory\/anand-dibyesh\">Professor Dibyesh Anand<\/a> (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Global Engagement and Employability)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduction to our engagement with Higher Education in Turkmenistan by Professor Andrew Linn (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Knowledge Exchange)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduction to the MoU from Dr Maral Kuliyeva (Rector, IUHD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Message from UK ambassador to Turkmenistan His Excellency Stephen Conlon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>6.20pm-7.15pm: Panel discussion with the following speakers:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arslan Charyyev, Head of the International Relations Department, History and Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maral Kuliyeva, Rector of the International University for the Humanities and Development, Politics and International Relations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chemen Vekilova, Dean of the Language Learning Department, Languages and Culture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Respondents from the University of Westminster to include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/directory\/jackson-karen\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/directory\/jackson-karen\">Dr Karen Jackson<\/a>, Westminster Business School\/ Co-director of FUSRS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/directory\/kaul-nitasha\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/directory\/kaul-nitasha\">Professor Nitasha Kaul<\/a>, CSD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/senior-management\/professor-andrew-linn\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/senior-management\/professor-andrew-linn\">Professor Andrew Linn<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/directory\/ostrowski-wojciech\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/directory\/ostrowski-wojciech\">Dr Wojciech Ostrowski,<\/a> CSD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chair: Professor Nitasha Kaul, Director of CSD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>7.15pm-7.45pm:&nbsp;Questions and answers from the floor, closing remarks and thanks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7.45pm-8.30pm:&nbsp;Reception<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>13 March ~ 5:30 &#8211; 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