The role of universities in developing skills for Smart Cities in Kyrgyzstan

As part of the work of a project entitled, The role of universities in developing skills for Smart Cities, funded by the Scottish Funding Council from its contribution to the University of Glasgow’s efforts to develop activities concerned with the Global Challenges Research Fund, a team of staff from the University of Glasgow recently presented at a Roundtable hosted by the International University of Kyrgyzstan (IUK) [1] in Bishkek in conjunction with Glasgow’s Centre for Research and Development in Adult and Lifelong Learning (CR&DALL) [2].

Together with colleagues from IUK, the Glasgow team (Dr Srabani Maitra, Professor Mike Osborne, Professor Seth Agbo and Professor Muhammad Imran) made a number of presentations on 3 December 2018. The Glasgow team introduced work at the university linking smart and learning cities, and Professor Imran in particular focussed on our work in developing the Smart Campus.

Attendees at "The role of universities in developing skills for Smart Cities" Roundtable in Kyrgyzstan

We were delighted to hear a presentation on Innovative/Digital Cities in Kyrgyzstan made by colleagues from the university led by its Chairman of Board of Trustees, and Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic, Professor Asylbek Aidaraliev. That presentation is featured below attached (and will shortly accompanied by an English summary).

We are very grateful to Dr Natalya Pak from the International IT University of Kazakhstan [3] for her excellent assistance in translation.

Photos taken at a Roundtable hosted by the International University of Kyrgyzstan (IUK) in Bishkek, on 3 December, 2018 (click to enlarge)

From left to right: Asylbek Aidaraliev and Murakbek Baihodjoev; Srabani Maitra presenting; A group shot of attendees