Washington State University/Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers
Country:
Uzbekistan
Award Date:
2000
Award Amount:
$99,639.00
Cost Share:
$155,118.00
Other Funds:
$306,700.00
Other Partners:
Resource Exchange International; Global Environmental Network
This partnership collaborated to strengthen the teaching and applied research capacity of Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME) and to develop new and enhance existing environmental courses, degree programs, and continuing education. The partners organized training sessions for 24 faculty on economics and decision making in water management, a relatively new topic at TIIAME and in Uzbekistan as a whole. Washington State University (WSU) helped TIIAME develop a new undergraduate training program in ecology and nature use. WSU also helped develop the research and thesis portion of a new master’s degree training program. Three TIIAME faculty visited WSU to discuss environmental teaching methodology, master’s thesis model development, and project management and sustainability. Resource Exchange International, a U.S.-based nongovernmental organization, was a key supporter of the partnership, organizing and partly funding English-language training for Uzbek faculty and a study tour. The partnership trained more than 54 Uzbek nationals.