Corporate Investment Strategies into STEAM Higher Education: a case of Central Asia from First Tashkent International Investment Forum
Nilufar Zikrullaeva(a*), Sanjar Mirzaliev(b), Arif Hidayat(c), Kongratbay Sharipov(d)

a) PhD student, Tashkent State University of Economics, I. Karimov Str., 49, 100066, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
b) Research and innovations department, Tashkent State University of Economics, I. Karimov Str., 49, 100066, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
c) Assistant Professor, Indonesia University of Education, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No.229, Isola, Kec. Sukasari, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat 40154, Indonesia
d) Rector, Tashkent State University of Economics, I. Karimov Str., 49, 100066, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Abstract

As education continues to innovate providing students with the skills and knowledge they need to be successful innovators and creators in the twenty-first century workforce, an increasing emphasis on STEAM and associated learning techniques has emerged as a viable option. Foreign investments from top G-7 countries into higher educational institutions increases as Uzbekistan opens to the world and strengthens its democratic institutions. The national economy and local businesses cherish the progress made in the coverage of the population with non-profit STEAM higher education in order to remain competitive on a global scale. The article analyses corporate investment strategies into science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics higher education of Uzbekistan. Investment regulatory changes are depicted and recommendations are made as post-pandemic progress begins to face fluctuations due to the conflict in the Eurasian countries neighboring Uzbekistan. Key conclusions from the First Tashkent Investment Forum are concluded with a case-study.

Keywords: Structural changes, education strategy, investment, regional development, transition, Uzbekistan

Topic: STEM Education