The Economics Career Summit 2025 brought together 60 of Uzbekistan’s top Economics students for a full day of expert talks, mentorship, and hands-on career development. The speaker lineup included leading professionals such as Dr. Obid Khakimov, Director of the Center for Economic Research & Reforms, who discussed Uzbekistan’s national economic strategy. Mukhammadaziz Adilov (KPMG Deal Advisory) shared internship-hunting insights, Sukhrob Murodov(Deloitte) spoke about starting a career in the Big 4, and Abdurashid Abdusalomov provided guidance on graduate admissions for top Economics programs, including UChicago.
The program featured a group case challenge on youth employment policy reform, personalized internship and graduate-school roadmaps, and career simulations with rotating mentorship.
Participants described the event as professional, global, and highly motivating, comparing it to world-class corporate campus days. Many highlighted the opportunities to form academic and career-focused connections.
Key Outcomes:
Over 40 students exchanged job, internship, and project opportunities
8 teams formed to collaborate on research or startup ideas
90%+ of attendees expressed interest in future YESU events
60 elite students became official YESU members
Follow-up partnerships were initiated with three organizations, including student unions at WIUT, Webster, and TSUE
The Summit showcased the growing ambition of Uzbekistan’s young economists and strengthened YESU’s role as a leading academic and professional community in the country.
июля 24, 2026 / 18:00
YESU Friday Talks · Episode 5 with Dilnovoz Abdurazzakova
How to Do Impactful Research: Insights from J-PALAs a Research Fellow at J-PAL Europe, Dilnovoz Abdurazzakova works on research that helps governments and organizations make better, evidence-based decisions. This Friday, she’ll share what it takes to conduct research with real-world impact and what students should know if they’re considering a career in applied research. → What makes research relevant for policy and society→ How J-PAL uses evidence to evaluate and improve public programs→ What it’s like to work as a Research Fellow at J-PAL Europe→ How students can prepare for careers in research and impact evaluationThis talk will be in English.Join us if you’re interested in research, economics, public policy, development, and evidence-based decision-making.Date: Friday, July 24Time: 6:00 PM TashkentLocation: New Uzbekistan University campus
июля 17, 2026 / 18:00
YESU Friday Talks · Episode 4 with Ivan Reshetnikov
20 Years of Sociology: What We’ve Learned About SocietyFor more than two decades, Ivan Reshetnikov has explored these questions through sociological research. This Friday, he’ll share the key lessons, surprising insights, and enduring questions that have emerged from 20 years in the field.→ What sociology reveals that we often miss in everyday life→ How social norms are created, maintained, and transformed→ Why understanding society requires looking beyond the numbers→ What two decades of research have taught us about people, institutions, and social changeThis talk will be in Russian. Join us if you’re interested in sociology, social research, human behavior, and understanding the forces that shape our world.Date: Friday, July 17thTime: 6:00 PM TashkentLocation: New Uzbekistan University campus
июля 10, 2026 / 18:00
YESU Friday Talks · Episode 3 with Munisa Djumanova
YESU Friday Talks · Episode 3 with Munisa DjumanovaFrom Tashkent to PhD at MIT: Building a Path into Research Munisa Djumanova started where many of you are now, at a university in Uzbekistan. She went on to Westminster International University in Tashkent, then to Johns Hopkins, and this fall she begins her PhD in Political Science at MIT, one of the strongest programs in the world. Along the way, she wrote a research paper that went on to win an award.On Friday, she's joining us to talk about how that path actually gets built, and the parts nobody explains until you're in it: → How to choose an advisor, and why it matters more than you think→ The hidden pitfalls in graduate admissions that trip people up→ What an RAship actually involves, and how to land one→ The research paper that earned her recognition, and what she learned writing it And what she'd tell anyone here weighing grad school, research, or a career in economics.This talk will be in Uzbek.Join us this Friday if you're interested in graduate school applications, funding, research life, and studying abroad. Date: Friday, July 10th Time: 5:00 PM Tashkent Location: New Uzbekistan University campus
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