On January 31, 2020, a working meeting was held between the delegation of the Republican Graduate School of Business and Management (hereinafter referred to as the Graduate School), headed by the Director, Doctor of Economics Abduraupov Rustam Ramzovich and the representatives of the International School of Management ISM (France), headed by the dean of ISM and the director of doctoral studies, Mr. César Baena.

The meeting was organized with the support of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in France, with the direct participation of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to France - Sardor Rustambaev, and it was the next step in strengthening international ties with leading universities in the field of education.

The parties discussed perspectives of expanding interaction between the universities, exchanging teaching materials, cooperation on organizing educational process and implementing joint projects, mechanisms for creating joint educational programs in IMBA (International Master of Business Administration) and DBA (Doctor of Business Administration), and introducing joint short-term courses on international business management.

In particular, the parties discussed perspective areas and mechanisms for launching a joint master's program, organizing a summer school, developing programs for exchanging students and staff between universities, introducing joint short-term courses for management personnel, cooperation in science and high technology, as well as other scientific and educational activities.

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The International School of Management-ISM is a specialized, accredited business school based in Paris, France.

It specializes in preparing students for the IMBA Full-Time, IMBA Executive, DBA (Doctor of Business Administration), PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) programs. All ISM programs are fully accredited by the Business Schools and Programs Accreditation Council (ACBSP), the leading specialized accreditation body for business education.

In the QS Global MBA 2019 world ranking, the ISM MBA program was included in the top 150 business schools in the world and in the top 50 business schools in Europe.