New mining university for Uzbekistan
Sanoat Energetika Guruhi LLC (SEG) and Colorado School of Mines have signed an agreement to create an international, English-speaking, American-model university in the Samarkand region of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The organisations will collaborate on the establishment of the private university. Samarkand International Technical University (SITU) will aim to educate students to the highest international standards, and train personnel in areas such as mining, metallurgy, gas chemistry, petrochemicals and mechanical engineering, as well as entrepreneurship and leadership.
The mining and energy sectors make up a significant share of Uzbekistan’s GDP. As the country’s ambitions in the mining and energy sectors continue to grow, there is a need to develop local skills and expertise. It is anticipated that SITU will train specialists for oil and gas facilities in Uzbekistan, including energy projects in the Kashkadarya and Surkhandarya regions, the Gas Chemical Complex MTO in the Bukhara region, Fergana Oil Refinery, and the Tebinbulak and Temirkan metallurgical projects and others.
John Bradford, vice president of global initiatives at Colorado School of Mines says, ‘To meet the demands of the global energy transition, we need more scientists and engineers who understand the technical, social, policy and environmental challenges of resource extraction, not just in the United States but around the world. Mines is one of the world’s foremost authorities on the responsible stewardship of the Earth’s resources, and building a school from scratch, as we are with SITU, is an exciting opportunity to rethink engineering education for the 21st century.’
SITU will offer a broad range of STEM-focused programs at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level. Education will be provided according to Mines’ programmes and curricula.
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