This project seeks to acquaint teachers and graduate students at Tashkent State Economic University and the Higher School of Business with the realities of business management in East Asian countries. With the cooperation of management experts from Japan, Singapore, and Korea, it provides an opportunity for the sharing of experience with the real economy in an organized fashion. The project also aims to develop business-school educational materials tailored to the realities of corporate management in Uzbekistan.
A number of activities were carried out this year in Tashkent with the help of Osamu Nariai, a professor of international economics at Reitaku University, who served as project advisor. (1) Nine experts were dispatched from several countries, including Japan, Singapore, and Korea, and they conducted an initial workshop on methods of preparing teaching materials and delivered lectures on business cases in East Asian countries (October 8-10, 2003). (2) Surveys of quality control, production technology, and other subjects were conducted at 10 local companies (including joint ventures with foreign firms), and examples were collected for the preparation of teaching materials. (3) Two experts, one from Japan and the other from Korea, were dispatched in February 2004 to offer instruction and advice on teaching-material development. (4) A management seminar was held in Tashkent for owners and managers of small companies (October 8-9, 2003).