A second EDCF group left for Korea

Under the Uzbekistan-Korea EDCF project, a second group of the institute's future staff — 20 specialists from the technical and administrative groups — is undergoing a hands-on training programme in South Korea from March 29 to June 26, 2026, a period of 90 days. The programme is organized by the Hyundai Consortium.

The curriculum covers 14 core subjects — research planning, R&D management, research administration, human resources management, laboratory safety, chemical industry trends, organic and inorganic chemistry, nano and composite materials chemistry, environmental issues, and the use of modern research equipment. The total training volume is 720 hours.

Participants are visiting Korea's leading research institutes — KAIST, KRICT, KIER, KIMM, KIGAM and others — as well as major industrial companies including Samsung, LOTTE Chemical, Hyundai Motor, POSCO, S-Oil, KIA and GS Caltex, across the cities of Seoul, Gyeonggi, Ochang, Daejeon, Busan and Jeonju.

During the programme, participants receive hands-on training on modern research equipment from 18 manufacturers (electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, chromatography and other instruments). Each subject includes a knowledge assessment, and at the end of the programme each team prepares and defends a practical business plan or R&D planning proposal for the institute using a Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach.

Source: Overall Plan of the UzCCT EDCF Training & Education programme, Hyundai Consortium, December 2025.