THE ISLAM KARIMOV ACADEMIC AND EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX

Social life. 1997 year


Education. Science.

January 13. A resolution of the Cabinet of ministers "On organizing the Umid fund under the president to support youth studies abroad" was issued.  

March 10. A resolution of the Cabinet of ministers "On developing a national program to train specialists" was issued.
  
May 8. In Tashkent the conference "State, family and education" opened, with greetings from President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov.  

May. In Tashkent the olympiad for students "Economy of Uzbekistan in the world economy" opened.  

July. In Tashkent the meeting to organize the social center "Social opinion" was held. It will study public opinion using modern methodology.  

July. At the international chemical olympiad in Aski (Turkey), Samarkand student Hairulla Hamidov won the gold medal.  

August 1. In Tashkent the Umid fund competition provided scholarships for 160 students out of 2000 participants.  

September 1. Students began studying the new course "Uzbekistan on the threshhold of the 21st c: threats to security and conditions for progress" based on the book by that title written by President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov.  

October 6. A decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov "On reform of the system of education and training specialists" was issued.  

November 11. A decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov "On renewing the Khorezm Academy of sciences" was issued. Khorezm was once a great center of culture in ancient history.  

December 30. A resolution of the Cabinet of ministers "On organizing the Ustoz fund" was issued.  

Culture and social life  

January 3. The law "On establishing the Day of teachers" was issued. The day will be October 1 and will be a national holiday.  

March 11. A resolution of the Cabinet of ministers "On conducting the music festival "Shark taronalari" was issued.  

March 20. A resolution of the Cabinet of ministers "On publishing the National encyclopedia of Uzbekistan was issued.  

May 19. In Tashkent Uzbek writers met under the slogan "Independence - our happiness and blessing".  

May 26. A decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov "On measures to support the Council of the friendship society" was issued.  

May. The publisher Uzbekistan issued the book by President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov "Uzbekistan on the threshhold of the 21st c: threats to security and conditions of progress".  

July. In Cambridge UK there was an exhibition dedicated to the 2500th anniversary of Bukhara and Khiva.  

August 26-September 1. In Samarkand the Shark taronalari music festival was held, with 13 countries participating. The grand prize went to Simara Imanova from Azerbaijan. First prize went to Munodjat Iulchiev (Uzbekistan) and Shainu Khurana (India). A conference sponsored by UNESCO "Musical art of the peoples of the East" was held.  

September. The publisher Uzbekistan markasi published stamps on the Great Silk Road, dedicated to the 2500th anniversaries of Bukhara and Khiva.  

September. In Tashkent the exhibition "Aral Sea in my fate" was held.  

October 19. Bukhara celebrated its 2500th anniversary with greetings from President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov.  

December 23. A resolution of the Cabinet of ministers "On celebrating the 545th anniversary of the artists Kamoliddin Behzod" was issued.  

Health. Sport.  

February 12. In Tashkent the first race under the slogan "1997 - year of the elderly" was held. The Tashkent team won.  

April 1. In Tashkent the health center Friendship opened with assistance from South Korea.  

April. In Tashkent the medical seminar "Doctors and modern ethics in training students" opened.  

May 7-8. In Termez the conference on iodine deficiency opened.  

July 1. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov gave the Olympic museum the gold medal he received from the Asian Olympic council for his contribution to raising physical education and sport in Uzbekistan.  

July. Uzbek rowers took part in the competition in Moscow and won a gold medal in the 200m race.  

August 12-16. The 18th rural young women's spartakiad was held in Namangan and Kasansai.  

September 9-14. In Tashkent the 4th President's Cup tennis tournament was held. Tim Henman won.  

September 28-October 4. In Andijan the Great Silk Road tennis tournament was held.  

September. Azamat Kalandarov from Termez took part in the London karate tournament and won first prize.  

October 21. In Tashkent the 2nd children's chess tournament opened sponsored by the Trud newspaper from Russia. The Tashkent team won.  

November. In Tashkent the first championship in arm wrestling took place.  

December. The first patients at the new rehabilitation center for Chernobyl victims began treatment in Navoi.