The University of Antwerp is a popular educational institution due to its high standards in education, internationally competitive research and its entrepreneurial approach. The University’s roots go back to 1852 and currently approximately 10.000 students are enrolled in the various programs. The cooperation between UNDP, HSB and the University of Antwerp had been established a few years ago and this year it has been already the fifth visit for mid-level career managers from public sector of Uzbekistan to learn good international management practices.

Over 20 students of the HSB participated in the study tour with theoretical and practical exercises, including lectures on main factors of economic development of European countries and courses on change management, values and cultural differences.

During the studies, the visits to Diamonds Cutting Company, Harbour of Antwerp, EcoLab, Holcim and BarCo have enriched knowledge and experience of students in the public and private management sphere.

The study tour was organized within UNDP project "Improving Public Sector Management Skills through Building Training and Research Capacity of the Higher School of Business under the Academy of State and Social Construction under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (HSB project). The project is aimed to strengthen the capacity of the HSB to support the effective public administration in Uzbekistan through the training of high caliber public sector management professionals.