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Podcast: THESIS: Trends in Higher Education Systems in International Spheres
Episode: Signs of Democratization? Online Student Protests in Uzbekistan
Description: Today’s episode features a conversation about the development of Uzbekistan’s higher education system since a change in government in 2016, looking at the parallel trends of internationalization and democratization seen through the government’s response to student protests that occurred online in the summer of 2020.
Our guest and expert on these issues is Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva, who is originally from Uzbekistan and is currently a PhD candidate, Sessional Academic and a Learning Advisor at the Australian National University. Dilnoza is also a Fellow of UK Higher Education Academy.
Previously Dilnoza has worked as a Lecturer in Uzb...