Office for Supporting Youth Innovative Initiatives

“Engineers of the Future” internship competition

A competition that sends authors of promising engineering projects on internships of up to 60 days in developed countries

2026 · April – July, muhandis.edu.uz Videos See the winners
725 applications received 20 April – 31 May
277 passed the technical review 134 students + 143 lecturers
10 winners 5 in each category
60 days of internship abroad in developed countries
01About the competition

From an engineering idea to international experience

The “Engineers of the Future” internship competition identifies authors of promising engineering work — ideas, projects or inventions — and sends them to train at leading centres in developed countries. Winners complete an internship of up to 60 days.

Candidates Aged 20–40
Applications 20 April – 31 May
Categories Students · Lecturers
Defence 20–27 July 2026
Award Up to 60-day internship

The competition is held on the instruction of the President and by decision of the Cabinet of Ministers. Applications were accepted via muhandis.edu.uz and reviewed by a commission of representatives of ministries, agencies and research institutions.

It ran in two categories — students and university lecturers — and in two stages: a technical review of documents, followed by a presentation and defence before the commission.

Who can apply

  1. 01

    Author of a promising engineering idea, project or invention

  2. 02

    A working command of a foreign language

  3. 03

    A student or lecturer aged 20 to 40

Competition stages

  1. 20 April – 31 May

    Applications

    725 applications were received via muhandis.edu.uz.

  2. Stage 1

    Technical review

    Documents were checked for completeness, reliability and compliance with the rules.

  3. 20–27 July · Stage 2

    Presentation and defence

    Participants defended their work before the commission.

  4. August

    Winners

    The 5 highest-scoring authors in each category — 10 winners in total.

Moments

Scenes from the internship

Winners at leading universities and research centres abroad — in their own words.

An intern’s story1:13
An intern’s story1:29
02Selection

From 725 applications to 10 winners

The technical review filtered out almost two thirds of applications; the defence then identified the 5 strongest in each category.

  1. 01 725 Applications received via muhandis.edu.uz
  2. 38% kept 02 277 Passed the review 448 applications rejected
  3. 3,6% kept 03 10 Winners sent on internships
Stage 2 applications by category 277
  • Students48%
  • Lecturers52%
Selection by category 5 + 5
  • Students · 134 → 53,7%
  • Lecturers · 143 → 53,5%

In the lecturers’ category, 69 of 143 participants came to the defence — the most competitive field.

03Scoring

100-point scoring and the winners’ results

Each commission member scored four criteria; the final score is the average of the members’ scores.

Scoring criteria 100 points
  • Feasibility and impact of the project30pts
  • Relevance of the engineering project30pts
  • Command and use of a foreign language20pts
  • Value of the internship for the project and research potential20pts
Winners’ final scores out of 100
  • Abatov Sh.75,86
  • Sayfidinov O.72,14
  • Mustafoqulov A.72,14
  • Mahammadjonov Q.71,13
  • Zoirov O‘.65,71
  • Mirzavaliyev D.65,14
  • Dushabayeva O.61,88
  • Hamroyeva F.61,75
  • Kenjabayev A.61,25
  • Sayfiddin Hoji Q.60,63
  • Lecturers
  • Students

The top result was 75.86 points (lecturers). The winning threshold was 60.63 for students and 65.14 for lecturers.

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Competition commission

The commission was chaired by the Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation and included 10 experts from ministries, agencies and research institutions.

04Winners

10 engineers heading for internships

The 5 highest-scoring authors in each category are sent on internships to developed countries.

  1. Quyosh energiyasi asosida havodan ichimlik suvi olish qurilmasi 1 71,13 pts

    Quyosh energiyasi asosida havodan ichimlik suvi olish qurilmasi

    Mahammadjonov Qudratbek Ulug‘bek o‘g‘li

    Farg‘ona davlat texnika universiteti

  2. 2 61,88 pts

    Bolg‘ali maydalagichlarning ish resursini zamonaviy texnologiyalar yordamida oshirish va qayta tiklash

    Dushabayeva Omina Inomjon qizi

    Olmaliq davlat texnika instituti

  3. VitaCandy 3 61,75 pts

    VitaCandy

    Hamroyeva Feruza Azizjon qizi

    Samarqand agroinnovatsiyalar va tadqiqotlar instituti

  4. “Osiyo” — sun’iy intellekt va kompyuter ko‘rish asosidagi imo-ishora tili tarjimoni gumanoid robot 4 61,25 pts

    “Osiyo” — sun’iy intellekt va kompyuter ko‘rish asosidagi imo-ishora tili tarjimoni gumanoid robot

    Kenjabayev Adxam Rasulovich

    Nukus davlat texnika universiteti

  5. Smartdrop 5 60,63 pts

    Smartdrop

    Sayfiddin Hoji Qadriddin Shuhrat o‘g‘li

    Toshkent davlat tibbiyot universiteti

Is your idea ready for international experience?

Announcements and applications for the next round are on muhandis.edu.uz. Also explore the “Engineers of the Future” national competition.