Uzbekistan is implementing a Higher Education Graduate Quality Index designed to assess how successfully graduates find and retain employment, as well as the income they receive.
According to the plan, twenty universities demonstrating the best results will annually receive financial support of 500 million sums. The index calculation will be based on four key criteria: the percentage of employed graduates, the stability of their employment, average monthly earnings, and employment category. Graduates from both bachelor's and master's programs of the corresponding year will be included in the assessment.
The evaluation of results will be conducted by the Agency for Ensuring Education Quality. For this purpose, a specialized digital platform will be developed that automatically collects data from state body information systems. The launch of this platform is scheduled for before November 10, and the connection of all necessary databases is planned for before December 1.
Educational institutions will be able to track their indicators through personal accounts. If attempts to artificially inflate indicators are detected, the institution risks being excluded from the rating for the current year. Annually, 20 universities with the highest indicators will receive 500 million sums from the state budget, part of which is directed towards supporting university career centers.
It should be noted that earlier reports indicated that approximately one out of six graduates from Uzbek universities could not find employment in the 2024/2025 academic year.