Hisense Award "Shaharsoz 2022" contest of final qualifying works in the field of urban planning has been announced

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- In Uzbekistan, the issue of education and comprehensive support for initiative and purposeful youth has been raised to the level of state policy. Various programs have been developed and are being implemented aimed at developing innovative thinking among young people, increasing their interest in science and technology, and increasing their intellectual potential.

In order to contribute to this direction, the Yuksalish National Movement is promoting a number of initiatives. One of them is the Hisense Award "Shaharsoz 2022" competition of graduation qualification works in the field of urban planning for university graduates who studied at the faculties of architecture and engineering.

The competition is organized by the Urban Wave initiative under the Yuksalish Nationwide Movement in cooperation with the Chinese company Hisense. The goal is to improve the quality of professional activity of graduates of architectural, engineering and construction faculties, identify the best future specialists in this field and encourage them.

The organizers officially announced the competition, its conditions and selection criteria at a press conference, which took place on 9 August at the office of the Yuksalish National Movement.

The initiator of the award is the Urban Planning Wave association of young architects and designers, formed in April 2021 with the support of Yuksalish. The general sponsor and co-organizer of the award is the Chinese company Hisense.

Winners will be determined in four categories: architecture, urban planning, construction, engineering. Each of the winners will receive a cash prize of 10 million soums and gifts from the sponsor.

According to the press service of the Yuksalish National Movement, the deadline for submitting applications is 17 September 2022. The winners will be announced on 10 October 2022.

The Urban Wave initiative under the Yuksalish National Movement is an association of local architects and designers aimed at promoting their common opinion, advanced ideas and projects, and reforms in the architectural and construction sector. Its goals and objectives are: creation of an authoritative community capable of exerting an advanced influence on the development of cities in Uzbekistan; creating opportunities for realizing the professional potential of young architects and designers; raising the status and attractiveness of the profession of architect/designer.