The Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan are holding a competition among students and higher education institutions as part of the “Five Million AI Leaders” project.

For students: “Be active — win a laptop!”

Every year the 250 most active students are awarded valuable prizes: 100 laptops, 30 tablets, 30 smartwatches, 60 platform licenses and 30 book vouchers.

How to take part:

1. register personally on the aileaders.uz platform;
2. complete 5 free Coursera online courses on the platform;
3. earn up to 100 points through a foreign language certificate, employment in IT and international olympiads.

The higher the score, the more valuable the prize.

For universities: “Most Active Higher Education Institution”

Every year the 3 universities with the highest scores receive cash prizes totaling 435 BCV: 1st place — 250 BCV, 2nd place — 125 BCV, 3rd place — 60 BCV. Results are evaluated on 5 indicators using a 100-point system; the largest is the share of students who completed the free courses on the platform (30 points).

Timeline: results are counted for each calendar year starting from 2025; winners are announced in the first quarter of the following year.

Navoi Innovation University invites all students to register on aileaders.uz and complete the courses!