A delegation led by Zoyir Mirzayev, governor of Uzbekistan’s Tashkent region, met with Ryuji Suzuki, chief executive of Proud Partners Co., Ltd., during a working visit to Japan to discuss setting up Japanese-language courses in the region’s technical colleges and preparing young people for occupations in high demand in the Japanese labor market. According to the Dunyo news agency, the talks focused on expanding overseas employment opportunities, strengthening vocational education infrastructure and aligning local training with the needs of foreign employers.
Key Takeaways: The proposal envisages Japanese-language courses at technical colleges and vocational schools across Tashkent region. Proud Partners says it has worked with 1,500 companies to help 6,000 foreign citizens find employment in Japan. The Uzbekistan Proud Academy training center opened in Angren on February 16, 2026, and currently teaches about 200 young people Japanese and cargo-vehicle driving.
The discussions reflect a broader effort by Uzbekistan to modernize vocational education, improve youth employment prospects and create legal pathways for work abroad. Japanese employers have shown demand for qualified staff with language and technical skills, making early language training and sector-specific preparation increasingly relevant for graduates of regional colleges. For Tashkent region, the initiative could also support closer cooperation with international training providers and help local institutions update curricula in line with employer requirements.
The Angren center was launched on February 16, 2026, as a practical platform for this partnership. It currently enrolls nearly 200 students in Japanese-language and cargo-vehicle driving programs, according to the report. Proud Partners’ experience with 1,500 partner companies and 6,000 placed foreign workers is presented as a basis for scaling up training and making it more predictable for both students and employers.
Proud Partners provides job placement services for foreign citizens in Japan, along with language and vocational training and support for adapting to a new working environment. During the meeting, the sides discussed expanding the Angren-based Uzbekistan Proud Academy, adding new training directions and using technical colleges and vocational schools in Tashkent region as a base for Japanese-language courses. The proposals covered organizational arrangements, teacher preparation and course content tailored to the needs of Japanese employers.
Further talks are expected to clarify the organizational, methodological and financial details of the planned courses, including instructor training and curriculum adaptation. No final agreement or formal roadmap has been announced, and the scope of enrollment and employment outcomes will become clearer once official decisions are made. If implemented, the cooperation could give young people in Uzbekistan broader access to international labor markets and practical language training.
Source: kun.uz