Normatov Yodgor Mamanazarovich

Duties and areas of work

1. General duties

The International Relations Department is the unit responsible for developing and coordinating the Institute’s international scientific and technical cooperation with foreign research institutions, universities, international organizations, donors, foundations and other partners.

The department’s main goal is to bring international experience and modern scientific advances in soil science, agrochemistry, soil fertility, soil degradation, environmental sustainability and agriculture into the Institute’s work, expand international cooperation and raise the Institute’s profile in the international scientific arena.

2. Main duties

1. Developing international cooperation

establishing and developing partnerships with foreign research institutes, universities and international organizations;

preparing memoranda, agreements and contracts on international cooperation and coordinating their implementation;

strengthening ties with existing foreign partners and attracting new ones.

2. Organizing international research projects

finding and analysing information on international grants and research projects and passing it on to the Institute’s researchers;

coordinating the preparation of project proposals for foreign grant programmes;

organizing the participation of the Institute’s scientists and specialists in international projects;

monitoring the implementation of ongoing international projects.

3. Working with foreign delegations and experts

receiving foreign scientists, experts, delegations and representatives of partner organizations visiting the Institute and organizing visit programmes;

organizing meetings, negotiations, seminars and round tables with foreign specialists;

preparing information and reports on the results of visits.

4. Organizing staff participation in international events

sharing information about international conferences, congresses, forums, seminars and training;

coordinating the participation of the Institute’s scientists in foreign scientific events;

working with the relevant departments to organize business trips;

helping present the Institute’s research capacity and results at international events.

5. Developing the exchange of scientific experience

organizing exchanges of scientists, doctoral students and young specialists with foreign research institutions;

attracting foreign scientists to the Institute for scientific cooperation;

helping organize joint research, expeditions, laboratory work and field studies.

6. Working with international information and documents

receiving and analysing letters, proposals and documents from international organizations and foreign partners and forwarding them to the relevant staff;

building and regularly updating a database on international cooperation;

preparing reports, reference notes and analytical materials on international cooperation.

7. Supporting international publishing and scientific communication

supporting the publication of the Institute’s scientists’ articles in international journals;

exploring opportunities for cooperation with international scientific databases and publishers;

providing information on preparing and publishing articles according to international requirements.

8. Cooperation with international organizations

exploring opportunities for cooperation with UN organizations, international financial institutions and international scientific and agricultural organizations;

expanding the Institute’s participation in international programmes on soil degradation, land resource management, climate change, food security and sustainable agriculture.

3. Main areas of the department’s work

The International Relations Department should focus on the following priorities:

international scientific and technical cooperation;

international grants and projects;

cooperation with foreign research organizations;

international conferences and seminars;

work with foreign delegations;

international exchange of experience for researchers;

attracting foreign investment and grant funding;

organizing joint research;

international publications and scientific communication;

developing the Institute’s international scientific image.

4. Expected results

As a result of the department’s effective work:

cooperation with foreign research organizations will expand;

the number of international grants and projects will grow;

the participation of the Institute’s scientists in international events will increase;

joint research projects will be carried out;

modern foreign scientific experience and technologies will be brought into the Institute’s work;

opportunities for international exchange for young scientists and specialists will expand;

the Institute’s visibility in the international scientific community and its network of partners will grow.

Biography

Yo. Normatov has 10 years of work experience.

Y. Normatov has worked at the Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemical Research since 2025. He began his research career at the Department of Soil Science of Gulistan State University and has held various positions in higher education.

He also works to develop the institute’s international relations and expand foreign cooperation, and has helped establish partnerships with research and educational institutions and organizations in a number of countries. In particular, he secured the signing of memoranda of cooperation with relevant organizations of several countries to strengthen international cooperation, carry out joint research projects, exchange experience and build scientific and teaching capacity.

Main activities and achievements:

author of more than 30 scientific articles in soil science and agrochemistry;

active participant in national and international scientific conferences;

actively involved in developing international cooperation and establishing partnerships with foreign organizations;

contributed to the signing of memoranda of cooperation with research and educational institutions and organizations in a number of countries;

in 2017–2018 studied at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of the People’s Republic of China and was awarded a diploma.

Since the beginning of 2026 he has been the chief specialist for international relations at the Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemical Research.