Championships
National and international skills competitions.
WorldSkills Aichi — 2028
Aichi · November 15, 2028 — November 20, 2028
WorldSkills Aichi 2028 — the next World Skills Competition — will be held on 15–20 November 2028 in Aichi, Japan. The Uzbekistan team plans to compete across 16 skills.
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WorldSkills Shanghai — 2026
Shanghai · September 22, 2026 — September 27, 2026
WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 — the 48th World Skills Competition — will be held on 22–27 September 2026 in Shanghai, China. It is the largest event in the WorldSkills International system, with competitors from over 85 countries. The Uzbekistan national team is preparing across 16 skills. Preparation runs in stages: selection through regional and national championships, dedicated training programmes, and expert capacity building on the international assessment system. The competition programme includes 64 skills. Under WorldSkills rules, competitors in 51 skills must be no older than 22 in the year of the Competition, and in 13 skills no older than 25. In 57 skills each Member is represented by one competitor, and in 7 skills by a team of two.
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TurkicSkills — 2025
Aktau · October 4, 2025 — October 9, 2025
TurkicSkills is a skills championship among the Turkic states. The first international TurkicSkills 2025 championship was held on 4–9 October 2025 in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Uzbekistan fielded nine competitors — six from Samarkand region, two from Bukhara and one from Fergana. The team returned with a 2nd place and a Medallion for Excellence. In Welding, Javokhir Kholikulov took 2nd place, becoming the first competitor from Uzbekistan to reach the podium across the nine skill areas. The championship helps align the vocational education systems of Turkic-speaking countries and shape common qualification requirements.
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Rail Vehicle Technology — 2025, Changchun
Changchun · May 22, 2025 — May 27, 2025
The Rail Vehicle Technology Skill Competition is an international skills competition in rail rolling stock technology. It was held in Changchun, China, and concluded with the closing ceremony on 27 May 2025, when the results were officially announced. Uzbekistan was represented by the Uzbekidron team — students of Samarkand Railway College: • Kodirjon Nosirov • Sherbek Eshonkulov The team took an honourable 2nd place among the international guest teams and earned a place at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026. It is the second time in a row that students of Samarkand Railway College have finished 2nd on the international stage. International guest team results: 1st — Zambia 2nd — Uzbekistan 3rd — Malaysia and Kazakhstan Among the Chinese teams, 1st and 2nd places went to Changchun Digital Technology College. Of the 40 participating teams, 25 passed the qualifying stage: 21 Chinese teams and 4 international guest teams.
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IEK Open Electricians Championship — 2025, Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk · April 2, 2025 — April 3, 2025
The IEK Open Electricians Championship is an international skills competition for electrical installation specialists. Its interregional semi-final was held on 2–3 April 2025 in Novosibirsk, Russia. Saidumar Norkuziev, a student of Polytechnic No. 1 in Bulungur district, Samarkand region, took 2nd place in Electrical Installation. It is the first international achievement in electrical installation in the history of Uzbekistan’s vocational education. He was awarded a Silver Medal recorded in his Skills Passport, an international diploma, branded workwear and a professional toolbox. “This is our pride! Samarkand’s young people are showing their potential on the international stage!” — Azizbek Nasimov, Head of the Samarkand Regional Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation. “This victory is the fruit of the work of teachers, coaches and young people who love their profession!” — Gayrat Norkulov, Deputy Head of the Samarkand Regional Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation.
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WorldSkills Lyon 2024
Lyon · September 10, 2024 — September 15, 2024
WorldSkills Lyon 2024 — the 47th world skills championship — was held in Lyon, France. Team Uzbekistan competed in two skills with two competitors. The world championship is the highest tier of the WorldSkills movement; only winners of the national qualifiers earn a place.
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WorldSkills China — 2024
China · August 24, 2024 — August 26, 2024
At WorldSkills China 2024 the Uzbekistan team competed in two skills. The event was held on 24–26 August 2024.
Learn moreWorldSkills Bordeaux — 2022
Bordeaux · October 14, 2022 — October 25, 2022
The WorldSkills Bordeaux 2022 international championship was held in Bordeaux, France. The competitor from Uzbekistan received a Best of Nation medal — the international recognition awarded to the highest-scoring member of a country’s delegation.
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Eurasian Championship — 2022
· August 14, 2022 — September 13, 2022
The Eurasian Skills Championship took place on 8–12 September 2022 in Moscow and Saransk, Russia. Team Uzbekistan competed in seven skills: Beauty Therapy, Fashion Technology, Confectionery, Hairdressing (two competitors), Welding and Electrical Installations. The competitors came from the monocentres of Jizzakh, Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara and from the Tashkent vocational training centre, and took 3rd place in every skill.
Learn moreWorldSkills Kazan 2019 — 45th World Championship
Kazan · August 22, 2019 — August 27, 2019
Over 1,300 competitors from 63 countries competed across 56 skills.
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