Championships
National and international skills competitions.
WorldSkills Bukhara — 2025
Bukhara · December 20, 2025 — December 28, 2025
The WorldSkills Bukhara 2025 regional championship ran on 20–28 December across 2 skills, closing the year.
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WorldSkills Asia Taipei 2025
Taipei · November 24, 2025 — December 2, 2025
The WorldSkills Asia Taipei 2025 international skills championship was held on 27–29 November 2025 in Taipei, Chinese Taipei. Competition ran daily from 09:00 to 18:00. Team Uzbekistan competed in 16 skills: Mechanical Engineering CAD, CNC Turning, Autobody Repair, Electronics, Web Technologies, Electrical Installations, Plastering and Drywall Systems, Painting and Decorating (exhibition skill), Beauty Therapy, Automobile Technology, Cooking, Car Painting, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Graphic Design Technology, Health and Social Care, and Industrial Design Technology. Twenty-nine countries took part. The delegation flew out of Tashkent on 24 November; on 26 November members were introduced to the workstations, the equipment and the safety requirements, and took part in training sessions based on international standards. Uzbekistan’s presence was three times larger than in 2023. The skills chosen match the needs of an export-oriented economy, and our representatives competed on equal terms with Asian leaders such as South Korea, Japan, the UAE and Chinese Taipei. The championship is an important stage in preparing for the WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 world final.
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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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WorldSkills Andijan — 2025
Andijan · September 20, 2025 — September 28, 2025
The WorldSkills Andijan 2025 regional championship ran on 20–28 September across 6 skills.
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WorldSkills Samarkand — 2025 (September)
Samarkand · September 7, 2025 — September 12, 2025
The 5th National Skills Championship “WorldSkills Samarkand 2025” was held on 7–12 September 2025 in Samarkand. It hosted the 5th National Competition to WorldSkills standards in Plastering and Drywall Systems. The competition was organised jointly by the Samarkand Regional Department of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, KNAUF, WorldSkills Uzbekistan and Samarkand City Polytechnic No. 3. Under the supervision of experts, competitors completed practical modules in drywall installation and plastering. The winner (1st place) earned a place at WorldSkills Asia Taipei 2025. Sobirjon Nusratov represented Uzbekistan in this skill at Taipei 2025. Competitors, experts and specialists who contributed to the development of the trade received diplomas from the organisers and KNAUF, as well as commemorative gifts. The winners were announced on 13 September 2025.
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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 Samarkand — 2025 (January)
Samarkand · January 27, 2025 — February 4, 2025
The WorldSkills Samarkand 2025 regional championship ran from 27 January to 4 February 2025 across 5 skills.
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