Professional Development and Education: Central Asia University Partnership Program (UniCEN) between Iowa State University and Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers and TIIAME Bukhara Branch
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The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering seeks to apply knowledge of the laws, forces, and materials of nature to the construction, planning, design, and maintenance of public and private facilities. The Civil Engineering option focuses on transportation systems, bridges, roads, water systems and dams, pollution control, etc. The Construction Engineering option focuses on construction project engineering, design, management, etc.
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The Department of Civil Engineering was founded in 1889. In 1987 it changed its name to the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering. In 2003 it changed its name to the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering.
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1889-present
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- Department of Civil Engineering (1889-1987)
- Department of Civil and Construction Engineering (1987-2003)
- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (2003–present)
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- College of Engineering (parent college)
The Department of English seeks to provide all university students with the skills of effective communication and critical thinking, as well as imparting knowledge of literature, creative writing, linguistics, speech and technical communication to students within and outside of the department.
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The Department of English and Speech was formed in 1939 from the merger of the Department of English and the Department of Public Speaking. In 1971 its name changed to the Department of English.
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1939-present
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- Department of English and Speech (1939-1971)
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- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (parent college)
- Department of English (predecessor, 1898-1939)
- Department of Public Speaking (predecessor, 1898-1939)
Since 1905, the Department of Agricultural Engineering, now the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE), has been a leader in providing engineering solutions to agricultural problems in the United States and the world. The department’s original mission was to mechanize agriculture. That mission has evolved to encompass a global view of the entire food production system–the wise management of natural resources in the production, processing, storage, handling, and use of food fiber and other biological products.
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In 1905 Agricultural Engineering was recognized as a subdivision of the Department of Agronomy, and in 1907 it was recognized as a unique department. It was renamed the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in 1990. The department merged with the Department of Industrial Education and Technology in 2004.
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1905–present
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering (1907–1990)
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- Department of Industrial Education and Technology, (merged, 2004)
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Iowa State University has been awarded two grants focused on professional development and education. The grants are part of the U.S. Department of State and the American Councils for International Education programming for the UniCEN platform. UniCEN focuses on increasing sustainable collaborations between U.S. and Central Asia higher education partners. Twenty-two of the partnerships in the UniCEN network are in Uzbekistan, located in the heart of Central Asia. The Iowa State University partnership builds on two project grants. One grant, entitled Enhancing the Reputation of Research in Uzbekistan through Professional Development, focuses on faculty research and workforce development. The second grant, entitled, Advanced Agricultural Machinery Partnership Between Iowa State and TIIAME, focuses on partnership development and agricultural machinery systems engineering training. To date, both projects are developing and delivering online webinars based on needs assessments conducted in 2020. The planned project grant outcomes are: (i) one oral research presentation per Uzbek participant, (ii) one academic writing artifact (paper, poster, grant proposal, or similar) per Uzbek participant, and (iii) improvement of Uzbek participants' research knowledge and practices (evaluated by the pre-post testing and/or interviews). The planned small faculty project outcomes are: (i) greater common understanding of agricultural machinery systems in the U.S. Midwestern and the Uzbekistan agricultural contexts, (ii) broader development of relationships between the respective agricultural machinery faculty and students at Iowa State and TIIAME, and (iii) a strategy for developing a formal and sustainable partnership between the institutions. This project supports broader economic impact by advancing research initiatives on par with developed countries. Such initiatives, particularly in agriculture and engineering, could lead to new products, processes, or other innovations that propel industry efforts. Social impacts can be felt when research initiatives lead to improved environmental sustainability. This conference paper will present an overview of the education, outreach, and professional development opportunities in Central Asia via the UniCEN program and the developing partnership between Iowa State University and the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers in Tashkent and the Bukhara Branch.
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This conference presentation is published as Koziel, Jacek, Brian L. Steward, Tina A. Coffelt, Kodir Nasirovich Sabirov, and Mansur Amonov. "Professional Development and Education: Central Asia University Partnership Program (UniCEN) between Iowa State University and Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers and TIIAME Bukhara Branch." ASABE Paper No. 2100467. ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 12-16, 2021. DOI: 10.13031/aim.202100467. Posted with permission.