The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic of Poland, hereinafter referred to as “the Parties”,

Desiring to deepen and support cooperation between the two countries in the fields of Culture, Science, Higher education, Education and Sports,

Aiming to implement the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic of Poland on Cultural and Scientific Cooperation, done in Warsaw on January 11, 1995,

Have agreed to conclude the following Implementation Program in the fields of Culture, Science, Higher education, Education and Sports for the years 2022 — 2026.

The Parties shall cooperate paying special attention to the following:

1) Exchanging information on Science Higher education and Education systems, plans for their development and directions for their reform;

2) Staff training in areas of particular interest to the Parties;

3) Promoting cooperation between schools and educational establishments;

4) Promoting the organization of conferences, symposia, as well as Olympiads of knowledge and competitions for youth;

5) Cooperating within the framework of European Union projects and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in the fields of education, science and culture.

1. The Parties shall promote direct and cooperation between academies of science, higher education institutions and other interested research institutions of the two countries in the following fields:

1) Conducting joint research projects;

2) Exchanging scientists and specialists under joint research projects and their participation in scientific seminars, conferences and symposia;

3) Exchanging scientific and technical information.

2. The spheres of cooperation and their financial conditions will be agreed upon by the interested institutions of the states of the Parties through the exchange of letters or the conclusion of the corresponding memoranda.

3. The Parties noted the need to simplify and accelerate the procedures for legalizing the stay of researchers and students in order to facilitate their planned scientific work.

Each year, the Polish side shall grant the Uzbek side:

1) Up to five (5) scholarships for university studies (first and second cycle) at public higher education institutions supervised by the minister competent for higher education and science, in different fields;

2) In total, ten (10) months of research traineeships lasting between one and ten months;

3) The choice of candidates for studying in the Republic of Poland will be determined on the basis of the relevant knowledge of foreign applicants.

Each year, the Uzbek side shall grant the Polish side thirty (30) months in total of research traineeships for students, doctoral students and scientists, lasting from one to ten months.

The Polish side, at the invitation of the Uzbek side, in order to raise the teaching level of Polish language and of other subjects taught in the Polish language, shall delegate teachers and university teachers — specialists in the Polish language and literature teaching — to work in schools within the education system of the Republic of Uzbekistan or in Polish community organizations, as well as higher education institutions of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The Polish side, within its capabilities and depending on the needs, shall provide necessary handbooks, teaching materials and audio-visual aids to schools and Polish community organizations in the Republic of Uzbekistan, which organize teaching of the Polish language and of other subjects in the Polish language.

1. The Uzbek side, at the invitation of the Polish side, in order to raise the teaching level of the Uzbek language, shall delegate specialists in teaching the Uzbek language and literature to higher educational institutions in the Republic of Poland.

2. The diplomatic mission of the Republic of Uzbekistan or a cultural and educational association of Uzbek national may organize the learning of the Uzbek language and culture for Uzbek students at schools.

3. The Polish side shall provide support in the organization of teaching the Uzbek language.

The Parties shall promote direct cooperation between institutions and organizations active in the field of culture.

The Parties shall promote cooperation in the field of cinematography, including between film institutions and associations, as well as the participation in international film festivals organized in the country of the other Party, in accordance with the rules of such festivals.

The Parties shall promote cooperation in the field of archiving, paying special attention to making collections available for academic, social and legal purposes, the exchange of experiences, specialized publications and copies of documents, pursuant to the legal regulations applicable in each country.

1. The Parties shall encourage cooperation in the field of protection and conservation of cultural heritage, in particular through the exchange of experiences and implementation of joint research projects and conservation work.

2. The Parties shall exchange experiences in the field of protection of intangible cultural heritage.

The Parties shall cooperate with a view to preventing the illicit import, export and transfer of ownership of the cultural property constituting their cultural heritage, in accordance with the national legislation in force in both countries and the international conventions binding upon both countries. The Parties affirm that the cultural property illegally removed from the territory of one country and illegally imported into the territory of the other country shall be returned.

1. The Parties shall promote cooperation between public service broadcasters, in particular within the framework of existing cooperation agreements in the areas of television activities.

2. The Parties shall promote the dissemination by public television of Programs of different genres, especially on cultural, historical and educational themes, made available on the basis of separate agreements.

3. The implementation of all bilateral programs and institutional projects shall be agreed upon in separate agreements for each project concluded between television broadcasters of both Parties.

The Parties shall support cooperation in the fields of culture, science, education and communication and information within the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), as well as direct cooperation in these fields between their national commissions for UNESCO.

1. The Parties shall promote the development of contacts and cooperation between youth from the two countries, including between youth organizations, as well as participation in international youth festivals organized in the state of the other Party, in accordance with the regulations of these events.

2. The Parties shall promote direct contact between sports educational institutions and scientific institutes, sports federations, associations and clubs of the two countries.

3. The cooperation of sports institutions shall include:

1) The promotion of different sports disciplines including traditional sports and games such as kurash sports;

2) The exchange of experiences as well as scientific and teaching materials;

3) The organization of seminars and training courses aiming to raise qualifications of physical culture specialists and sports experts;

4) The exchange of experts in the field of sports for all, fight against doping and ensuring security at sporting events.

4. The conditions of the exchange and its financial terms shall be agreed upon directly between the interested institutions.

The exchange of persons shall take place in the framework of higher education studies, research traineeships, delegation of teachers and university teachers — language and literature specialists, professors and lecturers, as well as short-term visits.

1. The receiving Party shall provide the persons participating in the exchange pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 of the Program with:

1) Tuition-free study in public higher education institutions;

2) Paid accommodation in a student hall of residence;

3) Feedback on candidates and their fields of study by June 1 each year.

2. The sending Party shall:

1) Ensure that the persons participating in the exchange under the Program have appropriate valid travel health insurance covering any expenses which may arise during their stay in the territory of the receiving Party in connection with the need to return for health reasons, urgent medical assistance, emergency hospital treatment or death;

2) Provide information on the number of candidates and their fields of study by 31 March each year.

1. The Uzbek side shall provide to teachers and academic teachers — specialists in Polish language and literature, delegated under Article 5 of the Program to work in schools or community organizations and higher education institutions in the Republic of Uzbekistan:

1) Monthly remuneration (also during leave) in the amount equivalent to that of a local teacher with the same qualifications and employed at the same position and to that set for lecturers — specialists of the receiving Party;

2) Free accommodation depending on available resources;

3) Assistance in dealing with necessary formalities connected with the employment of teachers/lecturers, as well as their family members (husband, wife, minor children) delegated to work in educational institutions of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

2. The Polish side will provide academic teachers — specialists in the Uzbek language and literature, delegated in accordance with Article 7.1 of the Program to work in higher educational institutions in the Republic of Poland:

1) Monthly remuneration (also during leave) in the amount equivalent to that of a local teacher with the same qualifications and employed at the same position and to that set for lecturers — specialists of the receiving Party;

2) Free accommodation, depending on the resources available;

3) Assistance in the fulfilments of the necessary formalities related to the employment of teachers/lecturers as well as members of their families (husband, wife, minor children) sent to work in educational institutions of the Republic of Poland.

3. The sending Party will ensure that persons taking part in exchanges under Articles 5 and 7 have an insurance policy covering all the cost related to medical care during their intended stay in the host state, medical transport to home country or death — unless entitlement to health care benefits results from the law of the host state.

The persons who took up university studies, doctoral studies and traineeships before this Program enters into force, shall continue their education until graduation under the pre-established conditions.

1. Entities performing the Program (this means competent entities authorized by the Parties to execute the Program) which received personal data may use (process) them solely for the purposes of the Program.

2. The entities implementing the Program shall ensure that the person whose personal data are processed is notified about:

1) The identity of the entity performing the Program and its contact details;

2) The purposes of data processing and the legal basis for data processing;

3) The data processing categories;

4) The recipients and categories of recipients, if any, to whom the personal data will be disclosed for the purposes of performing the Program;

5) Where possible the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine this period;

6) the right to request from the entity performing the Program access to, rectification or deletion of personal data or restriction of the processing of data concerning the individual data subject or to object to the processing of such data;

7) The right to withdraw consent if such consent is required to process data;

8) The right to lodge a complaint with a competent administrative authority or to the Parties court referred to in point 9 of this Article in the event of a breach of the data subject rights;

9) The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling (information about the logic involved as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject).

3. Once the purpose of data processing is finished, the data should be immediately destroyed and the entity performing the Agreement that transferred the data should be notified of this fact.

4. The Parties shall ensure that transfer, reception, further use and destruction of personal data shall be registered by entities performing the Agreement.

5. The Parties shall ensure that entities performing the Agreement transfer correct data. If the entity performing the Agreement transfers incorrect data, or if it transfers them without proper authorization, such entity shall immediately notify the entity receiving the data of this fact so it may take action to rectify or destroy such data.

6. The Parties shall ensure an appropriate level of protection of the processed data. To that end, the Parties agree that the entities performing the Agreement which received personal data shall:

1) Implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security corresponding to the risk of breach of the rights and freedoms of persons of varying likelihood and severity, especially resulting from an accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed;

2) Ensure that any person acting under the authority of the entity performing the Agreement who has access to personal data shall process them solely at its request.

7. In the event of a personal data breach which may cause a high risk of breach of the rights and freedoms of persons whose personal data are processed, the Parties shall inform each other about such breach and shall undertake all possible actions to prevent such breach and to ensure the exercise of data subjectsʼ rights.

8. The person whose personal data are processed shall have the right to:

1) Access, rectify, and erase his or her personal data, and restrict their processing, or object to their processing;

2) Obtain the following information from the entity performing the Agreement:

a) Entity or entities processing his or her personal data;

b) Entity or entities to whom personal data were made available;

c) The purpose of data processing;

d) The categories of processed data.

9. The Parties shall ensure that data subjects have the possibility to lodge a complaint with competent administrative authority or with a Parties court that will ensure the exercise of their rights in a situation when such persons consider that their personal data are processed incorrectly.

1. The Program shall not exclude other forms of cooperation in the fields of higher education, education, science, culture and sports provided that such forms are agreed upon through diplomatic channels.

2. All decisions and undertakings under the Program shall be implemented through diplomatic channels and pursuant to the laws of the two Parties.

The Program shall enter into force on the day of its signing and shall remain in force until December 31, 2026.

Done at Tashkent on the June 3, 2022 in two (2) counterparts, each copy in the Uzbek, Polish and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In the event of differences in their interpretation, the English text shall prevail.