On September 17, 2026, an Interdepartmental Research Colloquium was held for the discussion of a doctoral dissertation in the specialty of Econometrics and Statistics.

Independent researcher Indira Khadjiyeva presented her dissertation on "Econometric Modelling of Factors Affecting the Quality of Secondary Education" to pursue a PhD degree in Econometrics and Statistics. The research focused on the econometric modelling of factors affecting the quality of secondary education, providing an analytical basis for understanding the key determinants of educational quality.

The dissertation was supervised by Dr Sardor Azam. The reviewers were Dr Kamrul Hasan and Dr Olmas Isakov. Based on the outcomes of the colloquium and the feedback provided by the reviewers and participants, the dissertation was recommended to proceed to the next stage toward defense in accordance with SAC requirements.