On May 28, 2025, the School of Business and Economics (SOBE) at WIUT hosted a research colloquium featuring Sanemkhan Nurillaeva, a PhD candidate in Management.

Her presentation, titled "Improving the Mechanisms of Corporate Social Responsibility in Commercial Banks of the Republic of Uzbekistan," focused on enhancing the effectiveness of CSR initiatives within the country's banking sector. The research highlighted current challenges, regulatory gaps, and proposed practical frameworks to align CSR practices with international standards while addressing local socio-economic needs.

The session drew strong interest from faculty and students, sparking meaningful discussion on the evolving role of banks in promoting sustainable development and social accountability in Uzbekistan.

On May 14, 2025, WIUT hosted a research colloquium featuring PhD candidate Durdona Umarova, who presented her study titled "Improving the Mechanism for Ensuring Sustainable Growth of E-Government System Management Indicators."

The presentation focused on the integration of key components of the E-Government Development Index (EGDI) namely, the Human Capital Index, Online Service Index, and Telecommunication Infrastructure Index—into a unified system dynamics model. Umarova addressed the challenge of Uzbekistan’s low e-government index rankings and proposed a dynamic analytical framework to identify actionable solutions for sustainable improvement.

The seminar fostered thoughtful discussion on digital governance and provided valuable insights for policy development in the digital public sector. Positive suggestions and feedback were provided to PhD candidate in order to strengthen her research analysis and conclusion.

On May 27, 2025, Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT) hosted a research colloquium featuring Zarrukh Rakhimov (PhD candidate in "Econometrics and statistics"), who presented his research study titled "Bootstrap Confidence Intervals in Linear Models."

The presentation focused on the reliability of bootstrap confidence intervals in linear regression analysis, especially under conditions where classical assumptions—such as normality, homoscedasticity, or complete data—may be violated. Using Monte Carlo simulations, Rakhimov compared traditional OLS-based intervals with various bootstrap methods across multiple challenging data environments, including small samples, outliers, and missing data not at random (MNAR).

Particular attention was given to the “bootstrap pairs” technique, which showed strong performance in delivering consistent interval coverage when traditional assumptions did not hold. The findings suggest that bootstrap methods can serve as a valuable alternative or complement to standard techniques, especially in empirical research involving imperfect or non-ideal data.

The session generated keen interest among faculty, researchers and students, providing practical insights for improving statistical inference in applied research.

On May 1, 2025, a Scientific Seminar was held at WIUT to discuss the PhD dissertation of Dildara Gapparova in Management (08.00.13), titled "Talent Management in the Age of Digitalization and Automation in Uzbekistan." The event was attended by faculty, reviewers, other PhD candidates and the Rector Komiljon Karimov.

The dissertation, supervised by Farkhod Karimov and reviewed by Dr. Anil Kumar and Dr. Temur Makhkamov, received positive feedback for its timely focus and scholarly contribution. Following the discussion, the dissertation was formally recommended for proceeding to the next stage.

The Graduate School community congratulates Dildara Gapparova on this important academic achievement.