A TUFS student studying abroad in Uzbekistan wins first prize in an Uzbek language contest for foreigners
November 26, 2024
Ms. YAGAME Rinka, a third-year student in the School of International and Area Studies, Central Asia Area Studies Major, who is studying abroad in Uzbekistan (as an exchange student at the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies), won first prize in the final round of the Uzbek language contest for foreigners “O'zbek tili – qalbim tarjimoni” (Uzbek is the translator of my heart) held in the capital city of Tashkent.
In this contest, which was open to foreign students enrolled in higher education institutions across Uzbekistan, 15 students who had passed the preliminary screening at their respective institutions took part in the final round and competed for the top prize. Ms. YAGAME, who made it to the final round, played the dutar, a traditional Uzbek musical instrument, and sang a song in Uzbek, and she was awarded the highest score.
This contest was organized by the government of Uzbekistan to celebrate Uzbek Language Day on October 21st (jointly sponsored by the Uzbek Language Development Department of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, and the Uzbek Language Development Fund affiliated with the Cabinet of Ministers).
Comment from the winner, Ms. YAGAME Rinka
I am very honored to have won the competition at this prestigious event to celebrate Uzbek Language Day. I am very grateful to the teachers at the Tashkent Institute of Oriental Studies who gave me such generous guidance, and to my fellow students who I studied with in my daily classes. Also, through this competition, I learned that there are students from various countries who have come to study the Uzbek language, and I was inspired by them as fellow students with the same aspirations. I will continue to work hard to absorb more of the Uzbek language and culture of Uzbekistan during the remainder of my time as an international student.