Building at the Sarob complex

PROGRAM

Facilitators: Bakhtiyor Safarzoda and Stefan Siewert

Day 1 – 17 May 2025

☕ Welcome Coffee & Registration

🕘 11:00 – 11:20

Session 1: Experiencing the Transformative Potential of AI in Education

🕚 11:20 – 12:50

Group Work 1: Practical AI Exploration

•⁠  ⁠Hands-on interaction with ChatGPT, Gemini, Manus, Grok, NotebookLM, DeepSeek

•⁠  ⁠Materials provided:

o      AI Key Concepts Overview

o      10 Simple AI Tasks for Beginners

o      How to Design Effective Prompts

Facilitated Reflection:

•⁠  ⁠Shared experiences and key insights

•⁠  ⁠Wrap-up discussion on implications for Ministry-level use

🍽️ Lunch Break

🕧 12:50 – 14:00

Session 2: Readiness Assessment & Institutional Mapping

🕑 14:00 – 15:30

Objective: Identify strategic entry points and leadership roles for integrating AI at the Ministry of Education.

Opening Ceremony (Faciliator: Stefan Siewert)

•⁠  ⁠Khoshimzoda Khomed Hasan, First Deputy Minister, MoES

•⁠  ⁠Muzaffarzoda Badriddin Sangali, Deputy Minister, MoES

•⁠  ⁠Diana Dimova, EU Delegation to Tajikistan

Keynote Presentations (Faciliator: Bakthiyor Safarov):

·       ⁠Bakhtiyor Safarzoda – Introduction: The Digital Transformation of Education Systems and the Disappearance of Traditional Professions in the Age of AI•

·       Naoko Hosaka, Chief of Education, UNICEF

·       ⁠Usmonzoda Fathiddin – AI Readiness in Higher Education

·       ⁠⁠Abdullo Mamadamon – Generative AI and Policy Innovation

·       ⁠Asomiddin Atoev, Tech4Ed specialist

·       ⁠Gulsum Kosumbekova – Governance Frameworks and the Taji AI Council

·       ⁠Loiq Mirov – AI Integration Opportunities & Risks for Tajikistan Link

☕ Break

🕞 15:30 – 15:45

Session 3: Is AI Replacing Teachers or Empowering Them?

🕞 15:45 – 17:15

Group Work 2: Structured Dialogue

Faciliator: Bakthiyor Safarov and Stefan Siewert:

•⁠  ⁠Critical discussion on the implications of AI for the teaching profession

•⁠  ⁠Materials provided:

o      Curated research articles

o      Relevant policy briefs

o      Global perspectives

⚽ Informal Networking & Football Match

🕔 17:15 – 19:00

Day 2 – 18 May 2025

🍽️ Breakfast

🕗 08:00 – 09:00

Session 4: Global Practice – AI in Ministries of Education

🕘 09:00 – 10:30

Group Work 3: Comparative Case Studies

•⁠  ⁠7 international examples of Ministry-led AI integration

•⁠  ⁠Materials: Case study handouts with practical relevance to Tajikistan

☕ Coffee Break

🕥 10:30 – 10:45

Session 5: Charting the Way Forward – Pilot Project Ideation Lab

🕦 10:45 – 12:15

Group Work 4: Co-Creation of Ministry-Level AI Pilots

•⁠  ⁠Design of realistic, context-sensitive AI pilot projects

•⁠  ⁠Materials provided:

o      Draft Roadmap for AI Integration

o      Pilot Planning Templates

Workshop Closure

🕧 12:15 – 12:30

Final Remarks: Khoshimzoda Khomed Hasan, First Deputy Minister, MoES