
Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent has taken centre stage in Eurasia’s rapidly evolving higher-education landscape, hosting the inaugural QS Eurasia Forum 2025. It was a gathering that signalled Central Asia’s growing ambition to shape global academic trends, rather than simply follow them.
Organised by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, the body behind one of the world’s most influential university rankings, the event brought together more than 300 leaders from universities, government and industry across Central Asia, Europe and the Middle East.