The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation and its Centre for Increasing the Social Activity of University and School Students have announced the national “Most Active Student of the Year – 2025” competition in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, the Youth Affairs Agency, the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan.

Second-, third- and fourth-year students studying full-time at a higher education institution without interruption or academic leave are eligible to participate. Students who placed first, second or third in this competition in previous years may not participate again.

Winners will be selected in the following 7 categories:

• Student of the Year with the Best Knowledge of Their Specialisation;
• Most Active Student Advocate of the Year;
• Most Active Student Inventor and Innovator of the Year;
• Most Active Student Athlete of the Year;
• Most Active Talented Student of the Year (painting, graphic arts, design, applied arts and sculpture);
• Most Active Creative Student of the Year;
• Most Active Student Entrepreneur of the Year (for women).

At the first, institution-level stage, the top-ranking winners in each category will receive a certificate of honour from their higher education institution and cash prizes equivalent to 8, 6 and 4 times the base calculation amount, respectively.

National winners will receive a diploma from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, a special statuette and cash prizes equivalent to 15 times the base calculation amount for first place, 10 times for second place and 8 times for third place.

Documents will be accepted by the officials responsible for youth affairs and spiritual and educational work at higher education institutions until 15 November 2025.