To enhance educational quality and learn from European universities’ experience, the Tajik State University of Commerce (TSUC) has partnered with several EU higher education institutions under the Erasmus+ programme. From 2023 to 2025, TSUC is participating in the “Education for Technological Literacy and Inclusion (E4TLI)” project, coordinated by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU, Spain). The consortium also includes the Polytechnic Institute of Porto (Portugal), the School of Architecture at the University of Navarra (Spain), and the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. The project aims to strengthen technological literacy among faculty and students, offer practical application guidelines, and promote Industry 4.0 technologies at non-technical universities.

To support these objectives, TSUC and its partners organized seminars and training sessions on data mining, augmented reality, virtual reality, streaming, blockchain, cybersecurity, coding, and software programming. Notably, in September–October 2024, TSUC researchers hosted a virtual seminar on blockchain for faculty and students from partner institutions.

From June 5 to 16, 2025, the consortium held a series of seminars at the University of the Basque Country. They reviewed progress, planned dissemination via official websites and social media, and finalized a three-year action plan. Attendees included Professor Zarrina Kadyrova (Department of Economics and Business Organization) and international-relations specialist Nurmukhammadi Abdullozoda. They reported on current achievements and confirmed that the research team is developing lecture materials and scholarly articles on blockchain and cybersecurity.

Importantly, dozens of TSUC students and faculty participated in virtual seminars during the project, significantly enhancing their technological skills.

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