On 25 March 2026, an international conference titled "Green Economy and Sustainable Development: Modern Tools for Analysis and Modelling for Evidence-Based Policy" was held in Bishkek with the support of GIZ. 

The conference was organised by the Centre for Economic Modelling and Analysis of the NRU KEU named after M. Ryskulbekov, and the Interagency Working Group on Green Economy Modelling under the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Its primary objective was to bring together the efforts of government, science and international partners in formulating evidence-based policy decisions in the area of green transition. The focus of the event included the exchange of experience among Central Asian countries, the presentation of results from economic modelling of green measures, and discussion of tools that enable the translation of scientific scenarios into concrete recommendations for regulators and businesses.

The conference brought together members of the inter-agency working group on green economy modelling, representatives of government bodies, academic institutions of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, business communities, and international donor organisations.

A landmark event of the forum was the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between NRU KEU named after M. Ryskulbekov and the Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, formalising the intention of the two institutions to develop joint scientific and educational activities in the field of sustainable development.

The Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship was represented by two speakers.

Anton Kostyuchenko presented at the plenary session with a paper titled "Institutional Development of Green Economy Regulation in Central Asian Countries in the Context of Global Institutional Models". In his presentation, he examined how different countries build systemic mechanisms for the transition to sustainable development, presented a typology of global institutional models, and conducted a comparative analysis of regulatory maturity across all five countries in the region — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan — identifying key challenges and practical recommendations for further green transition in Central Asia.

Ikboljon Kasimov participated in the breakout session "Policy and Nature", dedicated to the interaction between government and science in the institutionalisation of the green economy. His report "Diversify or Specialise? The Role of Governance in Sustainable Growth" examined the role of governance quality in choosing between export specialisation and diversification as strategies for achieving green sustainable growth in developing countries.

The participation of the Graduate School's staff in this conference reflects the active engagement of the Graduate School of Business in the regional scientific and expert dialogue on sustainable development and green economy.