About the author

DR. BERUNIY ALIMOV
Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Cell +998-93-577-11-73; beruniyalimov@gmail.com


EDUCATION:

Diploma, TV Journalism 

Tashkent State University, Uzbekistan (1990–1995)

Diploma, News Agency Journalism

Indian Institute of Mass Communications, New Delhi, India (1993-1994)

Diploma, PhD in PR and Communication (2018)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Trainer, Retraining Center for Journalists, Uzbekistan (2016 – present)

• Holding seminars and trainings for journalists

Senior Lecturer, International Journalism Faculty, Uzbek State World Languages University (2014 – present)

• Teaching students.

Dean, Higher Journalism courses, National University of Uzbekistan (August 2012 – March 2015)

• Performing administrative tasks, providing information and advice and helping students resolve problems of an academic nature, working with professors and setting goals as well as handling day-to-day running of the university.

Press Secretary, Uzbekistan Press and Information Agency, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (2011 – 2012)

• Analyzing and coordinating the activities of central and local newspapers, magazines, TV and Radio channels.

First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Russian Federation, Moscow
(2009 – 2011)

• Work with Mass Media
• Analyzing Russian and European newspapers
• Speechwriter to the Ambassador

Press Secretary to the President, Press Office of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent (2008 – 2009)
• Work with Mass Media
• Accompanying State visits
• Public relations

Senior Counsellor, Press Office of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent (2005 – 2008)

• Work with foreign Mass Media
• Editing the official website of the Press Service
• Accompanying State visits

Second Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Japan, Tokyo (2001 – 2005)

• Press issues, work with Mass Media
• Speechwriter to the Ambassador

Senior expert, Information Agency “Jahon” under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan (2000 – 2001)

• Work with Mass Media
• Public relations

Press Secretary to the Minister, Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan (1998 – 2000)

• Speechwriter to the Minster.
• Responsible for the weekly newspaper of the Ministry – “Business Partner”

Third Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the United Kingdom
(1996 – 1997)

• Press issue
• Speechwriter to the Ambassador

Correspondent, National TV and Radio Company of Uzbekistan (1994 – 1996

• Preparing news materials for Channel 1 News Program
• Preparing international news
• Anchoring evening and midnight news programs
• Launching Uzbek TV’s first ever English news program “FCN” (First Channel News)

AWARDS:

• Special Award signed by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the eve of 15th Anniversary of Uzbekistan’s Independence.

BOOKS:

• Media studies in XXI century (2013)
• Problems of Uzbekistan’s image in the World media space (2016)
• How to learn foreign languages quickly, Android book (2017)
• The role of political leader in formation of country’s image (2017)

LANGUAGES:

• Uzbek ( Native), English (Excellent), Russian (Excellent), Japanese (Intermediate)

COMPUTER LITERATE:

• Good knowledge of Word and Excel, as well as e-mail and the internet

REFERENCES:

Available upon request