What Are the Priority Areas for Turkmen Youth to Study at Romanian Universities?

In the 2026-2027 academic year, a new wave of Turkmen students will travel to Romania for higher education. The state order for specialist training in this European country is clearly focused on sectors that determine Turkmenistan's technological sovereignty and social well-being: from IT and robotics to modern medicine and agricultural technology.

Deputy Prime Minister Batyr Mammedov reported on the expansion of the educational partnership at a Cabinet of Ministers meeting. The decision to send young people to Romania is justified: Romanian higher education is renowned for its engineering traditions and deep integration into the European scientific community.

The list of specialties determined by the government covers virtually all key areas of the country's life:

Information Technology (IT): In the age of digitalization, this is the number one priority. Turkmenistan needs data architects and developers capable of implementing smart city and cybersecurity technologies.

Healthcare and Medical Sciences: Romanian medical universities (in Bucharest, Iasi, and Cluj-Napoca) are considered among the best in Eastern Europe. Emphasis will be placed on modern diagnostics and high-tech medicine.

Engineering, Technology, and Technical Sciences: The foundation for our fuel and energy complex and new industrialization. This training will prepare those who will manage tomorrow's automated factories and oil and gas complexes.

Agriculture and Agrosciences: This focuses on food security and the implementation of precision farming systems, which are vital for our climate zone.

Mathematics and Natural Sciences: Training fundamental researchers who will form the backbone of the renewed Academy of Sciences.

Education and pedagogy: The country needs new-generation teachers who are proficient in modern teaching methods and foreign languages.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, approving this proposal, emphasized that the main goal is to provide the national economy with highly qualified specialists.

Sending young people to Romania is a contribution to the creation of a powerful intellectual reserve. Returning home with internationally recognized diplomas and European experience, these young people will bring with them new approaches to management and production.

Turkmen-Romanian cooperation in education already has a history, and the new influx of students will be another step in strengthening this humanitarian bridge.

Source: ORIENT