Turkmenistan discusses education cooperation with Georgia and the United Kingdom
On October 10, Deputy Minister of Education of Turkmenistan Azat Atayev held five meetings with partners from Georgia and the United Kingdom. The meetings took place on the sidelines of the international exhibition and scientific conference “Healthcare, Education and Sports in the Era of the Revival of the New Epoch of the Powerful State,” which is being held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. All the meetings followed up on earlier agreements and aimed to turn them into practical action.
At a meeting with Georgian Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Youth Zviad Gabisonia and Georgian Ambassador to Turkmenistan Konstantine Sabiashvili, the sides discussed the outcomes of the President of Turkmenistan’s state visit to Georgia and of the first meeting of the joint working group on education. They agreed to approve a cooperation roadmap in November, to hold a webinar for Turkmen scientists with the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation and the Horizon Europe office, and to identify pairs of partner universities. The Georgian side invited Turkmenistan to hold the next working group meeting in Tbilisi.
British Ambassador to Turkmenistan Stephen Conlon joined the meeting with a British Council delegation. The sides noted the results achieved since the Education World Forum in London. They discussed the third phase of the AELLCA program, professional development for English teachers, the possibility of holding IELTS exams in Ashgabat, quality assurance in higher education, and the idea of creating a single platform for education cooperation with the United Kingdom.
Representatives of Cambridge University Press & Assessment discussed cooperation on Cambridge qualifications for Turkmen teachers and on assessing English language proficiency.
At a meeting with Professor Andrew Linn, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Westminster, the sides marked the anniversary of the memorandum signed with the International University for the Humanities and Development. They discussed its implementation plan, joint doctoral programs and research.
Talks with Hamilton House Publishers focused on providing language centers with interactive learning materials for teaching English to children, and on a pilot project.
The meetings confirmed mutual interest in expanding international cooperation in Turkmenistan’s education sector and in delivering concrete results.
