MEETING IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EU PROJECT “SUPPORT TO THE EDUCATION SECTOR IN TURKMENISTAN”

On April 23, 2020, the successive meeting of the Steering Committee of the EU project “Support to the Education Sector in Turkmenistan” was held in the premises of the Institute of Education of Turkmenistan.

The representatives of a number of ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of  Education, Ministry of Finance and Economy, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of Turkmenistan, as well as the EU Ambassador to Turkmenistan Diego Ruiz Alonso and the Chief of the Project Stefan Siewert.

During the session, the participants listened to the report on the work accomplished during the seventh reporting period and got acquainted with the plan of action until the end of the project.  It should be noted that one of the pillars of the project is providing assistance to the modernization of the system of education of Turkmenistan with the use of advanced international experience, which corresponds to the state programme on embedding and implementing the concept of digital education.

The participants of the meeting exchanged views regarding the further events in the framework of the project and underlined the effectiveness of measures on enhancing the qualifications of the teachers and specialists in the area of education, as well as the provision of consultations on the development of websites and electronic libraries.