education in the East

More Russian schools to open in Mongolia

More Russian schools to open in Mongolia

Mongolia plans to establish a network of schools where children will be taught in Russian. Today, three such schools have been opened in the capital of the republic, the ambassador said.

More than 5,000 students poisoned in Iran over 4 months

More than 5,000 students poisoned in Iran over 4 months

Over 5,000 students have been hospitalised with poisoning in Iran since November, according to the report by the Iranian government’s truth commission. In total, 230 schools in 25 provinces were targeted by the …

Winter holidays in Uzbekistan to last until January 17

Winter holidays in Uzbekistan to last until January 17

Due to the upcoming extreme cold, the Uzbek authorities decided to extend the winter holidays for schoolchildren and students until January 17. A severe cold snap will come to the republic from the Volga region on January 9 …

Taliban bans women from attending universities in Afghanistan

Taliban bans women from attending universities in Afghanistan

The Taliban authorities (banned in Russia) on Tuesday banned women and girls from attending universities and from getting higher education in Afghanistan, according to the letter released by the Taliban's Ministry of Higher …

Russia and Turkmenistan to establish joint university

Russia and Turkmenistan to establish joint university

A Russian-Turkmen university will be opened in Turkmenistan. This is stated in a message published on the website of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia following the meeting between the head of the department Valery Falkov and …

Russian-Uzbek educational forum starts in Tashkent

Russian-Uzbek educational forum starts in Tashkent

A Russian-Uzbek educational forum on education in the field of culture has started in Tashkent, the Russian House's press service in the capital of Uzbekistan reports. Nadezhda Reverend, Deputy Head of the Russian …

Pupils to study remotely due to summits in Astana

Pupils to study remotely due to summits in Astana

On October 13-14, Astana schools will work remotely in connection with holding several international events in the city. On October 13-14, the 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), …

Duration of school holidays becomes known in Uzbekistan

Duration of school holidays becomes known in Uzbekistan

The Ministry of Public Education issued a statement saying that there are no plans to extend school holidays. The department noted that the holidays would last, as previously reported, until January 24.  Earlier, on …