education in the East

Kazakhstan schools to introduce dental care for children

Kazakhstan schools to introduce dental care for children

Dentist offices will be created in schools in Kazakhstan. The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Education jointly with the Ministry of Health of the country. In addition, the minstry intends to pay special attention to the proper nutrition of schoolchildren.

Two Russian universities to open branches in Uzbekistan

Two Russian universities to open branches in Uzbekistan

New branches of Russian universities will appear in Uzbekistan. Today, the presidents of the two countries agreed that branches of Bauman Moscow State Technical University and All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade will be opened in Uzbekistan.

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), …