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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 …

First madrasah structure unearthed in southeastern Turkey

First madrasah structure unearthed in southeastern Turkey

The remains of a 12th-century madrasah have been unearthed in the Harran ruins, which is one of the oldest settlements in the world and on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. Speaking to state-run Anadolu Agency, the …

Erdogan: Turkish education competes with the best

Erdogan: Turkish education competes with the best

Turkey has made improvements in all areas of education over the last 20 years and can now compete with other developed nations, especially Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, Turkish President Recep Tayyip …

First touch-sensitive traffic lights installed in Uzbekistan

First touch-sensitive traffic lights installed in Uzbekistan

The first sensory traffic lights were installed in Tashkent near one of the schools, the Traffic Safety Department of the Municipal Department of Internal Affairs informs. The new device is located next to secondary school No. 15 in the …

Saudi Arabia closing 8 Turkish schools

Saudi Arabia closing 8 Turkish schools

Saudi Arabia will shut down 8 Turkish schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education operating in the capital Riyadh and other provinces at the end of the 2020-2021 academic year, according to information gathered by diplomatic …

Distance learning legislated in Kazakhstan

Distance learning legislated in Kazakhstan

Distance education is being legislated in Kazakhstan - President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev signed the law "On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Education," Akorda reports. Late …

Iran begins new school year amid pandemic

Iran begins new school year amid pandemic

The educational process, interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic seven months ago, has restarted in schools and universities in Iran, the Associated Press reports. "Education in our country will not be interrupted even in the …

Measles outbreak recorded in Kazakhstan's university

Measles outbreak recorded in Kazakhstan's university

A measles outbreak has been registered in a university in Arkalyk, Kostanay region of Kazakhstan, the regional healthcare department said. 27 students were infected measles, two more people were diagnosed measles, Informburo.kz …

Ilham Aliyev receives Turkish minister of education

Ilham Aliyev receives Turkish minister of education

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by Minister of National Education of the Republic of Turkey Ziya Selçuk, the Azerbaijani presidential press service …