Turkmenistan

TURKMENISTAN
Country profile
Capital: Aşhgabat
Principal cities: Mary, Turkmenabad Turkmenbashi,
Balkanabad
Official language(s): Turkmen
Other language(s): Russian, Uzbek
Population: 6,7 mln (2006) (sources: Economist
Intelligence Unit)
GDP per capita PPP: 7,854 int'l $ (2005) (sources:
Economist Intelligence Unit)
Currency: Turkmen manat (TMM)
Labour force activity rate (pop. aged 15-64): 70.7%
(2005)
Higher Education in Turkmenistan

The Ministry of Education is
Following the Presidential decree of 15 February 2007, free and compulsory putting special emphasis on the
education in Turkmenistan was extended from 9 to 10 years. The 2–year retraining of teachers from pre-
compulsory work placement after graduation from secondary education that school institutions, schools,
was introduced 4 years ago has been abolished. specialised secondary schools
and higher education institutions,
There are 17 higher educations institutions and 19 colleges in Turkmenistan. including modern education and
Most of them are planning to introduce new specialisations and disciplines in information technologies.
the 2007/08 academic year. Turkmen students do not pay any tuition fees.
Years of compulsory
Two new universities, the Agricultural University in Dashoguz and the Military education: 10
Academy in Ashgabad, are to be opened.
Gross enrolment ratio in
Following the Presidential Decree of February 2007, higher education now tertiary education (ISCED
consists of a 5-year programme. Medical institutes and some arts institutes levels 5 and 6)1: 22 %
have a graduation term of 6 years. The number of students enrolled in the (sources: IMF report 2005)
2004-2005 academic year was 15,295. Higher educational institutions will
Number of higher education
enrol 14.5% (3.715 students) more students in the 2007/08 academic year.
institutions: 17 public
Graduates receive a diploma of Higher Education. Master and PhD degrees Bologna signatory country:
are not offered by higher education institutions of Turkmenistan. No
For further information,
In June 2007 the President of Turkmenistan adopted a decree on the re-
establishment of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan and the contact the National Tempus
establishment of the Highest Attestation Commission in the Supreme Council Office at : [email protected] or
for Science and Technology under the President of Turkmenistan for the www.tacistm.org/tempus
appellation of scientific degrees.
In July 2007, the new President of Turkmenistan Mr. Berdymukhamedov

defined the new priorities for higher education reforms: a move towards
1
international standards in education, science and technology and ICT The nation's total enrolment in tertiary
development. education (regardless of age), as a
percentage of the population in the
official age group corresponding to this
level of education.
TEMPUS in Turkmenistan
Participation in Tempus
since: 1997
Number of JEPs: 17
Participation of Turkmenistan in Tempus
Number of pre-JEPs:
The Tempus programme opened to Turkmenistan in 1997, and by June Number of IMGs: 16
2006, 32 Tempus projects worth approximately € 7.5 million had been Number of SCMs: 7
financed. These included 7 SCMs and 17 JEPs. Since 2002, 16 IMGs
have been awarded to Turkmen academics. Number of Compact Projects:
3
The subject areas covered by the Tempus projects have been: applied
economics, tourism and leisure, the environmental sciences and Total budget allocated:
geographical information systems, water resources, European € 7.5 million
languages, library management, university management systems,
regional environmental policy, public finance and tax policy; translation (€ 1.1 million 1997-1999;
and interpreting, agricultural, food sciences, information technology, € 6.4 million 2000-2006)
computer science, software engineering, institution building, and
strategic development plans. Total budget allocated to staff
and student mobility in JEPs
and SCMs:
The main actors in Tempus projects have been 10 higher education € 350,830 (1997-1999)
institutions, the Ministry of Education, the Supreme Council for Science
and Technologies under the President of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of € 1.580 million (2000-2006)
Economy and Finance, the State Committee for Sports and Tourism, the
Total budget allocated to
Ministry of Nature Protection and the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of
IMGs:
Agriculture.
€ 53,740 (2000-2006)
Impact of Tempus in Turkmenistan
Tempus has been effective in promoting international academic

cooperation between Turkmen and EU universities. It has also supported
cooperation with neighbouring countries. The programme has been o Internationalisation
instrumental in motivating staff and introducing new ways of
o New courses
teaching/learning. Academic staff participating in international mobility
programmes have upgraded both their teaching and foreign language o New teaching methods
skills. The programme can be considered an important instrument for
motivating university staff and opening new horizons for them. o Upgrading of
equipment/facilities
Tempus has contributed to the modernisation of curricula through the
development of new courses and teaching materials. It has also had a o Master’s degrees
significant impact on the upgrading of information technologies and office
and library facilities.
Tempus has provided students with the possibility of obtaining master’s
degrees from EU and other partner countries’ universities.
Tempus has had a significant impact on the modernisation of universities
and on capacity building. Bologna principles have not been implemented,
however, as this would require a major adaptation of the existing
educational system.
The mobility programme and the new opportunities offered to Turkmen
teachers and students have provided a wider appreciation of the benefits
offered by higher education in Europe and modern teaching tools and
aids.

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Higher Education in Turkmenistan

In July 2007, the new President of Turkmenistan Mr. Berdymukhamedov

Tempus has been effective in promoting international academic

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