DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL SECTOR IN UZBEKISTAN

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DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL SECTOR IN UZBEKISTAN
MINISTRY OF HIGHER AND SECONDARY SPECIALIZED
EDUCATION REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
DEPARTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGIES AND DISTANCE EDUCATION
EVGENIYA FYODOROVA Team leader
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Main points of presentation

• Country profile - Uzbekistan
• Education in figures
• Model of education
• International Partnership
• Main problems
• Objectives and Solutions measures and
  instruments
• Achievements /Results
• Successful Experience of UK and some
  recommendations for Uzbekistan

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REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
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Country profile

• Location Central Asia
• Territory 447,000 sq. km
• Capital Tashkent (2.5 million)
• Borders with Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan,
  Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan
• Independence September 1st, 1991
• Population 25 mln.
• Urban population 37
• Rural population 63
• Annual economic growth (GDP gross) 4.2 (in real
  term)
• Income per capita 2790 US (PPP)

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Crucial Figures

• Crucial Info
• GDP growth rate 4.2
• Contribution of ICT 8
• Trans-Asia-Europe fiber-optic communication line
  (TAE-FOCL) China-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan-Turkmenist
  an-Turkey and Russian-Germany

The Structure of Economy (in to GDP) 2002 year
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Education in figures

• 99 literacy
• 45 of population is under age 25
• 38 of budget expenditures to Educational System
  or 7 of GDP
• 63 universities and institutes
• 1800 colleges and lyceums
• 500 thousand school graduates annually
• over 1mln college and lyceum students
• 160 thousand full-time students in higher
  education

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The Model of educational system
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International partnerships

• From Economic point of view
• Foreign Credits /Investments
• 200mln of Japanese government
• 150mln of Asian Development Bank
• 35mln of Korean government
• 200 mln of American aids for development ICT
• 30 mln. Indian Government grant

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Main Partners

• British Council (office in Tashkent)
• WBI (office in USA),
• UNDP (office in Tashkent)
• Open Society Institute (Soros Foundation) office
  in Tashkent,
• JICA (Japan) office in Tashkent,
• University of Maryland (USA),
• Indian Embassy in Uzbekistan, Government of India
  (TIEC Programs)
• Indian Private Company Computronics LtD.
• Russian Business Center (Office in Uzbekistan),
• MFA of Israel, Mashav Program, Embassy of Israel
  (Uzbekistan),
• ADB (office in Tashkent),

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Main Problems

• Crucial GAP in the sphere of Development ICT and
  Distance Education (E-Learning)
• Investment to Development of Human Resources
  inefficiently DUE TO
• Huge spending for financing Exchange Programs
• For students from UMID Foundation,
• For teachers (tutors) from USTOZ Republican
  Foundation,
• Low involvement (only 40 of all students coming
  back from Abroad,
• Outflow of national potential,
• Financial problems

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Main Objectives

• I Further Development of Infrastructure in
  Uzbekistan
• Implementation of ICT in Education and
  development of E-Learning,
• Increasing of Quality Assurance for Distance
  Education,
• Improvement Quality of Education in rural areas
  ob the base of New IT, including access to
  Internet,
• II Improvement Skills
• Development new curriculum, modern e-books,
  virtual labs, simulation exhibitions for Higher
  and Secondary Specialized Education,
• TOT for more than 500,000 teachers using of IT,
• Providing vocational training for 1.5mln students
  in the sphere of ICT,
• Mutually beneficial international cooperation

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Instruments and measures Resolutions of the
Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of
Uzbekistan

• LONG TERM OBJECTIVES (2001-2010ss.)
• OCTOBER 4, 2001
• No 400 About Measures on Perfection of
  Preparation of Pedagogical Staff for Secondary
  Specialized Vocational Education Institutions
• With the purposes of
• - increase in the level and quality of
  preparation of pedagogical staff in secondary
  specialized vocational education institutions
• - supplying academic lyceums and professional
  colleges with highly skilled pedagogical and
  engineering-pedagogical staff, which meets the
  requirements of the state educational standards
  and the National program on training of personnel
  

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Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the
Republic of Uzbekistan

• SHORT TERM OBJECTIVES (2001-2005ss.)
• 23 MAY 2001
• No 230 On measures for organization of
  elaboration of the program for development of
  computer and information technologies for 2001
  -2005, provision of wide access to international
  information system Internet
• With the purposes of
• - for wide implementation of modern computer and
  information technologies in all spheres of
  economy, science and education, provision of
  access to international information systems,
  including Internet,
• - increasing the level of experts in programming

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DECREE of the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan

• LONG TERM OBJECTIVES (2002-2010ss.)
• 30 MAY 2002
• NO ?? - 3080 About the further development of a
  computerisation and introduction of
  informational-communication technologies
• With the purposes of
• - formation of national system of
  informatization,
• - mass introduction and use in all spheres of
  economy and life of a society of modern
  information technologies, means of computer
  technologies and telecommunications,
• - most complete satisfaction of growing
  information needs of the citizens, creation of
  favourable conditions,
• - for entry in global information community and
  expansions of access to global information
  resources

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The Governance Structure for Implementation of IT
and Distance Education (Uzbekistan)
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The Results /Measures

• From technical point of view
• Local Network 100 (63 universities)
• PC modernization 70 is New Model PC
• Access to Internet 100 (63 universities)
• Learning Computer Centre 9 areas of Uzbekistan
  (total 14 areas)
• Membership of National Librarian Association
  (including resources in e- format /informational
  educational resources)
• 100 Free Access to EBSCO database

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The Results /Measures

• From other point of view
• Centre of Information Technologies and Distance
  Education
• Small and Medium Enterprises for Development
  E-books, (Multimedia) Virtual Labs (more than
  20),
• Videoconference equipment for more than 7
  universities,
• UzREN Uzbekistans Research and Educational
  Network (Digital Development Initiative - DDI)
• National Educational Platform
• 3000 units of Textbook in e-format and Multimedia
  (63 universities)
• Republican e-database for universities
  textbooks, outlines, books,
• More than 200 programs and seminars, including
  Summer School in Uzbekistan (TOT) (14 regions),
• Participation in the Students Team of World
  Championship for programming (Group of
  North-East of Europe/ Subgroup Middle Asia)
• 30 students teams from 17 universities (several
  awards),
• Weekly videoconference among universities,
• TV and radio programs with info about activities,
  

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Successful experience of UK and some
recommendations for Uzbekistan
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Some issues

• From technical point of view
• Develop the program Information and Learning
  Technologies
• Networks and organizations
• National Learning Network
• JISC,
• JANET
• NGfl
• SCRAN
• others
• Increasing access to Internet and attract people
  (Learning Centre)
• Increase service for supporting and providing
  skills and knowledge

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Online resources

1. www.gov.uz site of the Government
2. www.umid.uz site of exchange students
3. www.uzdessert.uz Uzbek music in MP3, Uzbek
   cuisine, culture etc.
4. www.uzland.com site for tourists
5. www.uza.uz Uzbek Information Agency
6. www.uzreport.com news and more