Uzbekistan, US discuss cooperation in higher education sector
21/04/2015 12:58
Uzbekistan, US discuss cooperation in higher education sector
21/04/2015 12:58
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Uzbekistan Pamela Spratlen paid a visit to the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education of Uzbekistan.
The press service of the Uzbek Ministry said that the sides considered issues of bilateral cooperation in higher education, including cooperation among universities.
Pamela Spratlen underlined that Uzbekistan is one of leading countries in the region in higher education, which solves issues related to education not only for well-being of people of Uzbekistan, but also neighboring states.
She said that Uzbekistan and the US were always partners in higher education and will stay partners for close and long-term perspectives. She said that she will work in this direction based on work of previous US envoy.
Spratlen underlined that the US Embassy will cooperate within the programme on providing micro stipends to persons, who want study English under guidance of teachers, who studied in the USA. This will help to promote study of English in place without leaving the country.
It was underlined that the Uzbek and US sides developed an action plan of cooperation in higher education. Key areas of cooperation within the plan are cooperation in studying and teaching English, developing science and technology, as well as interaction among universities.
The sides underlined that cooperation with the USA in higher education can cover technical and engineer specialties. Innovative technologies, solar energy, geology, mining, healthcare could be spheres for future cooperation.
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