MINISTRY OF HIGHER AND SECONDARY
SPECIALIZED EDUCATION
REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
DEPARTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
AND DISTANCE EDUCATION
DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL
SECTOR IN UZBEKISTAN
EVGENIYA FYODOROVA
Team leader
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
REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
Country profile
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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)
Crucial Figures:
The Structure of Economy
(in % to GDP) 2002 year
Crucial Info:
GDP growth rate 4.2%
Contribution of ICT 8%
Trans-Asia-Europe fiberoptic communication line
(TAE-FOCL): ChinaKazakhstan-UzbekistanTurkmenistan-Turkey and
Russian-Germany
Education in figures
 99% literacy
 45% of population is under age 25
 38% of budget expenditures to Educational
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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
The Model of educational system
PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION
PRIMARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SPECIALIZED / VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
ACADEMIC LYCEUMS
PROFECIONAL COLLEGES
HIGHER EDUCATION
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
BCH
MASTER's PROGRAMS
MA
PhD PROGRAMS (CANDIDATE'S PROGRAMS, DOCTOR'S PROGRAMS)
International partnerships
From Economic point of view:
Foreign Credits /Investments
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$200mln of Japanese government
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$150mln of Asian Development Bank
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$35mln of Korean government
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$200 mln of American aids for development ICT
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$30 mln. Indian Government grant
Main Partners:
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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),
Main Problems
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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:
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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”,
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Financial problems
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Main Objectives
I Further Development of Infrastructure in Uzbekistan
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Implementation of ICT in Education and development of ELearning,
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
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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
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:
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- 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
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
DECREE
of the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan
LONG TERM OBJECTIVES (2002-2010ss.)
30 MAY 2002
NO УП - 3080 “About the further development of a
computerisation and introduction of informationalcommunication 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
The Governance Structure for Implementation of IT and Distance
Education (Uzbekistan)
Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education
of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Department for Development of Information Technologies and Distance Education
Centers of Information Technologies
and Distance Education
56 institutes and universities
MVSSO
Colleges and Lyceums
Centers of Information Technologies
and Distance Education
5 basic universities
Center IT and DE
National University of
Uzbekistan
College, Lyceum
Center of IT and DE
Tashkent
University of
Informatization Technologies
College, Lyceum
Center of IT and DE
Tashkent
State Technical
University
College, Lyceum
Center of IT and DE
Tashkent
State University of
Economics
College, Lyceum
Center of IT and DE
Samarkand
State
University
College, Lyceum
Small
Enterprises
for Development of Information Technologies
and Distance
Education
The Results /Measures
From technical point of view:
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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
The Results /Measures
From other point of view:
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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 Uzbekistan’s 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),
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Weekly videoconference among universities,
TV and radio programs with info about activities,
Successful experience of UK
and some recommendations
for Uzbekistan
Successful model of education
E-Learning
Interactive University
UK eUniversity
International Virtual Medical School
Blending Learning
Open Learning Center
CISCO
Learning Centers
relavent
Perth College
UHI Millenium Institute
Open University
University of London (External Program)
NHSU
National Health System University
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
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